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Comparison of Moodle Survey-Type Activities

This table compares the Moodle Questionnaire, Feedback and Choice tools' functionality.

  Questionnaire Feedback Choice
Best use

Gather data
Conduct surveys
Make choices

Gather data
Conduct surveys
Make choices
Quick polls to stimulate thinking about a topic, allow class to vote, gather opinions, check student understanding
Types of questions      
Check boxes
Yes
Yes
No

Date box

Yes
No
No
Dropdown choices
Yes
Yes
No
Essay box
Yes
Yes
No
Numeric
Yes
Yes
No
Radio buttons
Yes
Yes
Yes
Scale - can customise in many ways Yes Limited functionality No
Text box
Yes
Yes
No
Yes/no
Yes
No
No
You can also add:
 
 
 
Page breaks
Yes
Yes
No
Labels Yes Yes No
Links, images etc. using the HTML Editor
Yes
No
No
Dependencies: Show an item depending on the value of another item (conditional branching) Yes Yes No
Limits (how many students can select each particular choice) No No Yes
Grading      
Graded activity Yes No No
Response options      
Anonymous submissions
Yes
Yes
Yes
Students identified
Yes
Yes
Yes
Multiple submissions
Yes
Yes
Yes
Save/resume answers Yes No No
Change answers
Yes
Yes
Yes
Students can view all (everyone’s) responses...      
Never
Yes
Yes
Yes
After submitting their responses
Yes
Yes - summary only
Yes
After activity is closed Yes No Yes
Always
Yes
N/A
Yes
Types of reports      
Responses can be viewed filtered by everyone or selected group
Yes
No Yes
Responses can be exported
Yes
Yes
Yes
View by response Yes Yes Yes
View all responses
Yes
Yes
Yes
Content options      
Create new from scratch
Yes
Yes
Yes
Copy existing and edit
Yes
Yes
Yes
Use public (create questions in one course and administer in multiple courses, collect and view all responses only in original course) Yes No No

 

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