Blackboard Vista: Add Questions to an Assessment

PDF version of this document: CreateAddQuestions.pdf [327 KB].

Once you have added questions to the Blackboard Vista Question Database, you can use them to create assessments, self tests, and surveys. When an assessment is created the questions remain in the database; a link is created by Blackboard Vista that points to its location in the database. It is this procedure that enables a question to be used in more than one assessment, self test or survey. In this handout, you will learn how to how to add questions and assign point values to an assessment.

Step 1: Access Assessments Screen

  1. In the "Course Tools" menu, click the Assessments link. The Assessments screen is displayed.

Step 2: Create an Assessment

  1. Click Create Assessment. The Create Assessment screen is displayed.

Step 3: Enter Assessment Information

  1. In the “Title” text box, type a name for the assessment.
  2. In the “Description” text box, type an explanation of the assessment. This step is optional.
  3. In the “Item Visibility” section, verify that Hide Item is selected.
  4. In the “Grade Book column name” area, the column name is the same as the title of the assessment. You can change the column name if you want.
  5. In the “Type” area, verify that Quiz is selected.
  6. Click Save. The Assessments screen is displayed. The new quiz is displayed in the table.

Step 4: Access the Assessment Screen

  1. In the table, click the name of the assessment you want to add questions to. In this example, we are using the
    Famous Americans assessment. The assessment screen is displayed.

Step 5: Access the Question Database Screen

  1. Click Add To Assessment. The ActionLinks menu is displayed.
  2. Select Existing Questions. The Question Database screen is displayed.

Step 6: Access the Assessment Screen

  1. Next to the questions you want to add, check the boxes.
  2. Click Add Selected. The edit screen for the assessment is displayed.

Step 7: Add Question Points

  1. In the "Points" column, highlight the number and type in a new point value.
  2. When you are finished, click Update Total.
    NOTE: The “Total Points” will not reflect the new total until you click the Update Total button.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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