Assessment
- Instructors will have the option to import and export assessments in the Test Manager. Instructors can also copy a single assessment from one course into another.
- Assessments may now be set to unlimited attempts or a specified number of attempts. Once you've set this option a new option becomes available in the Gradebook.
- Assessments may be deployed as self-assessments and not included in gradebook score calculations.
- Questions may be designated as "Extra Credit" in assessments. The points possible for the assessment will not include the points for the extra credit question.
Assessment Manager
Blackboard’s Assessment Manager creates and organizes quizzes and surveys. Results can be graded and recorded in the online gradebook. Instructors can create an assessment to observe the knowledge and/or skill level of the users enrolled in the course. Assessments can also determine a consensus of thought on a particular subject matter. Blackboard’s Assessment manager can create two types of assessments - quizzes and surveys.
- Blackboard’s Quiz option - The assessment option permits the instructor to assign point values and feedback to each question on quizzes. With the exception of essay/short answer questions which require manual grading, student answers are submitted for grading, and the results are recorded in the gradebook. However, a sample answer or guide can be provided for essay/short answer questions via the feedback option. Although random questions can be added to a quiz, each random question must have the same point value.
- Blackboard’s Survey option – Surveys have the following features and limitations:
- Can not give user feedback
- Can not be graded
- A name will not be associated with a survey
- The online gradebook will reflect that the survey has been taken and submitted by a student
Both quizzes and surveys can include images and have the following types of questions:
- Multiple choice (maximum of 20 questions)
- True/False
- Fill in the blank
- Multiple answer (i.e. choosing more than one correct answer)
- Matching
- Ordering
- Essay/short answer
Some samples applications of using Blackboard quizzes include: self-tests that are automatically graded/evaluated with feedback, quizzes on reading assignments, quizzes on concepts, terms, processes, etc. Some sample applications of using Blackboard’s surveys include: surveying student feedback about each instructional module, mid term/end of course evaluations, prior knowledge/learner analysis survey, etc.
Pool Manager
The Pool Manager Area allows instructors to store questions for repeated use. Pools are course specific although pools from other courses can be imported.
