Feedback


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The Feedback activity allows you to create a survey and administer it to your students. It is ideal for conducting course evaluations.

Feedback Settings

› General
› Availability
› Question and Submission Settings
› After Submission
› Common Module Settings
› Restrict Access
› Activity Completion

Feedback Module

› Create Questions
› Working With Multiple Choice Questions
› Edit Questions
› Show or Hide Questions Depending on Answers to Other Questions
› Import and Export Questions
› Analyze and Export Data
› View Responses


General

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  1. Enter a name for your survey in the “Name” text box.
  2. Enter an introduction or instructions for your survey in the “Description” text box.
  3. Check the “Display description on course page” box if you want to display the survey description on your course page.

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Availability

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  1. Check the “Enable” box and use the “Allow answers from” dropdown lists to determine when students can start answering the survey questions.
  2. Check the “Enable” box and use the “Allow answers to” dropdown lists to determine when students can no longer answer the survey questions.
  3. Students will still be able to view the survey questions before and after the Availability dates. To prevent students from viewing the survey outside of a particular time period, see Restrict Access.

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Questions and Submission Settings

  1. feedback_04Use the “Record user names” dropdown list to choose whether or not you want students to remain anonymous when completing the survey.
  2. Use the “Allow multiple submissions” dropdown list to choose whether or not students can submit feedback more than once.
  3. Use the “Enable notification of submissions” dropdown list to choose whether teachers are notified when a student completes the survey.
  4. Use the “Auto number questions” dropdown list to choose whether questions are automatically numbered.

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After Submission

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  1. Use the “Show analysis page” to choose whether students can see an analysis of the survey results after completing the survey.
  2. Use the “Completion message” text box to enter a message that students will see when they complete the survey.
  3. A “Continue” button appears at the end of the survey. By default, this button links to the course page. Enter a URL in the “Link to next activity” text box if you want the button to link somewhere else.

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Common Module Settings

  1. moduleChoose whether or not to hide or show the Assignment module using the “Visible” dropdown box.
  2. If desired, type a number into the “ID number” text box. Setting an ID number provides a way of identifying the activity for grade calculation purposes.
  3. Choose a group mode for the activity. The different group modes are described below:
    No groups – Students will not be separated into groups for the activity. In interactive activities, students will see the contributions of every class member.
    Separate groups – Students will be separated into groups for the activity. In interactive activities, students can only contribute to their group and only view their group’s contributions.
    Visible groups – Students will be separated into groups for the activity. In interactive activities, students will see the contributions of every class member, but they can only contribute to their group.
  4. Use the “Grouping” dropdown list to determine the grouping for the activity. See Groups and Groupings for more information.
  5. To only make the activity available to students assigned to groups within the selected grouping, check the “Available for group members only” box. See Groups and Groupings for more information.

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Restrict Access

Use the restrict Access settings to control when and how students can take the survey. See Restricting Access to Content for more information.

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Activity Completion

Use the Activity Completion settings to track the completion of the activity. For more information, see Activity Completion.

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Create Questions

  1. Click the “Edit questions” button at the top of the module.
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  2. contentTo add a question or other content, select a content type from the dropdown list under the “Content” section. The content types are described below:
    Add A page break – Allows you to break up the survey content into different pages. The page break will create a “Next page” button that the student clicks on to navigate to the next page.
    Information – Displays one of three types of information: the time of responding, the course, and/or the category where the feedback is located.
    Label – Allows you to use a content editor to add any kind of text, images or links to the survey. See Content Editor for more information.
    Longer text answer – Provides a text box that allows the student to submit a long, typed response. The width and length of the text box can be customized.
    Multiple choice – Adds a multiple choice question. See Working With Multiple Choice Questions for more information.
    Multiple choice (rated) – Adds a multiple choice question for which each answer has a value associated with it. See Working With Multiple Choice Questions for more information.
    Numeric answer – Provides a text box that only accepts numeric input. You can require the answer to fall within a certain numeric range.
    Short text answer – Provides a text box that allows the student to submit a short, typed response. The width and character limit of the text box can be customized.
  3. requiredTo require the student to answer a question, click the “Required” checkbox.
  4. Enter a label in the “Label” text box if you want to create content that is dependent on this question. See Show or Hide Questions Depending on Answers to Other Questions for more information.
  5. For information on the “Dependance item” dropdown and “Dependance value” text box, see Show or Hide Questions Depending on Answers to Other Questions.
  6. Use the “Position” dropdown list to determine how the questions are ordered. For example, selecting “1” will put the question nearest the top of the page.
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Working With Multiple Choice Questions

    1. Select “Multiple choice” or “Multiple choice (rated)” from the dropdown list under the “Content” section.
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  1. Use the “Adjustment” dropdown list to choose whether the answers to the question appear horizontally or vertically.
  2. Use the “Multiple choice type” dropdown list to determine how answers can be chosen. The different multiple choice types are described below:
    Multiple choice-single answer – The student can only choose one answer from a list of choices with radio buttons.
    Multiple choice – multiple answers – The student can choose multiple answers from a list of choices with check boxes.
    Multiple choice – single answer allowed (dropdownlist) – The student can only choose one answer from a dropdown list.
  3. Use the “Do not analyse empty submits” dropdown list to choose whether unanswered questions are included in the results analysis.
  4. Use the “Hide the ‘Not selected’ option” to choose whether or not you want to allow students to answer a question as “Not selected”.
  5. Enter the answers to your question in the “Multiple choice values” text box. Make sure each answer is on a separate line.
  6. If you are creating a rated multiple choice question, you also need to include the numerical rating for each answer. Type the rating number followed by a forward slash and the answer text. See the example below:
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Edit Questions

  1. Click the “Edit Questions” button at the top of the module.
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  2. compassarrow To reorder the questions, click on the compass arrows icon next to the question you want to move and hold down the mouse button. Drag the question up or down to reorder it, then release the mouse button.
  3. gear Click the gear icon to edit the question.
  4. asterisk Click the asterisk icon to make the question required or not required.
  5. x Click the X icon to delete the question.

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Show or Hide Questions Depending on Answers to Other Questions

At some point, you may only want to show questions if a student gives a particular answer to another question. For example, let’s say you have a question that asks “Did you accomplish your personal goals for this course?” to which the student can answer “yes” or “no”. If the student answers “no”, you want to give them a text box to explain in more detail why they weren’t able to accomplish their goals. If the student answers “yes”, you want them to simply move on to the next question. You can do this by using Dependence Items.

The first question in the example above, “Did you accomplish your personal goals for this course?” is called the Dependence Item. Create a Dependance Item by following the steps below:

  1. Click the “Edit Questions” button at the top of the module.
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  2. Create your question as outlined under Create Questions.
  3. In the “Label” text box, type a label for this question.
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  4. Click the “Save question” button. You have created a Dependence Item.
  5. After creating a Dependence Item, you must ALWAYS add a page break or it will not work correctly. To add a page break, select “Add a page break” from the dropdown list at the top.
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Now you need to create the question that will be shown or hidden depending on how the student answers your Dependance Item.

  1. Create another question.
  2. In the “Dependence item” dropdown list, you will see the label you created for your Dependance Item. Select it.
  3. In the “Dependence value” text box, type in the answer to the Dependance Item that will make your new question appear.
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  4. Click the “Save question” button.
  5. Red text will now appear next to the question to let you know that it is using a dependence item.
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Import and Export Questions

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  1. Click on the “Templates” button at the top of the module.
  2. template_optionsTo save your questions to the Learn@Illinois online system, create a template. Type a template name for the template in the “Name” textbox and click the “Save as new template” button.
  3. To use the questions again, select the template name from the dropdown box under “Use a Template”.
  4. To delete a template, click on the “Delete template…” link in the lower left, then click the “Delete Template” button next to the template name.
  5. To export your questions as an xml file, click on the “Export questions” link in the lower left and choose a location to save the file on your computer.
  6. To import questions from an xml file, click on the “Import questions” link in the lower left. Choose whether you want to replace the current questions in your Feedback survey or append the new questions to the end of the survey, then upload the xml file using the File Uploader.

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Analyze and Export Data

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  1. Click on the “Analysis” button at the top of the module.
  2. You will be able to see analytical data for all of the answers that have been submitted.
  3. To export the data to a spreadsheet, click on the “Export to Excel” button and choose where to save the file on your computer.
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View Responses

  1. Click on the “Show responses” button at the top of the module.
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  2. You will have the option of viewing Anonymous or non Anonymous entries. Click the “Show responses” button next to the type of responses you want to view.
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  3. A list of entries appears. The entries will be given a sequential number if anonymous.
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  4. To delete an entry, click on the “Delete entry” link on the right.
  5. To view an entry, click on the “Show response” link for that entry. The individual questions and answers for that entry will be displayed. Click the “Continue” button at the top to return to the list of entries.
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Working with Activities and Resources

› Add an Activity or Resource
› Move or Arrange an Activity or Resource
› Rename an Activity or Resource
› Edit the Settings of an Activity or Resource
› Hide or Show an Activity or Resource
› Copy an Activity or Resource
› Allow a Specific User Certain Permissions When Using an Activity or Resource
› Delete an Activity or Resource
› Change the Group Mode of an Activity or Resource


Add an Activity or Resource

  1. In the upper right, click on the green button that says “Turn editing on”.
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  2. Locate the section where you want to add an activity or resource. At the bottom of the section, click on the button that says “Add an activity or resource”
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  3. A window will pop up with a list of activities and resources. When you click on one of the items in the left column, a description will appear in the right column. Choose the activity or resource you want and click the “Add” button.
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Move or Arrange an Activity or Resource

To rearrange the order of an activity or resource:

  1. Click on the compass arrows icon next to the title of the activity or resource you want to move and hold down the mouse button.
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  2. Drag the section up or down to move it to a new location.
  3. Release the mouse button.

To add or remove an indentation to an activity or resource:

  1. Click on the “Edit” button to the left of the activity or resource.
  2. From the drop-down list, choose “Move right” or “Move left” next to the arrow icons.
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Rename an Activity or Resource

  1. Click on the pen icon to the right of the activity or resource’s name.
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  2. Type in a new name for the activity or resource
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  3. Press enter to save or escape to cancel.

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Edit the Settings of an Activity or Resource

  1. Click on the “Edit” button to the right of the activity or resource.
  2. From the dropdown list, choose “Edit settings” next to the gear icon to hide the activity or resource.
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Hide or Show an Activity or Resource

  1. Click on the “Edit” button to the right of the activity or resource.
  2. From the dropdown list, choose “Hide” next to the eye icon to hide the activity or resource.
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  3. Once the activity or resource has been hidden, return to the “Edit” menu and choose “Show” to show it again.
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Copy an Activity or Resource

  1. Click on the “Edit” button to the right of the activity or resource.
  2. From the dropdown list, choose “Duplicate” next to the pages icon.
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Allow a Specific User Certain Permissions When Using an Activity or Resource

  1. Click on the “Edit” button to the right of the activity or resource.
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  2. From the dropdown list, choose “Assign roles” next to the user icon.
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  3. Choose the type of role you want to assign to a specific user. The details of that role are listed in the “Description” column.
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  4. Choose the specific user from your list of potential users on the right. Click the arrow buttons to add or remove them to the “Existing Users” list on the left. You can also use the search boxes at the bottom to find a specific user.
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  5. The names in the “Existing Users” list will be assigned the role you chose on the previous page. When you’re finished, you can choose another roll to add from the drop-down list at the bottom, or you can return to the previous page by clicking on “Back to the list of all roles”.
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Delete an Activity or Resource

  1. Click on the “Edit” button to the right of the activity or resource.
  2. From the dropdown list, choose “Delete” next to the X icon.
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Change the Group Mode of an Activity or Resource

  1. Click on the user icon next to the “Edit” button of the activity or resource.
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  2. Every time you click, the icon will change. Each icon represents a different group mode. The different group modes are described below:nogroupNo groups – Students will not be separated into groups for the activity. In interactive activities, students will see the contributions of every class member.

    separategroupSeparate groups – Students will be separated into groups for the activity. In interactive activities, students can only contribute to their group and only view their group’s contributions.

    instructor-content-activities-14Visible groups – Students will be separated into groups for the activity. In interactive activities, students will see the contributions of every class member, but they can only contribute to their group.

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