Mary Beth Yousemarybeth.-.youse@wilmu.edu

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 TypesEither/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 the

Bb Server

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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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