Blackboard (Faculty) - Tests, Surveys, and Pools: Test Settings-Showing Feedback

This document provides an overview of what test settings to use and what will the students see.

Faculty have a choice of what answers and feedback they wish for their students to see. The following will show the settings in the "Edit Test Options" view and what the student sees with those settings.

Settings: Score Per Question

Setting: Score per question

Student's View: 

Shows just the question and points received.

Student's view of score per question


Settings: Score Per Question and All Answers

Setting: Score per question and all answers

Student's View:

Shows all the answers, but not the correct or incorrect answers.

Student's viewo of Score Per Question and All Answers


Settings: Score per Question, All Answers, and Correct Answer

Screenshot of the test feedback settings, with the Score per Question, All Answers, and Correct Answsers checked

Student's View: 

This view shows the correct answer with a green check mark icon. It does not show what answer the student chose.

Students view for Score Per Question, All Answers, Correct

Settings: Score per Question, All Answers, Correct Answer, and Submitted (selected) Answer


Screenshot of the test feedback settings, with the Score per Question, All Answers, Correct Answer, and Submitted (selected) Answer selected

Student's View: 

This view shows what answer the student chose. The green check mark icon indicates the student selected the correct answer. A red "x" icon indicated the answer the student chose is wrong.

Score Per Question, All Answers, Correct, Submitted answer


Settings: Score per Question, All Answers, Correct Answer, Submitted Answer, and Feedback

Screenshot of the test feedback options, with the Score per Question, All Answers, Correct Answer, Submitted Answer, and Feedback selected

Student's View: 

This view shows the question's feedback. If this assessment is to be used as a learning tool, feedback will assist the student in finding the correct answer.

Students view for Score Per Question, All Answers, Correct, Submitted, Feedback


Settings: Score per Question, All Answers, Correct Answer, Submitted Answer, Feedback, and Show Incorrect Questions

Setting: Score per question, all answers, correct answer,  submitted answer, feedback and incorrect answer

Student's View: 

This view shows a larger icon for correct and incorrect answers.

Student's view for Score Per Question, All Answers, Correct, Submitted, Feedback:


Settings: No check boxes

Settings: No check boxes selected


Student's View: 

When all boxes are uncheckedStudents will still see their score out of possible points.

Student View when no check boxes are selected


Student Preview

Once a setting has been selected, it is critical that faculty use the Student Preview option to verify that the settings are indeed what they expect their students to see.

1.  Access Student Preview

2. Take the test/quiz. View the results from "My Grades."

3. Click the Exit Preview button. If the results are what you expect, select the "Delete the preview user and all data."

To adjust the settings, select the "Keep the preview user and all data." This setting will keep the test attempt. When you adjust the setting, you will return to the Student Preview mode and view the results from the "My Grades."

Save or delete Student Preview settings



Keywordsblackboard, black board, bb, tests, settings, results, feedback, edit test options, edit, test results for students, show answers to students, answers, feedback, showing feedback   Doc ID56123
OwnerCenter I.GroupSouthern Illinois University Edwardsville
Created2015-09-10 16:26:36Updated2024-02-01 10:50:03
SitesSouthern Illinois University Edwardsville
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