How to Prepare a Test for Conversion in Blackboard (for Medical School) (Ultra)

Overview

Importing and deploying a test onto a Blackboard course takes time. Please send your Microsoft Word document to the Office of Curriculum Support/Pre-Clerkship Team at least two weeks before you expect them to be available for students.

Multiple-Choice Question Example:

1. Who determined the exact speed of light?

a. Albert Einstein

*b. Albert Michelson

c. Thomas Edison

d. Guglielmo Marconi

• • • Each question must begin with a question number, followed by a period.

      • • (Do NOT use any automatic numbering, tabbing or formatting.)

    • There must be a space after the period, followed by the question wording.

    • Each answer must begin with a letter (A through T) followed by a period and a space.

    • Place an asterisk "*" next to the correct answer.

      • • (There should NOT be any space between the asterisk and the correct answer choice letter.)

Multiple-Choice Question with image Example:

1. Who determined the exact speed of light?

a. Albert Einstein

*b. Albert Michelson

c. Thomas Edison

d. Guglielmo Marconi

• An image can be inserted before or after the question text, followed by the answer choices.

Multiple-Choice Question with Feedback Example:

1. Who determined the exact speed of light?

~ Albert Michelson was the first American to win the Nobel Prize in Physics (1907) for his measurements of the speed of light.

@ Albert Michelson was the first American to win the Nobel Prize in Physics (1907) for his measurements of the speed of light.

a. Albert Einstein

*b. Albert Michelson

c. Thomas Edison

d. Guglielmo Marconi

• The feedback must appear after the question text and before the answer choices.

• Place the “~” symbol in front of the feedback to indicate the feedback for correct answer.

• Place the “@“ symbol in front of the feedback to indicate the feedback for incorrect answers.

• Make sure there is one space after the “@” or the “~” symbol.

• It is recommended to place the same feedback providing an explanation for both correct and incorrect answers.

Matching Question Example:

Type: MT

1. Match the correct name to the discovery or theory.

a. Michelson-Morely = Speed of light

b. Einstein = Theory of Relativity

c. Marconi = radio waves

• The formatting must begin with the words "Type: MT" BEFORE the question number.

1. Send your test to the Pre-Clerkship team formally known as the Office of Curriculum Support (OCS).

• When you are finished building your test in Microsoft Word, send the document over to the Pre-Clerkship team.

• Send the Pre-Clerkship team any information they need to fill out the MedEd Test Request Form (How long the test will be, what day it opens and closes, etc.)

• The Pre-Clerkship team is responsible for ensuring the formatting of the test is correct and they have all the information they need for the settings of the exam.

• If there are formatting errors, the Pre-Clerkship team will send the test back to you for corrections or they will fix it for you.

• When the test has been processed by the Education Technology, you will receive another email, and your test will be available for your review in your Blackboard course.

2. Review the test

• The Course/Module Director is responsible for reviewing the test content.

• Open your Blackboard course, and find your test by going to the area where you asked us to deploy it.

• Click on the the test title to enter.  You will find a detailed list of all the questions, showing your question text, provided answers (if multiple choice), the correct answer, feedback, and point values.

• If there are errors, you can fix them directly on this page in Blackboard.

• f a question requires editing, click on the three dots, located on the right side of the question title then select Edit. You can edit the text of the question, answers, feedback, change the images, change the correct answer, etc. Remember to click Save after making changes.

• To change the point value of a question, click on the Point field, enter the new scores, then click Save.

3. Verify your test settings

• The Course/Module Director is responsible for reviewing the test settings.

• Open your Blackboard course, and find your test by going to the area where you asked us to deploy it.

• Click on the the test title to enter. You will find the test settings on the right-side menu.

• Verify that the settings are as you requested. Check length of time, availability window, and display options. (Do not change these settings on your own. If there is an incorrect setting, send an E-mail to the Education Technology and the Pre-clerkship to request a change)

• If all is as you expected, reply to the email sent by EdTech@mssm.edu, for confirmation.