How to Use LLN

How to Use LLN

LLN (Language, Literacy, and Numeracy) is an additional feature that can be activated on Quiz activity of your LMS. If enabled, this will provide additional grading rules tailored specifically for creating LLN Quizzes and its relevant Spiky Profile report.

This feature is available for Maximise subscription only 

How to enable LLN

Step 1: Go to the specific activity you would want this activated.
Step 2: On Quiz Activity -> Settings -> LLN Quiz Settings -> tick LLN Quiz
This will serve as the basis (demand) LLN grade for each Quiz activity.


Step 3: Once “LLN Quiz” tick box is enabled, the LLN Quiz Settings options will be shown. adjust the level of benchmark for each LLN (The value configured here would represent the expected outcome for all learner and per question.)


Step 4: Save the changes by either clicking the Save and return to course or Save and display button.


LLN is now activated for the quiz activity.



How to add new LLN setting to quiz questions

Step 1: Add questions to your quiz, please refer to this tutorial to learn more on how to add questions to your quiz: Types of Quiz Activities
Step 2: Upon adding quiz questions, you will now have this additional quiz settings (LLN), click the 'Add' button.


Step 3: A pop up window will appear. This is where you can specify what core/s and skill level/s you would want to add as a benchmark for a specific LLN quiz question (In the sample above, the question is for Writing at level 3, hence the setup chosen below), once done click on 'Save changes':

A toast notification will appear at the bottom right if the screen to confirm the successful addition of the new settings.



3.1 Multiple core skills and levels can be added on a question
 
3.2 However, a dialog notification will show up when LLN of the same core skills level setting already exists.


How to Grade LLN 

The LLN checkbox container will appear at the bottom of the Comment section, during grading Quiz Question attempt.
 
A toast notification will appear at the bottom right if the screen to confirm the successful LLN grade assignment during grading.


Please refer to the table below to further understand how the LLN grading works:

Spiky Profile

The Spiky Profile of a student's LLN results becomes available once their LLN attempt has been graded.
To view a student’s Spiky Profile in the LMS, go to student's profile. Then click on the LLN Report.


This is how a student’s Spiky Profile will appear in the LMS.



The same report is also accessible via their SMS profile. To view it, go to the Students section. Search and select for the student then navigate to the LLND tab.


InfoNOTE: The data in the Spiky Profile is based on the results of the student’s latest LLN attempt.

LLN Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Question: Will it be available to quizzes that were already existing in the LMS prior to enabling this feature?
Answer: Yes

Question: Do we have other criterion/LLN Quiz setting aside from the existing ones?
Answer: Criterion is fixed for LLN, scoring is also fixed from range of 1-5

Question: Can you do the scoring of LLN to manually graded questions?
Answer: Yes, see section Grading Scenarios for more information.

Question: What if a question is partially correct what is the equivalent score for that question?
Answer: LLN is set to All or Nothing, this would mean that if the score is below the passing grade no quiz setting/criterion score will be applied.

Question: What happens to the existing grade if levels of LLN were adjusted?
Answer: Currently no issue if adjustments were lower than the initially set LLN criteria.

Question: What happens to the existing grade if levels of LLN were adjusted after an attempt has been made?
Answer: LLN Equivalent grade will not automatically update since this was created in a way that it follows the question version history. Student should be advised to retake the quiz if they already had an existing attempt/s prior to the update on the LLN setup.

Question: Do enrolment method/type affects the LLN Setup?
Answer: No

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