Blackboard: Exporting and Importing Tests
Exporting and Importing tests is a useful tool if you wish to share a test that is in one Blackboard course site with a different section. Blackboard does not have a tool to copy just one test from a course to a different one, however, faculty may export and import. It is also possible to share, by importing, a common test with all sections of a course.
How to Export an Existing Test
How to move a test from one course to another
- In the Control Panel Click Course Tools
- Click Tests, Surveys, and Pools
- Click Tests
- Hover your mouse over the test you wish to export and click the drop-down arrow that appears next to the name.
- Choose Export to Local Computer
- Depending on computer and browser settings, a dialog box will appear prompting you on where to save the file, or the file will be automatically saved in your Downloads folder (could be a different folding, depending on your settings). Note where you are saving the file to. This file will be a zip file (DO NOT un-zip it).
- This file may now be saved to a flash drive, emailed to someone else, or saved on your computer for later use.
** Note: GVSU email (Outlook) does not support sending zip files. It is recommended that you save the zip file to a flash drive if you are looking to transfer the test to someone else.
How to Import a Test
- In the Control Panel, click Course Tools
- Click Tests, Surveys, and Pools
- Click Tests
- Select Import Test
- Click Browse My computer and point to the previously exported Zip files (or zip file that was given to you on a flash drive).
- Click Submit
- You will see the Test Import Complete message
- Click Ok, and you will see the test in your list of tests
- The Test must now be deployed