Release 6.0.10 includes several updates to streamline the presentation of Assessments with a consistent workflow. These updates consist of one new option, Force Completion, and several changes to existing features and options to make the Assessment workflow intuitive and predictable.
Note: These changes are only available in the Blackboard Learning System, Release 6.0.10 and higher.
A new option, Force Completion, has been added to the Test Options page. Students must complete the Assessment the first time it is launched if the Instructor selects Force Completion. Students may not exit the Assessment and continue working on it at a later date. The Save button is available for Students to save the Assessment as they work through it, but they may not exit and re-enter the Assessment.
If the Force Completion option is enabled, it is noted and explained to Students at the top of the Assessment.
If Force Completion is not enabled and a Student exits a Question-by-Question Assessment, the Assessment will open to the first unsaved question when it is re-entered.
A number of changes related to the workflow of Assessments are included in Release 6.0.10. The following is a list of changes that have been made:
· When a Student selects an Assessment from a Content Area that has already been submitted, a receipt will appear. If this is a multiple attempt Assessment, the Student has the option to take the Assessment again. If this is not a multiple attempt Assessment, the Review Assessment page will appear when the Student clicks OK on the receipt.
· If a password is required by an Assessment the Assessment will check for a valid password before the Assessment begins. The Assessment will continue to prompt for a valid password until the correct on is entered.
· If an Assessment has a time limit, the time elapsed will be displayed to the Student during the Assessment. A one minute warning will also be automatically displayed.
· The status of multiple attempts (if they are or are not allowed) is displayed to the Student at the top of the Assessment.
· If an Assessment is set to Display All questions, the Submit and Save buttons will always be displayed.
· If an Assessment is set to Question-by-Question the buttons are displayed as follows:
o If backtracking is prohibited, the buttons <<, <, or >> do not appear. These buttons will appear if backtracking is not prohibited.
o The Save button always appears, the Submit button will only appear on the last page.
· If the Save button is selected, the work the Student has completed on the Assessment up to that point is saved. If the Submit button is selected, the Assessment is submitted to the system and the Instructor may access it from the Gradebook. If the Submit button is selected and the Student has left some questions blank, a warning message will appear stating which questions have not been answered.
· If a Student is taking an Assessment that does not allow backtracking, an error page will appear if they submit a question and then attempt to use the browser’s Back button. The Student will be sent to the last unsaved questions from this page.
· If a user selects the Back button after submitting an Assessment a receipt page appears stating that the Assessment has already been taken. For multiple attempt Assessments they may choose to take the Assessment again; for single attempt Assessments they may review the results of the Assessment.
· Surveys no longer report data as incorrect or correct answers. Instead, data is reported as percent answered.