Blackboard Ultra (Faculty) - Tests, Forms, and Pools: Create a New Test

Creating a New Test

Instructors can create tests to assess student learning in Blackboard Ultra. 

Steps to Create a Test

1. Navigate to your course in Blackboard Ultra.
2. On the Course Content page, select the plus sign where you want to add the test or survey.
3. Select Create.
4. In the Create Item panel, select Test under the Assessment heading.
   
   
   
   
5. A new test or form will open. Enter a descriptive name at the top.
   
   
   
   
6. Use the plus sign to add questions and content. You can add many different types of questions, such as Multiple Choice, True/False, Essay, etc.
7. Click the gear icon to open the Assessment settings.
8. Configure the assessment settings. Available settings include:
   • Details and Information: Set the due date, prohibit or allow late submissions, and allow class conversations.
   • Presentation Options: Randomize questions, present one question at a time, etc.
   • Formative Assessment: Label a form used to collect information as a Formative assessment if it is not for a grade.
   • Grading and Submissions: Set the grade category, number of attempts, points, etc.
   • Assessment Results: view the submission, automated question feedback, correct answers, etc.
   • Assessment Security: Add an access code or enable the Respondus LockDown Browser.
   • Additional Tools: Add a time limit, align with goals, assign to groups, enable Turnitin
   • Description: Type a description of the assessment to be displayed on the Course Content page.
9. Select Save to save your settings.

Adding Questions

Blackboard Ultra offers a variety of question types to choose from:

• Add a Question pool (a collection of questions that can be used in multiple assessments, allowing you to reuse and edit questions in different versions of the assessment)
• Calculated Formula
• Calculated Numeric
• Essay
• Fill-in-the-Blank
• Hotspot
• Matching
• Multiple Choice
• True/False
• Jumbled Sentence
• Reuse questions
• File Response

When creating a question, enter the question text and provide the answer choices or the correct answer, depending on the question type. You can also add feedback for correct and incorrect answers.

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