devise and deliver - online assessments in blackboard · tlt symposium may 5, 2012 devise and...
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Mary Beth Youse
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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