Systems and methods for learner growth tracking and assessments

A system for progressing learners through a plurality of electronic learning resources of an e-learning platform to effect mastery of one or more skills of a skill set, the system comprising:

• at least one non-volatile computer readable medium configured to store the plurality of electronic learning resources, each respective learning resource having at least one logical skill-item connection of a plurality of skill-item connections, each logical skill-item connection of the at least one logical skill-item connection connecting the respective learning resource to a corresponding skill of a plurality of skills, wherein
• the plurality of skills are logically arranged in a skills hierarchy comprising a plurality of skill families, each skill family comprising logical connections forming descendant and ancestor relationships between a respective set of skills of the plurality of skills belonging to the respective skill family,
• each logical skill-item connection of at least a portion of the plurality of skill-item connections is associated with a skill-item weight of a plurality of skill-item weights, the skill-item weight representing a relative impact of skill development in the corresponding skill imparted through interactions with the respective electronic learning resource, and
• at least a portion of the plurality of electronic learning resources are each logically connected to two or more skills of the plurality of skills, wherein
• each set of logical skill-item connections of the plurality of skill-item connections connecting a respective two or more skills of the plurality of skills to a same electronic learning resource of the plurality of electronic learning resources is associated with at least one skill-item strength of a plurality of skill-item strengths representing a relative relevance of each skill of the respective two or more skills;
• and
• processing circuitry configured to perform operations comprising
• automatically evaluating interactions produced by a given learner of a plurality of learners engaging with a given learning resource of the plurality of learning resources, wherein
• the evaluating comprises applying evaluation rules for the given learning resource to the interactions, and
• the evaluating results in a skill assessment of a plurality of skill assessments of the given learner,
• determining a learner group of a plurality of learner groups applicable to the given learner,
• accessing, based on the learner group, a set of mastery assessment parameters, wherein the set of mastery assessment parameters is one of a plurality of sets of mastery assessment parameters, each set of the plurality of sets of mastery assessment parameters corresponding to a different learner group of the plurality of learner groups, wherein
• the set of mastery assessment parameters comprises at least a first mastery assessment parameter related to the plurality of skill-item weights and at least a second master assessment parameter related to the plurality of skill-item strengths,
• using the set of mastery assessment parameters, automatically analyzing a set of skill assessments of the plurality of skill assessments of the given learner corresponding to a given skill family of the plurality of skill families to produce a mastery assessment corresponding to a skill area of the given skill family, and
• selecting, based at least in part on the mastery assessment, the one or more electronic learning resources of the plurality of electronic learning resources for strengthening the mastery of the skill area.

A method for progressing learners through a plurality of electronic learning resources of an e-learning platform to effect mastery of one or more skills of a skill set, the method comprising:

• storing, to non-volatile computer-readable media of the e-learning platform, the plurality of electronic learning resources, each respective learning resource having at least one logical skill-item connection of a plurality of skill-item connections, each logical skill-item connection of the at least one logical skill-item connection connecting the respective learning resource to a corresponding skill of a plurality of skills, wherein
• the plurality of skills are logically arranged in a skills hierarchy comprising a plurality of skill families, each skill family comprising logical connections forming descendant and ancestor relationships between a respective set of skills of the plurality of skills belonging to the respective skill family,
• each logical skill-item connection of at least a portion of the plurality of skill-item connections is associated with a skill-item weight of a plurality of skill-item weights, the skill-item weight representing a relative impact of skill development in the corresponding skill imparted through interactions with the respective electronic learning resource, and
• at least a portion of the plurality of electronic learning resources are each logically connected to two or more skills of the plurality of skills, wherein
• each set of logical skill-item connections of the plurality of skill-item connections connecting a respective two or more skills of the plurality of skills to a same electronic learning resource of the plurality of electronic learning resources is associated with at least one skill-item strength of a plurality of skill-item strengths representing a relative relevance of each skill of the respective two or more skills;
• automatically evaluating, by processing circuitry, interactions produced by a given learner of a plurality of learners engaging with a given learning resource of the plurality of learning resources, wherein the evaluating comprises
• applying evaluation rules for the given learning resource to the interactions, wherein
• the evaluating results in a skill assessment of a plurality of skill assessments of the given learner,
• determining, by the processing circuitry, a learner group of a plurality of learner groups applicable to the given learner,
• accessing, by the processing circuitry based on the learner group, a set of mastery assessment parameters, wherein the set of mastery assessment parameters is one of a plurality of sets of mastery assessment parameters, each set of the plurality of sets of mastery assessment parameters corresponding to a different learner group of the plurality of learner groups,
• wherein
• the set of mastery assessment parameters comprises at least a first mastery assessment parameter related to the plurality of skill-item weights and at least a second master assessment parameter related to the plurality of skill-item strengths,
• using the set of mastery assessment parameters, automatically analyzing, by the processing circuitry, a set of skill assessments of the plurality of skill assessments of the given learner corresponding to a given skill family of the plurality of skill families to produce a mastery assessment corresponding to a skill area of the given skill family, and
• providing, by the processing circuitry, access via the e-learning platform to a graphical analysis of the mastery assessment for review by an instructor or a learning supervisor of the given learner.