Quiz frustration with If Wrong Answer actions... Please help!

Report · Jan 05, 2010

I would like to allow the user two attempts to answer a quiz question. If the user answers wrong the first time, I would like my company's tutorial Web site to open in a new window. Then once the user reviewed the tutorial and closed that window, I would like them to be able to do their second attempt of the quiz question.

I've tried doing this in Captivate, but it's turning out to be very clunky because the actions for "If Wrong Answer" only seem to happen after both attempts have been made. I want the URL action to happen after the first attempt, not the second attempt. As a workaround, what I've done is set the question slide to one attempt. Then I use the multiple actions, the first of which opens the tutorial in a new window and the second of which sends them to the next slide, which is a duplicate of the first slide and is also set to one attempt. If they answer the duplicate question wrong, they move on to a completely new question.

Is there a way I can get rid of the duplicate slide and still have the tutorial URL pop up in between attempts, if the user answers wrong the first time?

I have been trying to resolve this issue for a couple of months and I'm at my wit's end. Please help!

Thanks,

Carrie

Report · Jan 06, 2010

Your current approach is how I think I'd do it in the same situation.

Well done! 😉

There may be a way with complex AS scripting that's over my head to have the results occur on the same slide (i.e. set a counter, on submit if counter = 1 then open URL and increment counter, if counter = 2 then show feedback boxes).... Would really need a pro at AS and an understanding of CP objects to do that.... So may be possible, but I think your approach is a common one for this type of requirement.

Erik