Instructor: Survey Builder - Types of Survey Questions

Surveys in Course Evaluations & Surveys:

  • Can contain any combination of available survey question types.
  • Be organized using survey labels.
  • Can be configured with branching logic.

When creating or editing a survey, you will see numeric weightings for each response option, as well as additional properties selected for each question.

Single Selection Question

  1. Single Selection Question type is where the student will pick from one of many options. This works best for yes/no and likert-type scale questions and can be formatted both vertically and horizontally.

A section showing a single-selection question type asking, 'How satisfied were you with this course?' with the options Very satisfied, Satisfied, Neutral, Dissatisfied, and Very dissatisfied, with 'Very satisfied' selected.

A section showing a horizontal single-selection question type asking, 'Was your instructor knowledgeable about the course content?' with Yes and No options, and the option Yes selected.

Multiple Selection Question

  1. Multiple Selection Question type allows the student to check all that apply and is only appropriate when asking the student to select multiple or potentially multiple responses from multiple options.

A section showing a multiple-selection question type asking, 'Which mode(s) of transportation did you utilize to commute to school? (Please select all that apply)' with the options Car, Bus, Train, Bike, Skateboard, and Walk, and the options Car, Train, and Walk are selected.

Matrix Question

  1. Matrix Question type has a common response scale and multiple items being evaluated on the same response scale. Here, the student would go through and respond to the different items from one response scale.

A section showing a matrix question type asking, 'Please rate your level of satisfaction with the following,' with the columns Very satisfied, Satisfied, Neutral, Dissatisfied, Very dissatisfied, and N/A, and the responses marked as follows: Bookstore - Satisfied, Cafeteria - Very satisfied, Study lounges - Neutral, Gym - Satisfied, Outdoor commons - Very satisfied, and Campus WiFi - Satisfied.

Numeric Selection Question

  1. Numeric Selection Question type allows you to setup numeric ranges using a slider and the student can then input a numeric selection based on that range.

A section showing a numeric selection question type asking, 'How many hours per week did you spend studying for this course?' with an input field set to 14 and a slider scale ranging from 0 to 40 positioned at 14.

Open-Ended Text Response Question

  1. Open-Ended Text Response Question Type is for write-in responses and/or comments.

A section showing an open-ended text response question asking, 'Please provide any additional comments,' with a text box containing the response, 'I really enjoyed this course and instructor, but the textbook was out of date.'

Survey Label

  1. The Survey Label is text that you can add anywhere in the body of your survey to organize, write instructional text or add a thank you message at the end. You can insert these survey labels anywhere throughout your survey to add these text breaks.

A label showing the message, 'Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey; your input is highly valued! Please click Submit.'

Branching Logic in Surveys

  1. Branching logic (sometimes called skip logic) allows the CES Administrator to manage the questions presented to a respondent, based on the user’s response options.

Previewing the Survey

  1. This option allows you to preview the survey as a Student/Respondent would expect to see.

The 'Edit Survey' page for the Fall Course Evaluation Survey showing the 'Preview' and 'Export to PDF' options, with the 'Preview' option highlighted.

Export to PDF:

  1. Detailed: This option displays the questions you created with detail on the additional properties for a question. A detailed view can allow the user to quickly audit the survey and check for questions that have reversed weightings, are enabled for team taught, or have branched logic.
  2. Basic: This option is a basic export of the survey.

The 'Edit Survey' page for the Fall Course Evaluation Survey includes the options 'Preview' and 'Export to PDF,' with the 'Export to PDF' option and its 'Detailed' and 'Basic' sub-options highlighted.

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