Tests Versus Surveys
Tests are for evaluating students, while surveys are for polls, such as end of class evaluations, where anonymity is important.Definitions from the Blackboard Instructor Manual:
- Tests are created to check the knowledge and skill level of users enrolled in the course. Tests permit the Instructor to assign point values to each question on exams or quizzes. When a Student completes a Test it is submitted for grading, and the results are recorded in the Gradebook.
- Surveys are useful for polling purposes, evaluations, and random checks of knowledge. They function in the same way as Tests and offer most of the same options. Questions on Surveys are not assigned a point value, and Surveys are not graded.
The Assessment section of the Blackboard Instructor Manual has more information on tests and surveys.
Last modified August 20, 2007 8:54:12 AM EDT