Survey activity

Moodle offers Survey activity as a method of gathering data and information in various contexts and topics of interest. It is a course activity that provides a number of verified survey instruments as built in templates, useful in assessing and stimulating learning in online environments. These include COLLES (Constructivist On-Line Learning Environment Survey) and ATTLS (Attitudes to Thinking and Learning Survey). Survey module uses pre- made questions whereas some other activities such as Feedback Activity, Questtionaires and advanced features namely Surveypro module let authorized users create their own Survey questions with rich set of question types and formats.

Roles and permission settings

• In Administration > Survey administration > Locally assigned roles, selected users can be given additional roles in the activity.

• Role permissions for Survey activity can be changed in Administration > Survey administration > Permissions.

Survey Types

Following survey types are particular for Online learning environments and likewise , used in Moodle.

1. Critical Incidents: This survey is type asks the students to reflect on critical moments that they remember from the course which can help in learning a lot about what is working and what is not.
2. COLLES (Constructivist On-Line Learning Environment Survey): This helps us address a key question about the quality of the learning environment.
3. ATTLS - (Attitudes to Thinking and Learning Survey): To measure the extent to which a person is a 'connected knower' (CK) or a 'separate knower' (SK). People with higher CK scores tend to find learning more enjoyable, and are often more cooperative, congenial and more willing to build on the ideas of others, while those with higher SK scores tend to take a more critical and argumentative stance to learning.

Adding a Survey

1. First, turn the Editing on and click "Add an activity" link in the section you wish to add your survey. From the drop-down menu, choose Survey. All settings may expanded by clicking the "Expand all" link.
2. Enter the required information specified as:
   1. Name : It will form the link learners click on to do the survey.
   2. Survey type : Critical Incidents, COLLES or ATTLS.
   3. Description : Add a description of your survey here. Click "Show editing tools" to display the rich text editor, and drag the bottom right of the text box out to expand it.
   4. Choose whether or not to display the description on the course page
3. You may also use Common module settings and Restrict access/Activity completion (if settings are enabled).