Re-Grading a Test Question

Re-Grading a Test Question

You may realize that a question on your test or quiz is set up incorrectly after students have started or completed the test. You can make changes to the question and/or scoring even after students have taken the test. There are options to change which response is correct, award full credit to all students, or remove the question from the test.

  1. Log in to your Blackboard Course.
  2. Click the Full Grade Center link below Grade Center on your course menu (under Course Management and Control Panel).
    Click Full Grade Center

  3. Navigate to the Test you would like to make changes to using the horizontal scroll bar.
  4. Click the Action Link next to the name of the test in the header of the Full Grade Center.
    Click the action link next to the name of the test

  5. Click Edit Test in the Action Link menu. This will open the Test Canvas page.
    Drop Down Menu with Edit Test circled

  6. Scroll down to find the question you would like to make changes to.
  7. Make the changes to the test question.
    1. On the Create/Edit page that opens, you can edit the text of the question, the answers, and any feedback by editing the text boxes.
    2. You can set which multiple choice answer is the correct one by clicking the bubble to the left of that answer.
      Click the bubble next to the question

    3. Once you have made your changes, click the Submit and Update Attempts button in the lower right of the window.
  8. To change the correct answer or edit the text of the question or answers, click the Action Link next to the question Title and click Edit. This will open the Create/Edit page for the question.
    Click the action link next to question title

  9. To change the point value of the question or to award full points to students regardless of the answer they provided, click on the point value number after Points: to the right of the question title. This will open a menu.
    Click the point value space to change the point value
    1. The text box on the left allows you to change the total point value of the question.
      Check the changes next to the question settings
    2. The Extra Credit checkbox changes the question to be extra credit, so correct answers add to the student’s score without any change to the total points for the test. Note: Using Extra Credit questions can allow students to get grades higher than 100%.
    3. The Full Credit checkbox gives all students full credit for that question, regardless of which answer they provided.
    4. Once you have made your changes, click the Submit and Regrade button on the right of the menu.

    5. To delete the question, click the Action Link next to the question Title and click Delete and Regrade.
      Click the action link