When you create a database of questions, one can reuse questions in multiple assessments. When you select bank questions for an assessment, copies of the questions are created and added to the assessment. Visit Reuse Questions to learn more about reusing questions in assessments.
You can import question banks or files from outside resources into your course: such as publisher test banks and original courses.
Export your question bank file from the publisher's website using the Blackboard 7.1+ file format. It is important to identify that you are exporting a Test Bank file from the publisher's website and not a test you created on the publisher's website from their test bank. Questions exported in a QTI file format are not supported in the Ultra Course View, only in the Original Course View.
One can export/import tests created on a publisher's website by following the separate directions for Importing Publisher Tests or Importing Exam View Tests.
On the Course Content page, select Manage Banks under the Question Banks heading.
On the Question Banks page, select the plus icon and select Import from file.
Browse to select a file to import. Only zipped files are supported.
Receive a success message when the file imports successfully and a message if the file or some question types weren't uploaded.
The most recently imported bank appears first in the list. An exclamation icon appears with banks where one or more unsupported questions were removed.
Unsupported question types are removed. If your file has no supported question types, the question bank isn't added to your course.
Open individual question banks on the Question Banks page.
When you delete a question bank on the Question Banks page, the bank is permanently removed from your course. If you copied questions from the bank into one or more assessments, those questions remain in your assessments after you delete the bank. However, you can't delete question banks used in question pools. See separate instructions regarding Question Pools.
Go to Course Content and create a Test.
Click the "+" and select Reuse a Question.
Select the Bank from under Question Banks, and select the boxes next to the questions you want to be added to your test. Once you have selected all the question you want, click Copy Questions.
Can I import files from the Original Course View on the Question Banks page?
Yes, you can import these files:
Can I import the Ultra Course View files on the Question Banks page?
Yes, you can import Ultra Course View packages that contain question banks. Only the question banks are imported.
Can I import files from a third-party or publisher on the Question Banks page?
Yes, you can import question banks from a third-party or publisher if the package is in a previously listed Blackboard Original or Ultra format.
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