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Anne6
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1 year ago
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Estimating timings on a course

Hi all, I've been using Articulate 360 and Storyline for a while now.  I have a query I have not managed to resolve.  It is very helpful when sharing a course, if the trainee knows how long the cou...
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    LaraMcK
    1 year ago

    I estimate with Word count. Typically narrated text is 125 - 150 words per minute.

    Reading speed is around 200.

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MarkNolker
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1 year ago

At Social Security, our content is all scenario based and thus the estimated time in Storyline is rather inaccurate. We use something called the Mergener Formula to estimate completion time. The formula uses word count, number of questions and difficulty (level 1 to 5) to calculate estimated completion time. We run it at 1 and 5 and give a window for our learners.