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Add Test

About Adding A Test

The Add Tests feature allows you to add a test, quiz, or survey to any Content Areas of your course site. You can use this feature to either create a new test or to add an existing test. Tests created in Blackboard are automatically graded and entered into the Gradebook.

Keywords: test add test quiz survey content area gradebook ID: 84 Created: Jul 23, 2003 / Modified: Dec 22, 2005

I have created a test in the Test Manager, but the students cannot see it.

The test needs to be added to a Content Areas using the Add Test icon before it can be accessed. Tests also need to be made visible under the Modify Test options before students can access them.

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Keywords: test add test test availability ID: 85 Created: Jul 23, 2003 / Modified: Sep 12, 2006

I created a test earlier, but it doesn't show up in my Select an existing test box.

Tests can only be added to Content Areas once. If the test has been used before, it will not show up on the list of available tests.

ID: 86 Created: Jul 23, 2003 / Modified: Jul 30, 2003

May I also create a link from the Announcements page?

You can create a link to the Content Areas where the test is located, but can no longer create a direct link to the test in the Announcements section. This is now done in the Announcements section using the Course Link function.

ID: 87 Created: Jul 23, 2003

How do I view grades for a Blackboard test?

When students take a test in Blackboard, their score is automatically entered in the Gradebook. If you want to view a student's individual question responses, click on their score in the Gradebook.

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Keywords: view grades grades ID: 88 Created: Jul 23, 2003 / Modified: Sep 12, 2006

How do I grade the short answer questions?

From the Gradebook, access the student's test results by clicking on the Exclamation Point in the spreadsheet view. This will show you the student's individual answers. Add the points received in the Points field and click Submit.

Keywords: essay question grade essay short answer ID: 89 Created: Jul 23, 2003 / Modified: Dec 22, 2005

How do I turn off the test when I no longer want students to be able to take it?

In the Test Manager, click on the Modify button next to the name of the test. In the Modify Test Options link, choose No to the Do you want to make this link visible question and click Submit.
Note: Do not turn this feature off, otherwise you will lose all your grades. Be careful when editing options.

ID: 90 Created: Jul 23, 2003

How secure are on-line tests? How can I make them more secure?

Anytime you give a student a test online, you run of risk of cheating. At this time, there is no way to make sure that your student is the one actually taking the test. This does not mean that the test feature is Blackboard should not be used. To increase test security you can add passwords, randomize questions, put time limits on tests, or administer them in a proctored lab environment. A good use of the test feature in Blackboard is for practice or review tests. This is an especially good use for the Allow Multiple Attempts, the random sampling and question pool features.

Keywords: security cheating online tests ID: 91 Created: Jul 23, 2003 / Modified: Dec 22, 2005