You can set passing scores ("minimum normalized measure" in SCORM terminology) manually at the leaf item level, the folder level, and/or the activity level. Scores from the leaf level are, by default, rolled up to the folder level to determine a composite score: in other SCORM versions. The SCO itself may indicate a passing score: if so, that is used in place of the passing score set in the LMS.
An individual user's reported or achieved score is compared to the defined passing score to determine the user's status (that is, whether the user passed or failed the learning activity).
SCORM content can report to the LMS any combination of score/no score and status/no status, but how the LMS uses that data varies.
If the SCORM content reports... |
Then... |
|---|---|
just the user's score |
that score is compared to the passing score set in the LMS to determined the pass/fail status |
just the user's status (pass/fail) |
that status is used in the LMS only when the passing score has not been specified for the item (otherwise, the status will be indicated as "unknown") |
both the user's score and the user's status |
the user's status will be used if a passing score has not been specified for the item or if the content is SCORM 1.2 and Use score to determine status even if content saves status explicitly option is cleared; otherwise, the score is compared to the passing score set in the LMS to determine the pass/fail status even if the results differ from what was reported by the SCO |
Setting or changing a passing score takes effect immediately, but does not affect the results of previous attempts.
To set passing scores for an individual item:
Choose the appropriate client or your own organization.
Open the learning activity's details screen.
Click Edit
(below the activity's name).
- or -
Click the name of a folder and then click Edit
(below the folder's name).
- or -
Click the name of the folder in which the leaf item is stored, then
click the name of a leaf item, then click Edit
(below the leaf item name).
From
the Edit menu, choose Scoring or
Attempts and Scoring (whichever appears).
You see a new screen.
Note: This screen can also be used to set attempt limits and the ability to review attempts, or to indicate a proctor is needed
Click Yes, track status information (if available).
Choose whether or not there
should be a Passing Score
for the item, and, if used, what percentage score is considered a
"pass". The learner must achieve a score that is equal to
or greater than the passing score to pass the item. You should be
aware of all the possible scores that can be achieved by the content.
Give
Me An Example
If the score and/or status should be visible to students, check Show Status information and check the type of status information to be shown.
Note: This option is available only for items directly under the learning activity, not for those further down in the hierarchy, and for a maximum of two items in a single activity.
Click Save Changes.
To set passing scores for items in multiple learning activities:
Choose the appropriate client or your own organization.
Click Content (tab), then Activities (menu).
Check each of the activities for which you want to set attempt limits or check the checkbox in the header to check all listed activities.
From the Select
Operation menu at the bottom of the screen, choose Attempts and Scoring and click
Go.
You see the Attempts and Scoring screen.
Choose the Type of item to which the scores should apply and specify the appropriate settings.
Click Save Changes. The attempt limits are changed for all items of the selected type in all the selected activities.