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AndrewKrahn
Community Member
2 months ago

What is the function of the SCORM "report status to LMS as" field in Reporting and Tracking Options?

I know what passed, failed, complete, and incomplete messages mean in SCORM.

I don't understand why in storyline they are grouped into 4 options, and what affect those options have on the course/LMS interactions.

  • passed / incomplete
  • passed / failed
  • completed / incomplete
  • completed / failed

It sounds like it does make a difference, per the comment here by u/CEP43b on reddit, who said:

In LMS tracking setting in SL 360, I switched the setting of "report to LMS as" from "passed/failed" to "complete/failed". It sounds like such a minor change, but the inital assignment grade is staying there and not being over written by following attempts. I guess it has some impact on how the SCORM file communicates with Canvas?

So what does this setting do, more specifically?

e-learning development
storyline 360

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  • JudyNollet's avatar
    JudyNollet
    Super Hero
    2 months ago

    Completed and Incomplete refer to the user's Completion status. In other words, did they finish the course or is it still in progress.

    Passed and Failed refer to the user's Success status. In other words, did they pass or fail a test.

    This article provides more info about how Completion and Success statuses might be used by an LMS. The article is about choosing the status in Rise, but the same info applies to Storyline: https://www.articulatesupport.com/article/Rise-How-to-Report-Completion-and-Success-Statuses-to-an-LMS     

    Note that the article recommends using one of the options that begins with "Passed." However, you need to work directly with your LMS team to determine what option to use. For example, one of my clients required "Completed/Incomplete."

    You might also find the info below helpful.(Disclaimer: It’s someone else's comment from a discussion that is no longer available.):

    Here are the LMS reporting options we mostly use when publishing from Articulate for SumTotal LMS, and the scenarios for which we use them -

    Completed/Incomplete: We use this for any unscored content where we are tracking completion based on slide views. If the minimum number of slides are viewed, then the user is marked as completed. If not they are left in progress.

    Passed/Incomplete: We use this for scored content where we want the user to be left in progress if they do not achieve the minimum passing score. If the user achieves the minimum passing score they are marked as completed/passed with score, if not they remain in progress and no score is passed to SumTotal, allowing them to try again.

    Passed/Failed: We use this on a limited basis, primarily for things like compliance or certification activities where we want to record a failed status. If the user achieves the minimum passing score they are marked as completed/passed with score, if not they are marked as completed/failed with score. This is especially useful if you want to limit number of attempts through a learning activity for the purpose of assigning remedial training, etc., in the event of someone failing.

     

    These reporting options will function fairly similarly for any LMS. But, again, work directly with your LMS team to determine what option to use.