Build Scale-Based Weighing Activities Without Coding
Build Scale-Based Weighing Activities Without Coding
Rise treats most decisions as right or wrong, but real professional choices are about weight. How much does this factor matter against that one. A binary quiz cannot show a learner that two true things can pull in opposite directions.
The Balanced Decision builds a scale-based activity where learners weigh competing factors, then exports a single HTML file you embed in Articulate Rise, Storyline, Captivate, Canvas, Moodle, or any LMS that accepts HTML.
Use it for evidence weighing, cost-benefit calls, and any module where the answer is a balanced judgment rather than a single correct option.
How To Use the Generators
Each tool in the eLearningDesign.org ecosystem follows a streamlined, three-step workflow designed to keep you focused on instructional strategy while we handle the technical execution.
Input Your Content: Open the Content tab to add your specific learning prompts, interactive options, and coaching feedback. This is where you build the logic and instructional heart of your activity.
Customize Your Design: Switch to the Design tab to align the tool with your course aesthetic. You can manually adjust colors, typography, and layout structures to ensure a seamless visual fit.
Generate and Embed: Go to the Generate tab to finalize your tool. Click "Copy Embed Code" for your authoring tool's HTML block, or "Download as HTML" for local hosting and offline use.
Common Use Cases
Evidence Weighing: Have learners weigh competing pieces of evidence to reach a defensible conclusion.
Cost-Benefit Calls: Ask learners to balance pros and cons so they practice trade-off reasoning.
Nuanced Judgment: Use a scale so learners see that two valid factors can pull against each other.
Technical Specifications
Visual Interface for Code: Set up the factors and their weights while the generator handles the scale logic and comparison.
Fixed-Frame Optimization: Built to hold its layout inside iframes and web objects in Rise 360 and Storyline.
WCAG Friendly: Includes keyboard navigation support so the activity stays accessible.
Brand-Consistent Palette: Fully customizable colors and fonts so the tool matches any corporate, educational, or organizational identity.