Comparison of SCORM, xAPI and cmi5 eLearning standards

Ready to convert existing content to cmi5 or curious about creating cmi5 content? Here are a few key SCORM terms and what concepts are similar in the cmi5 specification. Note that not all functions of cmi5 behave in the same way that SCORM features do.

  
SCORM

cmi5

Activity (SCO) Identifier
Publisher ID

Aggregation / Cluster
Block

Content Package
Course Package

Launch Data
launchParameters

Manifest
Course Structure

Mastery Score
“masteryScore”

Objective
Objective

Resource HREF
AU URL

Rollup (partial)
moveOn

SCO
AU

Sequencing
(N/A)

SCORM	cmi5
Activity (SCO) Identifier	Publisher ID
Aggregation / Cluster	Block
Content Package	Course Package
Launch Data	launchParameters
Manifest	Course Structure
Mastery Score	“masteryScore”
Objective	Objective
Resource HREF	AU URL
Rollup (partial)	moveOn
SCO	AU
Sequencing	(N/A)

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