Types of Blackboard Assessments
Log into EKU Blackboard site using your EKU email username and password.
On the left-hand menu, click the Courses link then click the course you want to add content to:
On the left-hand menu of your course, you will typically have 'Announcement,' 'Course Documents,' 'Assignments,' 'Communication,' and 'Tools' links.
Click on the 'Course Documents' like. Then on the right, click 'Assessments:
The table below from Blackboard, describes the assessment materials you can add. Use the information to decide which assessment type is right for each piece of your content.
| Assessments Type | Description |
| Test | You can create tests to assess student knowledge. You can add question types, such as Multiple Choice, True/False, Matching, Calculated, and Essay. |
| Survey | Surveys are ungraded tests. Use surveys to poll student opinion and conduct class evaluations. Survey results are anonymous. |
| Assignment | You can create graded coursework, and manage the grades and feedback for each student or group of students. |
| Self and Peer Assessment | You can allow students to review the work of their classmates through criteria-based evaluation and constructive feedback. |
| McGraw-Hill Assignments | You can build customized assignments from McGraw-Hill's textbooks and resources. |
Most of page content taken directly from Blackboard site with a few tweaks and images from our specific version of the software
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