diff --git a/packages/number-line/controller/src/__tests__/index.test.js b/packages/number-line/controller/src/__tests__/index.test.js
index 9e6e94ebd9..e28fb75391 100644
--- a/packages/number-line/controller/src/__tests__/index.test.js
+++ b/packages/number-line/controller/src/__tests__/index.test.js
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ describe('controller', () => {
     const assertOutcome = (label, question, session, env, expected) => {
       it(label, async () => {
         const result = await controller.outcome(question, session, env);
-        expect(result).toMatchObject(expected);
+        expect(result).toEqual(expect.objectContaining(expected));
       });
     };
 
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ describe('controller', () => {
         };
         const e = { mode: 'evaluate' };
         const result = await controller.outcome(q, s, e);
-        expect(result).toEqual({ score: 1 });
+        expect(result.score).toEqual(1);
       });
     });
 
diff --git a/packages/number-line/controller/src/index.js b/packages/number-line/controller/src/index.js
index 62d2ee27dd..cd8d0bd8c4 100644
--- a/packages/number-line/controller/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/number-line/controller/src/index.js
@@ -35,12 +35,100 @@ const accumulateAnswer = (correctResponse) => (total, answer) => {
   return total + (isCorrectResponse ? 1 : 0);
 };
 
+/**
+ * Generates detailed trace log for scoring evaluation
+ * @param {Object} model - the question model
+ * @param {Object} session - the student session
+ * @param {Object} env - the environment
+ * @returns {Array} traceLog - array of trace messages
+ */
+export const getLogTrace = (model, session, env) => {
+  const traceLog = [];
+
+  const studentAnswers = session?.answer || [];
+  const correctResponse = model?.correctResponse || [];
+
+  if (!studentAnswers.length) {
+   return ['Student did not interact with the number line.'];
+  }
+
+  const corrected = getCorrected(studentAnswers, cloneDeep(correctResponse));
+  const { correct, incorrect, notInAnswer, noCorrectResponse } = corrected;
+
+  if (noCorrectResponse) {
+    return ['No correct response is defined for this item.'];
+  }
+
+  const correctCount = correct.length;
+  const incorrectCount = incorrect.length;
+  const missingCount = notInAnswer.length;
+
+  if (correctCount > 0) {
+    traceLog.push(`${correctCount} object(s) correctly placed.`);
+  }
+
+  if (incorrectCount > 0) {
+    traceLog.push(`${incorrectCount} incorrect object(s) placed.`);
+  }
+
+  if (missingCount > 0) {
+    traceLog.push(`${missingCount} expected object(s) were not placed.`);
+  }
+
+  const studentAnswersCopy = [...studentAnswers];
+  const correctResponseCopy = [...correctResponse];
+
+  correct.forEach((index) => {
+    const answer = studentAnswersCopy[index];
+    const objectType = answer?.type || 'object';
+    traceLog.push(`${objectType.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + objectType.slice(1)} at position ${answer.domainPosition} is correct.`);
+  });
+
+  incorrect.forEach((index) => {
+    const answer = studentAnswersCopy[index];
+    const objectType = answer?.type || 'object';
+    traceLog.push(`${objectType.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + objectType.slice(1)} at position ${answer.domainPosition} does not match the expected response.`);
+  });
+
+  notInAnswer.forEach((expectedObject) => {
+    const objectType = expectedObject?.type || 'object';
+    traceLog.push(`Expected ${objectType} at position ${expectedObject.domainPosition} was not placed by the student.`);
+  });
+
+  const partialScoringEnabled = partialScoring.enabled(model, env);
+
+  if (partialScoringEnabled) {
+    traceLog.push('Score calculated using partial scoring.');
+    traceLog.push(`Partial scoring is based on the number of correct objects, with deductions for extras.`);
+  } else {
+    traceLog.push('Score calculated using all-or-nothing scoring.');
+  }
+
+  const total = correctResponse.length || 1;
+  const extraPlacements =
+    studentAnswers.length > total ? studentAnswers.length - total : 0;
+
+  if (extraPlacements > 0) {
+    traceLog.push(
+      `${extraPlacements} extra object(s) beyond the required amount were placed and deducted.`,
+    );
+  }
+
+  const rawScore = Math.max(0, (correctCount - extraPlacements) / total);
+  const finalScore = partialScoringEnabled ? rawScore : rawScore === 1 ? 1 : 0;
+
+  traceLog.push(`Final score: ${finalScore}.`);
+
+  return traceLog;
+};
+
+
 /**
  */
 export function outcome(model, session, env) {
   return new Promise((resolve) => {
     if (!session || isEmpty(session)) {
-      resolve({ score: 0, empty: true });
+      resolve({ score: 0, empty: true, logTrace: ['Student did not interact with the number line.'] });
     } else {
       const partialScoringEnabled = partialScoring.enabled(model, env);
       const numCorrect = (session.answer || []).reduce(accumulateAnswer(model.correctResponse), 0);
@@ -62,7 +150,10 @@ export function outcome(model, session, env) {
         score = 0;
       }
 
-      resolve({ score: partialScoringEnabled ? score : score === 1 ? 1 : 0 });
+      resolve({ 
+        score: partialScoringEnabled ? score : score === 1 ? 1 : 0,
+        logTrace: getLogTrace(model, session, env)
+      });
     }
   });
 }