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Blackboard enables the creation of online assignments that can be automatically graded using RegEx syntax, offering versatility in customizing questions and answers. Assignments created in Blackboard are classified as 'Tests', which can be deployed from the 'Tests, Surveys & Pools' section of the Control Panel. The document outlines the steps for creating and deploying a test, including naming the test and adding questions.

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Blackboard enables the creation of online assignments that can be automatically graded using RegEx syntax, offering versatility in customizing questions and answers. Assignments created in Blackboard are classified as 'Tests', which can be deployed from the 'Tests, Surveys & Pools' section of the Control Panel. The document outlines the steps for creating and deploying a test, including naming the test and adding questions.

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Online Assignments in Blackboard

Blackboard allows for creating assignments with written input that can be graded automatically.
However, it uses a syntax known as RegEx, or regular expressions. The learning curve is not steep but
RegEx specificity depends on the syntax.

This is likely what online homework programs utilized for their grading. They are superior to
blackboard but they cost money whereas blackboard is free. I have also found that I can create a wide
variety of assignments through blackboard, customizing questions and answers as I like. Versatility is
why I have stuck with blackboard assignments.

That being said, any online assignment that blackboard can grade is called a Test. You can re-classify
the 'test' as anything else later, but you must go through the process of creating the 'test' as follows.

1. You can create a test from anywhere within your course, but the specific place they are located is:
Control Panel > Course Tools > Tests, Surveys & Pools. Here you can create, import and export tests,
as well as create a question bank (I haven't started using this feature, so I am unsure of its robustness).

2. If you create a test in 'Tests, Surveys & Pools', you must navigate to the page in your course where
you want the test to be, and then deploy it by clicking: Assessments > Test. On this page, you can select
your created test to deploy it. If you have not created the test yet, you can select 'Create' to begin the
process (if you complete the process, the test will be deployed in that location, if you don't finish the
process, it will be stored in 'Tests, Surveys & Pools')

3. After selecting 'Create', name your test, and add a description/instructions if you like, then submit.

4. This is the test canvas where you add your questions. There are a range of options to choose from
and I have used many of them. However, my go to is 'Fill in the blank' or 'Fill in multiple blanks'. In
physics, we typically have problems with (a), (b), (c), etc. so I use the multiple blank for those, but I'll
tutorial for a single answer. Thus, click

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