S.D. Admin. R. 20:74:03:26

Current through Register Vol. 50, page 162, June 24, 2024

Section 20:74:03:26 - Standards for distance education

A distance education course must provide mastery of the material. The course must:

(1) Divide the material into major learning units, each of which is further divided into modules of instruction;

(2) Specify learning objectives for each learning unit or module of instruction. Learning objectives must be comprehensive enough to ensure that if all the objectives are met, the entire content of the course will be mastered;

(3) Specify an objective, quantitative criterion for mastery used for each learning objective and provide a structured learning method designed to enable students to attain each objective;

(4) Provide a means of diagnostic assessment of each student's performance on an ongoing basis during each module of instruction, including appropriate remediation if required; and

(5) Require that the student demonstrate adequate comprehension of all material covered by the learning objectives for the module or unit before completing that module or unit.

S.D. Admin. R. 20:74:03:26

28 SDR 28, effective 9/2/2001.

General Authority: SDCL 36-21C-6(1).

Law Implemented: SDCL 36-21C-6(1).