Using Question Banks and Pools in Ultra Tests

In Ultra you can use Question Banks to reuse questions or to add Pools to your test.  Pools comprise of multiple questions which you can present all or some of to students within the test canvas. You can reuse questions from other tests as well as Question Banks.

Please note some changes in terminology in Blackboard Ultra Tests:

• Pools in Ultra tests is the equivalent to Question Sets or Random Blocks in Blackboard Learn original.
• Question Banks in Ultra tests are equivalent to Pools in Blackboard Learn original.

See Tests in Ultra: Key Changes guide for further details.

This article will discuss:

• Creating a Pool in a Blackboard Test
• Editing a Pool options
• Editing questions within a Pool

Create a Pool in a Blackboard Test

Open the question type menu

Choose Add question pool

Choose the questions you wish to add to the pool.

Select Add Questions

Choose number of questions to display to students and Save

Edit Your Pool

Edit the number of questions displayed to students

You can edit the number of questions displayed by selecting the more options menu and Edit.

Enter the necessary number and click Save.

You can change the points designation for each question here too.

Click into the points field and enter the correct number. Click Save

You can do both at the same time before clicking Save

Edit the Questions In the Pool

To edit the questions in the pool click View questions.

This will display all the questions in the pool.

Click Edit/Remark to edit the question.

Click Remove from Pool to discard the question.

Click Add question to add further questions to the pool.

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Guide last updated on September 24, 2024