Instructors may import files containing questions into an Assessment.
The questions in the uploaded file must match the file structure explained below. The file may include Essay, Ordering, Matching, Fill in the Blank, Multiple Choice, Multiple Answer, and True/False questions.
Note: Files with questions may be imported into Pools and Surveys. When uploaded to a Survey, the correct/incorrect answer assignment is ignored, but the file must follow the same format as described for Tests and Pools.
Please note that this feature is not available in Blackboard Learning System – Basic Edition.
The following information is important to note when importing Assessment questions:
Once uploaded, questions can be manipulated like other questions created within the Assessment.
If there is an error in a question within a file, only the question with an error will fail to upload. Questions without errors will upload successfully.
The system does not check for duplicate questions. It is up to the Instructor to manage this aspect of the Assessment questions.
Select Upload Questions from the Test Canvas.
Click Browse and locate the file that is to be uploaded to this Assessment. All of the questions in this file will be added to the Assessment.
When questions are imported they automatically default to the point value set in Creation Settings. If a default value has not been chosen in Creation Settings questions will automatically have a point value of ‘0’ and Instructors must then enter a point value for each question.
Questions in the file must conform to a specific structure to be uploaded to an Assessment successfully. Each field in the file is separated by a tab. Each row is a separate question.
Multiple Choice questions are structured as follows:
‘MC’ TAB question text (TAB answer text TAB ‘correct’ or ‘incorrect’)
Text within () may be repeated for each of the answers that are part of the Multiple Choice question. The maximum number of answers is 20.
Multiple Answer questions are structured as follows:
‘MA’ TAB question text (TAB answer text TAB ‘correct’ or ‘incorrect’)
Text within () may be repeated for each of the answers that are part of the Multiple Answer question. The maximum number of answers is 20.
True/False questions are structured as follows:
‘TF’ TAB question text TAB ‘true’ or ‘false’
Essay questions are structured as follows:
‘ESS’ TAB question text TAB [example]
Text within [ ] is optional. The Instructor may choose to add a sample essay question or leave this blank.
Ordering questions are structured as follows:
‘ORD’ TAB question text (TAB answer text)
Text within () may be repeated for each of the answers that are part of the Ordering question. The maximum number of answers is 20.
The order entered in the file is the correct order. The system will randomly order the answers.
Matching questions are structured as follows:
‘MAT’ TAB question text (TAB answer text TAB matching text)
Text within () may be repeated for each of the answers that are part of the Matching question. The maximum number of answers is 20.
The system will randomly order the answers and their question.
When uploading a matching question, there must be a one-to-one relationship between questions and answers. If not, correct answers may be marked incorrect if more than one answer has the same value.
Fill in the Blank questions are structured as follows:
‘FIB’ TAB question text (TAB answer text)
Text within () may be repeated for each of the answers that are part of the Fill in the Blank question. The maximum number of answers is 20.
File Response questions are structured as follows:
'FIL' TAB question
Numeric Response questions are structured as follows:
'NUM' TAB question TAB answer TAB [optional]tolerance
Short Response questions are structured as follows:
'SR' TAB question TAB sample_answer
Opinion/Likert Scale questions are structured as follows:
OP TAB question
Multiple Fill-in-the-Blank questions are structured as follows:
FIB_PLUS TAB question TAB variable1 TAB answer1 TAB answer2 TAB variable2 TAB answer3
The format consists of a list of variable-answers where each variable- answer
is composed of the variable name and a list of correct answers for that
variable. variable-answers are delimited by an empty field.
Jumbled Sentence questions are structured as follows:
JUMBLED_SENTENCE TAB question TAB choice1 TAB variable1 TAB choice2 TAB TAB choice3 TAB variable2
The format consists of a list of choices-answers where each choice-answer consists of the choice followed by the list of variables for which that choice is the correct answer. An empty field indicates the end of a choice answer. A choice immediately followed by an empty field indicates that that choice is not the correct answer for any variable.
Quiz Bowl questions are structured as follows:
QUIZ_BOWL TAB question TAB question_word1 TAB question_word2 TAB phrase1 TAB phrase2
The format consists of a list of valid question words followed by an empty field and a list of valid answer phrases.