Want to Build a Test Pool in Bb?
Tests/quizzes can be created and administered in Blackboard using test pools. So what are Test Pools? Blackboard defines pools as: sets of questions that can be added to any Test or Survey. Pools are useful for storing questions and reusing them in more than one Test or Survey.
It may be helpful to think of a test pool as a bag of marbles, where the bag of marbles is the pool and the marbles are the questions. Tests can be created to use all of the questions in the pool or you can ask the system to "reach" in and select random ones for each student.
There are a number of ways to add test pools into Blackboard for your testing use; in this training, we will review how to build the pool directly in Blackboard.
Step 1- Access the Tests, Surveys, and Pools tool:
Login to the course at
In the navigation menu, expand the Control Panel and choose Course Tools, then scroll down.
Click on Tests, Surveys, and Pools.
Step 2- Choose the Pools option:
To build a pool directly in Blackboard, click Build Pool. 
The pool directions and instructions are optional, but the pool must be named.
Click Submit when you are finished to open the Pool Canvas and create the questions.
Step 3- Create Your Questions:
A Pool Canvas page will open with options to Create Question, Reuse Question, or Upload Question. Click the Create Question button opening a dropdown menu of question types.
Select the question type you want to create. There are many questions types you can choose. If you have questions about how to
set up a particular type of question, please email us: OIR@wichita.edu. This training will go over the most common types of questions: Multiple Choice, True/False,
Fill-in-the-blank, and essay/short answer.
Under the question heading, Enter an optional Question Title. Then Enter the question text into the Text box.
Adjust the question Options in the Options section. You can change how the answer choices appear (numbers, letters,
vertically, or horizontally); if learners are able to receive partial credit (mostly
for multiple answer question types); and choose for answer options to be displayed
in a random order.
Note: If you choose for answers to display in a random order, please ensure that the
answer options do not include order-dependent choices, such as "Both A and B," "Both
A and C,"...etc. as these may lead to confusion for students.
Next input the Answers. Each answer option should be entered into it's own text box. Blackboard will default
to provide 4 answer text boxes. You can change the Number of Answers to increase the
answer options, or you can use the Remove button to subtract the number of possible
answers.
Finally, select the radio button to the left of the correct answer. Otherwise, Answer 1 will be selected by default.
The Feedback section allows for a response to students for both the correct and incorrect answer.
Select Cancel, Submit and Create Another, or Submit. If you use the Submit and Create Another option, Blackboard will open a clean creation
page of the same type you have just saved. To create a different type of question
or if you do not want to create any additional questions, click Submit and proceed to next steps.
Under the question heading, Enter an optional Question Title. Then Enter the question text into the Text box.
Under the Options section, you can change answer orientation display between vertical
and horizontal using the dropdown arrow.
Select the radio button to the left of the correct answer. Otherwise, "True" will be selected by default.
The Feedback section allows for a response to students for both the correct and incorrect answer.Select Cancel, Submit and Create Another, or Submit. If you use the Submit and Create Another option, Blackboard will open a clean creation
page of the same type you have just saved. To create a different type of question
or if you do not want to create any additional questions, click Submit and proceed to next steps.
Under the question heading, Enter an optional Question Title. Then Enter the question text into the Text box.
Next, use the answer text box to type in the accepted answer. You can choose to list the answer as case sensitive using the selection box to the
right if desired. 
If you will accept multiple answers, you will need to add "answers" options using the dropdown arrow and provide one acceptable answer per box.
The Feedback section allows for a response to students for both the correct and incorrect answer.Select Cancel, Submit and Create Another, or Submit. If you use the Submit and Create Another option, Blackboard will open a clean creation
page of the same type you have just saved. To create a different type of question
or if you do not want to create any additional questions, click Submit and proceed to next steps.
Under the question heading, Enter an optional Question Title. Then Enter the question text into the Text box. This information provides instructions to students on how they should match the pairs.
Next, indicate whether partial credit is acceptable--this would mean partial points can be earned for correctly matching only some of the pairs.
Then, create your matching pairs using the "question" and "answer" text boxes.
Please note, that you will have the chance to reuse an "answer" for other pairs if needed.
When you are finished creating question and answer pairs, you can also add any "unmatched" answer options you would like. These answer options would display to students as potential answer
choices, but are incorrect as they do not have a match.
Be sure to also select the order you would like answers to populate. You can choose to display answer options in order or in a random order.
The Feedback section allows for a response to students for both the correct and incorrect answer.Finally, select Cancel, Submit and Create Another, or Submit. If you use the Submit and Create Another option, Blackboard will open a clean creation
page of the same type you have just saved. To create a different type of question
or if you do not want to create any additional questions, click Submit and proceed to next steps.
Under the question heading, Enter an optional Question Title. Then Enter the question text into the Text box.*Note: If you are creating a Short Answer question, you can also change how many rows
display for students to begin writing their response.
If you would like to add an example of a correct response, you can do so in the Answers area. It is not required to provide an example answer.
Next, you can also associate a Rubric to the question to provide grading criteria information to students and to aid in
the grading process.
Finally, provide instructor feedback or select Cancel, Submit and Create Another, or Submit. If you use the Submit and Create Another option, Blackboard will open a clean creation
page of the same type you have just saved. To create a different type of question
or if you do not want to create any additional questions, click Submit and proceed to next steps.
Step 4- Final Review and Ready to Add to a Test
When you are finished creating questions be sure to review them to ensure that all questions were created correctly.
You do not need to worry about adjusting points at this stage, as you will be asked
to adjust them during the test creation stage as well. Once all questions have been
added and reviewed, you are now ready to add the new pool into a test.