Surveys
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Additional Module |
Insight can be used to create and publish surveys to parents or pupils. When there is an available survey, users will be prompted to take part when they log in, and the results can analysed.
Creating a Survey
The survey page will show a list of all of the surveys that have been created so far.
the Add button at the top left of the page is used to create new surveys. Each survey needs a title, a start date and an end date. Surveys can also be given optional intro and completion notes.
Once a survey has been created it needs to have questions assigned to it.
Survey Questions
A survey needs to have questions assigned to it. There are 5 types of questions available:
Types of Questions
Single Choice (equal value answers)
Users may only select one answer. Each answer has equal value e.g.
Single Choice (ordered value answers)
Users may only select one answer. Answers are ordered from 'worst' to 'best' e.g.
Multiple Choice
Users may select multiple answers. Each answer has equal value e.g.
Matrix (equal value answers)
Users will answer the same question several times and can only choose one answer each time. Each answer has equal value e.g.
Matrix (ordered value answers)
Users will answer the same question several times and can only choose one answer each time. Answers are ordered from 'worst' to 'best' e.g.
Adding Questions to a Survey
Each question must be typed and an optional context can also be added to each question. A set of response labels must be selected, which are the responses that users are able to select when answering the survey question. You can click the Question Mark Button to see the answers that go with each of the Response Labels.
Skip rules can be used if you want users to skip some questions if they give particular answers. For example, if you have a question "How much do you like pasta bake?" and a user answers "Not at all", then there isn't much point in asking which flavour of pasta bake is their favourite.
Click the Skip Rules Button and a window will open showing the various answers available, according to the Response Labels. For each possible answer, you can decide which question the user will be taken to. If you select Completion, then the survey will be finished if/when the user selects that answer.
Response labels
Click on the Response Labels Button to toggle the response labels. Each response label contains a set of answers that users can give for each question and can hold a maximum of 5 answers. Users will see the answers as either rating stars or buttons.
There are 3 buttons next to each of the Response Labels.
| Button | Effect |
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Edit the name and display of the Response Label |
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Edit the answers available in the Response Label |
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Delete the Response Label |
To add, edit or delete response labels within a response label type, click on the Edit Labels Button. In the pop-up window, use the "Add" button to enter a new response label; an "Add" button will not be shown if there are already five response labels. You can reorder the answers by dragging them using the up/down icon on the left of each answer.
Participants
Once you have created your survey, it must be issued to users. Select the survey and click the Participants Button. This will open a window where you can select students.
The survey will be issued to every user that is linked to the students you select. Use the groupings on the left to select specific groups of students. You can either click the Add All Button to add all pupils from a group, or click on specific pupil names to add only those pupils.
How the survey appears to users
When users log in, they will be prompted to take part in the survey.
Users can then answer each question, and add comments and see the percentage of people that selected the same answer as them (depending on the survey configuration).
Once the survey has been completed, users will see the completion note and be given an option to finalise the survey, or keep it open so they can come back to it later. If users opt to keep the survey open, they will be prompted to take part again the next time they log in.
Analysing results
Click on the analyse Results Button to view the outcome of your survey.
At the top of the analysis, you will see a summary of the users that have been involved and some buttons. You can see what each of the buttons do by hovering your mouse over them.
An analysis of each question will also be shown. You will be able to see the percentage of users that selected each answer and an overall rating for the answers that the users gave. If you click the Comment Button, you will see all of the comments entered by users.
