February 5, 2019
Captivate 2019: Analyzing Quiz Results in Aggregate
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February 5, 2019
Captivate 2019: Analyzing Quiz Results in Aggregate
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Hi Everyone,

A few clients of mine are very interested in the functionality of interactive video and the ability to generate quantitative objective data via quiz reporting.

However, some of them do not have an LMS, and are asking if there is a way to collect the quiz results for the whole team (rather than on an individual basis) with the intent of generating data that shows the teams improvement as a whole over time.

I was thinking that this may be possible using Adobe Captivate Quiz Results Analyzer, but I can’t figure out how it works.

What is a PHP enabled server, and which is the best one to use? I saw some recommendations online to use WAMP server, but can’t figure out how it works.  Would I be able to retrieve the results from the web or do the users and I have to be connected to the same network?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks,

Alex

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2019-02-08 08:14:39
2019-02-08 08:14:39

Find a consultant experienced in web development.  He or she doesn’t necessarily need to be a programmer to get the job done.  You need the PHP web server to submit and analyze the data that captivate collects.  Depending on how many students are accessing your course at a time, you might find yourself having to spend a pretty penny on your own web server.  Even with Moodle, as suggested above, you’d have to have a web server to host it.  Moodle is pretty complicated to get installed and working properly, especially with outside integrations (trust me, I ran and configured the Moodle instance for my prior company that serviced 150 students).  Let me know if I can help more,  I have quite a bit of experience in this area.

 

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2019-02-11 09:19:21
2019-02-11 09:19:21
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Thanks Jemmille for your feedback. I agree we would need someone with web development experience to get this working if you do not have an LMS or if you have an LMS that does not support reports like that.  For now I think this option would make things to complicated for my client. I will suggest it though. They have their own IT department, maybe they can help.

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2019-02-07 06:56:27
2019-02-07 06:56:27

Hello Alex,

You asked: “What is a PHP enabled server, and which is the best one to use? I saw some recommendations online to use WAMP server, but can’t figure out how it works. “

To answer that question:

A PHP-enabled server is a web server that has PHP installed. WAMP stands for Windows, Apache, MySQL and PHP, and it’s basically a “stack” or package of software that when installed correctly on a computer, will enable it to serve web pages so it becomes a web server.

People who either prefer not to set up their own web server or do not have the expertise to do it, use web hosting providers. The hosting provider provides the web server with the appropriate stack installed, and you just need to install an LMS. As Lieve pointed out Moodle is free. Some hosting providers provide a one-click install for it, but many do not so you may want to ask them about Moodle prior to making any commitment.  And it is virtually plug and play out of the box — although once you start using it, you’ll want to customize it because it has a lot of potential. I use it for my website (toyinja.com) and if you view the case study, you can see it in action. Once set up, it’s very low maintenance and flexible.

Of course, there are also hosting providers who specialize in Moodle installations. They are a little more expensive, but they will do the installation and any back-end maintenance as needed. You can find more information at moodle.org.

 

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2019-02-07 08:24:39
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Thanks for the clarifying explanation about a webserver like WAMP. I am lazy as well and use a hosting service  (InMotion) because it is so much easier, don’t have to dabble with programming in PHP.

Maybe I miss something, but a LMS like Moodle is more than just a hosting solution, because it supports reporting using the SCORM protocols. I cannot use my hosting service as LMS. I thought that the OP needed to have reporting set up.

 

 

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2019-02-06 10:03:51
2019-02-06 10:03:51

Hi Alex, unfortunately I do not have a solution for you. But a client of mine also wants to collect (more) data from Captivate courses. They want to know what answers are given by their learners on the questions in the course. If a specific ‘wrong’ answer is given often or a specific question is answered ‘wrong’ often they want, as a follow up, offer more help on this topic to their employees. A good idea in my opinion. The client has an LMS, but it does not support the ‘reporting/report answers/interaction id’ functionality of Captivate. Change to a differtent LMS is not happening shortly.

Yesterday I did find a company could CPGuru, they offer a ‘Reporting Widget for Adobe Captivate’ that might be interesting. It can store Captivate data in a Google sheet. But I am not sure whether it works with Captivate 2019 and whether this widget is still supported. I looks like their site is not updated for some time. I posted a question though, hope to get an answer soon.

Maybe you can take a look and if it might be a solution for your client try to contact them too.

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2019-02-06 10:55:57
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I know Michael Lund (cpGuru). However most widgets were created for SWF output. Be careful: almost no HTML widgets are available by third parties. Since the Flash Player support even for desktop browsers will end later this year, do not invest in SWF output anymore.

It sounds very strange; a LMS that is not supporting reporting from Captivate which works seamlessly in SCORM Cloud, the standard for SCORM output.

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2019-02-06 12:23:39
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Thanks Lieve for your quick reply.

It must work in HTML and indeed I could not find any other widget than his.

The current LMS supports some reporting (score, finished status etc), but not the more advanced reporting of specific buttons pressed etc. In Scorm cloud it does work indeed.

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2019-02-06 13:33:34
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Does the LMS capture the values of user variables?

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2019-02-06 14:48:37
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No, it does not. It is already an older version too. I will ask the LMS vendor, but I still hope to find an ‘easier’ solution than asking the vendor to add functionality to this old version LMS.

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2019-02-06 14:50:01
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I wish you good luck, but am skeptical about finding an ‘easier’ solution.

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2019-02-06 09:12:27
2019-02-06 09:12:27

Quite a bunch of questions. My first reaction is: please try to find an expert in programming, because this is way beyond the scope of questions to be answered in a simple user to user form. I Do not contact me, I am just skilled in Captivate. Why not try out a free LMS like Moodle? It would save a lot of time and money.

I haven’t used the Analyzer since quite a lot of versions, was very promising but I don’t even know if it is still supported in CP2019. Adobe has developed a LMS….Prime.

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