Creating an Assessment in Blackboard
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1. s software does not grade essay questions automatically as it does for most other question types An instructor must enter the Attempt Details in the Grade Center and assign points to each essay question Once this has been completed a final grade can be assigned to the assessment Calculated Calculated questions require students to apply a mathematical formula to answer the question Calculated questions are designed using variables Random values based on a specified range are automatically generated for each variable in the question Jumbled Sentence This question type displays a sentence with a some parts of the sentence as variables The user selects the correct answer for each variable from a drop down list to assemble the sentence Either Or The Either Or question type is essentially a multiple choice question that offers preset answer choices After entering the question wording one of the following answer sets can be selected Yes No Agree Disagree Right Wrong True False File Response This question type requires the user to upload a file as the answer to the question The answer must be graded manually in Blackboard Opinion Scale Likert The Opinion Scale question type is essentially a multiple choice question that pre populates the following answer choices Strongly Agree Agree Neither Agree nor Disagree Disagree Strongly Disagree Not Applicable Numeric The Numeric question type also referred to as Calculated N2. would like to categorize your questions for later searching provide Categories Levels of Difficulty or Topics with the Modify buttons provided or type in keywords using the textbox provided Ji Wilmington University Online Creating an Assessment in Blackboard Other Add any other appropriate options as requested by the Add Modify Question form that appeared for the question type you chose Submit Click submit to save your settings and wording g The question will now appear in the Test or Survey Canvas listing Add additional questions using the same steps Making the Assessment Available to Students Once an Assessment has been created in the Test or Survey Manager it must now be linked to a Content Area to make it available to students There is a slightly different process for adding a Test compared to adding a Survey each described below 10 From the Control Panel choose the Content Area where you want your test to be accessed For this example Assignments was chosen Content Areas Syllabus Assignments Course Overview Instructor Resources 40 START HERE Web Resources Adding a Test u Click on the Add Test icon from the action bar Assignments 11 Pz litem ges Folder E External Link Course Link Bip Test Select Go 12 Select the test to add from the list of available tests note only tests that are not already in use in your course will be listed Then click Submit You will receive a confirm
3. Creating an Assessment in Blackboard UNIVERSITY C 4 WILMINGTON What is an Assessment in Blackboard There are two kinds of Assessments o Blackboard uses the term Assessment when it is referring to tests in Blackboard Tests and Quizzes where individual student responses quizzes and surveys delivered using Blackboard s Test and Survey can be viewed by an instructor and Managers After an Assessment is taken by a student through Surveys where student responses Blackboard their answers are saved and accessible from the are kept anonymous This tutorial Grade Center column linked to that Assessment Tests and details how to create Assessments Quizzes allow individual student answers to be graded while in Blackboard Surveys keep answers anonymous The directions below detail T how to create Assessments in Blackboard Types of Assessments Blackboard offers two assessment options to choose from Survey The survey option creates assessments that record answers anonymously Use this when you want to perform opinion polls or course evaluations Survey results are graded based on completion status only and can only be viewed as class aggregates Quiz Test In the quiz test option you can assign point values to each question Student answers can be submitted for grading and the results are recorded under each student entry in the Grade Center Types of Questions There are sixteen types of questions you can use in a
4. ation notice that the test has been successfully added o gt Wilmington University Online Creating an Assessment in Blackboard Create a new Test or select an existing Test Any Test that has already been added will not be displayed Create a New Test Create Add Test Add Test Select Test below Sea mer Submit Click Submit to ada this Test Click Cancel to guit 13 You will immediately be taken to the Modify Test screen where you can Modify the Test or Modify the Test Options You can access this screen at any time by navigating to the Content Area where you added your test and clicking the Modify button for your test item Assignments fe tem ges Folder External Link fs Course Link Test Select Go SCI315_Ouizt HE Manage Remove i T ae item is not avaiable Modify Test Modify the Test Modify the Test in the Test Canvas Modify the Test options Modify the Test options such as availability and feedback Modify the Test This option allows you to edit the test questions through the Test Canvas You can add or modify question text as described in steps 7 9 N Wilmington University Online Creating an Assessment in Blackboard Modify the Test Options This option allows you to set the following 1 Change the Test Information o Edit the test Name that students see o Modify the test Description o Select if the test opens up in a new browser Window 2 Modify the T
5. ccessfully added You will immediately be taken to the Modify Survey screen where you can Modify the Survey or Modify the Survey Options All Survey options are similar to those described in step 13 for Tests with the following exceptions o No Points Value is available Surveys will be graded as Complete Incomplete o Hiding the Survey from the instructor s view is not available o Survey Feedback includes only completion Status and Submitted Answers Click Submit when finished selecting the Survey Options For more information Additional support for Blackboard related tools can be found at http esupport wilmu edu at http www wilmu edu instructionaltech tutorials aspx and in the user Manual linked from the Control Panel in Blackboard O Wilmington University Online
6. est Availability o Make the link Available Select Yes to allow students to access the test o Add an Announcement Optional o Allow Multiple Attempts Select this if you would like for your students to be able to re take a test o Force Completion This requires your student to finish the test in one sitting and within any time frame required o Set timer Set a time limit within which the student must finish a test Note that unless you also select Force Completion the student will not be automatically kicked out of a test o Display After and Display Until Use these options to select the dates and times between which a test will be visible to students If no Display dates are selected the test will be available as long as Make Link Available is set at Yes o Password Use this to set a password for your test 3 Modify the Self assessment Options o Select whether or not to Include the test in the Grade Center score calculations o Select whether or not to Hide the test for the instructor s view often selected for ungraded self assessments 4 Set Test Feedback options Feedback provided to students upon completion of the test o Score Shows students their total score on a test If any questions need hand grading the score will not be available until after the test has been graded o Submitted Answers Shows students the question text and how they responded to each question o Correct Answers Shows students the question t
7. ext and the correct answer response o Feedback If auto feedback was added during the test creation process this option will reveal the correct or incorrect response as appropriate 5 Test Presentation Options for modifying how the test is presented to students o Allat once This allows students will see all test questions at the same time Although students tend to prefer this option it is not recommended for long tests o Oneata time The test presents questions to students one by one Student responses are saved each time the student advances through the questions so this is the recommended setting for longer tests QO Wilmington University Online Creating an Assessment in Blackboard 6 Prohibit backtracking Select this only if you do not want students to be able to revisit questions o Randomize Questions Selecting this will give each student a randomized question order Click Submit when finished Adding a Survey 14 Che 15 16 17 Select Survey from the drop down menu in the action bar and click GO Assignments 4a tem Ge Folder g External Link 2 Course Link vi Test Select Suvey m Select the survey to add from the list of available surveys in a manner similar to step 12 for tests note only surveys that are not already in use in your course will be listed Then click Submit You will receive a confirmation notice that the survey has been su
8. nstructions if desired these can be added later 4 Click Submit to create the Assessment The Test or Survey Canvas will appear see next section for you to add questions in 5 Ifyou return to the Test or Survey Manager you should now see your new assessment shell listed Test Manager Add and modify Tests After creation add the Test to a content area and make it available Results are recorded in the Grade Center Only test packages may be imported into the Test Manager Add Test 2a Import Eeyr pate Last Modifed November 10 2008 Export hodity Remove Adding Questions to an Assessment Questions must be added to an assessment one by one using the Test or Survey Canvas Each question type requires certain kinds of input so the example used in this tutorial will not apply to all possible question types To add questions to a Test or Survey using the Test or Survey Canvas 6 Make sure you are in the Test or Survey Canvas If you need to enter the Test or Survey Canvas click on the Modify button for the appropriate assessment from within the Test or Survey Manager Test Manager Add and modify Tests After creation add the Test to a content area and make it available Results are recorded in the Grade Center Only test packages may be imported into the Test Manager ig Add Test AF Import nla eet ome A 8C1315_Quizt Novernber 10 2008 _Export modify Remove J Wilming
9. ssessments These include e Multiple choice e Hot Spot e True false e Jumbled Sentence e Fill in the blank e Either Or e Multiple Answers e File Response e Matching e Opinion Scale Likert e Ordering e Numeric e Essay Short Answer e Quiz Bowl e Calculated e Fill in multiple blanks Brief descriptions of each question type follows Multiple Choice In multiple choice questions you ask a question and students indicate the correct answer by selecting a radio button There is no limit to the number of answer choices you can create True False True False questions are similar to multiple choice but have fixed answer options of TRUE and FALSE Fill In The Blank You can also build Fill In The Blank questions where a student can type a word or series of words into a text field Wilmington University Online Created 01 23 2009 Creating an Assessment in Blackboard Multiple Answer Multiple answers are similar to multiple choice except they permit more than one acceptable answer Matching Matching questions are good for items that belong in pairs such as indicating which word goes with each definition Ordering Ordering questions permit the student to designate a hierarchy for lists or indicate the correct order of items Essay Short Answer Essay questions are similar to Fill In The Blank questions You must provide students with a question or statement and students enter an answer into a text field Blackboard
10. to Wilmington University instructors Use of Respondus for creating Assessment is not discussed in this tutorial but is strongly recommended for instructors who plan to create multiple assessments for their courses Information on Respondus can be found on the Instructional Technology Tutorials page here http www wilmu edu instructionaltech tutorials aspx In addition your textbook s publisher may offer assessment creation software to instructors which may be compatible with Blackboard Contact your publisher representative for information on these additional assessment programs Creating an Assessment in Blackboard All assessments are created with either the Test Manager or the Survey Manager located in the Assessment area of the Control Panel It provides a wizard type interface to guide you through the step by step process of creating assessments in Blackboard To create an assessment 1 From the control panel choose Test Manger or Survey Manager from the Assessment area Assessment Grade Center Performance Dashboard Pool Manager Early Warning System Course Statistics 2 Click the Add Test Survey button W Wilmington University Online Creating an Assessment in Blackboard aa Test Manager 2 Add and modify Tests After creation add the Test ta a content Only test packages may be imported into the Test Manager 3 Inthe form that appears give the Assessment a Name required Add a Description and I
11. ton University Online Creating an Assessment in Blackboard 7 Select the question type you wish to add from the drop down menu provided and then click GO Multiple Choice was selected for the example used in this tutorial Calculated Formula N Calculated Numeric Erther Or In E888 File Response Fillin Multiple Glanks Fill in the Blank GUE Hot Spot Jumbled Sentence Matching Multiple Answer Multiple Choice Opinion ocale Likert Que Ordering Quiz Bowl Short Answer True False Random Glock From a Question Pool or Assessment Upload Questions 8 The appropriate Add Modify Question form will appear For a Multiple Choice question the form would be filled out as follows Question Text Type in the wording for the question here A text editor is provided for formatting You can also copy and paste from a Word document into this textbox Point Value Designate the appropriate point value for the question here Options For different question types different options exist Typical options include numbering orientation option for partial credit and randomization of answers Answers Select the total number of answers that students should be presented if asked from the drop down menu provided Then type the answer options into the Answer textboxes provided Feedback Type in auto feedback for students A feedback response box is provided for both correct and incorrect responses Categories and Keywords If you
12. umeric Response is similar to the Fill In The Blank question type except that the answer must be a number or a value within a range of numbers Quiz Bowl Quiz Bowl is similar to the approach used in the television game show Jeopardy where the answer is displayed to the user and the question must be entered in a text box Fill in multiple blanks This question type is used when multiple blanks are wanted for a fill in the blank question When creating the question square brackets x indicate where the blanks will appear in the question N Wilmington University Online Creating an Assessment in Blackboard Steps Involved in Creating Assessments in Blackboard There are three steps involved in assessment creation They are 1 Creating the assessment 2 Adding questions to the assessment 3 Making the assessment available to students Notice that creating the assessment is a different step than adding questions When you create an assessment you are really creating an assessment shell This shell contains the assessment characteristics ex graded or not graded but not the actual assessment questions Questions must be added into the shell after its creation Alternative Methods for Creating Assessments Outside of Blackboard In addition to the method for creating Assessments in Blackboard described in this tutorial an alternative method for creating assessments using the software Respondus is available
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