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The Add Tests feature allows you to add a test, quiz, or survey to any Content Areas of your course site. You can use this feature to either create a new test or to add an existing test. Tests created in Blackboard are automatically graded and entered into the Gradebook.
Add Test icon. 
After you click the OK button to confirm, you will be directed to a
page which you have two options:
To modify the test options, click on the Modify the Test options link.
Change the color of the test link, add a short description of the test and/or have the test open in a new window.
Do you want to make the link visible? – This feature allows you to give your students access to a specific test. Visible means that your students can see and take the test. Typically documents are made invisible when you don’t want students to access them yet. This can be changed at any time.
Do you want to create an announcement for this test? – This feature will allows you to create an announcement that the test has been added.
Allow multiple attempts - This feature allows students to take an assessment multiple times. You may choose to allow them to take in an unlimited number of times, or a set number of times. You may then take the highest, lowest, or average grade from all of the attempts within the Gradebook.. 
Display after – This feature allows you to put an automatic timer on when the test is available to students. Make sure to check the dates for both this section and the Display until section, as this calendar function may not automatically display the current time and date.
Display until – This feature removes the functionality of the test link on a specified date. This feature does not alter the visibility of the link.
Set password – This feature requires that students enter a password, which is assigned by the instructor, before taking the assessment. This optional choice can increase security for on-line tests.
This feature allows you to select how much feedback you want your students to receive after they take the test. You may check as many as you wish between: the test score, the studen't submitted answers, your corrected answers, and any feedback you gave for each question.
This feature allows you to decide whether to present your test in a continuous screen to scroll down, or one question at a time. You can also choose whether you want to randomize the questions or prohibit backtracking.
Q: I have created a test in the Test Manager, but the students cannot see it.
A: The test needs to be added to a Content Areas using the Add Test icon before it can be accessed. Tests also need to be made visible under the Modify test options before students can access them.
Q: I created a test earlier, but it doesn’t show up in my Select an existing test box.
A: Tests can only be added to Content Areas once. If the test has been used before, it will not show up on the list of available tests.
Q: Where can I get more instructions on how to create a test?
A: See the Test Manager document.
Q: May I also create a link from the Announcements page?
A: You can create a link to the Content Areas where the test is located, but can no longer create a direct link to the test in the Announcements section. This is now done in the Announcements section using the Course Link function.
Q: How do I view grades?
A: When students take a test in Blackboard, their score is automatically entered in the Gradebook. If you want to view a student’s individual question responses, click on their score in the Gradebook.
Q: How do I grade the short answer questions?
A: From the Gradebook, access the student's test results by clicking on the Exclamation Point in the spreadsheet view. This will show you the student's individual answers. Add the points received in the Points field and click Submit.
Q: How do I turn off the test when I no longer want students to be able to take it?
A: In the Test Manager, click on the Modify button next to the name of the test. In the Modify Test Options link, choose No to the Do you want to make this link visible question and click Submit.
Note: Do not turn this feature off, otherwise you will lose all your grades. Be careful when editing options.
Q: How secure are on-line tests? How can I make them more secure?
A: Anytime you give a student a test online, you run of risk of cheating. At this time, there is no way to make sure that your student is the one actually taking the test. This does not mean that the test feature is Blackboard should not be used. To increase test security you can add passwords, randomize questions, put time limits on tests, or administer them in a proctored lab environment. A good use of the test feature in Blackboard is for practice or review tests. This is an especially good use for the Allow Multiple Attempts, the random sampling and question pool features.
