Mastery Paths allow instructors to configure differentiated learning content that is automatically delivered to students based on their individual source assignment scores. Any graded assignment, graded discussion, or graded quiz may be used as the source content for a Mastery Path.

After the source assignment is graded (either manually or automatically), Mastery Paths release conditional content to students based on scoring-range rules. A student's score determines their assigned learning path. For instance, a student who scores above 90% on an assignment could be assigned more advanced work, while a student who scores below 60% could view assignments designed for content clarification and improvement.

Any course item except for practice quizzes, ungraded surveys, and external tool assignments may be designated as a conditional item in a Mastery Path. Course items such as links, files, and media content must be embedded in a page or assignment to be used as conditional content in Mastery Paths.

Notes:

• The Mastery Paths setting can be managed in a course if the setting has been enabled by an institution.
• If your institution uses a student information system (SIS) and requires due dates for assignments, any Mastery Paths assignments assigned to one or more students are currently not validated. Please use with caution when syncing to an SIS.
• If a course has a large number of students and/or if a Mastery Path has a large number of associated conditional items, students may experience a delay before they are assigned a path.
• Currently Mastery Paths does not support association with outcomes.
• Files, External URLs, and External Tool module items cannot be used as conditional items in Mastery Paths.
• Mastery Paths pages are only be accessible to students from within Mastery Paths and not in the course Pages page.