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1. Re: Post Result button missing from Quiz Results page
rygaar Jul 29, 2014 10:52 AM (in response to rygaar)I haven't received any help. Have none of you guys faced this problem?
For HTML5 production, since I can click the button even though it's invisible I came up with a workaround. I placed a smart shape (or text caption) at the size and location of the Post Result button. When the user clicks at that location, he thinks he is clicking on the smart shape but he is really clicking on the invisible Post Result button at the same location.
For SWF production, this workaround is not effective because the Post Result button seems to be missing entirely, not just invisible.
I'm still hoping to find an actual solution...
-Patrick
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2. Re: Post Result button missing from Quiz Results page
Greg_D70 Aug 1, 2014 11:17 AM (in response to rygaar)Hello Rygaar,
From reading your post it seems you are after a solution that allows-
- Internal server reporting for the quiz/project, allowing the user to input name and email ID during run time
- The ability for the user to email feedback or request to have the instructor/administrator review their work at least one step prior to the user being asked to submit their information
And the difficulty you are having is-
- The ‘Post Results’ dialog box appears immediately as the results slide loads and does not allow the learner to use the slide level button to submit the results after they have had the opportunity to review quiz scores and/or send an email to request feedback, and the post results button then disappears
- The effect of this on the learner experience is that they arrive at the results slide after completing the quiz, and are then abruptly asked to enter information to post their results, while only being able to see a portion of their score and your help message to them locked away in the background
The nature of the problem seems to be in the timing and abruptness of the ‘Post Results” dialog box appearing, however, the answer may be more in the order of what is happening as the result slide loads.
If the project was not set to use the internal server (where additional information must be entered by the user to submit the results) and instead set to ‘Other standard LMS’, then the results of the quiz would still submit at the same time as part of the slide loading. However, since user input is not needed in that case, it would be completely transparent to the user (and the user will also be reviewing their results only after they've been submitted). I believe one reason the system may be removing the button during run time is that it is no longer needed – and since the 'Post Result' dialog box is displayed immediately upon slide load, it is no longer shown by the time the slide finishes loading.
I’m not aware of a way to easily delay the timing of the ‘post results’ function, but I do have a suggestion you may find helpful. Since we don’t have flexibility to easily have the results slide load differently, inserting a blank"buffer" slide just before the results slide may make a workable solution.
With this slide in place, you’ll have an area where you can:
- insert the help message for the learner and pre-warn them to expect ‘post results’ dialog box as soon as the results slide loads
- include an email widget on this page to allow requests for feedback
- pre-display some or all of the values of the variables holding the quiz results for user review BEFORE the results slide loads
I hope this may be of help, and good luck on you project! Best regards, Greg
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3. Re: Post Result button missing from Quiz Results page
rygaar Aug 4, 2014 3:28 PM (in response to Greg_D70)Hi Greg,
Thanks for taking the time to write!
You have a good understanding of my issue. Your suggestion, if I understood, is to create a buffer slide between the last quiz slide and the results slide. From this buffer slide, the user could be shown some of the key performance metrics and given the option to request feedback via an email widget. What you suggested is quite interesting. I see one challenge though:
How can I get the project to send user interactions and answer data from the buffer slide you mentioned? When the user posts his data using the 'proper' channel, the script that receives it not only sends the teacher an email, but also uses the total score, the time spent on each question, and the answer selected to each question to generate a statistical report. If I knew what function/method is actually triggered when the user sends his results via the Post Results button, perhaps I could replicate it from the buffer slide. Basically my challenge is: how could I send all the same info from the buffer slide that the user would be sending form the Post Results dialog?
One additional wrinkle to consider: when results are sent from an HTML5 quiz, custom variables (variables created at design-time) are not included. I have no idea why. the same quiz published as SWF will include custom variables when results are posted.
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4. Re: Post Result button missing from Quiz Results page
Greg_D70 Aug 4, 2014 6:17 PM (in response to rygaar)Hi Rygaar,
Happy to explain a bit further, I was thinking of inserting the blank side as a way to prepare the user for what would come next when the results slide is loaded, but not replace the results slide, so that...
The inserted slide loads after the last quiz question and:
- displays the help message for the learner and pre-warns them to expect ‘post results’ dialog box as soon as the results slide loads
- (optionally) include an email widget or link on this page to allow requests for feedback per your message, without having to first submit their results
- (optionally) pre-displays some or all of the values of the variables holding the quiz results for learner review BEFORE the results slide loads
Then after the learner has had the chance to read the help message and optionally email or view scores, the results slide loads and:
- immediately displays the 'Post Results' dialog box for the learner to enter their information and send their results (so results are still sent from the results slide as before, and not from the inserted slide)
- the results are sent using only standard system variables (custom variables are not needed), so the learner/teacher reports are generated as normal
- the learner can now review the complete quiz summary on the results page, if it has not already been included on the inserted slide
Best regards, Greg
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5. Re: Post Result button missing from Quiz Results page
rygaar Aug 5, 2014 4:19 PM (in response to Greg_D70)Ok I think I get it. What you suggested is a good alternative to the SWF project; I like the idea of forewarning the learner before the results slide loads so she doesn't "miss her one shot" at posting results.
For the HTML5 project, I think the workaround I posted in my 2nd post (#1 above) fulfills my needs because even though the Post Results button fails to appear, the "fix" is completely transparent to the learner.
Thank you for your time






