Allowing retakes when learners do not reach the minimum score

FlexiQuiz quiz maker enables you to set how many times learners can retake your quiz if they do not get the minimum score required to pass your test.

Keep reading to learn how to configure retake requirements.

How to restrict retakes to learners who get a fail grade

1. To start, make a quiz or edit an existing one.
2. Next, go to the Configure screen and select General from the left-hand menu.
3. Scroll down the page to Maximum quiz attempts.
4. In the maximum quiz attempts box, enter the number of times learners are allowed to take your test if they fail.
5. Now tick the box can only retake if fail quiz. The image below shows that learners can take the test up to three times if they fail on the first and second attempts. Once learners pass the test they do not have the option to retry.

How to assign a pass or fail grade

1. To configure the grades, select the Grading tab on the left-hand menu.
2. From here you can customize the grade name and the minimum percentage of points required for each grade. Learn more about updating quiz grades.
3. In the Pass column, tick next to each grade that qualifies as a pass. If there is no tick, learners will fail the quiz and are allowed to retake. The image below shows that if a learner gets less than 55% of the available points, they will fail the test and may be allowed another attempt.

Sharing your quiz

To restrict access to your quiz, you need to select the relevant distribution option.

We recommend using the Respondent portal or Email invitation options.

If you share your quiz using a Quiz Link, you need to include a registration page with a unique field such as an email address that restricts users from registering several times with the same information.

Customizing the learner experience

You can help learners to understand the process with custom messages and navigation buttons.

Results page: If you include a results page, you can change the button text and add a custom message. Learn more about customizing the results page.

Email notifications You have the option to only share results if the learner gets a pass grade. Alternatively, you can change the email message based on a pass or fail grade. Learn more about email notifications.

Tracking the number of quiz attempts

You can quickly check how many times learners take your quiz to get a passing grade.

1. Go to the Analyze screen and click on the three dots at the top right of the table.
2. From the drop-down menu, select Configure columns. A window will pop up with a list of report fields.
3. Tick the box Attempts and press Save
4. Your table will now include the Attempts column. You can view the responses to previous attempts by pressing select action and choosing previous attempts from the drop-down menu.

Relevant help guides

Custom certificates if learners get a pass grade

Quiz redirects based on grade

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