Frequently Asked Questions

How to add survey questions to a Feedback activity in Moodle

Teachers create surveys with the Feedback module.

Create a new feedback activity or update an existing one.

Click here for instructions on how to create a new feedback activity.


View the survey screen.

overview tab

1. Use the tabs to move between survey Overview, Edit questions, Templates, Analysis, and  Show responses.


Choose the "Edit questions" tab from the menu.

edit questions


Next, choose a question type from the "Add question to activity" drop-down menu.

add question to activity

*Add a page break: Adds a page break to the survey. Can be helpful for organization, and breaking up the activity.

*Captcha: A test to make sure a real person is filling in the form and not an automatic spamming program of some sort. Asks a person to write out some distorted text which is displayed on screen.

*Information: Displays one of three types of information: the time of responding; the course and/ or the category where the feedback is located.

*Label: Adds images or text  between questions allowing for an extra explanation or to divide the Feedback into sections.

*Longer text answer: Adds a text box (you specify how big it will appear in rows and columns) which people can write a long answer into.

*Multiple choice: Adds a multiple choice question.

*Multiple choice (rated): Adds a multiple choice question with ratings.

*Numeric answer: Adds a question which must have a number as an answer and specify the acceptable range e.g.. 1-10.

*Short text answer:  Adds a single line answer, with an input box which is a set number of characters long. You specify the maximum number of characters you will accept, so that the answer is not too long and/or does not run over the length of the box on screen.


Create questions or review added questions.

edit quesitons tab

1. Add additional questions from the drop-down menu.

2. Move, edit, require, or delete questions from the current survey.


Click the "Templates" tab to create or use an existing template.

templates tab

1. Use saved a template of questions, choose it from the drop-down menu.

2. Save current survey as a template.

3. Delete an existing template.

4. Export or import questions.


Choose the "Analysis" tab to view analytics on responses to the survey.

analysis tab export to excel

Click "Export to Excel" to download the results to an Excel file.


Choose the "Show responses" tab to view participant results.

show responses tab


 Last updated Mon, Jun 8 2015 8:00pm

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