Sequence? Challenge? What's the difference?

A challenge is not the same as a sequence. What's the difference?

Sequences

  • A sequence is a specific set of activities based on a particular resource (or on multiple resources).
  • A sequence requires students to complete only the specified activities AND in the order specified. 
  • You can set a 'pass mark' for activities within a sequence, so that a student needs to score, say, 90%, in order to pass on to the next activity in the sequence. 
  • A record of time taken, individual scores and the overall score is uploaded to textivate when a student successfully completes a sequence. 
  • Teachers can access student scores via the gradebook icon on the textivate home page. 
  • You create sequences for your resources via the "Sequence" tab on the textivate home page. 
  • A sequence is usually part of a textivate resource -- the sequence information is stored and uploaded as part of the resource itself.
  • See this blog post introducing sequences (and see also the links on that page to other posts related to sequences).
  • See this example of a sequence with 18 activities based on a text + match resource (a short text in French + vocab on the subject of "chez moi")

Challenges

  • A challenge can be based on several resources, or just on one resource.
  • Students can do any of the activities from any of the resources included in the challenge, in any order they like. 
  • Points are added to the scoreboard after each activity. Scoreboard points are based on how well the activity is completed, and more difficult activities score more points than easier ones. 
  • You create challenges via the challenge trophy icon on the textivate home page.
  • A challenge is completely separate from your other textivate resources. You can make changes to the challenge at any point without this affecting the resources themselves.
  • Students and teachers can access the scoreboard at any time.
  • See this blog post introducing challenges.
  • See this example of a challenge based on a text + match resource. It's the same short text in French + vocab on the subject of "chez moi" as used in the sequence example above.
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