LTI assessments

LTI assessments

Overview

LTI stands for Learning Tool Interoperability, an initiative managed by 1EdTech to seamlessly integrate learning applications and courses. It includes a standard protocol for establishing a trusted relationship between the tool provider and a learning platform so that learners and instructors can have a seamless, integrated experience within the context of a course.

The platform supports integrating 3rd party LTI assessments into courses.

Before adding an LTI assessment to a course, an administrator must enable LTI and add the tool provider. For more details, visit the LTI: Adding tool providers article.

Adding a LTI assessment to a course

To add an LTI assessment to a course:

  1. Access the course or class.
  2. Click Assessments from the course navigation menu.
    1. Academia platform users click Assignments from the class navigation menu.
  3. Click Add. 
  4. Click the Integrations tab.
  5. Select the LTI assessment tool available on your platform.
    1. In the screenshot below, the LTI assessment tool is Virtual team building.

The Add tool assessment pop-up displays. In the Overview tab:

  1. Add a Title.
  2. Configure the settings of the assessment.
  3. Enter Instructions that will display to learners.
  4. Click the Options tab.

Add LTI assessment pop-up, Overview tab

In the Options tab:
  1. Determine if you want to release scores instantly or manually.
  2. Determine if you want to embed the content or launch it in a separate window.
    1. By default, the assessment will be embedded in the course for desktop users and will launch in a separate window only on mobile devices.
  3. Determine if you want the content to Auto launch.
  4. Determine if you want to Disable past due assessments.
  5. Select a resource library for the assessment.
  6. Click Save.


The LTI tool is added on the Assessment tab. In the example below, the LTI assessment is embedded on the page.
  1. Click the Play button to view the LTI assessment. 
Course, Assessments, LTI assessment Assessment page with an embedded LTI assessment and the Play button highlighted

Learner submissions

When learners access a LTI assessment, the instructions will display. The LTI assessment will either be embedded on the page, or launch in a new window, based on the settings you selected. To begin the assessment, learners:
  1. Click the Play button (for embedded assessments).
Learner perspective of a course, LTI assessment with an embedded LTI assessment and the Play button highlighted

The embedded LTI assessment displays.

  1. Learners interact with and submit the assessment through the embedded window.
Learner perspective of a course, LTI assessment with an embedded LTI assessment

When the learner finishes the assessment, the score is displayed in the Score widget in the right panel of the LTI assessment Instructions page.

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Note - For assessment scores to reflected on the platform, the LTI assessment tool must be set up using LTI 1.3, and must have at least one instructor or teacher added to the course. For more details, visit the LTI: Adding tool providers article.
Learner perspective of a course, LTI assessment, Instructions tab with the Score widget highlighted in the right panel

Another way learners can view their LTI assessment results is on the Submissions tab. To view LTI assessment results, learners can:

  1. Access the LTI assessment.
  2. Click the Submissions tab.
  3. Click Results.

Scores and grades

As an instructor or teacher, you can view learner assessment scores:

  1. Access the course or class.
  2. Click Assessments from the course navigation menu.
    1. Academia platform users click Assignments from the class navigation menu.
  3. Click the LTI assessment.
  4. Click the Scores tab.
    1. Academia users click the Grades tab.
Learner scores and grades display for users who have completed the assessment.

Course, Assessments, LTI assessment, Scores tab with an example of a score for a learner

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