Blackboard Ultra: Inline Knowledge Check questions within Blackboard documents

*NOTE This guide was updated on the 23rd of June 2025. Please note that some features or instructions may differ slightly from the current version due to regular SaaS updates.

It is possible to integrate multiple-choice and multiple-answer questions directly within Blackboard documents. This feature allows module leaders to embed interactive questions and provide automated feedback to students that can be reviewed either during or after live sessions.

Students benefit from instant feedback on their responses and have unlimited attempts to answer correctly.

Module leaders can monitor student engagement and performance through detailed metrics such as:

  • Number of students participating.
  • Total number of attempts.
  • Average number of attempts to reach the correct answer.
  • Maximum number of attempts to reach the correct answer.
  • Level of difficulty metric.
  • Percentage of students selecting each answer option.

Image showing the location of the new ‘knowledge check’ option within a Blackboard documents. The location of the new ‘knowledge check’ option within a Blackboard document.

Image showing the student view of the new ‘knowledge check’ feature when embedded into a Blackboard document. In this example, 2 knowledge questions have been included side by side.Student view of the new ‘knowledge check’ feature when embedded into a Blackboard document. In this example, 2 knowledge questions have been included side by side. 

Image showing the student view of the knowledge check feedback having attempted the knowledge check questions on the Blackboard document.Students’ view of feedback after having attempted the knowledge check multiple-choice questions on the Blackboard document.

Image showing the module leader view of the knowledge check results.Instructor’s view of the knowledge check results.

More information about Knowledge Checks in Blackboard can be found in the Anthology support video.

For more information, please contact the Digital Learning Specialist team via email elearning@tees.ac.uk.