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Create a Quiz
Quizzes and Tests can be
used to measure a Student’s understanding
of the course. Students take the Test online
and the Test is automatically graded (with
the exception of essay questions). Tests
may consist of the following types of questions:
Multiple Choice
Ordering
True/False
Either/Or
Matching
Hot Spot - indicate answer by marking
a specific point on an image
Multiple Answers
Jumbled Sentence - Users
are shown a sentence with a few parts
of the sentence as variables
Multiple Choice
Opinion/Likert
Short Answers
Quiz Bowl - Jeopardy! style questions
Essay
Fill in the Blank
Please see Chapter Thirteen
of the online Backboard Manual for many
more options for assessments.
1. Log onto Blackboard at
http://bb.elmhurst.edu.
2. Under Courses you are
teaching, click the link of the desired
course.
3. Click the "Control
Panel" button (the bottom-most button
located to the left of the screen).
4. To open the Test Manager, click Test
Manager in the Assessments area.
Follow the steps below to create a Test.
To modify a Test, click Modify next to the
Test that needs to be modified.
5. Select Add Test on the
Test Manager page.
6. Enter a name, description,
instructions and click Submit.
7. Select a question type
on the Test Canvas and click Go.
Create one of the following
questions:
Multiple Choice
Ordering
True/False
Either/Or
Matching
Hot Spot - indicate answer by marking
a specific point on an image
Multiple Answers
Jumbled Sentence - Users
are shown a sentence with a few parts
of the sentence as variables
Multiple Choice
Opinion/Likert
Short Answers
Quiz Bowl - Jeopardy! style questions
Essay
Fill in the Blank
8. Enter the Point Value for
the question.
9. Attach a file or URL.
10. Enter answers to choose
from and select the correct answer.
11. Enter a correct response
that the Student will see if the answer
is correct.
12. Enter an incorrect response
that the Student will see if the answer
is incorrect and click Submit.
13. Repeat Steps 4-9 until
finished adding questions.
Follow the steps below to
make a Test available.
Step 1 Open the content area
in which the Test will appear and select
Add Test.
Step 2 Select the Test to
add to this content area and click Submit.
Step 3 Select the Properties,
Availability, Feedback, and Presentation
options for the Test.
Create a Quiz
Quizzes and Tests can be
used to measure a Student’s understanding
of the course. Students take the Test online
and the Test is automatically graded (with
the exception of essay questions). Tests
may consist of the following types of questions:
Multiple Choice
Ordering
True/False
Either/Or
Matching
Hot Spot - indicate answer by marking
a specific point on an image
Multiple Answers
Jumbled Sentence - Users
are shown a sentence with a few parts
of the sentence as variables
Multiple Choice
Opinion/Likert
Short Answers
Quiz Bowl - Jeopardy! style questions
Essay
Fill in the Blank
Please see Chapter Thirteen
of the online Backboard Manual for many
more options for assessments.
1. Log onto Blackboard at
http://bb.elmhurst.edu.
2. Under Courses you are
teaching, click the link of the desired
course.
3. Click the "Control
Panel" button (the bottom-most button
located to the left of the screen).
4. To open the Test Manager, click Test
Manager in the Assessments area.
Follow the steps below to create a Test.
To modify a Test, click Modify next to the
Test that needs to be modified.
5. Select Add Test on the
Test Manager page.
6. Enter a name, description,
instructions and click Submit.
7. Select a question type
on the Test Canvas and click Go.
Create one of the following
questions:
Multiple Choice
Ordering
True/False
Either/Or
Matching
Hot Spot - indicate answer by marking
a specific point on an image
Multiple Answers
Jumbled Sentence - Users
are shown a sentence with a few parts
of the sentence as variables
Multiple Choice
Opinion/Likert
Short Answers
Quiz Bowl - Jeopardy! style questions
Essay
Fill in the Blank
8. Enter the Point Value for
the question.
9. Attach a file or URL.
10. Enter answers to choose
from and select the correct answer.
11. Enter a correct response
that the Student will see if the answer
is correct.
12. Enter an incorrect response
that the Student will see if the answer
is incorrect and click Submit.
13. Repeat Steps 4-9 until
finished adding questions.
Follow the steps below to
make a Test available.
Step 1 Open the content area
in which the Test will appear and select
Add Test.
Step 2 Select the Test to
add to this content area and click Submit.
Step 3 Select the Properties,
Availability, Feedback, and Presentation
options for the Test.
Create a Quiz
Quizzes and Tests can be used to measure a Student’s understanding of the course. Students take the Test online and the Test is automatically graded (with the exception of essay questions). Tests may consist of the following types of questions:
| Multiple Choice | Ordering |
| True/False | Either/Or |
| Matching | Hot Spot - indicate answer by marking a specific point on an image |
| Multiple Answers | Jumbled Sentence - Users are shown a sentence with a few parts of the sentence as variables |
| Multiple Choice | Opinion/Likert |
| Short Answers | Quiz Bowl - Jeopardy! style questions |
| Essay | Fill in the Blank |
Please see Chapter Thirteen of the online Backboard Manual for many more options for assessments.
1. Log onto Blackboard at http://bb.elmhurst.edu.
2. Under Courses you are teaching, click the link of the desired course.
3. Click the "Control
Panel" button (the bottom-most button
located to the left of the screen).
4. To open the Test Manager, click Test
Manager in the Assessments area.
Follow the steps below to create a Test.
To modify a Test, click Modify next to the
Test that needs to be modified.
5. Select Add Test on the Test Manager page.
6. Enter a name, description, instructions and click Submit.
7. Select a question type on the Test Canvas and click Go.
Create one of the following questions:
| Multiple Choice | Ordering |
| True/False | Either/Or |
| Matching | Hot Spot - indicate answer by marking a specific point on an image |
| Multiple Answers | Jumbled Sentence - Users are shown a sentence with a few parts of the sentence as variables |
| Multiple Choice | Opinion/Likert |
| Short Answers | Quiz Bowl - Jeopardy! style questions |
| Essay | Fill in the Blank |
8. Enter the Point Value for the question.
9. Attach a file or URL.
10. Enter answers to choose from and select the correct answer.
11. Enter a correct response that the Student will see if the answer is correct.
12. Enter an incorrect response that the Student will see if the answer is incorrect and click Submit.
13. Repeat Steps 4-9 until finished adding questions.
Follow the steps below to
make a Test available.
Step 1 Open the content area in which the Test will appear and select Add Test.
Step 2 Select the Test to add to this content area and click Submit.
Step 3 Select the Properties, Availability, Feedback, and Presentation options for the Test.