These videos and webpages explain how instructors can check and review student learning through tests, assignments, and discussions.
Additional resources are available in the Blackboard Ultra Overview.
Blackboard tests offer a variety of question types to provide the assessment experience you want. Video tutorials are below, or jump down to Quick Help Lookup by Topic for additional documentation.
Watch how to create a test to evaluate students' understanding of class material. Written instructions available.
Discover how to create large sets of questions for repeated use. Written instructions available.
Learn how to provide a different version of the assessment to each student. Written instructions available.
Video tutorials are below, or jump down to Quick Help Lookup by Topic for additional documentation.
Understand how to create assignments. Written instructions available.
Learn about group assignments, which allow multiple students to collaborate on a single submission. Written instructions available.
Discover how to create discussions to encourge students to think critically about their coursework and exchange ideas. Written instructions available.
Find out how to make rubrics, which provide clear, consistent learning outcomes. Written instructions available.
See how to increase student grading efficiency and consistency with rubrics. Written instructions available.
Watch how peer review provides students with constructive feedback on their classmates work. Written instructions available.
Video tutorials are below, or jump down to Quick Help Lookup by Topic for additional documentation.
Understand how to create date- and time-related settings for assignments and assessments. Written instructions available.
See how to extend due dates, grant additional attempts, or excuse a student from assessments. Written instructions available.
Learn how to customize when submission content is visible to students. Written instructions available.
If you are not finding the information you need on this page, please contact the Faculty Assistance Center (FAC) at teaching@cscc.edu.
| Question Types | View Webpage | ||
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| Edit Tests and Questions | View Webpage | ||
| Reuse Questions | View Webpage | ||
| Access Code for Test Security (Do not use with LDB) | View Webpage | ||
| Timed Assessments | View Webpage | ||
| Assessment Details and Information Settings | View Webpage | ||
| Assessment Presentation Options | View Webpage | ||
| Formative Assessments | View Webpage | ||
| Create a Form | View Webpage | ||
| Question Analysis | View Webpage | ||
| Discussion Analysis | View Webpage | ||
| Course Roster and Accommodations | View Webpage |
| Help topic | Right-click link below to copy it for students | ||
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| Assessment FAQs for Students | View Webpage | ||
| Work on an Assessment for Students | View Webpage | ||
| Submit Assessments for Students | View Webpage | ||
| Group Assignments for Students | View Webpage | ||
| Discussions for Students | View Webpage | ||
| Accessibility Services for Students | View Webpage |