Add a positioning quiz to a path

Authors can add and configure a positioning quiz in a path. Coaches and managers can view reporting related to positioning quizzes.

A positioning quiz allows you to assess a learner’s knowledge at the start of a path and automatically skip (waive) certain steps based on their score. Based on the learner’s result, parts of the associated path can be marked as completed without requiring the learner to go through them.

Learners will always see the positioning quiz at the top of the path and they only have one attempt to play it.

Waived steps only apply to the path associated with the positioning quiz.

Add a positioning quiz

1. At the top of the homepage, click Paths.
2. On the right side of the path row, click  Edit.
3. Near the bottom of the page, under Positioning Quiz, select the source for the quiz.
   • Create a quiz: AI will generate a quiz (based on questions in the selected courses) to be used as the positioning quiz.
   • Select a course: Select a pre-existing course (or create a brand new course) to be used as the positioning quiz.
4. Select the positioning quiz.
5. On the right, click Add threshold.
6. Enter a value and click outside the field.
7. On the bottom right, click Save.
8. Click Save.

Note, when selecting the source for the quiz, you cannot select a course that is already used as a step in the same path.

Configure thresholds

Thresholds define which steps are waived based on the learner’s score. Thresholds are based on a minimum score (%), and learners who reach that score or higher will waive the associated steps.

Example:

• 50% → waive Step 1
• 75% → waive Step 1 + Step 2 + Step 3

Most step types can be waived, including: Courses, Subpaths, Classrooms, and Assessments.

1. At the top of the homepage, click Paths.
2. On the right side of the path row, click  Edit.
3. Under Positioning Quiz, select the positioning quiz.
4. On the right side of the screen, under Learner score thresholds, click  Add threshold.
5. Enter a percentage for the threshold.
6. Drag the steps that will be waived upon reaching the score into the associated score threshold.
   • Repeat steps 4-6 for each threshold you'd like to create.
7. Click Save.

Authors can edit the thresholds of a positioning quiz, even once learners complete a positioning quiz and have waived steps.

Any changes that are made to thresholds will apply to learners who already completed the positioning quiz. This means that a learner’s progress % and/or path status can change as you edit a positioning quizzes thresholds.

Configure other options for the positioning quiz

Mandatory Replay

You can optionally configure Mandatory Replay on a path with a positioning quiz

• When enabled, the learner must complete the positioning quiz in the context of the path
• When disabled, any score that the learner achieved on a different context is used for the positioning quiz

If the course that is used as a positioning quiz is used in many other contexts, or if you are using automatic re-enrollment in conjunction with a positioning quiz, we recommend enabling Mandatory Replay.

Make the positioning quiz optional

Making the positioning quiz optional allows learners to complete the path without completing the quiz. This applies to all learners enrolled in the path. An optional positioning quiz's progress isn't counted in the path's overall progress or result.

1. At the top of the homepage, click Paths.
2. On the right side of the path row, click  Edit.
3. Under Positioning Quiz, click on the positioning quiz.
4. On the right, expand Options.
5. Turn on Optional content.

Control when learners see correct answers

By default, learners see the correct answer after each individual question. You can change this to show correct answers only after the course is complete.

This option is not available when the positioning quiz is a course from an external content provider, or a course created from a SCORM or other eLearning file.

1. At the top of the homepage, click Paths.
2. On the right side of the path row, click  Edit.
3. Under Positioning Quiz, click on the positioning quiz.
4. On the right, expand Options.
5. Turn on Correct Answer, then select one of the following options:
   • After each question: Learners see the correct answers after they submit their answers.
   • At the end of the course: Learners see the correct answers after they complete the course.
   • At the end of the course, if successful: Learners see the correct answers only after they complete the course successfully.

Control when learners see forum and reactions

By default, learners see the forum and reactions after each activity. You can change this to show the forum and reactions only after learners complete all course questions.

This option is not available when the positioning quiz is a course from an external content provider, or a course created from a SCORM or other eLearning file.

1. At the top of the homepage, click Paths.
2. On the right side of the path row, click  Edit.
3. Under Positioning Quiz, click on the positioning quiz.
4. On the right, expand Options.
5. Turn on Forum & reactions.
6. Select one of the following options:
   • After each activity: Learners see the forum and reactions after each activity.
   • At the end of the course: Learners see the forum and reactions after they complete the course.
   • At the end of the course, if successful: Learners see the forum and reactions only after they complete the course successfully.

Set a time limit for the positioning quiz

You can set a minimum or maximum duration for the positioning quiz. This option is not available when the positioning quiz is a course from an external content provider, or a course created from a SCORM or other eLearning file.

A maximum time limit locks the course at the end of the defined time and lets the learner proceed to the next step. Learners can see the names of remaining activities but cannot access them. The timer at the top of the course shows the remaining time.

A minimum time limit prevents learners from proceeding to the next step until the time is up, even if they finish the course early.

1. At the top of the homepage, click Paths.
2. On the right side of the path row, click  Edit.
3. Under Positioning Quiz, click on the positioning quiz.
4. On the right, expand Options.
5. Turn on Time limit.
6. Select Min or Max, then enter the number of hours and minutes.

To remove the time limit, turn off Time limit under Options.