Faculty Assessment

Survey Manager

The Survey Manager tool lets you give anonymous surveys, such as professor evaluations and course evaluations. The Survey Manager tool offers the same question types that are offered for regular exams.
Note: You should create your questions in the Pool Manager first so you can use them over again. You can then add questions to the survey from the pool. You must also make the survey visible by adding it to a content area before your students can take it.

Calculated Formula Questions Calculated Numeric Response Questions Either/Or Questions Essay Questions File Response Questions Fill in Multiple Blanks Questions Fill in the Blank Questions Hot Spot Questions Jumbled Sentence Questions Matching Questions

Multiple Answer Questions Multiple Choice Questions Opinion Scale/Likert Questions Ordering Questions Quiz Bowl Questions Short Answer Questions True/False Questions From a Question Pool or Assessment (Random) Upload TXT Questions

How to make a Survey Available

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Adding a New Survey

From the Control Panel:

1. Click on the Survey Manager link in the Assessment section.
2. Click on the Add Survey button.
3. Type in information in the appropriate fields.
4. Scroll down to the bottom of the screen and click on the Submit button.

   Adding a Calculated Formula Question

   From the Survey Canvas:

   1. Choose Calculated Formula from the Add Question drop-down menu.
   2. Click on the Go button.
   3. Type the question in the Question Text field.
      Note: must use a PC and Internet Explorer to utilize the WYSIWYG editor for this question type.
      
      Surround any variables with square brackets, for example, [x]. The value for this variable will be populated based on the formula. In the example [x] + [y] = z, [x] and [y] will be replaced by values when shown to Students. Students would be asked to define z.
      
      Variables should be composed of alphabets, digits (0-9), periods (.), underscores (_) and hyphens (-). All other occurrences of the opening rectangular brace ("[") character should be preceded by the back-slash ("\") character. Variable names must be unique and cannot be reused.
   4. Define the formula used to answer the question in the Formula box.
      For example, x + y. Operations are chosen from the buttons across the top of the Formula box.
   5. Choose the number of possible answers in the Number of Answers drop-down menu.
   6. Set the Answer Range.
      This defines which submitted answers will be marked correct.
      • If the exact value must be entered, enter 0 and select Numeric from the drop-down list.
      • If the answer can vary, enter a value and select Numeric or Percent. Numeric will mark every answer as correct that falls within a range of plus or minus the Answer Range from the exact answer. Percent will mark every answer as correct that falls within a percentage of plus or minus the Answer Range from the exact answer.
   7. Select Yes or No for Units Required.
      • If Yes, correct answers must include the correct unit of measurement, for example, Seconds or Grams. Enter the correct unit of measurement and choose if the unit of measurement is case sensitive. The answer may still receive partial credit if the unit of measurement is not correct.
      • Enter a percentage in Unit Points Percentage. The unit of measurement will account for that percentage of the total credit.
   8. Define partial credit for answers that fall outside the correct Answer Range.
      • Select Yes or No for Allow Partial Credit. Enter a value for the Partial Credit Points Percentage. Now, set the range for partial credit by entering a value and selecting Numeric or Percent for the Partial Credit Range.
      • Answers falling within this range will receive a portion of the total points possible for the question equal to the Partial Credit Points Percentage.
   9. Scroll down to the bottom of the screen and click the on Continue button.
      
   10. For each variable, set a minimum and a maximum value.
   11. For each variable, select a decimal place using the drop-down list that appears in the Decimal Places column.
   12. Under Answer Set Options, select the Decimal places for answer from the drop-down list.
       Users must provide the correct answer to this decimal place.
   13. Enter the number of different Answer Sets.
       The Answer Sets will be randomized so that different Students will be presented with a different set of variables.
   14. Scroll down to the bottom of the screen and click the on Continue button.
       Note: Make any changes or remove any unwanted answer sets for each set, each variable and answer.
       
   15. Scroll down to the bottom of the screen and click the on Calculate button.

   Adding a Calculated Numeric Question

   From the Survey Canvas:

   1. Choose Calculated Numeric from the Add Question drop-down menu.
   2. Click on the Go button.
   3. Type the question in the Question Text field.
   4. Choose the number of possible answers in the Number of Answers drop-down menu.
   5. Type an answer in each Answer field.
   6. Click on the Correct radio button next to the correct answer.
   7. Enter the Answer Range.
      If the answer must be exact for Students to receive credit, enter 0. Any value that is less than or more than the Correct Answer by less than the Answer Range value will be marked as correct.
   8. Scroll down to the bottom of the screen and click the on Submit button.

   Adding an Either/Or Question

   From the Survey Canvas:

   1. Choose Either/Or from the Add Question drop-down menu.
   2. Click on the Go button.
   3. Type the question in the Question Text field.
   4. Choose the number of possible answers in the Number of Answers drop-down menu.
   5. Click the Correct Answer and select a positive value and a negative value from the dropdown lists.
   6. Click on the Correct radio button next to the correct answer.
   7. Scroll down to the bottom of the screen and click the on Submit button.

   Adding an Essay Question

   From the Survey Canvas:

   1. Choose Essay from the Add Question drop-down menu.
   2. Click on the Go button.
   3. Type the question in the Question Text field.
   4. Type an example of an answer to assist graders in the Answer field.
   5. Scroll down to the bottom of the screen and click on the Submit button.

   Adding a Fill in the Blank Question

   From the Survey Canvas:

   1. Choose Fill in the Blank from the Add Question drop-down menu.
   2. Click on the Go button.
   3. Type the question in the Question Text field.
   4. Choose the number of answers in the Number of Answers field.
   5. Type an answer in each Answer field.
   6. Scroll down to the bottom of the screen and click on the Submit button.

   Adding a Matching Question

   From the Survey Canvas:

   1. Choose Matching from the Add Question drop-down menu.
   2. Click on the Go button.
   3. Choose the number of questions in the Number of Questions drop-down menu.
   4. Type a question in each Question field.
   5. Choose the number of answers in the Number of Answers drop-down menu.
      Note: You do not need to have the same number of questions and answers.
   6. Type an answer in each Answer field.
   7. Scroll down to the bottom of the screen and click on the Continue button.
   8. Choose the correct answer for each question in the Match drop-down menu.
   9. Scroll down to the bottom of the screen and click on the Submit button.

   Adding a Multiple Answer Question

   From the Survey Canvas:

   1. Choose Multiple Answer from the Add Question drop-down menu.
   2. Click on the Go button.
   3. Type the question into the Question Text field.
   4. Choose the number of possible answers in the Number of Answers drop-down menu.
   5. Type an answer in each Answer field.
   6. Click on the Correct check box next to every correct answer.
   7. Scroll down to the bottom of the screen and click on the Submit button.

   Adding a Multiple-Choice Question

   From the Survey Canvas:

   1. Choose Multiple Choice from the Add Question drop-down menu.
   2. Click on the Go button.
   3. Type the question in the Question Text field.
   4. Choose the number of possible answers in the Number of Answers drop-down menu.
   5. Type an answer in each Answer field.
   6. Click on the Correct radio button next to the correct answer.
   7. Scroll down to the bottom of the screen and click the on Submit button.

   Adding an Ordering Question

   From the Survey Canvas:

   1. Choose Ordering from the Add Question drop-down menu.
   2. Click on the Go button.
   3. Type the question into the Question Text field.
   4. Choose the number of answers in the Number of Answers drop-down menu.
   5. Type an answer in each Answer field in the correct order.
   6. Scroll down to the bottom of the screen and click on the Continue button.
   7. Choose the order of the displayed questions from the Display Order drop-down menus.
   8. Scroll down to the bottom of the screen and click on the Submit button.

   Adding a True/False Question

   From the Survey Canvas:

   1. Choose True/False from the Add Question drop-down menu.
   2. Click on the Go button.
   3. Type the question into the Question Text field.
   4. Click on the Correct Answer radio button next to the correct answer.
   5. Scroll down to the bottom of the screen and click on the Submit button.

   Adding a Question from a Question Pool or Assessment

   From the Survey Canvas:

   1. Choose From a Question Pool or Assessment from the drop-down menu.
   2. Click on the Go button.
   3. Click on the desired pool or test from the list box.
   4. Click on the desired Question Types check boxes to search for particular types of questions.
   5. Click on the Search button.
   6. Click on the check box next to each question you would like to add.
   7. Scroll down to the bottom of the screen and click on the Submit button.

   Upload (TXT) Questions

   From the Survey Canvas:

   1. Choose Upload Questions from the drop-down menu.
   2. Click on the Go button.
   3. Click on the Browse button.
   4. Choose the .txt file and click on the Open button.
      (How to create the .txt file)
   5. Scroll down to the bottom of the screen and click on the Submit button.

Modifying the Survey Options (Make Survey Available)

From the Control Panel:

1. Click on the Content Area link where the survey is located (Syllabus, Course Materials, Assignments, External Links).
2. Choose Survey from the Add Other drop-down menu.
3. Click on the Go button.
4. Select an existing Survey within the list.
5. Click on the Modify the survey options link.
6. Make any desired changes to the survey’s information.
7. Scroll down to the bottom of the screen and click on the Submit button.

Survey Availability:

• Do you want to make the link visible – Enable this option to give your students access to the survey.
• Allow multiple attempts – Enable this option to let your students take the survey multiple times.
• Set time limit – Use this option to set an amount of time your students have to finish the survey.
• Display After – Use this option to make the survey available after a certain date.
• Display Until – Use this option to make the survey available until a certain date.
• Set password – Use this option to have your students enter a password before taking the survey.

Survey Feedback:

• Status Only – Enable this option to show your students if they have finished the survey or not. Detailed Results – Enable this option to show your students their answers for the survey.

Survey Presentation:

• All at Once – Enable this option to show your students the whole survey on one screen.
• One at a Time – The student is presented only one question at a time. This feature also saves each question separately if the student is unable to submit the test.
• Prohibit Backtracking – Enable this option to not let your students return to questions they have already answered.
• Randomize Questions – Enable this option to display the questions in a different order each time a student takes your survey.

More Information

Q: How do I make my survey available?
A: You must add your survey to a content area and make it visible to your students. See the Add Survey tutorial for more information.

Q: How do I add an image, URL, or file to my question?
A: Click on the Creation Settings link. From there, you can choose to provide feedback to individual answers, add images, files, and URLs to questions.

Q: How do I add a new question between question 4 and 5?
A: Click on the Add Question Here link between question 4 and 5 and fill in the fields.

Q: How do I make a change and add more questions to an existing survey?
A: Click on the Modify button to the right of the survey. From there, you can add more questions or modify existing questions.

Q: How do I view details for each question?
A: From the Gradebook tool, click on the Quiz/Exam Score to view the assessment.