Editing Quiz/Test Properties (Settings)

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You can access and edit the properties of an assessment using either the Build or Teach tab. 1.Select the Teach Tab.

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2. Under Course Tools, select the Assessments tool.

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3. Select the ActionsLinks icon for the assessment you wish to edit. 4. Select the Edit Properties option.

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When the Edit Assessment Properties screen appears, you’ll see all the settings for the assessment. The name in the Title text box was set when you created the assessment. It can be edited here. Typing text in the Description text box is optional. It can describe what is covered in the assessment. Examples might be: “Unit Two: Civil War” or “Chapter 9 Self Test” or “Course Survey”.

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The Item Visibility area setting is only adjustable if there are questions in the assessment. Prior to adding questions, the Hide Item radio button is selected and the Show Item radio button is grayed out (unavailable). The Grade Book column name text box can be used to change the name of the assessment in the Grade Book. Unless your assessments are non-descript, you’ll want to leave this set to the default.

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In the Question delivery area, you will select a radio button to determine how the questions will be delivered - all at once or one at a time. You also set whether questions, if delivered one at a time, can be revisited by the student. The final setting in the Question delivery area determines whether question titles are visible to the student when taking the assessment. The default setting is for the Display question titles check box to be selected, which means the titles will show.

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You do not want to select the Display question titles check box if the title of the question “gives away” the answer to the question. For example: a title of “proton same as neutron” would reveal the answer to the question, “What atomic element has the same mass as a proton?” In the Display Assessment area, you can decide whether the assessment opens embedded in the current page or in a new browser window specifically for the assessment.

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The Duration setting is set by default to 1 hour. You can remove the limitation by selecting the Unlimited radio button or set the duration to a different length of time, selecting minutes, hours or days using the Units drop-down list. You can specify whether questions submitted after the time has expired are allowed or not. If you disallow submissions, when attempting to save questions after the time has expired, the student sees a notification that the time has expired.

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In the Attempts area, you can specify whether the student can take the assessment one or more times (with a 5 attempt maximum) or an unlimited number of times. If you allow more than one attempt you can set a minimum time for the student to wait between attempts. It may also be advisable to randomize the questions for each attempt. For more information, view the “Randomizing Questions with Questions Sets” tutorial.

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In the Student score area, you determine how scores are released. The default setting is to not release the score to your students. This must be set to release for the Results Settings to take effect. In this area, you also select which score counts if multiple attempts are allowed. To do so, use the drop-down list to select either the First, Last, Highest or Average option. In the Statistics release area, you choose to release or not release assessment statistics to the students.

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In the More Options area you can expand the remaining areas by clicking on the More Options icon or the More Options links (Dates Available, Results Settings, Submission Settings, and Security Settings).

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5. Select the Dates Available link. In the Dates Available area, you’ll set the Start Time and End Time – including both a date and time - if you want an assessment to be available only during a specific date range. Keep in mind that any Release criteria you set for an assessment has priority over these date and time settings. You can also select the check box to add the assessment as an event on your course Calendar.

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6. Select the Results Settings link. In the Results Settings area, you will choose the information that will be displayed to the students. It is important to note that you must release the score in the Student score area for these settings to take effect. Also, if you have released statistics to your students, score information may be available regardless of the settings in this section.

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7. Select the Submissions Settings link. In the Submissions Settings area you can type a message in the Submission message text box to display to the student when the assessment is submitted. You can also have a copy of the assessment sent to an email address. Typically, you’d send the message to your non-WebCT email address, so you’d be alerted that an assessment has been completed by a student in the course.

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8. Select the Security Settings link. In the Security Settings area you can specify a password that will be required for proctored assessments. If you use JCCC’s Testing Services, you’ll want to use this feature and tell the Testing Services staff (not the student) the password you’ve assigned. The same would apply if you set up a proctored exam situation with remote students using another college’s testing center, a library or other facility. If you want to restrict access to students using a specific IP address, contact the Ed Tech Center for assistance.

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9. Once you’ve established all the settings you want to use, select the Save button to retain all your selections. Now you know how to establish the settings for an assessment in your Blackboard CE course.