Category: Tests, Surveys, and Pools

There are times when your students are taking an online test and can’t use scratch paper but they need to use a table to figure something out. We have some table tools that can help with that.

We often need to copy and paste an exam into Blackboard. This can be time-consuming so we created a tool to make the copy and paste process easier! You can […]

After your class completes an exam or quiz, Blackboard provides you with a robust reporting system for you to analyze how your students performed question-by-question. This feature is called “Item Analysis.

Sometimes students face situations or events that make it difficult or impossible for them to undertake an assessment, such as submitting coursework or taking a test. Depending on the circumstances, you may need to extend their due date for the assessment.

Automated regrading allows the instructor to edit the answers to existing questions in a quiz (or test) while the test is live, even if some students have already taken the quiz (or test). It will then present the newly edited quiz (or test) to new students that haven’t taken the quiz (or test) yet.

If you have a test that you used in a previous semester’s course or that you want to include in multiple sections in the same semester, you only need to create the test once and you can copy it into a different course. Copying tests is not the same as copying items in the course. There are several things that you will need to do to make the copy successful.

Including images with test questions or answers can help to visually illustrate a concept.

Making the same questions over and over can be tedious and a waste of your limited time.  Learn how to create question pools and randomize them for your tests.

In Blackboard Ultra it is possible to make changes to tests and test questions after they have been created.

Sometimes it’s necessary to have special rules for a single student or group of students who is taking a test. This article will tell you how to set up Conditional Availability so that just one student can see a copy of the test.

Calculated numeric and calculated formula questions are good for when you want students to solve a mathematical problem. They are still auto-graded questions but they are more open ended than a standard multiple choice question.

A great way to prepare for a new semester is by reviewing your exam, test, and quiz questions and settings.  This post explains how to edit test questions and preview questions within a test.