In the past, some faculty have used the password option to make a test available to individuals after the official test-taking period has ended, or, in course sites that include both graduate and undergraduate students, to make sure only the grad students launch the grad exam and only undergrads take the undergrad exam. The Test Availability Exceptions feature makes it easier to manage this sort of situation. Even better, Availability Exceptions make it possible to extend the time limit on...
In this video we’re going to look at how to build a test in Blackboard, using Blackboard’s Test creation tools. Rather than simply build a test, we’re going to show how you can use question pools and random blocks of questions to make it more difficult for students to cheat through collaboration and answer sharing. If the question-creation process looks too time consuming, IDS can create question pools of some question-types for you if you provide us a properly formatted...
Test creation is a two step process: creating the test itself, then adding it to the course content area for student access. Tests are created and managed in the course Test Manager, but they are deployed (or “attached”) within the Content area to make them available to students. During this process, criteria is established regarding timing, availability, completion, etc....
After creating something, you may decide you need to make a change. Whether you need to fix a typo in a block of text, change a folder’s availability window, or link upload a an updated PowerPoint presentation, the start to the process is the same. Just click the OPTIONS button, the down-pointing arrow to the right of the item you wish to edit. Then choose EDIT from the options menu. This will re-open the page you used to create the...
