Welcome to Respondus 4.0 Instructional Series
Introduction to Respondus 4.0
Part 1: Starting and Configuring Responsdus
Part 2: Formatting Multiple Choice and True/False Type Questions
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Note: A course link for a test can only be created after the test has been deployed. See the Deploy a Test tutorial.
Step 1: Go to the content area in which the test course link needs to appear
Step 2: Click on the “Build Content”
Step 3: Select “Course Link”
Step 4: Click on the “Browse…” button to choose an item to link to
Step 5: Select the appropriate item
Step 6: Name the link
Step 7: Create brief link description if needed
Step 8: Select “Standard Options” as necessary
Step 9: Click on the “Submit” button
Note: A test can only be deployed once. If students need to have many points of access for the test, create a Course Link for each additional access point.
Step 1: Go to a content area in which the test needs deployed
Step 2: Click on the “Assessments” button and select “Test”
Step A: Click on the “Create” button
Step B: Give the test canvas a name, as well as a description and instructions as necessary
Step C: Click on the “Submit” button
Step D: Click on the “Create Question” or “Reuse Question” button
Note: Questions sets can not be exported or imported
Step E: Click on the “OK” button after adding questions to the test canvas
Step F: Click on the “Submit” button
Step A: Select the name of the test in the “Add an Existing Test” box
Step B: Click on the “Submit” button
Step 3: Apply the appropriate Test Options including availability, timer, attempts, exceptions, presentation, etc.
Step 4: Click on the “Submit” button.
Step 1: Go to the area in which the test is deployed
Step 2: Hover over the title of the test and click on the action link item (circle) that appears to the right
Step 3: Select “Edit test options”
Step 4: Scroll down to the “Test Availability Exceptions” section
Step 5: Click on the “Add User or Group” button
Step 6: Place a check mark next to the student(s) who need an exception and click on the “Submit” button
Step 7: Make the necessary changes to each user.
Note: In order for a change in options to be available for the individual user, that option itself must be in use for the entire test. For example, if a student required 30 minutes for a test, the “Timer” option must be selected for the rest of the students taking the test.
Note: If the student has already attempted the test, you will need to give them an additional attempt by clicking on Multiple Attempts (under test exceptions) and enter the number of attempts. For instance, if the test is setup with 1 attempt, make sure you specify 2 attempts for the student with exception.
Step 8: If the due date is past the date range in which the students with exceptions have availability to take the test, make sure the “Do not allow students to start the Test if the due date has passed.” option is NOT checked.
When you export tests from Blackboard Learn to a Mac computer using OS, the zip files will be automatically opened and unzipped. The Safari browser has a setting that you can enable or disable to prevent files from opening after they have been downloaded.
Step 1. Bring up Safari’s Preferences Menu: click on Safari in the main menu, located in the top left hand corner of your screen. When the drop-down list appear, choose Preferences.
Step 2. Select “General” from the Preferences Menu.
Step 3. Select a folder for your downloaded files to be saved to. The default folder is Downloads.
Step 4. Remove the check mark from the box Open “safe” files after downloading.