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December4
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January 3, 2014
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Captivate 7 quiz - Reset an individual question slide

  • January 3, 2014
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I'm creating a MCQ in Captivate 7.  When a user submits an answer to a question, feedback will appear.  If the answer is incorrect we would like users to read the feedback and then have another try at answering the question.  When they finally answer it correctly they will be able to move forward to the next question. I can't figure out how to get Captivate to clear/reset the question slide so the user can have another go at it.   I'm not concerned with scoring at all and don't want users to have to answer all the questions in the quiz before going back to try again. I just want users to be able to retry each question until they get it right and then move on. Can this be done? Thanks.

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Lilybiri
Lilybiri
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January 3, 2014

If you set the number of attempts to Infinite, the user will not be able to continue until he has given a correct answer. The answer will not be reset, but he can change it and the Failure caption will appear in which you can put the Feedback. Be sure to hide the playbar (there is an option in the Quiz settings) and to drag the Next button (that doubles as a Skip button during Quiz, is Next during review) under the Clear button (can be used by user to clear the answer). That is only necessary if you want to allow review. If not, uncheck the Next button.

More details about Question functionality:

http://blog.lilybiri.com/question-question-slides-in-captivate

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December4Author
Participating Frequently
January 3, 2014

Thanks for your quick reply. I should have clarified that we want different feedback for each incorrect answer. There’s no standard incorrect feedback so I’m not using the failure caption. (We explain why the answer they chose is incorrect.) I’m using advanced answer options to show different feedback depending on what the user selects. They click the submit button to get feedback.

I have attempts set to infinite but the question still locks up once the user presses submit. Users can’t change their answer at that point. Is there another method?

Thanks!

Lilybiri
Lilybiri
Legend
January 3, 2014

If it is a MCQ with one possible correct answer, you have the Advanced Answer functionality that allows to have a feedback caption for each answer. Use the Quizzing workspace to have both Properties panel and Quiz Properties. The Advanced Answer accordion is in the Properties panel, and appears when you select one answer caption.

You can make it better of course with advanced actions, but wonder if you want to spend the time for that, since you can have multiple Failure captions. If you have multiple correct answers for the MCQ, then advanced actions are the only way to go.

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