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Creating assessments in Blackboard

Quick guide for Designers

The Assessments tool allows you to create and edit assessments such as quizzes, self tests and surveys, with questions stored in a question database.

Create a new assessment
Create and add new questions to an assessment
Set the properties for an assessment
Preview an assessment
Show (release) a hidden assessment

Create a new assessment

Click on the Build tab.
Go to the Home Page, folder or learning module where you would like the assessment to sit.
Click on the Add Content Link button at the top of the main window.
Click on Assessments .
Click on Create Assessment.
In the Create Assessment window, type a title in the Title field. If required, type a description in the Description field.
Select the Type of assessment by clicking on the circle next to Quiz, Survey or Self Test.
Click Save.

Note: The assessment will appear as a hidden item as it must contain at least one question before it can be shown to students. See Show (release) a hidden assessment in this guide.

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Create and add new questions to an assessment

Click on the Build tab.
Go to the Home Page, folder or learning module where the assessment sits.
Click on the ActionLinks icon next to the assessment title.
Click on Go to Assessment .
Click on the Create Questions button.
From the drop-down list, click on a question type. For example, click on Multiple Choice.
Type a title in the Title field.
Type a question in the Question text field. If you wish to format the question, click on the Enable HTML Creator button if this is not already activated. The HTML Creator will also let you insert an image wherever you wish within the question text.
To insert an image at the bottom of the question text, click on the Browse button, then click on the box next to the required image and click OK. Remember to type a title for the image in the Image Title field.
Under Answers, select the answer mode and type the possible answer data. Remember to select the box next to the Correct response. If required, you may also type feedback on the answer in the Feedback field for some or all of the possible answers.
Under Settings, click on the circle next to the desired options.
Click on More Options to type any general feedback on the question. You may also type notes and place the question in a new or existing category within the Question Database for organisational purposes.
Click on the Preview button to preview the question. The assessment will open in a new window. When you have finished previewing, click on Close.
Click Save. The question will now appear in the assessment.
If required, continue creating more questions (see step 5).
To adjust the points value for any question, type a new value in the appropriate Points field and click Update Total.

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Set the properties for an assessment

Click on the Build tab.
Go to the Home Page, folder or learning module where the assessment sits.
Click on the ActionLinks icon next to the title of the assessment for which you wish to set the properties.
Click on Edit Properties .
From here you can set the properties for the assessment, such as the number of attempts a student can make, when a student score is released, and the period in which the assessment will be open to students (under Dates Available).
Click Save.

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Preview an assessment

Click on the Build tab.
Go to the Home Page, folder or learning module where the assessment sits.
Click on the ActionLinks icon next to the assessment title.
Click on Preview to see how students will see the assessment. The assessment appears in a new window.
When you have finished previewing, close the window.

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Show (release) a hidden assessment

Click on the Build tab.
Go to the Home Page, folder or learning module where the assessment sits.
Click on the ActionLinks icon next to the assessment title.
Click on Show Item .

Note: The assessment must contain at least one question before it can be shown to students.
With the Selective Release tool you can also selectively show an assessment according to date, group, member or Grade Book criteria. For further information, refer to the Selective Release guides.