Blackboard Committee 2017 Bb Training Program Creating Tests in BlackBoard Intermediate/Advanced Level 26.10.2017 1:30 – 3:30 Blackboard Committee 2017 Bb Training Program

Blackboard Committee 2017 Bb Training Program Building Your Test This workshop will cover: How to start building a test How to add questions Question options and what they mean Question types Question sets and random blocks of questions Organizing your questions Deploying your finished test Blackboard Committee 2017 Bb Training Program

Blackboard Committee 2017 Bb Training Program Building Your Test To get started, find the “Tests, Surveys, and Pools” tool in the left-hand menu. Then, choose “Tests.” Blackboard Committee 2017 Bb Training Program

Blackboard Committee 2017 Bb Training Program Building Your Test Click “Build Test.” Name your test, then hit “Submit.” (If you want, you can add a description and instructions now, but you can also do that later.) Blackboard Committee 2017 Bb Training Program

Blackboard Committee 2017 Bb Training Program Adding Questions Click “Create Question.” Choose the type. We’ll start with Multiple Choice, but several options are the same for many question types. Blackboard Committee 2017 Bb Training Program

Adding Questions – Multiple Choice You must type the question text. This is where you just put your question. Check out your options. The first two are just stylistic. This one allows some points for a partially correct answer. This one switches the answers for every student. Blackboard Committee 2017 Bb Training Program

Adding Questions – Multiple Choice Choose how many answers you want the students to see. If you don’t want 4 answers, you can remove one or two. Choose a correct answer. If you decided to randomize your answers, it doesn’t matter in which order you type the answers because they will change each time. You can change the way the questions and answers look with all of these options. Type all of your answers in the text boxes. Blackboard Committee 2017 Bb Training Program

Feedback, Categories and Key Words If you want the test to be a learning tool instead of just assessment, you can add feedback to your answers. For example, an ESL teacher could remind students of a certain grammar point which explains why the correct answer is best. To make it easier to find your questions again later, you can add categories, topics, levels of difficulty, and keywords. Make your decisions, then click submit. Blackboard Committee 2017 Bb Training Program

Blackboard Committee 2017 Bb Training Program Question Options Woohoo! You have a question! Now let’s look at a few more options you have for all questions. Blackboard Committee 2017 Bb Training Program

Blackboard Committee 2017 Bb Training Program Question Options You can change the order of your questions by clicking on the left, dragging, and dropping them. You can change the number of points for ALL questions by selecting all and then updating the number. You can see how many points each question is worth here. You can update how many points you want for each question individually here, too. You can also change the default settings for lots of stuff here, but I never really touch this button. Blackboard Committee 2017 Bb Training Program

Blackboard Committee 2017 Bb Training Program Types of Questions Type Automatically Graded Mobile Compatible* Calculated Formula (math and science)  Calculated Numeric (math and science) Either/Or Essay File Response  (image only) Fill In Multiple Blanks Fill in the Blank Hot Spot Jumbled Sentence Matching Multiple Answer Multiple Choice Opinion Scale/Likert (ideal only for surveys) Ordering Quiz Bowl Short Answer True/False Blackboard Committee 2017 Bb Training Program

*Mobile Compatible Tests Mobile compatible tests can be taken in the Blackboard App. For students on cell phones, this is often easier for them to read Can still be taken on computers as well Question types and options are limited If you make a test in the normal test interface but you choose only mobile compatible question types and options, it will automatically appear as a mobile compatible test. Some things that will make your test NOT mobile compatible: randomizing questions or answers pulling questions from pools or other tests Blackboard Committee 2017 Bb Training Program

Creating Random Blocks It is possible to have a group of questions that show up in a random order, but still have the rest of your test remain in the order which you decided. To do that, you need to make a “Pool” of questions to choose from. Once you name your pool, you can create questions just like you would for a test. Blackboard Committee 2017 Bb Training Program

Creating Random Blocks Once you have enough questions to pull from, return to your test. Click “Reuse Question” and choose “Create Random Block.” Choose which pool you want to pull questions from. Choose the types of questions you want to pull. You can choose more than one, or select “All Pool Questions.” Blackboard Committee 2017 Bb Training Program

Creating Random Blocks Once your block is created, you can decide how many questions you want it to show. The default setting is only 1. You can also change how many points each one is worth. And you can drag and drop them before or after other questions. Blackboard Committee 2017 Bb Training Program

Blackboard Committee 2017 Bb Training Program Deploying Your Test Navigate to the content area where you wish to have your test. Click “Assessments”, then “Test.” Choose the test that you created, then click “Submit.” Blackboard Committee 2017 Bb Training Program

Blackboard Committee 2017 Bb Training Program Test Options - Once you click “yes,” students will be able to see the test. - Lets students know as soon as you click “Submit.” Allows students to take the test more than once. You can leave it unlimited or set a specific number. If you choose to allow multiple attempts, you must decide how the scores will be determined. I usually choose “Last Graded Attempt” or “Highest Graded Attempt.” This means that students cannot resume a test later. If they accidentally close the window, they will be locked out of the test. It can cause many issues so I tend not to use it, but it generally prevents cheating. Blackboard Committee 2017 Bb Training Program

Blackboard Committee 2017 Bb Training Program Test Options The timer will be visible to students while taking the test. You can choose for the test to close automatically once the time has run out. Like with content, you can choose when the test will appear to students and when or if it will disappear. - Note: even if you use this option, you still have to click “Make Available” before students can see it. With passwords, students can see that the test exists, but they cannot begin until you provide the password. DO NOT use this unless you speak with IT first and confirm. Blackboard Committee 2017 Bb Training Program

Blackboard Committee 2017 Bb Training Program Test Options This dictates what students see when they complete the test. They will always see their score, but this specific feedback determines if they can see their mistakes and correct answers. You can set rules that determine when the students will receive the feedback. For example, “After Attempts are graded” generally prevents cheating because no students see answers until everyone is finished. Blackboard Committee 2017 Bb Training Program

Blackboard Committee 2017 Bb Training Program Test Options - This is like a traditional test. Students can see all questions. - This only allows students to see one question at a time. If one at a time, this keeps students from going back. - If you choose this option, the question order will change for each student. *If you have put the questions in order (for example, following a reading text) you should not choose this option. Blackboard Committee 2017 Bb Training Program