Survey Question Types differ from Test Question Types in that there are no correct or incorrect answers. These question types are not scored; rather, they are used to collect feedback. You may include survey questions in an assessment that contains test questions, although if you do, you may want to place them in their own question group in order to separate them from the rest of the assessment.
- Choose One
- Dropdown Choose
- Agree / Disagree
- Excellent / Poor
- Stackable Numeric Rating
- Stackable Dual Numeric Rating
- Net Promoter®
- All That Apply
- Matrix
- Short Answer
- Opinion
Choose One
A Choose One question allows you to present up to 50 answer choices, from which respondents select only one by clicking one of the radio buttons to the left of the answers.
Choices: In each text area you wish to use – you must use at least 2 – type the answer choices you would like to present for the question. Fields for 7 answer choices are provided for you, but you do not need to use them all nor will they appear as blank fields on the assessment if you do not use them. To add more answer fields, click the [Add] button found to the right of the More Answer Spaces option.
Dropdown Choose
A Dropdown Choose question allows you to present practically any number of answer items in a dropdown list, from which respondents select one by clicking it. Although there is no enforced limit to the number of answers you offer, keep in mind that long lists can be hard to navigate, making it difficult for respondents to manage the choices and keep the answers clear.
Choices: Enter any number of possible correct answers. Separate them by placing each one on its own line, and then hitting the ENTER key to move to the next line.
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Agree / Disagree
Using the Agree/Disagree Likert scale question type allows you to gauge the degree to which respondents agree or disagree with the statement or question posed in the Question Text field.
Choices: In the example above, you can see the response choices available for this question. You can only change these response choices on an account level using the Assessment Language Editor, accessed from the Account Configuration Editor. If you want to use a different set of response choices for this specific question but do not want to change the wording throughout the entire account, consider using the Choose One question type instead.
Excellent / Poor
Using the Excellent/Poor Likert scale question type allows respondents to rate the statement or question posed in the Question Text field on a scale from Poor to Excellent.
Choices: The answer choices can only be changed on a Workspace level using the Assessment UI options. To use a different set of response choices for this specific question but do not want to change the wording throughout the entire account, consider using the Choose One question type.
Stackable Numeric Rating
The Stackable Numeric Rating question type, like the Stackable Dual Numeric Rating question type, is similar to the other likert scale type questions within Brillium Assessment Builder except that the questions will “stack” or group questions to be formatted in a matrix format when presented during an assessment attempt.
By stacking the questions in this manner, it allows you to visually and logically group the questions together as almost a single unit (even though there are five individual questions here). Brillium will stack questions that have the same number of answers (either 5-point or 7-point ratings), the same numeric ordering (lowest first or highest first), and the same rating header. Respondents will select a rating (from 1-5 in a 5-point scale, or from 1-7 in a 7-point scale) for each question presented in this manner. Selecting a rating for one of the questions (or rows) will not impact the selected rating for any of the other questions.
Stackable Dual Numeric Rating
Like the Stackable Dual Numeric Rating question type, the Stackable Dual Numeric Rating question type is very similar to the other likert scale type questions within Brillium with the exception that Brillium will “stack” or group questions that are formatted similarly within the assessment delivery engine. For example, the screenshot below shows four Stackable Dual Numeric Rating questions as they are shown to the respondent while they are completing the assessment. Respondents must essentially answer each question twice. They answer once for the first rating header (“Authoring” in the example) and once for the second rating header (“Responding” in the example). By collecting two different responses for each question, you can collect data from the respondent as to how they feel about two separate, but often related, topics.
By stacking the questions in this manner, it allows you to visually and logically group the questions together as almost a single unit (even though there are four individual questions here).
Brillium will stack questions that have the same number of answers (either 5-point or 7-point ratings), the same numeric ordering (lowest first or highest first), and the same rating headers.
Respondents will select a rating (from 1-5 in a 5-point scale, or from 1-7 in a 7-point scale) for each question presented in this manner and for each rating header. Selecting ratings for one of the questions (or rows) will not impact the selected ratings for any of the other questions. Additionally, selecting a rating for one rating header will not impact the rating for the other rating header within that question.
Net Promoter®
Using the Net Promoter® question type allows respondents to rate the statement or question posed in the Question Text field on a scale from Not At All Likely to Extremely Likely.
Choices: In the example above, you can see the response choices available for this question. You have the option to present the numbers in ascending or descending order, but you can only change the wording for the response choices on an account level using the Assessment Language Editor, accessed from the Account Configuration Editor. If you want to use a different set of response choices for this specific question but do not want to change the wording throughout the entire account, consider using the Choose One question type instead.
All That Apply
An All That Apply question allows the presentation of up to 50 answer choices, from which respondents choose as many choices as they wish by selecting the check boxes to the left of each answer.
Choices: : In each text area you wish to use – you must use at least 2 – type the answer choices you would like to present for the question. Fields for 7 answer choices are provided for you, but you do not need to use them all nor will they appear as blank fields on the assessment if you do not use them. To add more answer fields, click the [Add] button found to the right of the More Answer Spaces option.
Shuffle Answers: Check this box to specify that answers be presented in random order. The effect means that one respondent might view answer choices in their natural order of A, B, C, D, while another might view answer choices in the order of B, D, C, A.
Matrix
A Matrix question allows you to dynamically build a question with a grid of rows and columns. Each row and column has a textual header, at the intersection of which is a radio button. Respondents select a single radio button for each row. Typically the rows represent questions or individual items to be responded to, and the columns represent the responses available for those questions or items.
Column Labels: Enter the column labels for the Matrix, which will appear at the top of the Matrix grid. In the example above, the column labels are “Liked,” “Disliked,” and “Neutral.” You must use at least 2 column labels, but you may use up to 7 columns for standard responses and an eighth column for an “N/A” or ”Not Applicable” response. (An “N/A” response will not be used in the analysis calculations when determining mean, median, mode, and standard deviation.) You do not need to use all the column labels nor will they appear as blank fields on the assessment if you do not use them.
Row Labels: Enter the row labels for the Matrix, which will appear to the left of the Matrix grid. In the example above, the row headers are “The Classroom Environment,” “The Computers,” etc. As you can see, these labels are very specific to a single topic, which works well with this type of question. Enter any number of row labels. Separate them by placing each one on its own line, and then hitting the ENTER key to move to the next line. Although there is virtually no limit to the number of row labels you may use, keep in mind that too many may become unmanageable.
Short Answer
A Short Answer question allows respondents to supply a brief response (typically only 1 or 2 lines of text) to a statement or question posed. This is a free-form answer, so no answer choices are necessary.
Opinion
An Opinion question allows respondents to supply a lengthy response to a question or statement posed. There is no limit to the length of an Opinion answer.