Pool Manager

Blackboard gives you the opportunity to create question pools for your tests and exams. You can upload questions that have already been created into the pool manager then choose questions from this pool when creating a test. You can also export question pools out of Blackboard if you wish to use them in another course, or keep a record of them for your files.

The Pool Manager allows you to add a new pool and create it from scratch, import an existing pool of questions, edit the questions a test pool contains, or remove an existing pool from a course.

To create a Pool

1. Control Panel > Pool Manager (from Assessment pane)
2. Add Pool.
3. Enter the Name, description, and instructions for the pool.
4. Submit.
5. On the Pool Canvas, click Creation Settings.
6. Choose settings for your pool building process.
7. Submit.
8. Use the drop down box to choose to add a question of a desired type and click GO.
9. Fill out the form associated with the specific question type.
10. Be sure and remember to:
    • assign points.
    • choose the correct answer where appropriate.
    • fill in feedback for correct and incorrect where appropriate.
11. Submit.
12. Add the remainder of your questions.

To Import a Pool given to you by another instructor, from another one of your courses, or from a publisher

1. Control Panel > Pool Manager (from Assessment pane)
2. Import Pool.
3. Browse.
4. Locate the .ZIP Question Pool file on your computer.
5. Double click the file, or select and click OPEN.
6. Submit on the Blackboard page.