The Pool Manager allows Instructors to store questions for repeated use. Instructors can create new questions to include in Pools and add questions that have been created in other Tests or Pools. Pools from other courses can be imported through the Pool Manager.  With the exception of minor text changes, such as correcting a typo, a Pool should not be modified if Students have already begun taking an Assessment that draws questions from the Pool.

• Building Your Test in the Test Canvas
• Select Questions From an Imported Question Pool

Many textbooks are sold with a Question Pool for creating tests. The Question Pool exists in the form of a computer file. You must upload the Question Pool into Blackboard before you can select questions from it.

To Import A Question Pool:

From Control Panel

1. In the Assessment pane, click Pool Manager.

2. Click the Import Pool button.

3. Click the Browse button and select the file containing the Question Pool.

4. Click Submit.

Choose Questions From An Imported Pool

Note:  If already in Test Canvas, skip steps 1-5.

1. Go to the Control Panel.

2. In the Assessments Pane, click Test Manager.

3. Click Add Test.

4. Enter a name, instructions and a description of the test.

5. Click Submit.

6. From the Add drop-down menu, choose Questions From a Pool or Test. (Alternatively, you can also choose Random Block.)

7. Click Go.

8. Click on the name of the Question Pool or Test to select it.

9. Check the types of questions that you would like to use.

10. Click Search.

11. Select questions you would like to use. 

12. Click Submit.

13. Once you have reviewed the questions, click OK to accept questions additions and return to test canvas.

If adding test questions are complete, see deploying test.