Performance-Based Release Conditions
Performance-Based Release Conditions
This page offers some instructional design examples for using the release conditions function in Blackboard Ultra course view to create dynamic content that responds to student performance on specified graded assignments or grade center columns.
By their nature, performance-based release conditions should generally be used in conjunction with a grading policy that allows students to re-attempt or make up missed work, to avoid creating a situation where a student could get 'locked out' of progressing through the course because they cannot meet the conditions to access necessary content.
For details on how to find and set release conditions, see the Instruction page on Content Visibility and Release Conditions
For details on how to create and track Gradebook columns, see the /wiki/spaces/blackboard01/pages/154386419
Example 1: Using Quizzes to Lock/Unlock Course Modules
In this example, you can use performance on the concluding assessment of each course unit or module to lock/unlock the next module. This can be used as a participation check (by simply requiring that students submit something to unlock the next module, regardless of grade) or as a performance check (such as requiring a score of at least 80% on a unit quiz before students can unlock the next unit).
This can help prevent students from missing/skipping important information in your course and ensure all students demonstrate necessary foundational skills before moving onto more advanced applications.
Example 2: Assigning Test Corrections Based on Score
In this example, you can set a corrections or revisions assignment to automatically release for students who score below a set threshold on an exam. This helps ensure that students who need additional content review get the opportunity (or requirement) to do so, while students who have already demonstrated proficiency can move onto new course content directly.
Example 3: Enforcing Participation/Attendance Requirements Without Grades
In this example, you can set a minimum threshold for attendance or discussion participation as a release condition for the final assessment, so that students must meet the requirement(s) in order to complete the course. This can be useful in cases where you want to mandate a certain minimum level of participation as a course requirement, but do not want to include attendance/participation directly in students' overall course grade calculation.