Knowledge checks allow you to add a formative multiple choice test to check students’ understanding. Students receive immediate feedback on their attempt. Instructors can view student attempt statistics.
- Add a Knowledge Check
- Student Interaction with Knowledge Check
- Knowledge Check Metrics
- Using Knowledge Check as a self-assessment test
Add a Knowledge Check
Within the document options select Knowledge check
Select the Knowledge check content block.
Select to enter or generate question.
Enter my question (manually)
This opens the Question panel.
- Add your Question Text.
- Add Options text and select the correct answer(s).
- Add Option creates more answer boxes where needed.
- Edit the pre-filled feedback to give more specific feedback to your students
- Save
Once you save the knowledge check you can see it within the document and which answers you marked as correct.
Generate Question
The Blackboard AI Design Assistant will automatically generate questions once selected. These questions will be based on the Document title. It is possible to add a description or select an item on the course as content to generate the question.
- Add text to generate questions, learning objectives or topic.
- Select items from the course, slides or Documents as content the questions can be based on.
- Generate the questions
Once the questions are generated. Select the question you wish to add as a knowledge check.
It is possible to edit the question at this stage if you would like to make changes to the text.
Student Interaction with Knowledge Check
When students access the document to review materials they will be able to complete the knowledge check. They can take this check multiple times with immediate feedback and ability to correct their answers.
Students select the answers they wish and click Submit.
The feedback immediately shows which selected answers were correct and which need to be reviewed.
Students can click Try again to re-take their answers based on the feedback.
Once they have submitted all the correct answers, the test will indicate that it is all correct and give the feedback.
Students can then choose to keep this for a reminder, or press Reset at any time to allow for further revision of the subject.
Knowledge Check Metrics
The knowledge check statistics will be displayed above the check in the document.
This displays the number of students who took the check and the range of answers chosen, with average attempts taken.
Using multiple Knowledge Checks as a self-assessment test
All Blackboard Tests will appear in the Gradebook, even when marked as formative.
With Knowledge Check you can provide students a truly self-assessed quiz that will not appear in the Gradebook or give instructors any details on which students have completed it, although you will have access to the metrics.
To set this up Create a document, use the Content block to add a title and instructions then use Knowledge Check blocks to create a short quiz.
Guide last updated on March 30, 2026