Using Question Banks and Pools | Blackboard Ultra | Seneca Polytechnic

What are Question Pools and Question Banks?

A Question Pool is a question type that allows you to create a set of questions from either dedicated collections of questions (called Question Banks), or other assessments (that already exist in your course). You can then choose how many questions students will receive from that set.

For example, you could create an exam with a question pool that draws from all the previous quizzes in the course. Or, you could have a quiz that gives students a certain number of questions from a Question Bank.

Accessing and Creating Question Banks

1. Select Question Banks on the Details & Actions Pane:
   
2. Select the plus icon (+). A drop-down menu appears.
3. Select New to create a new bank or select Import from File to import a .zip file. Note: For instructions on moving a Blackboard Original Pool to Ultra, see the Import/Export Question Pools from Blackboard Original to Blackboard Ultra article.
4. Select the title to add a name and pencil icon to add a description.
5. Select the plus icon (+) to add questions to your bank. For information about question types, see Blackboard's resource Question Types.

Creating a Question Pool in an Assessment

1. Navigate to the Assessment that you want to add a question pool to.
2. Select the plus icon (+). A drop-down menu appears.
3. Select Add question pool. This will lead you to questions from other assessments and question banks for this specific course. 
4. Select the check box next to questions you want to add to the assessment. 
5. Select Add Questions. Note: You can edit any of the questions once you add them to your assessment. If you edit questions from a pool, changes will apply to wherever that question exists (i.e., in the bank itself, or another test).
   
6. Select the Number of questions displayed to students text box to alter the number of questions displayed to students. 
7. Select 10 points to adjust how much each questions is worth. 
8. Select Save.
   

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