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