Blackboard Test Quick Start Guide

Introduction

Ultra Course View

According to Blackboard Help: Create Tests

  • Assignments and Tests (grouped under Assessments in the Course Content Items panel) share the same user interface and options. Many options in the settings are enabled or disabled based on whether at least one question is included in the assessment.
  • In practice, instructors use these assessments differently. For example, you might create an assignment with instructions for students to submit a file for a grade. In a test, students may answer a series of questions you’ve added to the assessment.

Create tests

Deploy tests and test options

Please refer to Blackboard Help: Create Tests

Grade tests and test results


Additional tips: Checking before starting tests

  • If you don’t want to show grades to students after they submit their attempts, please carefully check the assessment settings.
  • If the test is copied from another Blackboard Course using “Course Copy” feature:
    • Please refer to the information below to determine whether release conditions are retained when copied from one course to another. Additionally, review the release conditions and assessment settings carefully before making the test available to students.
  • If the test is available, you can also access and check the test using “Student Preview”. Click here to learn more about “Student Preview”.

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