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What's the Difference between Knowledge Check Blocks and Quizzes in Rise 360?

AllisonLaMotte's avatar
6 years ago

 

You may have noticed that there are two ways to check your learners’ understanding in Rise 360: knowledge check blocks and quiz lessons. Since both offer the same types of questions, you might be wondering what the difference is between them and when to use which option. If so, keep reading!

When to Use Knowledge Check Blocks

We created knowledge check blocks to allow learners to test their knowledge or try out their new skills in a low-pressure environment, without having to worry about points and passing scores. You can build knowledge check blocks right into your lessons, fitting seamlessly into the natural flow of your content. Knowledge check blocks are also a great way to add interactivity to your lessons and encourage learners to really think about what they’re learning. 

For example, in this course on reading sheet music, you’ll notice I’ve woven questions into the lessons to give learners a chance to practice what they’ve learned in real time. I give them feedback based on their answers, but they’re not scored.

If you’d like to learn more about adding knowledge check blocks to your courses, check out this tutorial

When to Use Quizzes

Once the learners have had the opportunity to go through the entire course, you might decide that you want to make sure they’re able to pass an assessment in order to receive credit for taking the course. That’s where quizzes come in! Quizzes allow you to score learners based on their responses and report that information to your learning management system (LMS).

At the end of my course on sheet music I’ve added a quiz, so learners can check their knowledge and receive a score. This score not only helps learners gauge their level of understanding, but it can also be sent to an LMS if you need to track your learners’ progress.

To learn more about quizzes, check out this tutorial. And for more information about reporting scores and completion to your LMS, head on over to this helpful article.

The Bottom Line

Both knowledge check blocks and quizzes allow you to gauge your learners’ knowledge, but only quizzes are scored and can report that score to your LMS. So if you need to report a score, make sure to insert a quiz and not a knowledge check block.

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  • LyndaGillow's avatar
    LyndaGillow
    Community Member
    I find the biggest difference is that you can scroll back to look at previous materials during the knowledge checks (like an open book test), but not in the quizes.
  • StefanPark's avatar
    StefanPark
    Community Member
    Great article Allison, thank you. Do you have any tips for identifying whether a block is a Quiz or a Knowledge Check once added to a Rise 360 Course? The blocks are so similar and as labels can be customised, it's tricky to distinguish between the two. Also, when exporting a course for LMS, there is an option to Track Using Quiz Results and Knowledge Check can be selected where it's used in the course. Will the LMS not track the scores in this scenario? Thanks.
    • NicoleLegault1's avatar
      NicoleLegault1
      Community Member
      Hi Stefan - Quizzes are standalone, and always start with an intro page. Knowledge checks are blocks inside an existing lesson. So if you spot a quiz question in a lesson, it's a Knowledge check block. Not sure about the second question - can you elaborate what you mean by the LMS will not track scores - in what scenario?
      • StefanPark's avatar
        StefanPark
        Community Member
        Thank you for the really useful tips Nicole. So, on my second question, in the Export area under Tracking there is a setting for 'Track using quiz result'. A knowledge check block can be selected here. As a knowledge check block doesn't report a score to the LMS, I was wondering what the purpose of this feature is? I hope this is clearer. Thanks.