Pass / Fail

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

Enable Pass/Fail in the test's reporting settings and set the passing score as a percentage of the maximum achievable score. The verdict is computed automatically 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 score report (admin view, and the candidate report if your report template includes it).
• In the session results table — filter and sort by verdict to process cohorts quickly.
• In exports, as a pass/fail column alongside the scores.

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”.

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