When to Use?
This article explains how to generate test bank questions based on defined resources within the course content.
Procedure
The AI Design Assistant can build question banks based on multiple content items to gauge your students’ comprehension of the document’s topic while saving yourself time. Visit the "AI Design Assistant" topic for more information about the AI Design Assistant.
Go to Question Banks from the Course Content page. Select the plus sign to bring up a dropdown menu. Select Generate question bank.
You have several ways to define the questions that the AI Design Assistant generates.
- Enter a description (limited to 2000 characters) to narrow the focus of the questions
- Adjust the complexity of the questions
- Select the number of questions
- Select the arrow beside Advanced options to change the output language
You can select from the following question types:
- Essay
- Fill in the blank
- Matching
- Multiple choice
- True/False
The "Inspire me!" question type suggests a variety of question types to give you more options. Visit the “Question Types” topic to learn more about different types of questions in Blackboard.
Optionally, you can select which course items you’d like the AI Design Assistant to provide context for questions. Select Select course items to start.
Select the box beside any course content item to include it in the context for your question.
Once you’ve finalized your settings, select Generate. Choose the questions that you’d like to add to your Question Bank, then select Add to Question Bank.
Review each question for accuracy. You can also edit questions to better fit your learning goals. Visit the “Edit Tests and Questions” topic to learn more about editing questions.