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[asparagus]

I hope this is the correct category for my question...

I know a lot of people do not like Blackboard Vista, but I love it.  I assign quizzes, and they have to be completed by a specific day and time.  If the student does the quiz, he or she can see their answer and the correct answer after the availability period is over.  However, if a student does not start the quiz, he or she cannot see the questions and correct answers.  I have tried for hours to set it so they can see the question, see the correct answer, but not take the quiz.  Is this possible?  Thanks

[ianelay]

Hmmm..... I don't know if there's an easy fix for it.

I've made duplicate quizzes with different release criteria for students who were allowed makeup quizzes.... Perhaps something similar could work for you? Clone your quiz and turn it into a self-test, but one that only becomes available once the official quiz has closed? Clone your quiz, but not make that quiz column count in the final grades? It's clumsy and redundant, but it could get the task done.

[magistra]

Yes, it needs to be redone as a self-test (or if you're using Respondus, a "survey") so they can take it without penalty. 

Ten bucks say they won't, though.

[asparagus]

Ten bucks say they won't, though.

Yeah, none of the ones who missed the quizzes asked to see the questions! 

Thanks for the idea.  It does sound clumsy, but maybe I'll try it anyway.

[melba_frilkins]

Ten bucks say they won't, though.

Yeah, none of the ones who missed the quizzes asked to see the questions!  

Thanks for the idea.  It does sound clumsy, but maybe I'll try it anyway.

Do you just want to simply allow non-quiz-takers to see the questions or require them to do so prior to an exam?

[asparagus]

Do you just want to simply allow non-quiz-takers to see the questions or require them to do so prior to an exam?


I just wanted to allow them to see the questions.  To help them study.  Are you implying that is too nice?  Hmm, maybe so.

[magistra]

It depends on the course and what you want.  Nothing wrong with just having it be available -- if they don't use it, they don't use it.  It's not a bad idea to allow them to re-take a quiz, or even make them re-take it, but there's no law one way or the other.  Just think about what you want for the class & what the students need.  And how much effort it'll take to set it up again.

Fun aside....we just got a memo on giving online exams.  It was all stuff that's bad pedagogically, especially for plagiarism -- give them extra time, have students take it at different times, etc.  They also want us to start the exam at a non-standard time ('cause students will remember that.)  It was all about not overloading the system, and had nothing to do with actual education.