• What do students need to know about taking tests?
• How do I access a copy of a test after I have taken it?

What do students need to know about taking tests?

When taking tests in Blackboard be aware of the following:

• Do not wait until the last second to take a quiz. If something goes wrong there may not be enough time resolve the issue and allow you to complete it.
• If you are working on a dial-up connection, make sure your ISP time-out settings are set to the maximum allowed time.
• Close down other programs running on the computer. Avoid distraction; you should focus only on the quiz until it is finished.
• Do not resize or refresh your screen after loading the quiz. Make sure it is the size you want before going into the quiz.
• When entering the quiz, only click the link once. Sometimes it takes a while to load the quiz (give it at least a full minute). If, after clicking once, nothing happens for a while, contact your instructor immediately. Do not keep clicking. If you click twice, then you will get a message saying you already took the quiz and you will not be able to get in again.
• Do not use the back and forward buttons on the Internet browser to move to and from the quiz.
• Click on the Save button after answering each question.
• Do not click on the Submit button until you are done taking the quiz.
• If you encounter a problem or a technical difficulty that has prevented you from finishing a quiz, you must contact the instructor immediately (not a Blackboard administrator). Your instructor is the only person who can clear your attempt and allow you to take the test again.
• When an instructor clears a student's attempt, all previous answers are erased.

How do I access a copy of a test after I have taken it?

Your instructor must enable the ability for students to access copies of a completed test in Blackboard. If this is the case, you can retrieve a copy of a completed test by clicking on the Tools button, selecting the "My Grades" option, and then clicking on the numerical score (i.e., on the actual number) received for the particular test you would like to view. Clicking on that score will display the completed test.