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1. followed by a space and the point value The points value is used for the next question and all following questions until a new point value is set Example Points 2 5 3 Who determined the exact speed of light 4 Who determined the exact speed of sound Both questions 3 and 4 will be given a value of 2 5 points Importing True and False Questions The process of importing true and false questions is similar to that used for importing multiple choice questions see above Both of the following examples are valid ways to format a true and false question for importing purposes Example 3 Albert Michelson determined the exact speed of light a True b False Example 3 Albert Michelson determined the exact speed of light xa T b F It s important to note that the True or T answer choice must be listed prior to the False or F answer choice in order for Respondus to recognize it as a true and false question type If False appears first in the list the question will be imported as a multiple choice question To include a title or feedback with the true and false question follow the same formatting rules described above for multiple choice questions For instance Example Title Light speed 3 Albert Michelson determined the exact speed of light Correct Albert Michelson won the Nobel Prize for Physics for determining the exact speed of light I2. to detect the change in speed of light due to ether wind when the Earth moved around the sun The result was negative They found the speed of light is always the same regardless of Earth s motion around the sun Scientists were puzzled with this negative result and they didn t know how to explain it Albert Einstein came up with the answer in his famous second postulate in theory of relativity that the speed of light in vacuum is always constant and absolute regardless of its source s motion and observer s movement 5 B Again all answers are ignored if they are imported into survey files Importing Fill in the Blank Questions Fill in the blank questions may be imported by starting the first line of formatting with Type F This is followed by the Title which is optional the question number and the question wording Example Type F Title Who invented television 5 Who is known as the father of television Respondus allows only one correct answer per question but it does permit you to enter multiple forms of that answer Example Type F Title Who invented television 5 Who is known as the father of television a Zworykin b Vladimir Zworykin c Vladimir Kosma Zworykin Answers can also be placed at the end of the file using a format similar to multiple choice questions The only difference is that you can enter multiple forms of an answer by repeating the question number Example Answers
3. Survey On the Create Test Page click Create in section 1 Add Test Click Submit to proceed to the Test Information page On the test information page enter a name and description for the test as well as the instructions then click Submit You are now on the Test Canvas page here you can create individual questions for your test Click Create Question and select your question type There are 17 different question types in Blackboard Learn You are now looking at the create edit question page Here you will enter the question text and point value for the question choose answer numbering options and the layout of the question vertical horizontal You ll also have the option to show answers in random order recommended Finally you ll enter the answer choices and select the radio button next to the correct answer At this point you can scroll down and click Submit You ll be taken back to the Test Canvas page to preview the question you ve just entered You can either click Create Question and repeat the process to add additional questions to your test or you can simply click OK in the bottom right of the screen 13 14 15 Once you ve clicked OK you will be returned to the Create Test screen and see your new test listed in the Add Test box select the test here Click Submit Now you will be directed to the Test Options page where you can change the options for test availability number of attempt
4. Zworykin 5 Vladimir Zworykin 5 Vladimir Kosma Zworykin 6 B Importing Multiple Fill in the Blanks Questions Fill in multiple blanks questions may be imported by starting the first line of formatting with Type FMB This is followed by the Title which is optional the question number and the question wording with the words to be filled in provided in square brackets The wording can include up to 10 words to be filled in each of which can have up to 20 correct answers Example Type FMB Title Multiple blanks 5 A rose by any other name would smell as sweet Respondus allows multiple correct answers per blank to be specified by separating each correct answer inside the brackets with commas Example Type FMB Title Multiple blanks 5 A rose red flower by any other name would smell as sweet good General feedback can be imported by placing the tilde symbol in front of the feedback for a correct answer The symbol can be used to indicate the feedback for incorrect answers There must be at least one space to the right of the and symbols and the text you want displayed for the feedback The feedback must appear after the question wording Example Type FMB Title Multiple blanks 5 A rose red flower by any other name would smell as sweet good Correct Well done Incorrect A rose by any other name would smell as sweet or A red flower by any other name would
5. question on a test 1 ae h OO oY Click on the content area on the course menu where the test is located Click the chevron next to the test you want to edit Click edit the test to edit specific questions Click the chevron next to the question you want to edit and select edit create question above or create question below Click Submit to save your changes How do I edit the test options to edit point values or dates of availability Click on the content area on the course menu where the test is located Click the chevron next to the test you want to edit Click edit the test options if you just want to edit the point values or dates that the test is available 10 Update the desired options and click Submit How do I set up a text document for conversion into a Blackboard test or survey We have recently purchased a few single licenses of a product called Respondus It s a software program that converts text documents into code that Blackboard can interpret as tests Given how time consuming entering individual test question can be this is a great software tool The following format set up instructions are taken directly from the Respondus user manual The Standard Format for Importing Respondus will import multiple choice true false essay fill in the blank and multiple answer questions The plain text rich text or MS Word file must be organized in a Standard Format before it can be impo
6. How to Create and Edit Table of Contents How do I create a test or a Survey from scratch cccceesssseceecececeseeesessesaeeeeeeeecesceseeseeeaeeeeeseesesseesees 1 How do import pools from a publisher s CD and create tests ccccscssessceecesecescessesseseaeeeeeeeesesseeeees 2 How do add a test to a content area that is already Created cccccessssseceecececeecessessesseaeeeeeeeesenseesees 3 How do edit the test Options ccecccsssssssseceeceeeeeeceseeseeseeaeeeeeeeecesceeseseeaeeeeeeeeesscesseseeseaeeeeesessesseeeees 3 How do edit a single question ON a test oc eeccecccccccceccessessesssseeeeeeeecesceseeseesseseeeeeeeesceseeseesseaeeseeeensesseeeeea 3 How do set up a text document for conversion into a Blackboard test or survey cccssscccsceeeeceseeeees 3 The Standard Format for Importing cccccssessececceeeceeceseeseesseaeeeeeeeecesceeseseaaeeeeseseeeecesseeeaeaeeaeeeesess 4 How do I create a test or a survey from scratch You have a couple of options for creating tests or surveys in your course You can create a content area and call it Assessments or Tests and consolidate all of those assessments in that spot Alternatively you can add a test to any learning module folder or content area oF a a 10 11 12 Select the content area where you d like to place the test by clicking the link on the course menu Click Create Assessment Select Test or click
7. ck The feedback must appear before the answer choices Example Title Speed of Light 3 Who determined the exact speed of light Yes Albert Michelson won the Nobel Prize for Physics for determining the exact speed of light No The correct answer is Albert Michelson who won the 1907 Nobel Prize for Physics for determining the exact speed of light a Albert Einstein b Albert Michelson c Thomas Edison d Guglielmo Marconi Note if you are importing questions into a survey file all feedback designations will be ignored To import feedback for individual answer choices of multiple choice questions only available with Blackboard 6 and higher place the feedback immediately after the answer choice and begin the line with the symbol There must be at least one space between the symbol and the feedback text Example Title Speed of Light 3 Who determined the exact speed of light a Albert Einstein No Albert Michelson determined the exact speed of light b Albert Michelson Yes Albert Michelson won the Nobel Prize for Physics for determining the exact speed of light c Thomas Edison No Thomas Edison did not determine the exact speed of light d Guglielmo Marconi No Marconi did not discover the exact speed of light but he did win the Nobel Prize for Physics for his work with radio waves Point values can be set for each question or for a group of questions Points are set by adding Points
8. ert Einstein Albert Michelson Thomas Edison Guglielmo Marconi aaon For imports into an exam file correct answers can be indicated in two ways First you may place an asterisk directly in front of the answer choice do not put a space between the asterisk and the answer choice Example Title Speed of Light 3 Who determined the exact speed of light a Albert Einstein b Albert Michelson c Thomas Edison d Guglielmo Marconi The second option is to place a list of correct answers at the end of the file The list must begin with the word Answers and must be positioned at the end of the file Note Any text after the answer list will be ignored Example Answers 1 A 2 C 3 B If neither method is used to select a correct answer Respondus will automatically select the letter A as the correct answer Don t worry you will be warned if a question does not have an answer selected for it prior to completing the import Note that survey files should not have correct answers indicated If you are importing questions into a survey file any correct answer designations will be ignored With an Exam file general feedback can be imported by placing the tilde symbol in front of the feedback for a correct answer The symbol can be used to indicate the feedback for incorrect answers There must be at least one space to the right of the and symbols and the text you want displayed for the feedba
9. ing the correct answers or 3 placing a comma and a blank space between the letters representing the correct answers For example the formatting of each of the following answers is acceptable for multiple answer questions Example Answers 1 BD 2 B D 3 B D Important Once the import file is organized to the specifications described above it should be saved to MS Word doc or docx rich text rtf or a text txt file It is then ready to be imported by Respondus Importing Images with Questions Images embedded in MS Word files will import automatically However it is possible to import images with rich text or txt files using an alternate method First be sure that the images in gif jog or jpeg format and are contained in a separate folder Then place the following tag at each place where an image should appear img filename jpg The word filename jpg should be replaced with the actual file name Example 3 The interferometer shown here img interferometer jpg was used by which of the following scientists a Albert Einstein b Albert Michelson c Thomas Edison d Vladimir Zworykin To include alternative text for ADA compliant screen readers place the desired text in a second set of quotes immediately following the quotes that contain the file name img interferometer jpg Picture of an interferometer All images that are being imported must be placed in a single folder Dur
10. ing the import process the location of the image folder must be specified in the first step After the import is complete the images will appear inline with the question text After you ve formatted your text document send email it with your request to set up the test in your course to Karen Buchanan mail msj edu
11. ither click create question and repeat the process to add additional questions to your test or you can simply click ok in the bottom right of the screen Once you ve clicked ok you will be returned to the Create Test screen and see your new test listed in the add test box select the test here Click Submit Now you will be directed to the Test Options page where you can change the options for test availability number of attempts allowed the display dates for the test and how the test will be presented randomize questions is recommended Once you made your selections click Submit How do I add atest to a content area that is already created 1 oh E Select the content area where you d like to place the test by clicking the link on the course menu Click Create Assessment Select Test or click Survey On the Test Page choose the test from the menu in section 2 Click Submit How do I edit the test options 1 o 10 09 Sy on Click on the content area on the course menu where the test is located Click on the chevron next to the test you want to edit Click edit test options In Box 2 select the test availability number or attempts etc make sure to select Yes for make item available In Box 3 select a due date optional Select the self assessment options in box 4 Select the test feedback in box 5 Select test presentation in box 5 Click Submit How do I edit a single
12. ncorrect Albert Michelson determined the exact speed of light and won the 1907 Nobel Prize for Physics for his efforts a True b False A second way to designate a correct answer for a true and false question is to place it in a list of correct answers at the end of the file The list must begin with the word Answers and must be positioned at the end of the file Note Any text after the answer list will be ignored The correct answer for a true and false question can be designated in three ways 1 the complete word True or False 2 the letter T or F or 3 the alphabetical letter A for true or B for false For example the formatting of each of the following answers is acceptable for true and false questions in which all of the answers are true Example Answers 1 True w N PH Importing Essay Questions The logic for importing essay questions is similar to what is described above for Multiple Choice and True amp False questions The primary difference is that the first line of formatting must begin with Type E This is followed by the Title which is optional the question number and the question wording Example Type E Title Michelson Morely experiment 4 How is the Michelson Morely experiment related to Albert Einstein s theory of relativity If you are importing an essay question into an Exam file you can supply an answer two different ways Fir
13. ntence 6 A rose by any other name would smell as sweet General feedback can be imported by placing the tilde symbol in front of the feedback for a correct answer The symbol can be used to indicate the feedback for incorrect answers There must be at least one space to the right of the and symbols and the text you want displayed for the feedback The feedback must appear after the question wording and before any additional distracters Additional distracters may be added below the question wording and optional feedback Distracters must begin with a letter a t followed by a period or a parentheses Example Type JUM Title Jumbled quote 6 Dream as if you ll live forever live as if you ll die tomorrow Correct Good job Incorrect Dream as if you ll live forever live as if you ll die tomorrow a Swim b float c sink Importing Multiple Answers Questions The logic for importing questions that have multiple answers is similar to what is described above for importing multiple choice questions Multiple Answers questions are essentially multiple choice questions in which more than one correct answer can and generally should be selected by the student The primary difference is that the first line of the formatting must begin with Type MA This is followed by the Title which is optional the question number and the question wording Correct answers are de
14. rted into Respondus The Standard Format for multiple choice questions has required elements and optional elements each of which is described below This section is followed by an explanation of the formatting required for true false essay fill in the blank and multiple answer questions Required Elements Multiple Choice Each question must begin with a question number followed by either a period or a parentheses Example 3 Example 3 The question wording must follow the question number Note at least one space should be between the question number and the question wording Example 3 Who determined the exact speed of light Example 3 Who determined the exact speed of light Each answer must begin with a letter A T followed by a period or a parentheses Example 3 Who determined the exact speed of light a Albert Einstein b Albert Michelson c Thomas Edison d Guglielmo Marconi Optional Elements Multiple Choice A title can be imported with each question If a title is not provided for a question the first 20 characters from the question wording will be used as the question title Titles must be placed at the beginning of a question and begin with Title followed by the actual text for the title If the title exceeds 20 characters the remaining characters will be dropped during the import Example Title Speed of Light 3 Who determined the exact speed of light Alb
15. s allowed the display dates for the test and how the test will be presented randomize questions is recommended Once you made your selections click Submit How do I import pools from a publisher s CD and create tests Usually the publisher s CD has instructions with it In most cases you ll download the zip file from the CD or website and save it to your desk top OVO ae O S a 5 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 From the control panel in your course go to course tools and select Tests Surveys Pools Pools are similar to a database of questions Click pools Click import pool then on the Pool import page click Browse for Local File and select the zipped file on your desktop Click Submit Depending on the size of the zipped files the process can take between 5 45 minutes to complete Once the process is complete click on the content area where you d like to place a test Click evaluate Click reuse question and select find from pool or test Hold down the control key on your keyboard and select the question pools you want on your test Confirm the answer types by checking the check box for all or the individual question types Assign point values as needed and then click search On the search page select the check boxes next to the tests you d like to use and click add selected You ll be taken back to the Test Canvas page to preview the questions you ve just selected You can e
16. signated with an asterisk Example Type MA 3 Which of the following individuals are credited with determining the exact speed of light a Albert Einstein b Albert Michelson c Thomas Edison d Edward Williams Morley To include a title or feedback with the Multiple Answers question follow the same formatting rules described above for multiple choice questions For instance Example Title Speed of Light 3 Which of the following individuals are credited with determining the exact speed of light Yes Albert Michelson and Edward Williams Morley collaborated on a series of experiments that eventually led to the exact determination of the speed of light No Albert Michelson and Edward Williams Morley collaborated on a series of experiments that eventually led to the exact determination of the speed of light a Albert Einstein b Albert Michelson c Thomas Edison d Edward Williams Morley A second way to designate correct answers for questions with multiple answers is to place them in a list of correct answers at the end of the file The list must begin with the word Answers and must be positioned at the end of the file If a question has been designated as a Multiple Answers type using Type MA then correct answers can be shown in a list in one of three ways 1 placing a blank space between the letters representing the correct answers 2 placing a comma between the letters represent
17. smell as good Importing Matching Questions The process of importing a matching question is similar to what is described above for importing multiple choice questions but there are some key differences The first line of formatting must begin with Type MT This is followed by the title which is optional the question number and the question wording Each answer which consists of both parts of a correct match must begin with a letter a t followed by a period or a parentheses The two parts of the match must be separated with an symbol and there should not be any hard returns or blank lines within either parts of the answer ab he Example Type MT Title Scientific discoveries 4 Match the correct name to the discovery or theory a Michelson Morely Speed of light b Einstein Theory of Relativity c Marconi radio waves Spaces before or after the symbol are optional but it is important that an answer only uses the symbol for the purpose of separating the two parts of the match If you plan to list correct answers for other questions at the bottom of the document simply skip the number for all questions that are of the matching variety Importing Ordering Questions Ordering questions may be imported by starting the first line of formatting with Type ORD This is followed by the Title which is optional the question number the question wording and the ans
18. st you may provide an answer immediately after the question wording beginning the answer with a or a without the quotes Example Type E Title Michelson Morely experiment 4 How is the Michelson Morely experiment related to Albert Einstein s theory of relativity a In 1887 Albert Michelson and Edward Morely carried out experiments to detect the change in speed of light due to ether wind when the Earth moved around the sun The result was negative They found the speed of light is always the same regardless of Earth s motion around the sun Scientists were puzzled with this negative result and they didn t know how to explain it Albert Einstein came up with the answer in his famous second postulate in theory of relativity that the speed of light in vacuum is always constant and absolute regardless of its source s motion and observer s movement The second way to supply an answer for an essay question is to place it in a list of correct answers at the end of the file As described above with multiple choice questions the list must begin with the heading Answers and must be positioned at the end of the file The answer to an essay question should begin with the corresponding question number followed by either a period or a parentheses This is then followed by a space and then the answer Example Answers 1 A 2 C 3 B 4 In 1887 Albert Michelson and Edward Morely carried out experiments
19. wer choices which must be in the correct order Example Type ORD Title Presidential Order Put the following presidents in order of service a George Washington b John Adams c Thomas Jefferson o d James Madison e James Monroe Each answer which must be in the correct order must begin with a letter a t followed by a period or a parentheses General feedback can be imported by placing the tilde symbol in front of the feedback for a correct answer The symbol can be used to indicate the feedback for incorrect answers There must be at least one space to the right of the and symbols and the text you want displayed for the feedback The feedback must appear before the answer choices Example Type ORD Title Olympic Order 5 Put the following Summer Olympic host cities in chronological order of when they hosted the Olympics Correct You know your Olympic history Incorrect Montreal Moscow Los Angeles Seoul and Barcelona are the correct order Montreal Canada Moscow Soviet Union Los Angeles United States Seoul South Korea Barcelona Spain oandnoaan Importing Jumbled Sentence Questions Jumbled Sentences may be imported by starting the first line of formatting with Type JUM This is followed by the Title which is optional the question number and question wording with the phrases to jumble in square brackets Example Type JUM Title Jumbled Se
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