Transcript Devise and Deliver - Online Assessments in Blackboard

Devise and Deliver - Online
Assessments in Blackboard
Mary Beth Youse
[email protected]
Wilmington University
TLT Symposium
May 5, 2012
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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)
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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
14 On the Test Options page, set options, click Submit
Test Options
 In the content area Edit Test Options
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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
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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
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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 TestThird Party Test Generator
**Respondus
 Go to WilmU’s website to download Respondus
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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
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,
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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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