
    Design a function for an educational software system that determines the numeric encoding value of a student's keyboard input character, which is essential for tracking learning interactions and standardizing input formats across the platform. The function should take a single character input from a student's digital interaction and return its corresponding ASCII value to help analyze learning patterns and keyboard engagement metrics.
    

    
def ascii_value(k):
    """
    Design a function for an educational software system that determines the numeric encoding value of a student's keyboard input character, which is essential for tracking learning interactions and standardizing input formats across the platform. The function should take a single character input from a student's digital interaction and return its corresponding ASCII value to help analyze learning patterns and keyboard engagement metrics.
    

    """
def ascii_value(k):
    """
    Design a function for an educational software system that determines the numeric encoding value of a student's keyboard input character, which is essential for tracking learning interactions and standardizing input formats across the platform. The function should take a single character input from a student's digital interaction and return its corresponding ASCII value to help analyze learning patterns and keyboard engagement metrics.
    

    """
    ch = k
    return ord(ch)