You can add assessments into your Blackboard course in two ways. You can click into the Control Panel and select Assessment Manager, and then choose to "Add Test." Alternatively, you can go into a content area and choose to add a Test, much the same way as you add a regular item to a content area. Note: if you create the test in the Assessment Manager, you will still need to add the test to a content area by clicking into the content area and choosing to add a Test.
Steps for Creating an Exam in the Assessment Manager:
- Click the Control Panel button in your course
- Click Assessment Manager
- In the Assessment Manager, click Add Test
- Enter a name of the Assessment, a description and instructions for the students, and click SUBMIT.
- Select a question type- multiple choice, true/false, multiple answer, short answer, essay, order, matching or fill in the blank, and then click the GO button.
- Enter the question text and answer options, as well as feedback if you want.
- Remember to select the correct answer, and set point values.
- Submit the question.
- Continue adding new questions until you are finished with the assessment.
Once you have created your assessment(s) in the Assessment Manager, they will be stored there but you will still need to add them into a content area. To add a Test to a content area, do the following:
- Go into the Control Panel and click into the content area of your choice.
- Click on the Add Test option near the top of the page (see image below).
- You will then see a screen that allows you to select from a drop-down which exam you want to add (see image below). Note: If you have not yet created any assessments, you can use the create button on this screen to make an assessment.
- Select the assessment you want to add and click Submit.
- This will add your assessment to the content area you selected.
