Experience API (xAPI) Glossary Definition

Term Experience API (xAPI)
Definition

Experience API (xAPI) is a learning-technology specification for recording learning-experience statements, commonly in actor-verb-object form, and sending them to a Learning Record Store.

Context & Usage

xAPI can capture activity beyond a traditional LMS, but it requires careful statement design, privacy controls, and reporting strategy.

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