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Activity
Definition
In xAPI, an Activity is something an Actor interacts with or experiences and that can serve as the object of a tracked Statement. Activities can represent instruction, performance, experiences, resources, events, or even physical or virtual objects.
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Activities are the primary way xAPI identifies what an experience was about, allowing the same model to describe learning across courses, simulations, work, media, and real-world events.
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Sources and evidence
- IEEE xAPI Base Standard — IEEE 9274.1.1-2023 §3.1 — Definitions: Activity (direct)
- IEEE xAPI Base Standard — IEEE 9274.1.1-2023 §5.2.2.3 — Object: Activity Object and Activity Definition (direct)