Blackboard Tests
Blackboard Assessments (Tests) There are three methods that can be used to create a test but in all cases there are three steps: 1. Create the questions (type them in or otherwise) 2. Create the test (assemble the questions) 3. Deploy the test (make it available to students) Method 1 – Start in Control Panel, Course Tools, Tests, Surveys and Pools Type the questions into a pool > Create a test > Deploy the test This is the recommended method as it offers the most flexibility. See Using Respondus to Create Bb Test Questions for another option to easily compile questions into a pool outside of Blackboard. Method 2 - Start in Control Panel, Course Tools, Tests, Surveys and Pools Create a test (this will direct you to create the questions) > Deploy the test Method 3 – In a content area hover over Assessment and create a test Deploy the test (this will direct you to create the questions and by default create a test) To Create a Pool 1. Go to Control Panel, Course Tools, and click on Tests, Surveys and Pools 2. Click on Pools Created by finns Updated 6.21.15 by brownt Page 1 of 9 3. Click on Build Pool 4. Name the Pool – make it topic relevant. 5. Click Submit 6. Add questions to the pool by clicking Create Question and selecting a question type 7. Feedback for correct and incorrect answers can be added if desired Created by finns Updated 6.21.15 by brownt Page 2 of 9 8. Add Categories and Key Words if desired. Once you add a category it will be available to “choose from existing” for future questions. Example: Fill in the Blank Question Created by finns Updated 6.21.15 by brownt Page 3 of 9 Created by finns Updated 6.21.15 by brownt Page 4 of 9 To Create a Test 1. Go to Control Panel, Course Tools, and click on Tests, Surveys and Pools 2. Click on Tests 3. Click on Build Test – within this area, there is space to type a description and instructions. There is a similar opportunity when a test is deployed. Import Test will allow an exported test (presumably from another class) to be imported (questions and all) 4. Alternatively, you can go directly to the content area where the test will be deployed, Click Assessments, Test then Create to Create New Test. Continue as shown below. Created by finns Updated 6.21.15 by brownt Page 5 of 9 5. Name the test and click Submit 6. Either click on Create Question to create new question or click on Reuse Questions to pull questions from a pool or pre-existing test. Create Question offers the same options available in creating questions within a pool. Reuse Question offers three options: a. Question Set – pull a set number of questions randomly from a list of chosen questions. Use this to select the questions that will be chosen randomly. b. Random Block – pull a set number of questions randomly from a pool. Use this to make all of the questions in a pool available to be chosen. c. Find Questions – all of the questions selected using this method will be used on the test (no randomness) Randomly Selected Questions 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Click Reuse Question, Create Random Block Select your pool(s) Select all question types Click Submit Select number of questions to import Click Submit Input points per question Click Submit Created by finns Updated 6.21.15 by brownt Page 6 of 9 9. Click OK Specifically Selected Questions 1. Click Reuse a. Select Create Question Set if you want them all to be the same number of points b. Select Find Questions if you want to individually assign point values to questions or make any of the extra credit 2. Select Pool (your pool and any tests will appear). Click Sort by Source Name to organize) 3. Check question types to include 4. Check actual questions to include 5. Click Submit 6. Input points per question 7. Click Submit 8. Input total questions Created by finns Updated 6.21.15 by brownt Page 7 of 9 9. Click Submit 10. Click OK Note: If you selected “Find Questions” you will have the option to select a Mode. Select a mode – copy selected questions or link to original questions. If “link to original questions” is selected, changes made to the original question will be made to those Created by finns Updated 6.21.15 by brownt Page 8 of 9 reused in other surveys. Select “copy original questions” to make alterations to the original question. To Deploy a Test: 1. Go into the content area in Blackboard where the student should go to create the test 2. Hover over Assessment and click on Test 3. From this screen either select a previously created test (note that previously deployed tests will not appear in the list) or Create to create a test. If create is chosen, a process similar to the one described above will be initiated. 4. Once the test is selected or created, the options for the test must be chosen. There are many of them and most are self-explanatory. It is important to communicate some of the selected options to students via the test description as they are not automatically displayed: a. The number of attempts b. Completion status (once started, it must be finished) c. Time constraints d. Whether or not back-tracking is allowed There is an incredible amount of flexibility afforded in the Blackboard testing scenarios and much of learning how to use it involves a measure of trial and error. Additional Resources: Blackboard Help https://help.blackboard.com Created by finns Updated 6.21.15 by brownt Page 9 of 9
