Hello Community,
I have a custom question that has several answers across my project. Each answer can earn points or cause the learner to lose points. I am wanting to assign a score range of -2 to +2 points depending on the answer. Once the learner clicks the answer they should not be able to unselect this answer. There are two answer tracks decision-making and information gathering. I would also like to tally the score for these separate tracks over the question series at the end of the branch and a total over 4 branches for a pass or fail score. Additionally, as each answer is chosen it will trigger an audio file and an image reveal. Based on your experience what would be the best way to organize this in the advanced actions.
Thanks,
T.
Lieve,
I am using Captivate 2019, but I am not using the default questions. I will transfer to an LMS. I do not know if it will accept negative results, but I will look.
T.
I read in your answer to Greg, that you are a newbie. May I just recommend first to explore what is possible with default questions, perhaps more than you are aware of. I have created tons of custom questions and blogged a lot about them, but it is a lot more work, and almost never you’ll be able to reproduce all the functionality of a default question. Since you have to transfer to a LMS, this means you need to populate the quizzing system variables. That makes it even more complicated.
Are you on 11.5.0.476 or 11.0.1.366?
There is a lot going on here that could go several directions. It is one of those things that – if I was doing this myself – I could see myself changing directions along the way. I am going to respond in very broad terms about how I might approach things. I have pasted your statements below and give my responses in bold.
Each answer can earn points or cause the learner to lose points. I am wanting to assign a score range of -2 to +2 points depending on the answer.
Each click box or whatever you use for the learner to select an answer will need to have the points assigned to it. I would give each question a variable such as Q1. The responses would need to assign your point value to them. Q1 = 2 or Q1 = -2 for example. You can add them all up at the end for a total. I would probably want to build in some logic to not allow the total to go below zero
Once the learner clicks the answer they should not be able to unselect this answer.
You could disable the button after it is selected. I would implement something like that only after a submit with a warning. Otherwise after the selection – you could simply navigate to another slide without a way to move back.
There are two answer tracks decision-making and information gathering.
I would offer a choice of track at the beginning with the ability to move on to the other track later. You could disable the navigation to the first track once there to assist with the response above.
I would also like to tally the score for these separate tracks over the question series at the end of the branch and a total over 4 branches for a pass or fail score.
I would have a variable for each total such as total1, total2, etc. On the final slide, you can have a smart shape with $$total1$$ inside. Your advanced action will simply need to sum all the question variables associated with that total. For example… total = Q1+Q2+Q3…
Additionally, as each answer is chosen it will trigger an audio file and an image reveal.
For this we would just need to add an action to show the image and play the audio.
In the end, you have a button for selecting an answer that has a ton of actions on success.
- assign value
- show image
- play audio
- disable button
- go to slide
- conditional checks
That is part of what makes it hard to answer succinctly.
Hope this little bit helps.
Greg,
Thanks for all the insight. I know there is a lot going on. This is my first Captivate project. I guess it is go big or go home! I am going to play with the advanced actions today. I am making an simulation of a board exam so students cannot choose the track. Some of the questions are focused on decision making and others on information gathering so it is interlaced.
Which version are you using, please? You find the full number under Help, About updates.
Can you explain why the penalty available in default questions was not the choice?
Do you have to transfer the result to a LMS? If yes, does it accept negative results?
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