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Assessments

Choosing your Question Types

Reviewed: 21/11/2022 Advice for using individual question types Question type Issues with this question type Recommended marking method Calculated formula Moderate, see notes Automatic/Manual, see notes Calculated numeric Moderate, see notes Automatic/Manual, see notes Either/Or No issues Automatic Essay Minor

Ian Nield August 23, 2016October 26, 2023 Assessments, Assignments/Submissions, Blackboard Read more

How to Export Your Assessment to Another Course

Reviewed: 09/12/2019  If you wish to use an existing test (or part thereof) in a different course, it would probably be quicker to export it from one course and import it in to another (and then make changes if needed)

Ian Nield August 23, 2016December 5, 2022 Assessments, Blackboard Read more

Blackboard Deploying Assessments Guidelines

Reviewed: 01/06/2022 Deploying Assessments in Blackboard When you deploy an assessment in Blackboard, the system requires you to input settings that affect the behaviour of the assessment. It is vitally important to get this behaviour right, as incorrect set-up can

Sam Clarke June 21, 2016October 26, 2023 Assessments Read more

Choosing your Question Types

Reviewed: 06/12/2019 Advice for using individual question types MCQs”, “Either/Or” and “True/False” – safe to use and can be automatically marked Essay”, “File Response” (upload a file), and “Short Answer” – safe to use, but need to be marked manually.

Sam Clarke June 21, 2016June 12, 2020 Assessments Read more

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