Ultra: Assessing Learning

Copying a Test in Blackboard Ultra

If you want to duplicate or reuse a test from a different course you teach, you can make a copy. To copy a test: Start...

Creating a Form

A form is a way to collect students’ thoughts and opinions. It is listed under the Assessment from Create Item menu; however, it is not...

Creating a Group Assignment in Blackboard Ultra

To create a group assignment: Create an assignment (this resource will walk you through the steps). In the Assignment, select the Settings icon. Optionally, if...

Creating a Test in Blackboard Ultra

Note: By default, students can see test questions with their answers (and correct answers) immediately after submission. It remains viewable while the test is available:...

Creating an Assignment in Blackboard Ultra

This resource shows you how to create an assignment for individual submissions. For group assignments, refer to Creating Group Assignments. To create an assignment: Navigate...

Creating Question Pools

When you create a test or an assignment, you can use question pools to be sure each student receives a different version of the assessment....

Editing Assessment Settings in Blackboard Ultra

After a new assessment (Test or Assignment) is created in the Content area, there are various setting options that can be used to customize the...

Enabling Offline Submissions and Grading Them

When collecting submissions in-person or on a platform other than Blackboard Ultra, an offline assessment can be created to store student grades and feedback. Unlike...

Granting Exceptions for Tests and Assignments in Ultra

You can add exceptions for specific students that may need an extra attempt or access to the assessment at a different time. You can add...

Password Protecting a Test in Ultra

In Blackboard, you can set a password for students to use to access a test or survey. Titled “Access code”, this feature randomly generates a...

Reusing Questions in Blackboard Ultra

In the Ultra Course View, you can reuse questions and other content from all existing tests, assignments, and question banks in your course. You can...

Troubleshooting Assessment Visibility in Gradebook

This resource serves as a troubleshooting guide to determine why students are unable to see their marked assessments in Gradebook. If the assessment is made...

Using SafeAssign

SafeAssign is a plagiarism tool built into Blackboard. SafeAssign compares student submissions against a set of academic papers, previous submissions among the existing database to...

Viewing SafeAssign Results

When you grade assessments with SafeAssign enabled, you can view an Originality Report to see how much of a student’s submitted content overlaps with other published...