Easily show learners how they performed on their unique journey!
SimGate simplifies scoring and reporting by auto-calculating the highest and lowest possible scores based on the path each learner takes through your simulation.
When to Use Path-Based Scoring
Use this feature when your simulation includes:
Non-linear navigation — learners can skip or repeat activities
Personalized experiences — different learners see different content
Custom scoring interpretation — you want scoring to reflect what was completed, not just what was available
Path-Based Scoring ensures that a learner’s score reflects their actual experience—not the total possible score across all pathways.
Use Cases
Your simulation includes variable branching, where some learners may bypass certain scenarios entirely.
You want to account for skipped or unavailable decisions without penalizing the learner unfairly.
You want scores based only on the decisions learners encountered based on their unique decisions.
How to Video
DIY Steps: How to Set Up Path-Based Scoring
Note: Before setting up path-based scoring, make sure your scoring model is already configured (e.g., metrics created and points associated for each activity).
1. Add a Gauge to the Page
Open a Pagebuilder.
Add a Gauge component.
💡 Note: Only the Gauge component can automatically calculate the minimum and maximum values based on a learner’s path.
Edit the gauge and select the metric you want it to display.
Under Value, toggle “Use path-based min/max values”. Note: this is only available on the Gauge visualization.
This will automatically adjust the gauge’s range based on the learner’s unique path.
2. Show Learner’s Score Out of Their Path-Based Maximum
To display how many points the learner earned out of the total possible for their path:
Add a Rich Text section to the same Pagebuilder.
Edit the Rich Text box.
Click the Variable icon in the Rich Text toolbar.
Choose the metric you want to display (e.g., “Test Metric”).
Global > Scoring Model
Then, select the metric’s “path-based maximum” option. This will show the learner what they scored out of the maximum possible points based on the learner’s actual path.
3. Convert scores to "Percent of Possible Metric"
To show learners the percentage of points they earned out of the maximum possible for their unique path:
In a Rich Text field, open the Variable selector.
Navigate to:
Global > Scoring Model > [Your Metric] Percent of PossibleSelect the desired Percent of Possible metric.
Note: The "%" symbol is not added automatically. You’ll need to type it in manually after inserting the variable in the Rich Text editor.
This will insert a variable that displays the learner’s score as a percentage—for example, “80%”—based on what they earned divided by the total possible for their chosen path.
Note: You can insert the "Percent of Possible" variable anywhere within your Page Builder layout—place it wherever it makes the most sense for your learner experience.
Testing Path-Based Scoring in Preview Mode
You can test path-based scoring by using the Preview feature in Studio and clicking through the activities.
⚠️ Important: To accurately test different learner paths, you must reset the preview before each new test.
Click the Reset button in the top navigation bar of the preview screen.
If you don’t reset, points from previous paths may continue to accumulate, leading to an inaccurate representation of the path-based scoring.
FAQ
If I use Path-Based Scoring, what counts toward calculating a learner’s minimum and maximum score?
Only the activities that a learner actually sees or interacts with are used to calculate their minimum and maximum possible scores. If a learner skips an activity or takes an alternate path, that activity is excluded from the scoring range.
Can I use path-based scoring with rollup metrics?
Yes. Path-based scoring is fully supported for rollup metrics.
Which visualizations support automatic min/max calculations for path-based scoring?
Currently, only the Gauge component can automatically calculate the minimum and maximum values based on a learner’s path.
Where can I display the "Percent of Possible" score?
You can insert it into a Rich Text Editor using the Variable Selector. Just choose the metric’s “Percent of Possible” version, and manually add the % symbol afterward.
Does Percent of Possible update automatically based on learner choices?
Yes. It’s dynamic and adjusts as the learner progresses through different paths.
How is Path-Based Scoring different from Absolute Scoring?
Absolute Scoring calculates a learner’s minimum or maximum score using the total points available in the entire experience, even if the learner skips some activities. This means unseen or incomplete activities still factor into their minimum and maximum possible scores.
Path-Based Scoring, on the other hand, adjusts the scoring range based on the learner’s actual path. Only the activities they see or interact with count toward their minimum and maximum score
