How do I create a survey in Blackboard?

How do I create a survey in Blackboard?

Survey reporting does not identify individual respondents and reports only percentages for true/false, multiple answer, and multiple choice question types. If you need to identify a set of responses by student, create a test with zero point values for each question (see How do I create a test in Blackboard?).
Using Blackboard to set up tests and surveys is often a frustrating and time-consuming process. If you plan to create more than a few surveys or plan to reuse them, consider using Respondus, fairly-intuitive software designed for creating and uploading Blackboard tests and surveys. Respondus is available at no cost to UNC-Chapel Hill faculty and staff (additional information).

The instructions below detail using Blackboard's Survey Manager to create a test.

1. In the Control Panel, either

  • click Survey Manager. On the Survey Manager page, click Add Survey. The Survey Information page opens.
  • click the link for the content area where the survey will be linked (e.g., Assignments). Locate the drop-down menu to the far right of the Add toolbar (the default option is Learning Unit). Click the drop-down arrow, select Survey, and click the GO button. On the Add Survey page, click the Create button. The Survey Information page opens.

2. On the Survey Information page, enter a Name for the survey (required), a Description of the survey (optional), and any Instructions (optional). When the test is deployed to students, the description will appear below the link for the survey. Instructions will appear only after students have clicked the link to enter the survey. Click Submit.

3. The Survey Canvas opens. Click Creation Settings to the right of the Add Question field. The Survey Creation Settings page opens.

4. Click the checkbox corresponding with any of the options you would like to appear by default when you create each question :

a) Add images, files, and URLs to questions. Allows you to include a link to a web page, attach a file, or include an image along with the question text.

b) Add images and files to answers. Allows you to attach a file or include an image along with any of the answers.

c) Add categories and keywords to questions. If you will be reusing questions in other surveys, categorizing questions or associating keywords with them will make searching for these questions much easier.

5. Click Submit to apply the Survey Creation Settings that you selected and to return to the Survey Canvas.

6. To add the first question to the survey, choose a question type from the Add Question drop-down menu and click the GO button.

7. The Add/Modify Question window opens. Note that the window is divided into three sections: Question, Answers, and Submit.

8. Type or paste the text of a question into the Question Text box.

9. If you've chosen either Fill in the Blank, Multiple Choice, Multiple Answer, Ordering, Matching, or True/False as the question type, you will need to enter answer values. Note the number of answer values that are provided by default. If you need fewer, you can click the Remove button next to an answer value to remove it. If you need more options, click the drop-down list next to Number of Answers and choose the number of options you'll need. In either case, the screen will refresh automatically to display more or fewer answer values.

10. Scroll down to section 3, Submit. The Survey Canvas page reloads to display the question.

11. To add another question, select the question type from the Add Question menu and either click the GO button to add a question that will follow the first question, or use the Add Question Here link (to the right) that appears before the question that you just added.

When you've finished adding questions and are ready for students to take the survey, you will need to create a link to the survey in the Content Area of your choice and set the survey's delivery options.


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