Feature Request: Ability to access/modify Standard Quiz Variables

I should clarify that by "access" I mean the ability to modify the variable directly. Pulling the variable data can be done already, but modifying the value directly in the standard variable cannot be done today. At least, not that I am aware of.

+1

Agree, Owen. This was actually possible in the pre-release. I have a .story file that contains a trigger that still works to modify the score for a result. 

+1

+1 * Results.ScorePercent

Absolutely +1

I wish I could track all of these +1's in my results variable... but I don't have direct access to it.

Does Storyline have this function now?

Hi Takeyoshi!

While you can't modify the variables directly, you can  manipulate them by including "ghost questions" and using variables to answer these questions that are never shown to the participant.  In this way, anything that can be used to change a variable CAN be reflected in the learner's assessment results. Make sense? 

What exactly is the scenario that you are trying to solve for?

Hi Owen,

Is it possible to use number variables to answer the ghost questions? I am working on a course with a customer Score variable that I would like to be able to communicate to an LMS at the end. There appear to be a few options for text based variables, but I have not yet found a way to change a variable to a number based variable.

Any insight would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

You should be able to use any type of variable to control ghost questions.

Change state of Radio 1 to selected if Name = Bob or Count = 5 or has visited = true...etc.

Thank you - although I am not sure I am following. I am hoping to take the score the user has earned throughout the training (by using a custom variable) and reporting that score out to the LMS (the score could be anywhere from 1- 100). Is there a way to make a ghost question that can modify Results.ScorePercent to reflect my Score variable? Or are you saying make 100 radio buttons on the ghost question? One for each possible score from 1-100? 
Thanks so much! 

Unfortunately, StoryLine won't read multiple quiz question in a single slide so it isn't as "easy" as using 100 radio buttons.

I've modified the way I use the "ghost assessment" idea in recent years to make the slide itself where the interaction takes place its own ghost question.
The steps are pretty easy.

Before building your slide: 

1. Make the slide where your interaction takes place a T/F question with True being the correct answer.
2. Drag a big blocking square over everything. This will be your slide background.  You can make it your interaction background too, if you want. In other words, it can be an image or graphic instead of a big empty square. It just needs to cover the question elements.   
3. Your slide now has 3 things on it: a Button Set, a Text Box, and a Shape.  Group them and LOCK them.  You now essentially have a blank slide.
4. Be sure feedback is set to "none" unless you want to use the feedback feature to tell the user how they did on any given activity.
5. Make sure the "submit button" is deselected from your slide.

Build your slide as you normally would.

After building your slide:

1. Add a trigger to select the "FALSE" button at timeline start.
2. Add a trigger to the same thing(s) that modify the score. If the user does what he needs to to score a point, trigger the "TRUE" radio button to be selected.
3. Add a trigger to submit the interaction to whatever also triggers the slide to advance.

Now, all of your slides become both a game interaction AND a score-able activity in the LMS.

Add a Results slide so the score is calculated and sent to the LMS.

Thanks so much Owen! This is extremely helpful. I really appreciate the specifics!