I’ve had several students in my Captivate classes ask if it was possible to allow learners to retake a quiz. It’s not only possible, but the solution is very simple.
Choose Quiz > Quiz Preferences. From the list of Categories at the left of the Preferences dialog box, select Settings. From the Settings area, select Show Score at the End of the Quiz. (This will add a Quiz Results slide to the project, which is where the Retake Quiz button will appear once enabled.)
With the Preferences dialog box still open, select the Pass or Fail category. From the If Failing Grade area, select Show Retake Button and then click the OK button to close the Preferences dialog box.
The Quiz Results slide will now include a Retake Quiz button. You can size and position the button anywhere on the slide just like any other button.
When the learner takes the quiz and fails, clicking the Retake Quiz button will automatically reset the quiz score. In addition, the learner will be taken back to the beginning of the quiz.
If you would like to see a demonstration of adding a Retake Quiz button to a project, check out the video I posted to the IconLogic YouTube channel.
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It is, indeed, an easy matter to set up Cap7 quizzes so that users who *fail* them can redo them. But what about users who pass a quiz? There are many occasions when this is desirable. For example, a student who passes a quiz 10 minutes after having studied the material may well benefit from another go at it a week or two later, when the material is no longer fresh in his or her mind. With Cap7, however, once a quiz has been reviewed, retaking it is no longer possible.
This is an unacceptable limitation. Do you have any idea about how to get around this? Thank you. Marvin DuBois
It is, indeed, an easy matter to set up Cap7 quizzes so that users who *fail* them can redo them. But what about users who pass a quiz? There are many occasions when this is desirable. For example, a student who passes a quiz 10 minutes after having studied the material may well benefit from another go at it a week or two later, when the material is no longer fresh in his or her mind. With Cap7, however, once a quiz has been reviewed, retaking it is no longer possible.
This is an unacceptable limitation. Do you have any idea about how to get around this? Thank you. Marvin DuBois
It is, indeed, an easy matter to set up Cap7 quizzes so that users who *fail* them can redo them. But what about users who pass a quiz? There are many occasions when this is desirable. For example, a student who passes a quiz 10 minutes after having studied the material may well benefit from another go at it a week or two later, when the material is no longer fresh in his or her mind. With Cap7, however, once a quiz has been reviewed, retaking it is no longer possible.
This is an unacceptable limitation. Do you have any idea about how to get around this? Thank you. Marvin DuBois
Hi Marvin,
Unfortunately this is indeed a limitation in Captivate. However, if you are using an LMS, you can simply put the entire quiz structure in to it’s own lesson and then change you LMS settings to wipe out the score and force them to retake the quiz lesson. Or, you can simply insert the quiz twice and have one lesson not be activated until 2 weeks after the initial lesson is passed. LMS’s allow this type of time period manipulation whereas Captivate is “in the moment”.
Other thoughts are to not allow bookmarking either in the CP lesson itself and and the LMS settings. This should force the user to retake the whole lesson each time they enter it – including quiz.
Hi Marvin,
Unfortunately this is indeed a limitation in Captivate. However, if you are using an LMS, you can simply put the entire quiz structure in to it’s own lesson and then change you LMS settings to wipe out the score and force them to retake the quiz lesson. Or, you can simply insert the quiz twice and have one lesson not be activated until 2 weeks after the initial lesson is passed. LMS’s allow this type of time period manipulation whereas Captivate is “in the moment”.
Other thoughts are to not allow bookmarking either in the CP lesson itself and and the LMS settings. This should force the user to retake the whole lesson each time they enter it – including quiz.
Hi Marvin,
Unfortunately this is indeed a limitation in Captivate. However, if you are using an LMS, you can simply put the entire quiz structure in to it’s own lesson and then change you LMS settings to wipe out the score and force them to retake the quiz lesson. Or, you can simply insert the quiz twice and have one lesson not be activated until 2 weeks after the initial lesson is passed. LMS’s allow this type of time period manipulation whereas Captivate is “in the moment”.
Other thoughts are to not allow bookmarking either in the CP lesson itself and and the LMS settings. This should force the user to retake the whole lesson each time they enter it – including quiz.
Some LMS’s have a review mode, it will let you take the course again but not record any quiz or lesson completion info.
Some LMS’s have a review mode, it will let you take the course again but not record any quiz or lesson completion info.
Some LMS’s have a review mode, it will let you take the course again but not record any quiz or lesson completion info.