Numeric Entry Questions Score by Choice - Long Shot

May 23, 2019

I know there isn't an easy "out of the box" way to make this happen, but I'm wondering if it is possible to write it and make with work with variables. Right now we are using scantron sheets with what seems like a million bubbles since answers are x.xx. We are really hoping to go digital.

I need the user to enter a numeric answer to a question. Based on the answer, the user will earn "x" points. For example, the most points (let's say 10pts) would be awarded for a number between 4 and 5. Then if the user enters 6-7- or 2-3 they would earn 8pts. The scoring would go down from there, like a bullseye. Any help is much appreciated. Thanks!

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Steve Gannon

Sara,

Take a look at the single-slide example attached. Note the triggers on the "Display Score" layer. You may want to adjust the range of acceptable values. For example, where you indicated that an entry between 4 and 5 receives a score of 10, I set it up so that an entry greater than 3.99 but less than 6.00 receives a score of 10. 

Make adjustments to the triggers as needed; just be sure there are no gaps. That is, if you set the condition of the trigger to assign a score of 10 for an entry "between 4 and 5" (which means "greater than 4 and less than 5") and another trigger's condition checks for an entry "between 3 and 4," that would mean an entry of exactly "4" would not be counted at all; thus my use of decimal values in the trigger conditions.

Let me know if you have questions or if I missed the intent of your activity.

Steve Gannon

Hi Sara,

In this case, when the user answers all the questions, you would have a series of triggers that added each entry into a TotalScore variable. So initially, TotalScore is a numeric variable with a value of 0. The next trigger on the last slide would add Q1_Entry to TotalScore. Then the next trigger would add Q2_Entry to TotalScore, and so on.

You would only include the Display Score layer I included in the earlier sample on the last slide where you show the user what their overall score is.

Also, when you say you want the TotalScore to be reported to the LMS, it will get there if you have your project set to Resume in the Player but it won't necessarily appear on standard LMS reports. One way of having it show up on reports is to create a simulated 1-question quiz and force the result to be whatever TotalScore (or Score...whichever you're tracking) comes out to be.

I'm sure all of the above is a bit confusing. It would be helpful if you created your question slides and a rough layout of how you want the final TotalScore slide to appear. Then post the .story file (you can send it to me privately).  I can then insert the triggers to achieve your objective.

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