Both Assessment types build an assessment from the Quiz, Fill-in and Match activities in your topic, and both mark learners automatically, but they work differently.
We recommend the Assessment element for new topics.
It does everything the Assessment module does and more, including pre-assessments that let learners skip content they already know. The Assessment module is still fully supported and remains a good fit for a simple end-of-topic test in existing topics.
| Assessment element | Assessment module |
Where it sits | Anywhere in a topic. Added from the content box like any other element. | A separate module at the end of the topic. Turned on in Settings → Manage navigation. |
How many per topic | As many as you need. | One. |
When learners can start it | As soon as they reach it in the part. | Once all previous parts of the topic are complete except the Destination module, if enabled. |
Question pool | Its own pool. You choose which questions belong to each Assessment element. | One pool for the whole topic. |
Critical questions | Yes. You can mark questions that must be answered correctly to pass. | No. |
What a pass can do | Let the learner continue, complete selected parts of the topic, or complete the entire topic. | Let the learner complete the topic. |
Retakes | Retake the entire assessment, or only the questions answered incorrectly. | Retake the entire assessment. |
When retakes run out | You choose: the learner must request another retake, or the learner can continue with a fail result. | The learner must request another retake. |
Attempt history for assessors | Every attempt, with the learner's answers to each question. | The latest result. |