Capturing test results

[synint]

I am fairly new to Quizmaker so please be patient. What I am planning to do is upload Quizes/Test generated in Quizmaker on to our company server. What I would like to know is the easiest way of capturing test results from completed quizes/tests so I can put them into a SQL database and generate certificates and keep records of who has completed the tests etc.

[beeneeb]

Hi synint,

You can track and report quiz and survey results via stand-alone Quizmaker quizzes or those embedded in Articulate Presenter using a number of methods.

For the best results and most accurate reporting, we recommend Articulate Online:

Articulate Online - Effectively Track E-Learning Activity without the Usual Cost and Hassle

You can sign up for a free 30-day trial of Articulate Online here:

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Your own SCORM- or AICC-compliant Learning Management System (LMS) will also provide accurate tracking capabilities. Here are some open-source options for tracking quiz results:
* Dokeos: Getting Your Own LMS – Part 1 Dokeos Campus - Dave Moxon's Articulate eLearning Blog
* eFront: Getting Your Own LMS – Part 2 eFront - Dave Moxon's Articulate eLearning Blog
* Docebo: Getting your own LMS – Part 3 Docebo - Dave Moxon's Articulate eLearning Blog
* Moodle: Upload and track a Quizmaker ’09 Quiz in Moodle

Although email is not intended as a robust tracking mechanism, Quizmaker does provide an option for emailing results. Upon completion of a quiz, the user can choose to email the results to a designated email address. The results are sent in raw text format in the body of an email (raw text is the most flexible and universal data format). The recipient can then copy and paste the comma-separated output from the email into a text file and open it via Excel. After importing into Excel, you can select a "Table" format to organize the data into columns for better analysis.

Due to web browser, Flash Player, and email security issues, this method may not always work as expected. We suggest that you thoroughly test this method in your environment to see if it meets your needs. For more information, please review the following article:

Email quiz results does not work – Articulate Quizmaker ’09 Knowledge Base

Tracking results via a text file or a database is not supported. You may want to consult our Community Forums if you are looking to track quizzes outside of the supported methods:

http://www.articulate.com/forums/

Some of our customers are successfully sending Quizmaker results via PHP or by using a database, but these methods are not supported by Articulate. You can learn more about these methods here:

Articulate '09 - Email Results Tutorial - PHP

Quiz to database, instructions and code

[synint]

Thanks for the quick response it is much appreciated.

Cheers,

John