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Creating a Test

This guide will walk you through the process of creating a test in your Blackboard course.

Step 1: Click on the Control Panel link and choose the Content Area and folder that you would like to add the test in.

Step 2: Click on the Add Test button to add your test.

Step 3: Click on the Create button.

Step 4: This will bring you to a test information page. On this page you will include such information as Name of the test and the Description of what the test will cover. You may click Preview to look at your description of the test. The Instructions text box allows you to leave detailed directions for this test.

Step 5: Click on the Submit button to continue with the creation of the test.

>> Note: There is a difference between Smart Text, Plain Text, and HTML . Smart Text automatically recognizes a link entered in the text box. Smart text recognizes the ENTER key as a paragraph tag and accepts HTML tags as well. Smart Text will also prompt to load images if an image source text is used when adding smart text as part of a content item. Plain Text displays text as written. HTML displays text as coded using HTML tags. We would recommend that you leave it selected as Smart Text .

Setting Options for the Test:

Step 1: Click on the Creation Settings button, to set the settings of the test.

Step 2: Click on the desired settings for your test. Each of these items will be added officially when you create your questions for your test.

Step 3: Click on the Submit button. This will bring you to a receipt page, to notify you that your creation settings were accepted. Click on the button to continue.

Adding Questions to the Test:

Step 1: From the drop down box, choose the type of question that you would like to add. Then click on Go .

>> Note: There are several different types of questions to use to create your test. Click on the following question types to learn how to use each type. The questions are Multiple Choice , True/False , Multiple Answer , Ordering , Matching , Fill in the Blank , Essay , Random Block , and From a Question Pool .

Step 2: Click on the button to complete the addition of your test.