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:
- 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
- Reusing Questions from previous tests
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.
Reuse Questions
Select Reuse Questions from the question menu
Select the test questions you wish to reuse. Click Copy Questions.
The questions will appear individually in the test where you added them.
Guide last updated on May 3, 2024
