Basically, a have a client who wants to track the path the learner takes through a branching scenario. I'm not aware of any way to do it "out of the box". Has anyone come up with a creative solution to this?
I'm sure the JavaScript experts have a way to do that.
I've never needed to track the path through a branched scenario. But here's a Storyline-only solution that *might* work:
For each decision point in the branching:
Insert a text-entry Survey question.
Be sure to rename the TextEntry variable to something meaningful.
Adjust the Slide Properties to remove the Submit button.
Add a when-timeline-starts trigger that Submits the interaction.
Add when-timeline-starts triggers that jump to the appropriate slide based on the decision made (i.e., based on the value of the associated variable).
Cover it all up with a solid shape, so when the program is moving through, the survey content won't be visible.
On the slide where the branching occurs:
Add triggers that put the appropriate value in the associated text-entry variable. For example:
Adjust variable point1 to "optionA" when the user clicks button A.
Adjust variable point1 to "optionB" when the user clicks button B.
Edit the branching jump-to triggers so they go to the next slide, i.e., to the Survey question. (As noted above, the actual branching will occur from there.)
At the end of the course, insert a Survey results slide. Design and program this similar to the Survey question slides, so it's not visible to the user.
The Survey Results will be sent to the LMS, so the client can decipher the path taken based on the survey results.
Yeah, it's a complicated. And I'd say it's vital to plan the variable naming and potential values carefully to make the results as easy to follow as possible.
As I said, I've never done this. So I suggest prepping a simplified course to test it out in the SCORM Cloud first.
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Hi, Adam, and welcome to E-Learning Heroes! ✨
Thank you for reaching out!
Take a look at the article below that explains our expanded quiz tracking and how it can help you with branching scenarios:
Let me know if you have additional questions.
Hi, Adam,
I'm sure the JavaScript experts have a way to do that.
I've never needed to track the path through a branched scenario. But here's a Storyline-only solution that *might* work:
For each decision point in the branching:
At the end of the course, insert a Survey results slide. Design and program this similar to the Survey question slides, so it's not visible to the user.
Yeah, it's a complicated. And I'd say it's vital to plan the variable naming and potential values carefully to make the results as easy to follow as possible.
As I said, I've never done this. So I suggest prepping a simplified course to test it out in the SCORM Cloud first.