Introduction to Section Progression Rules

Determine the pathway learners will need to take within a section.

What?

Section Progression rules determine a participant’s pathway WITHIN a section. It specifies whether a participant can complete the activities in the section in ANY order, or only in the defined order.

How?

Progression Rules are set in the section settings:

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There are two types of progression:

  • Open Navigation - participants can complete the tasks/activities in the section in any order they choose
  • Linear Navigation - participants must complete the tasks/activities in the section in the order they are displayed.

The example below is a an example of a linear progression, as displayed to a participant. The second and third activities in the section are locked. The second activity will unlock once the first activity is complete. The third activity will unlock once the second activity is complete.

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