When creating a new survey, it's important to choose the correct type of survey based on how you plan to use it within your project. Below, we'll walk you through the different types of surveys available in Course Evaluations & Surveys (CES) to help decide which one best fits your needs.
The following is a video overview of Survey Builder:
Note: We have updated the user interface since the creation of the video. However, the information in the video remains relevant, and this article provides more information about the feature.
Available Survey Types
The following survey types are available:
- Course Main Survey: Choose this type for a survey that is intended to be the Main Survey in a course-evaluation project. All respondents in the course-evaluation project will be presented with the questions in the Main Survey.
- Course Targeted Survey: Choose this type for a survey that is intended to be added to specific courses or areas as a Targeted Survey in a course-evaluation project. Respondents in those courses or areas would be presented with the questions in a Targeted Survey in addition to the questions in the Main Survey.
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Item Bank: This type is designed for creating a bank of questions from which Instructors or Administrators can select when using the Custom Questions feature. The following is a video overview for Item Banks:
To learn more about item banks, refer to: Linked Questions and Item Banks.
- Learning Outcomes Item Bank: Choose this type for a survey that is intended to be a bank of learning outcome questions for Instructors to select from when using the Custom Questions feature. For more details about learning outcomes, see: Learning Outcomes.
- General Survey: Choose this type for a survey that is intended to be the Main Survey in a general survey project. All respondents in the general survey project will be presented with the questions in the Main Survey.
Metadata Surveys (For Filters)
The following survey types are used to create metadata filters for organizing and filtering courses, instructors, or respondents. These are not stand-alone surveys, but are rather used to create metadata filters for courses, instructors, or respondents.
- Metadata Course: Select this type to create metadata filters based on course.
- Metadata Instructor: Select this type to create metadata filters based on instructor.
- Metadata Respondent: Select this type to create metadata filters based on respondent.
To learn more about metadata, visit: Course and User Metadata Functionality.
By selecting the appropriate survey type, you can ensure that your surveys are set up efficiently for your course evaluations or general survey projects. This makes managing and analyzing survey responses easier and more organized, leading to more actionable insights for your institution.