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# Objectives & Skills

> Track your progress with course objectives and specific skills that compose your learning profile

## Objectives & Skills

Each course on the platform can define **learning objectives** and **specific skills**. Together, they form a competency map showing exactly where you are and what you need to develop.

## What are course objectives?

Objectives are the **learning goals** defined by the teacher for the course. They represent the major competencies you should master by completing the course.

**Example objectives:**

* "Master programming fundamentals"
* "Understand data analysis"
* "Apply project management techniques"

Each objective has:

| Field            | Description                                                   |
| ---------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Title**        | Objective name                                                |
| **Description**  | Detailed explanation of what will be learned                  |
| **Icon**         | Visual representation (target, lightbulb, check, book, medal) |
| **Target score** | Score goal to consider the objective achieved (0 to 100)      |

A course can have up to **5 objectives**.

## What are skills?

Skills are **specific, measurable competencies** within each objective. If objectives are the big goals, skills are the concrete steps to get there.

**Example:**

* **Objective:** "Master programming fundamentals"
  * **Skill 1:** "Understand variables and data types"
  * **Skill 2:** "Create conditional structures"
  * **Skill 3:** "Implement loops and iterations"

Each skill has:

| Field                | Description                                          |
| -------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------- |
| **Title**            | Skill name                                           |
| **Description**      | What this skill represents                           |
| **Icon**             | Visual representation                                |
| **Target score**     | Score goal to consider the skill mastered (0 to 100) |
| **Linked objective** | Which objective this skill belongs to                |

A course can have up to **25 skills**, distributed across its objectives.

## How progress works

### For students

Your progress on objectives and skills updates automatically as you advance through the course:

<Steps>
  <Step title="Watch lessons">
    Each lesson is linked to one or more skills. Completing a lesson updates progress on related skills.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Complete practice exams">
    Practice exam questions can be linked to specific skills. Your performance feeds each skill's score.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Track on dashboard">
    The course dashboard displays your objectives with progress bars and your skills in a visual radar chart.
  </Step>
</Steps>

### Progress calculation

Progress for each objective and skill is calculated based on the proportion of completed lessons:

* If an objective has 4 linked lessons and you completed 2, your progress is **50% of the target score**
* The same applies to individual skills
* Progress updates in real time as you complete lessons

## Dashboard visualization

On the course dashboard, students see:

### Objectives section

* Up to 3 objectives displayed as cards
* Each card shows: icon, title, description, starting score, target and progress bar
* Recommended tags indicate study focus areas

### Skills section

* **Radar chart** — Circular visualization showing all skills and mastery levels intuitively
* **Detailed table** — Lists each skill with current score versus target

<Tip>
  The radar chart is a great way to quickly identify which skills need more attention. Skills with low scores appear as smaller "points" on the chart.
</Tip>

## How objectives and skills compose your profile

Objectives and skills data form a **competency profile** for each student. This profile:

* **Shows your strengths** — Skills with high scores indicate mastered areas
* **Identifies gaps** — Skills with low scores show where to focus your studies
* **Feeds AI** — When AI is active, it uses your skill data to generate personalized recommendations and study plans
* **Tracks evolution** — Progress is tracked over time, allowing you to see your growth

## For teachers

### Defining objectives and skills

When creating or editing a course, the teacher defines objectives and skills in dedicated steps:

<Steps>
  <Step title="Create objectives">
    Define up to 5 objectives for the course, each with title, description, icon and target score.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Create skills">
    For each objective, create specific skills (up to 25 total). Each skill is linked to one objective.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Link lessons to skills">
    When creating or editing lessons, select which skills each lesson develops. A lesson can develop multiple skills.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Link questions to skills">
    When creating practice exams, link individual questions to specific skills for precise competency measurement.
  </Step>
</Steps>

### Best practices

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion icon="bullseye" title="Clear and measurable objectives">
    Define objectives that students can understand and measure. "Master the fundamentals" is better than "Learn things".
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion icon="puzzle-piece" title="Granular skills">
    Break each objective into 3-5 specific skills. Skills that are too broad are hard to measure; too specific creates information overload.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion icon="link" title="Link lessons consistently">
    Each lesson should be linked to at least one skill. This ensures student progress is tracked accurately.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion icon="chart-line" title="Realistic target scores">
    Set target scores that reflect the expected level. The default target of 80-90 works well for most cases.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

## Integration with practice exams

When practice exam questions are linked to skills:

* Student performance per question maps to the corresponding skill
* Results analysis shows performance by competency
* Teachers identify which skills students struggle with most
* AI can suggest questions focused on low-performing skills

## Next steps

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Practice Exams" icon="file-lines" href="/en/features/simulados">
    Assessments linked to skills
  </Card>

  <Card title="AI" icon="brain" href="/en/students/ai-assistant">
    Personalized recommendations based on your profile
  </Card>
</CardGroup>