Importing Questions

Importing questions from Respondus

In Respondus:

  1. Start Respondus and under Current Personalityselect IMS QTI 1.1+. #1
  2. Click on File > Open (top menu) and open the question bank you have saved.
  3. Click on Preview and Publish. #2
  4. Click on Save QTI XML File from the left-hand menu options. #3
  5. Under Select Preferences, choose: Points as decimal numbers and QTI XML Zip file using IMS content packaging 1.1.3 #3
  6. Click on Save As and save the zip file to your desktop. #3


In Moodle:

  1. Log into Moodle and access your course.
  2. Under the Administration panel, choose Questions. #4
  3. Be sure to create a Category and then click on the Import tab (for directions on creating categories, see above). #5
  4. Select the category you created to import the questions into. #6
  5. Under File Format, select respondusqti. #6
  6. Click Browse and select the zip file you exported to your desktop. #6
  7. Click on Upload this file. #6
  8. Now your questions are uploaded to the selected category and you can add them to your quiz body.

 

Importing questions from ExamView and other test generator programs

In ExamView:

  1. Start ExamView and open your question bank.
  2. Click on File > Export and select Blackboard 5.x. #1
  3. Enter a name for your question bank and make sure it is saved as a zip file. #2


On your PC:

  1. Go to where the file was saved and right click on it. #3
  2. Under Open With, select Compressed (zipped) Folders. #3
  3. From the main menu at the upper left side of the window, select Edit > Select All.
  4. Then, select Edit > Copy to copy them (alternatively you can use CTRL + C).
  5. Go to your desktop, right click and Paste the files

In Moodle:

  1. Log into Moodle and use the steps on page 2 to create a Quiz body and a Category for your new questions. 
  2. When in the Editing Quiz menu click on Import. #4
  3. Select the category you created to import the questions into (see page 2). #5
  4. Under File Format, select Blackboard. #5
  5. Click Browse and select the file DAT file you unzipped. #5
  6. Click on Upload this file. #5
  7. Now your questions are added in your Category and you can add them to your quiz body.