Blackboard Quiz Creator

Blackboard Quiz Maker

To generate a quiz for importing in to Blackboard (v9.1 or greater) please enter the correctly formated text below.

(If you have not used the site before please read the Documentation. The documentation also includes instructions for adding the test to Blackboard.)

Test name:

// Comment lines start with a //
// You don't have to include all parts of the question that start the line with fb:, fbc:, or s:
// Lines starting (obviously without the comment (//) marks):
// fb: Feedback that is provided if answer is wrong
// fc: Feedback provided if answer is correct
// mk: mark (a number) for the question
// This is a Multiple Choice. The correct answer is marked with an *
// The mark (mk:) is 25, and feedback is included for correct (fc:) and incorrect (fb:) answers.
// First line of the question must be the question!
This is a multiple choice
first possible answer
second possible answer
*third possible answer which is correct
fourth possible answer
fb: Feedback only appears when the answer is wrong
fc: Good effort
mk: 25

// All questions are separated by an empty line
// This is a Multiple Answer questions. It only includes feedback for wrong answers, and has a mark of 50
This is a Multiple Answer questions
first possible answer
second possible answer
*third possible answer which is correct
fourth possible answer
*fifth possible answer which is correct
*sixth possible answer which is correct
seventh possible answer
fb: The answers third possible answer, fifth possible answer and sixth possible answer are correct.
mk: 50

// True/False questions - only has feedback for wrong answers.
This is a True/False question with a true answer
True
fb: This is True

// True/False questions with a mark of 15 and feedback for a wrong answer
This is a True/False question with a false answer
False
fb: This is False
mk: 15

// Fill in the blank
// For a blank just add 4 or more XXXX in the question - no mark specified
// List ALL possible correct answers
This is a question with a blank XXXX in it
This is the first correct answer for the blank
This is the second correct answer for the blank
This is the third correct answer for the blank
This is the fourth correct answer for the blank
fb: This is the blank feedback

// This is a Matching question - mark of 90
Match the answer to the question.
This is QA / This is AnsA
This is QB / This is AnsB
This is QC / This is AnsC
This is QD (same answer as QA) / This is AnsA
/ This is AnsE and is not used
/ This is AnsF and is not used
/ This is AnsG and is not used
/ This is AnsH and is not used
/ This is AnsI and is not used
mk: 90

// This is an example of a numeric question. 
// Even if there is not an error range, 0 should be specified. Question has a mark of 100, and feedback
This is a number answer question with an error range
0.532 +/- 0.02
fb: The answer is any number between 0.530 and 0.534
mk: 100

// This is a number question that has no range
// Mark of 10, feedback when wrong and feedback when correct included.
This is a number question with no range, 2 + 2 = ?
4 +/- 0
fb: 2 + 2 = 4
fc: A gift!
mk: 10

Blackboard Quiz Maker is a modification of the excellent site from College of Southern Idaho.

Blackboard Quiz Maker was written as the site at College of Southern Idaho did not have options to include feedback (both for right and wrong answers), or marks, and did not allow numeric questions to be constructed.

The code for Blackboard Quiz Maker was written by Dr NJ Morris. (Please see the documentation for further information.)

Disclaimer: You are using this site 'as is'. If it doesn't work it is not my fault! No record is kept of any submitted questions.

Dr Nicholas J Morris School of Biomedical Sciences, Newcastle University n.j.morris@ncl.ac.uk The Medical School Newcastle upon Tyne , Tyne and Wear , NE2 4HH United Kingdom work+44 191 222 7677 fax+44 191 222 7424