How do I create a Survey question type?

The Tests & Quizzes tool may be set up to deliver surveys as well as other types of assessments. Survey question types may be added to a new or existing assessment. There are two types: a basic survey and a matrix of choices survey.

Tip: If you are delivering a survey, you may wish to set the assessment to anonymous when publishing the item, so that your survey responses will be gathered anonymously. See How do I view and modify the settings of an assessment? for more information on delivery options.

Go to Tests & Quizzes.

Select the Tests & Quizzes tool from the Tool Menu of your course.

Select an assessment.

Questions may be added to any assessment. Select an existing assessment or create a new one.

Note: You may also add a question directly to a question pool.

Create a New Assessment.

Click Add.

Create a new assessment.

For more information on creating new assessments, see How do I create an assessment?

  1. Enter an Assessment Title.
  2. Select the Create using assessment builder radio button.
  3. Click Create.

Or edit an existing assessment.

For a basic survey, select Survey from the drop-down menu.

After selecting Survey from the drop-down menu, the program will open additional options for the question.

The Answer Point Value will default to zero.

Because basic surveys are not typically scored, the answer point value will default to zero. This setting cannot be changed.

Display points?

Select the radio button to determine whether or not students will see the point value as they are taking the survey. Since this type of question is not typically scored, No is the recommended selection.

Add Question Text.

Type the question text to the text box provided.

Note: To edit with the Rich Text Editor, click the hyperlink to open the full menu.

Add Attachment. (Optional)

Click Add Attachments to browse for and select a file attachment.

Select the Answer format.

Select the desired answer format from the list.

Is it timed? (Optional)

This setting allows you to specify a time limit for an individual question. If timed, students have until the end of the time limit, or until the Final Submission Deadline, whichever comes first, to submit their work. Their answers will be automatically saved and submitted at the expiration of the timer.

Setting a time limit for an individual question can be useful if you would like to time students' responses per question, rather than setting a time limit for the entire assessment which may contain several different questions.

Assign the question to a part of the assessment. (Optional)

The question can be added to a specific portion of the assessment, such as Part 1 or Part 2 (depending on how many parts exist). Part 1 is the default location.

Assign the question to a Question Pool. (Optional)

The question may also be added to a Question Pool, if desired.

Provide Feedback. (Optional)

Feedback is optional text available for students to view.

Note: To edit with the Rich Text Editor, click the hyperlink to open the full menu.

Click Save.

Click Save to save the question (or Cancel to exit).