Overview

Questions can be added directly to a new survey (refer Create a Survey guide), an existing survey (refer Edit a Survey guide), a new pool (refer Create a Pool guide) or an existing pool (refer Edit a Pool guide).

Example question

How often do you attend lectures

  • Never
  • On occasion
  • Consistently but miss the occasional one
  • I never miss a lecture

Select question type

  • Click on the Create Question button.
  • Select Multiple Choice from the drop down menu.

Select Multiple Choice from the drop down menu.

 

Question

  • Enter a descriptive name for the question in the Question Title textbox.
  • Enter the question into the Question Text textbox

Enter the question into the Question Text textbox

 

Options

  • Enter the required Options.
    • Answer Numbering: Choose the same option always.
    • Answer Orientation: Vertical may be more suitable in a survey.
    • Show answers in random order: optional – may be useful to help gauge a more accurate response

Answers

  • Select the required from the Number of Answers drop down list. OR
  • Click on the Remove button to delete a question.
  • Enter each answer in a separate Answer textbox.

Number of answers, text and Remove button to delete

 

Categories and Keywords

Adding categories and keywords to questions, allows you to search your existing surveys for questions by topic etc.

To add a new Category / Topic / Level of Difficulty / Keyword:

  • Click on the Add button.
  • Click on the OK button.

To delete a Category / Topic / Level of Difficulty / Keyword:

  • Click on the Delete button.

Category / Topic / Level of Difficulty / Keyword

To add an existing Category / Topic / Level of Difficulty / Keyword:

  • Click on the Choose from Existing button.
  • Select a word from the drop down list.

Click on the Choose from Existing button.

 

Instructor Notes

  • Notes added in the Instructor Notes text box cannot be viewed by students.

Notes added in the Instructor Notes text box cannot be viewed by students.

  • Click on the Submit button.

Click on submit