How to create and manage online surveys

Requirements

This tutorial requires the installation of the following applications/modules:

Create Surveys

To create a survey, go to the Surveys app, and click on New. See details about overview and configuration in Survey app: Get started with Survey: overview and configuration.

Create a survey

Add a survey title and set up details for the survey as below:

Set up survey questions

At the Questions tab, click on Add a question or Add a section to create a question or a section.

Create surveys view

Tip

You can use Question bank to reduce manipulation.

Set up survey options

At the survey view click on the Options tab. You can customize the features of the survey with the following options:

  • Questions:

    • Pagination: Set up the layout of the survey.

      • One page per question: Each question will be displayed on one page.

      • One page per section: Questions under a section will be displayed one the same page.

      • One page with all the questions: All questions will be displayed on one page.

    • Display Progress as:

      • Percentage left: Shows the percentage of the survey completion progress (e.g. questions complete 1/10, progress will be 10%).

      • Number: Shows progress by quantity (e.g. questions complete 1/10, progress will be 1/10).

    • Question Selection: Display all questions or randomized per section.

    • Back Button: Allows to go back to previous pages.

  • Participants:

    • Access Mode: Allow anyone with the link or invited people only.

    • Required Login: Survey participants are required to log into the system.

  • Time & Scoring:

  • Live Session: Create survey live sessions.

Survey options

Description of the survey

The description will be displayed on the home page of the survey. You can use this to give the purpose and guidelines to your candidates before they start it.

Create surveys description

End message of the survey

End message will be appeared at the end of the survey. You can give thanks to participants.

Create end message

Click on Save button to create survey.

Start Survey

To check if a survey is working as desired, click on Test.

Test Survey

To go back to the survey view, click on Edit Survey.

Go back to the survey view

Click on Share to send this survey to participants via email or link.

To start a survey with time limit settings, click on Create Live Session.

Share and create live sessions

At this time, participants can join the survey.

Join the survey

Manage surveys

Manage participations

You can check the participation of surveys by navigating to Surveys ‣ Participations.

List of participations

To check the detailed answers, click on that participation.

Detailed Answers

Manage surveys

Navigate to the Surveys ‣ Surveys, choose the survey that you want to manage:

  • Click on See results to check the figures and charts of the survey.

  • Click on Close to stop this survey, the survey stage will be changed to Archived.

  • Click on Participations to view all participation in this survey.

Manage surveys

Base on this answers, the manager can evaluate the E-Learning results.