Adding Course Activities

Creating a Questionnaire

The questionnaire activity allows you to construct surveys using a variety of question types, for the purpose of gathering data from users. This activity can be a useful way to collect feedback, survey students and also as a formative assessment tool at the end of a learning topic. Questionnaires have the option to be set to have anonymous responses and can also be set as a grade in the grade book.

For the purposes of this guide, the steps below offer the setup of a basic Questionnaire as a graded text entry and a check box question as example of an end of class response.

You can find detailed information about the many setting options of Questionnaire in this Moodle Doc.

Questionnaire Setup

Step 1: Click Turn on the Edit mode.

Step 2: Click +Add an activity or resource under the appropriate topic section.

Step 3: Select Questionnaire in the activity Chooser

Step 4: Enter a title in the Name field.

Step 5: If desired, enter text in the Description field. Including instructions in this field will provide helpful guidance for students.

Step 6: Click the Availability heading to expand the settings.

Step 7: If desired, click the Use Open Date check box and set the day, month, and time.

Step 8: If desired, click the Use Close Date check box and set the day, month, and time.

Step 9: Click the Response options heading to expand the settings.

Step 10: Click the Type field and adjust to the the frequency students will be allowed to respond to the questions.

Step 11: To prevent students from seeing the responses of others, click the Students can view All Responses field and select Never.

Step 12. If desired, click the Submission grade field and select the appropriate value for completion.

Step 13: Scroll to the bottom of the page and select Save and return to course.

Note: Faculty should review and adjust other settings as necessary for your use-case.

Adding Questions

The Questionnaire activity can be setup with numerous questions types. These steps explain the process for creating a written response and a check box question. Refer to the Moodle Doc for details about setting up other question types.

Adding a Text Entry Question

Step 1: Click into the questionnaire on your course.

Step 2: Click Add question.

Step 3: Click question type field, select Text Box from the drop-down menu and then click Add selected question type.

Step 4: Enter a title in the Question Name field. This is an internal title only seen by the instructor.

Step 5: If desired, under Response is required, select Yes.

Step 6: If desired, click Input Box size and adjust the line number for students (size of the text field).

Step 7: Enter the text and other details as appropriate in the Question Text field.

Step 8: Click Save changes when finished.

Questions will appear under Manage questions. Click the icons for each question to manage the question details. Repeat steps 3-8 to add additional questions.

Adding a Check Box Question

Step 1: Click into the questionnaire on your course.

Step 2: Click Add question.

Step 3: Click question type field, select Check Boxes from the drop-down menu and then click Add selected question type.

Step 4: Enter a title in the Question Name field. This is an internal title only seen by the instructor.

Step 5: If desired, under Response is required, select Yes.

Step 6: Enter the desired number for Min. forced responses and Max forced responses. This setting will determine how many checkbox are allowed or required for this question.

Step 7: Enter the text and other details as appropriate in the Questions Text field.

Step 8: Enter the question choices in the Possible answers text field. Enter one choice per line in the box.

Step 9: Click Save changes when finished.