Roleplay Overview

You can simulate real-life scenarios based on the cause-and-effect interaction of decisions that people make and the relationships they have in their workplace environment. Roleplays usually include at least one character, and they present several options that reflect potential responses the learner could make in the situation.

The learner advances through the Roleplay on a path determined by the responses chosen (good, fair, poor, or catastrophic). In a Single Path Roleplay template, learners follow one path to the end, regardless of the choices made. In the Multi Path Roleplay template, learners can follow a multitude of different paths, branching from the decisions made within the Roleplay. At the end of a Roleplay, the learner's responses are assessed and attribute-specific feedback is provided.

Single Path Roleplays vs. Multi Path Roleplays

Note: When creating a new Roleplay page, one Roleplay Branch page is automatically added.

Single Path Roleplays

In Single Path RolePlays, the instructional path through the Roleplay is the same for all learners, regardless of the choices they make. Learners proceed in a single path from the first scene through the last. The following features differentiate Single Path RolePlays from Multi Path RolePlays:

• The instructional path through the Single Roleplay is the same for all learners, regardless of the choices they make. Learners proceed in a single instructional path from the first scene through the last.
• When in Score mode, early exit from the Single Path Roleplay is possible (through either a catastrophic ending or setting a threshold score).
• The SCP reorders Response Choices on each page in the Single Path Roleplay.
• Each Single Path Roleplay scene can be based on one attribute.
• The Single Path Roleplay can be used as a test item.

The following is a mapping example of a Single Path Roleplay.

Multi Path Roleplays

In the Multi Path Roleplay, the choices grow into an inverted tree, with a separate branch for each choice. Unlike the Single Path Roleplay, the instructional path can vary, depending on the Response Choices that the learner makes along the way. In the Multi Path Roleplay, learners can also jump from one path to another. The following features differentiate Multi Path Roleplays from Single Path Roleplays:

• Each Response Choice in a Multi Path Roleplay can lead to a different scene, resulting in multiple branches of instructional paths.
• Learners jump from one path to another based on the choices made.
• Learner Response Choices are not re-ordered in the SCP when in a Multi Path Roleplay.
• Multi Path RolePlays cannot be used for testing.
• Each Multi Path Roleplay scene must be based on more than one attribute.

The following is a mapping example of a Multi Path Roleplay.