Mary Beth Youse

marybeth.-.youse@wilmu.edu

Wilmington University

TLT 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 Types

Calculated Formula

Calculated Numeric

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Blackboard Question Types

Either/Or

Essay

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Blackboard Question Types

File Response

Fill in Multiple Blanks

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Blackboard Question Types

Fill in the Blank

True/False

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Blackboard Question Types

Matching

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Blackboard Question Types

Jumbled Sentence

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Blackboard Question Types Multiple 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 Types Hot Spot

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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

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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

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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.com

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

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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 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

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Devise a Test-

Third Party Test Generator

**Respondus

Go 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.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

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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. 55

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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

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Grading Assessments

Full Grade Center

Navigate to the Test column

Some test questions show immediate scoring

Essay tests need further viewing and grading

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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! http://blackboardtips.blogspot.com/2007/01/tips-for-deploying-test-in-blackboard.html

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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

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