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The Result element

The Result element

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The Result element

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- [Instructor] The Result element is used to convey the results of the action taken. I did this and I passed. I took a quiz and I failed, etcetera. The Result element itself is purely optional. It is not required for an xAPI statement. Mostly, because it does not always make sense that an activity would have a reportable result. Similarly none of the properties within the element are individually required, they're each optional. The values for many of the properties map very closely to those in SCORM with which you may already be familiar and, if not, that's okay, they're pretty straightforward and logical. Also, when it makes sense, you can include the user selection in the result and we'll look at an example of that in this lesson. So, let's take a look at an example. Here's an example of a Result element you might get from a statement where the user took a quiz. We see the completion status if the user passed or not and his or her score all listed. Let's look at each of these…

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