| (B) Placement of questions. At least one personal validation
question must appear in each major unit or section, not including
the final examination.
(C) Exclusion from the course. The AMI must exclude
the student from the course after the student has incorrectly answered
more than 30 percent of the personal validation questions.
(D) Correction of answer. The provider may correct
an answer to a personal validation question for a student who inadvertently
missed a personal validation question. In such a case, the student
record must include a record of both answers and an explanation of
the reasons why the answer was corrected.
(d) Content validation. The AMI must incorporate a
course content validation process that verifies student participation
and comprehension of course material, including the following.
(1) Timers. The AMI must include built-in timers to
ensure that 1,920 minutes of instruction have been attended and completed
by the student.
(2) Testing the student's participation in multimedia
presentations. The AMI must ask at least one course validation question
following each multimedia clip of more than 180 seconds.
(A) Test bank. For each multimedia presentation that
exceeds 180 seconds, the AMI must have a test bank of at least four
questions.
(B) Question difficulty. The question must be short
answer, multiple choice, essay, or a combination of these forms. The
question must be difficult enough that the answer may not be easily
determined without having viewed the actual multimedia clip.
(C) Failure criteria. If the student fails to answer
the question correctly, the AMI must either require the student to
view the multimedia clip again or the AMI fails the student from the
course. If the AMI requires the student to view the multimedia clip
again, the AMI must present a different question from its test bank
for that multimedia clip. The AMI may not repeat a question until
it has asked all the questions from its test bank.
(D) Answer identification. The AMI must not identify
the correct answer to the multimedia question.
(3) Mastery of course content. The AMI must test the
student's mastery of the course content by asking questions from each
of the modules listed in the program of organized instruction for
driver education and traffic safety.
(A) Test bank. The test bank for course content mastery
questions must include at least:
(i) 20 questions each from modules 1 and 8 listed in
the POI-DE; and
(ii) 10 questions each from the remaining modules.
(B) Placement of questions. The mastery of course content
questions must be asked at the end of each module.
(C) Question difficulty. Course content mastery questions
must be of such difficulty that the answer may not be easily determined
without having participated in the actual instruction.
(4) Repeat and retest options. The AMI may use the
following options for students who fail an examination to show mastery
of course content.
(A) Repeat the failed module. If the student misses
more than 30 percent of the questions asked on a module examination,
the AMI must require that the student take the module again. The correct
answer to missed questions may not be disclosed to the student (except
as part of course content). At the end of the module, the AMI must
again test the student's mastery of the material. The AMI must present
different questions from its test bank until all the applicable questions
have been asked. The student may repeat this procedure an unlimited
number of times.
(B) Retest the final examination. If the student misses
more than 30 percent of the questions asked on the final examination,
the AMI must retest the student in the same manner as the failed examination,
using different questions from its test bank. If the student fails
the same unit examination or the comprehensive final examination three
times, the student fails the course.
(e) Student records. The AMI must provide for the creation
and maintenance of the records documenting student enrollment, the
verification of the student's identity, and the testing of the student's
mastery of the course material. The provider must ensure that the
student record is readily, securely, and reliably available for inspection
by a department-authorized representative. The student records must
contain all information required in §84.81 (relating to Recordkeeping
Requirements) and the following information.
(1) A record of all questions asked and the student's
responses.
(2) The name or identity number of the staff member
entering comments or revalidating the student.
(3) The name or identity number of the staff member
retesting the student.
(4) If any answer to a question is changed by the provider
for a student who inadvertently missed a question, the provider must
provide both answers and a reasonable explanation for the change.
(5) A record of the time the student spent in each
unit of the AMI and the total instructional time the student spent
in the course.
(f) Additional requirements for AMI courses. Courses
delivered via the Internet or technology must also comply with the
following requirements.
(1) Course identification. All AMI courses must display
the driver education provider name and license number assigned by
the department on the entity's website and the registration page used
by the student to pay any monies, provide any personal information,
and enroll.
(2) A driver education provider offering an AMI course
may accept students redirected from another website if the student
is redirected to the webpage that clearly identifies the name and
license number of the provider offering the AMI course. This information
must be visible before and during the student registration and course
payment processes.
(g) Additional requirements for video courses.
(1) Delivery of the material. For AMIs delivered using
videotape, digital video disc (DVD), film, or similar media, the equipment
and course materials may only be made available through a process
that is approved by the department.
(2) Video requirement. The video course must include
between 60 and 640 minutes of video that is relevant to the required
topics such as video produced by other entities for training purposes,
including public safety announcements and B roll footage. The remainder
of the 1,760 minutes of required instruction must be video material
that is relevant to required course instruction content.
(A) A video AMI must ask, at a minimum, at least one
course validation question for each multimedia clip of more than 180
seconds.
(B) A video AMI must devise and submit for approval
a method for ensuring that a student correctly answers questions concerning
the multimedia clips of more than 180 seconds.
(h) Standards for AMIs using new technology. For AMIs
delivered using technologies that have not been previously reviewed
and approved by the department, the department may apply similar standards
as appropriate and may also require additional standards. These standards
must be designed to ensure that the course can be taught by the alternative
method and that the alternative method includes testing and security
measures that are at least as secure as the methods available in the
usual classroom setting.
(i) Modifications to the AMI. Except as provided by
paragraph (1), a change to a previously approved AMI must not be made
without the prior approval of the department. The licensed provider
for the approved course on which the AMI is based must ensure that
any modification to the AMI is implemented by all providers endorsed
to offer the AMI.
(1) A provider may submit to the department a request
for immediate implementation of a proposed change that is insignificant
or that protects the interest of the consumer such that immediate
implementation is warranted. The request must include:
(A) a complete description of the proposed change;
(B) the reason for the change;
(C) the reason the requestor believes the proposed
change is insignificant or protects the interest of the consumer such
that immediate implementation is warranted; and
(D) an explanation of how the change will maintain
the course or AMI in compliance with state law and the rules specified
in this chapter.
(2) The department may request additional information
regarding a proposed change from the provider making a request under
paragraph (1).
(3) The department will respond to any request made
under paragraph (1), within five (5) working days of receipt.
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