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Easy Surveys to make and implement

By Emily Mross

Creating your document

After logging into your GoogleDocs or GoogleDrive account, select the Create button, and choose Form from the dropdown menu.

Getting started

A box will pop up to allow you name your survey and choose a theme. Type the name in the title box and select a theme from the options.

Creating questions

After you name your form and select a theme, you will then be directed to add questions. You can choose from multiple choice, open-ended, and other types of questions. You can even add help text to assist your students if they are confused while taking the survey.

Required questions

Once you’ve added your question and available answers, you can also select to make certain questions required – students will not be able to finish a survey without answering them. Make sure the tick box near the DONE button is selected to use this feature.

Editing and adding

Edit your created questions by used the pencil icon on the upper right hand of the screen. Add new questions using ADD ITEM at the bottom.

Confirmation Page

After you add your items, scroll down to set up your confirmation page. This is the text your students will see once they have completed the survey. It could say Thank You or Good Job, or let them know when feedback will be available.

Linking a spreadsheet

Forms will prompt you to link your survey to an existing Google Spreadsheet, or you can create a new one. All of the data from your survey will be imported to this spreadsheet. Select from the options available.

Your spreadsheet

Data will be separated into columns for each question asked. It will also be marked with a timestamp so you can tell when students completed the survey.

Share your survey

Finally, you need to get your survey to students. The easiest way to do this is through email. Select the blue SHARE button on the upper right hand corner of the screen. Using Send Form Via Email, add your students and select DONE. Google will take care of the rest for you.