Mary Beth Youse Wilmington University TLT Symposium May 5, 2012 Devise and Deliver - Online Assessments in Blackboard 1

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 Types Calculated Formula Calculated Numeric 3

Blackboard Question Types Either/Or Essay 4

Blackboard Question Types File Response Fill in Multiple Blanks 5

Blackboard Question Types Fill in the Blank True/False 6

Blackboard Question Types Matching 7

Blackboard Question Types Jumbled Sentence 8

Blackboard Question Types Multiple Answer Multiple Choice 9

Blackboard Question Types Ordering 10

Opinion Scale/Lickert 11

Blackboard Question Types Quiz Bowl Short Answer 12

Blackboard Question Types Hot Spot 13

Now…Deliver the Assessment Go to a content area In the Action Bar, click on the Assessment tab Select Test or Survey On the Create Test page, select the assessment, link to assessment, click Submit On the Test Options page, set options, click Submit 14

Test Options In 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”.  Force completion  Due date  Feedback options 15

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 Search test banks Save the.zip, Import under Pools Then go to Tests and select the button Build Test, Reuse Question, Find Question Select Questions from the Pool Bank 16

Devise a Test – Using Excel You can prepare your test by Uploading Test Questions from Microsoft Excel.Uploading Test Questions from Microsoft Excel. Follow certain rules Save the Excel file as.txt 17

Uploading an Excel Test to Blackboard Go to Control Panel\Course Tools\ Tests Surveys Pools Click Test Click the button Build Test Name the test, click Submit On 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 Submit Questions can be edited from the test canvas page 18

Devise a Test- Third Party Test Generator **Respondus Go to WilmU’s website to download Respondus Software Use installer and license code Select the correct version of Bb 7.x – 9.x Import test questions, create questions or use a Respondus Publisher’s Test Bank Sync Settings to Bb Server Upload a test to your course and Publish them to the Bb Server 19

Using a Document & Respondus Question: 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

Surveys Tests & Surveys are created in the same way Surveys collect anonymous data Survey feedback options, one or both options may be selected Surveys are not gradeable Survey results can be downloaded 21

Grading Assessments Full Grade Center Navigate to the Test column Some test questions show immediate scoring Essay tests need further viewing and grading 22

Tips for Online Assessments Force Completion causes the most problems for students, Turn off Force Completion, alleviates clearing students attempt Multiple Attempts – Allows students to return to the test multiple times Timer – 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 Questions Split up long exams into 2 smaller tests Online Tests don’t have to be stressful! 23

Student Errors at Submission If 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 24