Assess for Learning Integration
Assess for Learning Integration
Assess for Learning is an AI-driven assessment solution that connects seamlessly with the Learning Journey Data Model (LDM). Its mission is to turn assessments into powerful learning experiences, providing learners with detailed feedback, AI-driven conversations, and ongoing guidance that aligns with established pedagogical frameworks like Bloom’s Taxonomy. Below, we explore how this integration benefits both learners and educators, and how you can set up and use Assess for Learning with your LDM-based platform.
Why Connect the LDM to Assess for Learning?
1. Transformative Assessments
By leveraging rubric-aligned marking, Assess for Learning turns what might be simple quizzes or exams into deep learning opportunities. Learners see explicitly how they’re evaluated across multiple criteria or objectives set within the LDM—whether at the Course, Module, or Assessment level.
Key Benefit Detailed, criterion-based marking ensures transparency, consistency, and rich insights into each learner’s strengths and areas needing improvement.
2. AI-Driven Conversational Support
Assess for Learning includes AI-driven interactions. Instead of merely receiving a score, learners can ask questions about their performance, explore improvement strategies, and dive deeper into topics they find challenging.
Key Benefit Conversational feedback helps learners self-reflect, bridging the gap between raw scores and practical next steps. This fosters metacognitive skills and deeper comprehension.
3. Immediate Feedback
Assessments linked to the LDM can be scored and marked in near real-time. The platform:
Automates the grading process for multiple-choice tasks.
Uses rubrics and AI logic to evaluate open-ended responses.
Provides timely insights so learners can pivot or remediate quickly.
Key Benefit Rapid turnaround in scoring and feedback keeps learners engaged and reduces the administrative load on instructors.
4. Efficient Evaluation Process
Instructors and administrators save time through:
Automated or AI-supported scoring.
Centralized management of rubrics, objectives, and feedback flows via the LDM.
Bulk submissions and scalability for large cohorts.
Key Benefit Reduced overhead and faster grading cycles, freeing educators to focus on higher-level tasks like course design and student mentoring.
5. Built on Salesforce
Globebyte, as a Salesforce Partner, delivers solutions fully leveraging Salesforce’s cloud-based platforms.
AppExchange Integration: Assess for Learning can be found on the Salesforce AppExchange, offering easy installation and proven security.
Data Synergy: LDM objects (Curricula, Pathways, Assessments) seamlessly connect with your Salesforce data (Contacts, Opportunities, etc.), ensuring a holistic view of learner progress.
Key Benefit Native Salesforce alignment ensures a single source of truth for learners, courses, and assessment data, plus advanced reporting with standard Salesforce analytics.
AI Tutoring & Personalized Guidance
Assess for Learning isn’t just about marking. It can also serve as an AI Tutor, delivering:
Personalized AI Tutoring: Tailored advice for each learner based on rubrics, objective alignments, and performance history.
Pedagogically Guided Instruction: Ties to recognized frameworks like Bloom’s or SOLO, ensuring the AI recommendations align with your institution’s approach.
Scalable Tutoring: Provide one-on-one interactions at scale—no additional instructors needed.
Continuous Availability: Offer 24/7 tutoring through Salesforce, Slack, or email endpoints.
Key Benefit Learners receive ongoing support that fosters critical thinking and problem-solving, guided by proven best practices in learning science.
How to Enable and Use Assess for Learning
Follow these high-level steps to get started (for detailed instructions, refer to the “Screenshots” or “Settings” sections below):
Install & Launch
From your Salesforce apps, select “Assess for Learning.”
Configure Settings
Under Settings, provide your Connected App Consumer Key, Consumer Secret, and OpenAI API Key.
Check “Enable Assess for Learning” to activate AI features.
Enable AI in the LDM
Within your LDM environment, mark Courses or Modules as AIEnabled = true.
Associate Rubrics, Model Solutions, Objectives, and Pedagogies thoroughly—these feed the AI with rich context.
Generate AI Models
Navigate to Assessments within the Assess for Learning app.
Identify modules requiring AI generation, click Generate.
Refresh to see the updated AI Status.
Submitting & Reviewing Assessments
Go to Outcomes & Validation to create or view attempts.
Learners submit their answers; the system processes them using the AI engine.
Instructors or administrators can open previous attempts to see scoring details, rubric breakdowns, and feedback.
Marking Information
Each question displays an Outcome field (the final status or partial credit details), along with Pedagogy, Objectives, and Rubric & Scores.
For more details, see the Assess for Learning product section in this documentation site.
Pro Tip For best results, define detailed rubrics, model solutions, objectives, and aligned pedagogy within the LDM. This maximizes the AI’s ability to provide targeted suggestions and mark with consistent reliability.
Best Practices for Assess for Learning
Comprehensive Rubric Design
The AI can only mark effectively if your rubrics are thorough. Provide clear performance levels, detailed descriptions, and weights where applicable.
Model Solutions for Complex Tasks
For essays or open-ended tasks, adding a Model Solution gives the AI a reference point to compare the learner’s work against an ideal.
Objective Alignment
Ensure each assessment or module references the Objectives it aims to measure. This helps the AI provide more context-based feedback (e.g., “Level 4: Analyzing,” “Level 6: Creating”).
Leverage Pedagogies
If you adopt Bloom’s or SOLO, the AI references those frameworks to classify and respond to learner queries at the right cognitive level.
Keep LDM Objects Updated
Regularly revise Modules, Rubrics, and Objectives to reflect evolving course content. The AI relies on accurate data to provide correct insights.
Encourage Learner Conversations
Assess for Learning excels when learners actually engage in two-way conversations about their performance. Remind them to ask follow-up questions and explore reasons behind the AI’s marking.
Monitor & Validate
While the AI can automate much of the process, instructors should spot-check results—especially for borderline or high-stakes scenarios. Over time, the AI “learns” from consistent data and refined rubrics, improving accuracy.
Conclusion
By connecting the LDM to Assess for Learning, you:
Automate and scale assessment practices,
Provide meaningful, conversation-based feedback to learners,
Harness AI while still aligning with recognized frameworks and rubric-based quality standards.
Assess for Learning goes beyond simple grading, acting as a dedicated mentor that brings personalization, pedagogical rigor, and consistency to every learner’s journey—ensuring no opportunity for improvement is missed.
Next Steps
Verify your LDM objects (Modules, AIEnabled, Rubrics, etc.).
Install and configure Assess for Learning from your Salesforce environment.
Generate AI models for your modules and begin using automated submission scoring.
Invite learners to interact with the AI for deeper understanding and skill development.
Enjoy transforming your assessments into powerful, growth-oriented experiences!
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