📝 What is the Microlearning with Pre- and Post-Assessment Template?

This microlearning experience is a focused, 45-50 minute module designed to support three key learning objectives. Learners begin with a pre-assessment to gauge their baseline understanding, then move into targeted learning activities that build confidence and skill. The experience concludes with a post-assessment to measure growth and reinforce what’s been learned.

🎯 When Might I Want to Use the Microlearning with Pre- and Post-Assessment Template?

Confirm whether learners can apply a specific skill or concept through quick spot checks
Provide just‑in‑time training right before employees need to apply new knowledge
Capture baseline understanding to launch a broader learning program
Show progress and boost confidence with simple pre‑/post‑assessment snapshots

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Skill-spot check

Use case: Confirm whether learners can apply a specific skill or concept (e.g., handling objections in sales, writing effective user stories, or using a new system feature).
Why it fits: The pre-assessment helps identify gaps; the post-assessment shows quick progress.

Just-in-Time Training

Use case: Equip employees with knowledge right before they need it (e.g., launching a new product, onboarding to a new workflow).
Why it fits: It's fast, focused, and provides immediate feedback on comprehension.

Baseline Measurement for Broader Learning

Use case: Serve as a kickoff to a longer program by capturing pre-program understanding.
Why it fits: The pre/post scores offer a snapshot of learner readiness or confidence going in, and how much has shifted after one round of learning.

High Level Design (HLD) + Learner Experience Flow

➤ Design Rationale for the Microlearning Template

The Microlearning with Assessment template set is built to deliver short, powerful learning experiences that are both practical and trackable. It blends targeted content with pre- and post-assessments, ensuring learners stay engaged in deliberate practice while giving L&D leaders clear visibility into progress and skill growth. Designed for efficiency and impact, this structure supports three key learning objectives and is optimized for cognitive load.

Gives L&D leaders measurable insights into learner readiness and progress
Balances cognitive load by offering the right level of challenge
Works flexibly as a standalone module or within a larger learning journey

➤ Learning Strategy Behind This Template

This template’s structure offers a balanced approach to both learning and evaluation. It works because it weaves together retrieval practice, immediate application, and targeted assessment — all evidence‑based strategies shown to drive long‑term knowledge retention and real‑world skill development.

The pre-assessment (3 knowledge checks, 3 scenario-based questions, and 1 confidence-based reflection) establishes a clear baseline, helping both learners and L+D leaders understand where to focus.
The learning activities—6 in total—are varied and engaging, giving learners multiple opportunities to apply knowledge, think critically, and practice decision-making in context.
The post-assessment mirrors the structure of the pre-assessment to measure growth and reinforce learning through repetition.

The integration of both scenario-based and knowledge-check questions ensures that learners are not just recalling facts but are also developing the judgment needed to apply what they’ve learned in real-world settings.

How this template set supports retrieval practice:

The pre-assessment acts as the first retrieval event, helping learners access what they already know.
The activities give them multiple low-stakes opportunities to practice applying knowledge.
The post-assessment reinforces learning by requiring them to recall and apply information again, solidifying the learning loop.

➤ Flow and Activity Structure

This template is designed to deliver a concise, high-impact learning experience that helps learners build understanding, practice key skills, and measure progress.

Pre-Assessment	The pre-assessment consists of six multiple-choice questions: three that test foundational knowledge and three that present realistic scenarios to assess practical application. There is also a confidence-based question to reflect on how prepared they feel. This helps establish a baseline for both knowledge and self-awareness. What are the questions assessing? The questions are based on the subtopics chosen during the prerequisite step and are aligned with the learning objectives of the experience.
Activities	Welcome + Resources: Establishes learning expectations and provides optional reference materials to support just-in-time learning Introduction Video: Captures attention and sets the tone, providing a clear and engaging overview of what’s to come. Slideshow: Presents core information in a digestible, visual format before decision-based activities begin. Scenario Activity: Introduces a realistic situation and opinions or perspective from other people, offering relatable context and drawing the learner into the scenario to increase investment and understanding. Conversation: Simulates a realistic chat where learners must select responses and consider the impact of approach—strengthening communication and decision-making. Scenario Activity (AI-Generated Video): Poses a challenge through a realistic, AI-generated video followed by multiple choice options. Engages learners with visual storytelling and encourages them to consider different choices. Course of Action: Offers a chance to apply judgment by choosing a path forward in a realistic setting, reinforcing the impact of decisions. Scenario: Provides a text-based scenario with a decision point, encouraging learners to weigh options and apply critical thinking. List Builder: Promotes synthesis by asking learners to evaluate options and reflect on their reasoning with decision rationale. End-of-Learning Summary: Reinforces key takeaways and helps consolidate learning.by asking learners to evaluate options and reflect on their reasoning with decision rationale. End-of-Learning Summary: Reinforces key takeaways and helps consolidate learning.
Post-Assessment	The post‑assessment mirrors the structure of the pre‑assessment with six multiple‑choice questions: three that revisit foundational knowledge and three that present realistic scenarios to gauge how well learners can apply what they’ve learned. It also includes a confidence‑based reflection question to capture how their sense of preparedness has shifted after the learning experience. What are the questions assessing? The post‑assessment questions are directly tied to the same subtopics and learning objectives from the prerequisite step, allowing L&D teams to see knowledge gains, improved application skills, and growth in learner confidence.
Sequencing	This deliberate sequencing of assessment, content, scenario-based practice, and reflection supports multiple evidence-based learning principles—retrieval practice, spaced repetition, and application in context—all in a compact and scalable format. It’s ideal for targeted skill building with measurable outcomes.
Cadence and Variety	Also, the design has an intentional cadence and variety of activities in the learning round. The flow follows a pattern: Scenario → Conversation → Scenario → Course of Action → Scenario → List Builder. This sequence introduces new challenges while reinforcing a rhythm that learners can anticipate. It helps maintain engagement through varied activity types, while building confidence through a familiar and repeatable structure. The alternating formats keep the experience dynamic—encouraging reflection, decision-making, and synthesis in different ways, without overwhelming the learner.

💡 Can I Add or Modify Activities Within the Pre-built Flow?

Yes! While this template includes a core set of recommended activities, you’re welcome to add more to enhance the experience. For example, you can pull in a Conversation or Video Branching activity OR any of the other activity options.

💡 Can I modify the theme, colors, or pictures in Studio?

Yes! When your course is exported to Studio, it comes pre-built with a modern, dark-themed design. While you can customize colors and images, we recommend working within the dark theme framework. The Microlearning course uses hard-coded title colors optimized for dark backgrounds, so shifting to a full light theme may require extensive adjustments. Instead, make subtle tweaks to align with your brand while maintaining compatibility with the dark theme.

➤ Scoring Approach

This template uses a correct/incorrect or optimal/suboptimal scoring model to support clear, confident decision-making. It’s ideal for reinforcing right vs. wrong choices—perfect for compliance, onboarding, or targeted skill development. This structure helps learners build confidence and accuracy through practice, feedback, and refinement.

Key benefits of this scoring approach:

Encourages clear decisions and reinforces what “good” looks like
Supports consistent, meaningful scoring that reflects learner proficiency
Delivers clear feedback to prompt reflection and improvement
Aligns easily with Studio scoring tools for smooth authoring and export

Each activity includes: (exported in this order to SimGate Studio)

One correct answer to guide learners toward optimal decisions
Two plausible distractors to address common errors or misconceptions
For example - in the ReX Content Download document, you will see the answer options tagged with the scoring approach:

💡 Note! Once your project is exported to Studio, you’ll need to add scoring to the scoring model and create a learner feedback pages after import. To make this easier, the ReX Microlearning Shared Library includes ready-made Learner Feedback page templates you can quickly insert into your wireflow.

FAQ

What prompt questions will I need to answer to complete the Microlearning prerequisites?

Here you go! Download this PDF that lists all of the Microlearning Prompts!

How does an author know if they are completing the prompts correctly?

About Prerequisite Prompts:
Prerequisite prompts are designed to gather accurate and necessary information from the author to support the development of the learning experience. While the content entered in these prompts does not directly appear in the final learning experience, it plays a critical role in shaping and informing the content.
Ensuring Accuracy and Alignment:
Prerequisite prompts often include overviews or checklists to help authors align their input with the intended learning goals. Authors are encouraged to review and edit their responses to ensure ReX has the correct context to create an effective learning experience.
Exploring Options:
Authors can always adjust their inputs and regenerate the steps to see different outputs based on revised choices. This flexibility allows for iterative improvements and tailored results.