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Difference btwn SCORM 1.2 and SCORM 2004?
Hello dear friends. I am wondering about the difference btwn SCORM 1.2 and SCORM 2004? If you have any ideas / answers, kindly share and let's discuss here about it. Likwise I will convert my Storyline file to that version of SCORM.
Kaushik,
A great reference for SCORM is scorm.com
Also, remember that when you compare SCORM 1.2 with SCORM 2004, SCORM 2004 has four editions. For example, SCORM 2004 3rd edition is the most widely used.
As Math stated, the version of SCORM you use will impact what you can track in your LMS reports and suspend data. Suspend data tells your LMS where the learner exits the courses and lets you resume later without starting over.
Also, the version of SCORM you publish determines what the LMS can track. SCORM 2004 has a more robust reporting model. For example, it can report individual question responses, allow multiple scores associated with a single SCO, etc.
SCORM 1.2 has more limited reporting data. For example, courses published to SCORM 1.2 can track completion status (complete/incomplete) and the score.
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Different SCORM versions have different lengths of suspend data. SCORM 1.2 is 4,096; SCORM 2004, 3rd edition, allows up to 64,000 characters.
Why suspend data matters? Have you taken a course in which you had to exit before you finished? When you returned to resume the course, did you resume at an earlier slide/location? If this happens, it's most likely related to the suspend data package size.
Storyline: Exceeding SCORM Suspend Data Limits - Articulate Support
SumTotal's website states it supports the following: of course, what your LMS is set up for would require you to log in and check.
SCORM 1.2, SCORM 2004, AICC, xAPI, CMI5
Hope this helps you.
Oh wow! Excellent explanation of the differences between SCORM 1.2 and 2004. Now I feel I shall use 2004 going forward as it supports lot of characters and can support huge size files very efficiently. Thank you so much Richard.
You are welcome!
Richard
Biggest difference i know is the amount of data you can write in 'suspend_data'. And workflow for some LMS's. On CanvasLMS eg. Scorm2004 works properly and you can get scores and variables in and out the LMS without issues. Scorm1.2 fails. But guess thats more LMS related then Scorm.
Oh really! Ok. Thank you Math. I am now thinking if I may go wrong with 1.2. Maybe I must upload it in 1.2 and see how it works.
Also, any idea if Sum total LMS supports 1.2 or 2004?
Nice complete answer Richard. I remember posts on the forum about SumTotal and Storyline. You might be able to find those and get more specific info.
