Blackboard offers an item analysis on tests that provides statistics on test questions and overall test performance to help you create useful assessments, adjust credit on current attempts, and realize overall course objectives....
One way to see what the course ID is for a specific course is to sign into Blackboard, and enter a course. Once you are inside of your course, as a professor you can click on “Files” in the control panel section. This will open up the files menu making the Course ID visible. The first 5 numbers are the “CRN” (Course Reference Number). All courses have their own unique CRN for that semester. Fall courses will all start with...
The question-creation process in Blackboard can be a little tedious. If you’re looking to create a test or pool of questions quickly, a faster option may be to send IDS an appropriately formatted Word file. IDS can generate a question pool or test from that Word (or other simple text) file in about two business days. Just email the file to ids@udmercy.edu In your email, indicate the course you’d like the questions added to, preferably by CRN or courseID (e.g.,...
Whether you’re using a weighted column to calculate your students’ final grade or putting together a smart view to make it easier to look at groups of columns, using categories can make your Grade Center experience significantly more efficient. The default course shell comes with a handful of categories pre-created for you, but you may find these labels are insufficient. Fortunately, it’s very easy to create a new categories and apply even apply them quickly to multiple columns at once....
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