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Reporting
Pass / Fail
Set a passing score threshold so every result carries an explicit pass or fail verdict — where it appears, how to pick the threshold, and how it combines with performance levels.
Updated 2026/10/15
Pass/Fail attaches a binary verdict to every result: candidates at or above the threshold pass, everyone below fails. It is the simplest reporting rule and the backbone of certification, compliance, and screening tests where the outcome is a decision, not a ranking.
Setting the Threshold
In the test's Reporting › Pass / Fail tab, turn on Enable Pass/Fail and set:
- Cut off Point — the passing score as a percentage of the maximum achievable score.
- Inclusive — whether a score exactly at the cut-off passes. On means “≥ 60%”; off means “> 60%”.
- Label and Description for Pass and for Fail — the wording shown in the report, e.g. “Certified” / “Not yet certified”.
The verdict is computed from the overall percentage rounded to a whole number, for every session — including sessions completed before you changed the threshold, whose displayed verdict follows the current rule.
Choosing a Defensible Threshold
- Anchor it to the content: what score does a minimally competent candidate achieve? Run a pilot group and look at the distribution before fixing the number.
- Account for scoring rules: with negative marking or heavy multipliers, the same “60%” means something different — verify with the scoring simulation and test papers diagnostics.
- For randomized tests (question pools), keep difficulty balanced across variants so one candidate's 60% is comparable to another's.
Where the Verdict Appears
- On the standard report — the Pass or Fail label appears as a badge next to the score, and if that outcome has a description, a verdict block with it is added. Candidates see them unless the step's User Report settings turn Pass/Fail off.
- In the session results table — filter and sort by verdict to process cohorts quickly.
- In exports, as a pass/fail column alongside the scores.
- In custom reports, as
testReporting.passFail. Note that the cut-off is stored as a fraction (0.6 for 60%); see the pass/fail recipe.
Pass/Fail and Performance Levels are independent and can be combined: the verdict answers “did they clear the bar?” while levels answer “how good were they?”. A certification report often shows both — Pass, at level “Proficient”.