Taking an Assessment
Within your Blackboard courses, you may be asked to complete a quiz or test.
There are different types of quizzes and tests:
- You may have to complete a test that is password protected. You would complete this at the Bow Valley College Testing Centre.
- A quiz or test that is open book and can be taken at home or at school
- A quiz or test that is timed
Depending on your instructor, when you have completed the quiz or test you may be able to view your results of the whole quiz or test or just the final score. Make sure that you talk to your instructor before proceeding with taking any of your quizzes or tests.
Where do I find the quizzes or tests for my course?
The quizzes or tests are found under the Assessments area. The Assessments area is found on the Course Tools menu located on the left hand side of the course Homepage. The Assessments area can also be found at the top of your course Homepage.
Located on the Course Menu found on the left hand side of course:
Located at the top of your course Homepage:
To access your quizzes or tests, click on Assessments, then click on a quiz or test.
Once you have clicked on the quiz or test, the next window will display instructions on how to complete the assessment quiz or test. Click on Begin Assessment located at bottom left hand side of the window.
Once you have clicked on Begin Assessment, the quiz or test will open in a new window.
The following will be on your quiz or test:
At the top of the window: your name, start time and time allowed, and number of questions will be displayed.
On the right hand side of your window: the question status area will be displayed. This tracks which questions that you have answered (saved) and which questions that you have not answered (not saved). If the assessment is timed, a clock will display in this area as well.
Depending on your quiz or test, you might be presented with different types of questions.
The following are examples of how a question might be presented:
Multiple Choice questions: Select an answer by clicking inside the radio button, then click on Save Answer.
Matching questions: Click the arrow beside Select choice . A drop-down menu will appear. Select an answer from the menu. Then click on Save Answer.
Short answer or paragraph question: To type in your answer, click inside the box beside the word Answer. After clicking inside the box, your cursor will start to blink. Type an answer, then click on Save Answer.
Calculated questions: To type your answer, click inside the box beside the word Answer. After clicking inside the box, your cursor will start to blink. Type an answer, then click on Save Answer.
Once you have completed the quiz or test, click on Finish located at the bottom left hand side of the assessment window.
Once you have clicked on Finish a dialogue box will appear with the following text - Are you sure you want to submit your assessment? Click on OK.
Once you have clicked on OK, your assessment (quiz or test) will be submitted for marking. Depending on your instructor, you may be able to view the full assessment (quiz or test) again or just the final score. For this example we are going to click on View Attempt.
Once you have clicked on View Attempt, you will be able to view your final score.
Also depending on your instructor, you might be able to view your incorrect and correct answers.
You can always go back and check your scores for the quizzes or tests. They are stored in the View Submissions located under the Assessments area. To view these results click on View All Submissions located at the top left hand side of the assessments area.
Once you have clicked on View All Submissions, the next window that will open is called View All Submissions. Click on the attempt to view your score.
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