Survey Activity in Course

Step 1

Every course must have at least one topic. After adding a topic, click Add Activity.

Step 2

In the activity menu that slides in from the right, click Survey.

Step 3

Settings

a. Hide Future Activity - Enable this if you want to hide all the following activities from learners.

b. Activity Name - Enter a title for this survey.

c. Activity Status - Set to Active or Inactive. Inactive surveys will not be visible or accessible to learners.

d. Shuffle Question - Choose whether questions should appear in random order or follow your original sequence.

e. Navigation Method - Free: learners can skip or jump between questions, or Sequential: learners must answer questions in order.

f. Activity Completion - This dropdown lists all activities in the course. Select if learners must complete any prior activity before accessing this survey. 

Let's say I set "Assignment 2" for my survey, this means I must complete "Assignment 2" prior to the survey. Otherwise, I will receive this error prompt.

Step 4

Questions

a. Click Content (+) to create new questions.

After adding a question, click Type to select the format:

1. Short text
2. Long text
3. Multiple choice
4. Matrix
5. Scale
6. Multi-input field

Every question can be toggled on whether required to complete before submitting.

b. Click Import to reuse questions from existing surveys.

Importing questions:

• Choose a survey from the dropdown
• Select the question using the dot icon
• Click Import. Imported questions will appear below the current slide.

Question Type Details

i. Short Text - Use this for short and simple answers (e.g., one-word or brief responses).

ii. Long Text - Allows longer answers with line breaks. Suitable for open-ended or descriptive responses.

iii. Multiple Choice - Learners select one answer from the provided list.

• Type the answer next to each lettered box.
• Click + to add more choices.
• Click x to remove a choice.

iv. Matrix - Use this when you want learners to rate multiple items using the same scale.

• Click Add Row to add items/aspects to be rated.
• Click Add Column to add rating values (e.g., Agree → Strongly Agree).
• Click x to remove rows.

v. Scale - Ideal for asking learners to rate something on a numeric scale.

• Click + to add scale values.
• Click x to remove values.

vi. Multi-Input Field - Allows learners to provide multiple responses to one question.

• You can set the maximum number of answers a learner is allowed to add.
• Click Add Field to add input fields that learners can fill in.

Step 5 (Optional)

To add an image or modify the layout, click the Layout button within the question. 

This allows you to customize how the question and media appear.

Step 6

Click Preview to view the survey from the learner’s perspective. 

Learner's view:

Lastly, click Save.

We hope this explanation clarifies the matter. If you require additional assistance, do not hesitate to contact our support team.