OAC Blackboard Create Evaluation

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Blackboard Support

Your main Blackboard contact:
Susan Mrozowski
410.955.2359
oac@jhmi.edu

Questions concerning Blackboard enrollments and logins? Please contact:
Kim Thornton
kthornt5@jhmi.edu

How To Create an Evaluation

Overview
Blackboard evaluation tools are located in the Survey Manager, found in the Assessment section of the Control Panel.

Once you have created an evaluation, you will need to make it available to your studentsj. To do this, you exit the Survey Manager. The Add Survey command resides outside the Survey Manager, in the course content areas, such as "Assignments." These are the areas to use to launch the evaluation to the class.

Start in the Survey Manager

To create an evaluation, go to Control Panel > Assessment > Survey Manager > Add Survey

Fig 1: Survey Manager, Control Panel view

In the Survey Information page > Type evaluation Name > Enter Description and Instructions (optional) > Submit > OK
On the Survey Canvas, add evaluation content
Select a Question Type from the Drop-down menu > Click the “Go” button
Enter Question text > Enter answer(s), if applicable > Submit > OK
Continue to add questions in Survey Canvas, as needed > When done, Submit > OK

Post in a content area

To post a survey, return to the main Control Panel area
Choose a Content Area for the evaluation location, e.g, "Assignments"
To post your survey in this content area, go to the "Select" drop-down menu, located in the upper right corner of the page (Fig 2a)

Fig 2a: Add a Survey > Select View
Choose Survey from the Select menu options; Click Go
In the “Select an existing Survey” box on the Add Survey page, select your evaluation; Submit; OK

Fig 2b: Learning Unit drop-down menu > Select "Survey"

Adjust survey settings

On the Modify the Survey page, click “Modify the Survey Options” (Fig 3)

Fig 3: Survey settings > Student access
Select the evaluation settings, e.g., availability, feedback, presentation features; Submit; OK
To make your evaluation available, on the Survey Options page, scroll down to #2, and check "Yes"for "Survey Availability”
Select Multiple attempts
Review and choose any remaining options; When completed, click Submit; OK; OK
To confirm evaluation availability > Exit Control Panel and navigate to the main course page, student view
Click evaluation content area button, e.g., Assignments
Click evaluation link to preview

FAQs

I'd like to re-use a survey. Is this possible?

Yes, you can re-use an existing survey. However, avoid editing the existing survey from last year, due to a Blackboard issue. Instead, edit a copy of the existing survey.

Am I able to copy an evaluation from one of my other Blackboard courses?

No, Blackboard lacks the functionality to copy assessments across different course sites. You will need to create a new survey in your course.

How do I remove a survey when the course ends?

You have two options: 1) make it unavailable in its content area; 2) remove it from the course content location, and retaining its template in the Survey Manager.

Support

If you have any questions about assessments, please contact:
Susan Mrozowski
410.955.2359
oac@jhmi.edu