Importing Test Questions via File to Ultra Course View
This article is for instructors looking to import questions via a file to their Blackboard Ultra course.
Overview
A tab-delimited TXT file can be imported to a test in Ultra. It can be created in Microsoft Excel or in a text editor.
The questions in the file should follow proper formatting described below. Questions that have errors will not be successfully uploaded.
Each Excel file should not exceed 250 records.
Question format guidelines
Question Type | Structure |
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Multiple Choice |
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Multiple Answer |
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True/False |
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Essay |
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Matching |
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Fill in the Blank |
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Fill in Multiple Blanks |
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Numeric Response |
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*Retrieved from Blackboard Help Center: Upload Questions
Sample question file
Converting an Excel file into a .txt file
Click File on the top menu.
Click Save As on the left column.
Name the file as you wish.
Click the dropdown arrow for the file type options.
Choose Text (Tab delimited) (*.txt).
Click Save.
Upload a .txt file in Ultra
Navigate to your HuskyCT Ultra course.
Click the plus sign on the top left of the page.
From the dropdown menu, click Create.
Under Assessment, click Test.
Click the plus sign in the middle.
From the dropdown menu, choose Upload questions from file.
Select your .txt file to upload.
Once it is processed, the questions will show up in the test page.
As default, the point would be set as 1. Adjust the point as you wish.
For more information or assistance with HuskyCT, please contact the Educational Technology Office at edtech@uconn.edu or (860) 486-5052 (M-F 9am-4pm).