Mary Beth Youse
Wilmington UniversityTLT Symposium
May 5, 2012
Devise and Deliver - Online Assessments in Blackboard
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Devise a Test – Type questions one at a time in Blackboard
Test Creation 17 Question Types In
Blackboard
Learn how to create a test in • Blackboard• Publisher’s Test Bank• Excel • Third Party Test Generator(Respondus)2
Blackboard Question TypesCalculated Formula
Calculated Numeric
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Blackboard Question Types
Either/Or
Essay
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Blackboard Question TypesFile Response
Fill in Multiple Blanks
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Blackboard Question TypesFill in the Blank
True/False
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Blackboard Question TypesMatching
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Blackboard Question Types
Jumbled Sentence
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Blackboard Question TypesMultiple Answer
Multiple Choice
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Blackboard Question Types
Ordering
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Opinion Scale/Lickert
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Blackboard Question Types
Quiz Bowl
Short Answer
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Blackboard Question TypesHot Spot
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Now…Deliver the AssessmentGo to a content areaIn the Action Bar, click on the Assessment tabSelect Test or Survey
On the Create Test page, select the assessment, link to assessment, click Submit
On the Test Options page, set options, click Submit14
Test OptionsIn the content area Edit Test Options
Set test available Set date restrictions Force Completion Timer options
Timer options, students who “Save All Answers” and leave or turn off their computer; they will come back to the timer still counting down.
If any student comes back to the test and no answers are saved, it is the error on the student for not saving correctly.
Students should expect to start the test and complete in one sitting and when completely done click “Save and Submit”.
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Devise a Test –Using Publisher’s Test Bank
You can import a test bank provided by your textbook publisher.
See publisher's instructions to use a test bank compatible with Blackboard
http://www.eztestonline.com/mycourses.tpx Search test banks www.pearsonhighered.comSave the .zip, Import under PoolsThen go to Tests and select the button Build Test, Reuse
Question, Find Question
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Devise a Test – Using Excel
You can prepare your test by Uploading Test Questions from Microsoft Excel.
Follow certain rules Save the Excel file as .txt
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Uploading an Excel Test to BlackboardGo to Control Panel\Course Tools\ Tests Surveys PoolsClick TestClick the button Build TestName the test, click SubmitOn the Test Canvas page, click the Upload Questions
button
Upload the question file from your computer: Browse your computer and find the Excel .txt file
Click SubmitQuestions can be edited from the test canvas page
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Devise a Test-Third Party Test Generator**RespondusGo to WilmU’s website to download Respondus
Software http://www.wilmu.edu/blackboard/respondus/ Use installer and license code
Select the correct version of Bb 7.x – 9.xImport test questions, create questions or use a
Respondus Publisher’s Test BankSync Settings to Bb ServerUpload a test to your course and Publish them to
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Using a Document & RespondusQuestion: Type the number, a period, a space, then the
question text.Answer Choices: Type the letter, a period, a space, then the
answer choice.Correct Answer: Put a star * in front of the letter of the correct
answer. Do NOT put a space between the * and the letter.
EXAMPLE:
1.What is the number after twelve?
A. 29
B. 15
*C. 13
D. 55
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SurveysTests & Surveys are created in the same waySurveys collect anonymous dataSurvey feedback options, one or both options
may be selected
Surveys are not gradeableSurvey results can be downloaded
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Grading Assessments
Full Grade CenterNavigate to the Test columnSome test questions show immediate scoringEssay tests need further viewing and grading
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Tips for Online AssessmentsForce Completion causes the most problems for students,
Turn off Force Completion, alleviates clearing students attemptMultiple Attempts – Allows students to return to the test
multiple timesTimer – Timer starts when the students click “Begin” and stops
when the test is submitted If the student leaves the test and comes back, the timer continues to run.
Presentation Mode – All at once (remind students to save answers as they go
Presentation Mode - One at a time- Good for Essay QuestionsSplit up long exams into 2 smaller testsOnline Tests don’t have to be stressful! http://blackboardtips.blogspot.com/2007/01/tips-for-deploying-test-in-blackboard.html
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Student Errors at SubmissionIf errors occur for the student when submitting,
instructors can submit for students Go to Full Grade Center Click the action button for the student’s attempt Select the “in-progress attempt from the menu. (marked with a date) Click Test Information link Click Submit Attempt button
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