My Questionnaires

A Netquiz Web+ project can contain one or several questionnaires that are created using the items and media files previously saved in the project's library.

A questionnaire contains a home page and an end page by default. To create your questionnaire, you need to add text pages and question pages. The former are Page-type items and the latter are created using any of the 14 other types of items requiring interaction from the participant. For example, in a Dictation-type item, the participant is required to transcribe the contents of an audio or video file, while a Matching-type item requires them to pair different elements.

NOTE: Be careful not to confuse the item, which pertains to the questionnaire, with the question, which pertains to the posted assessment. The item can be seen as one of the Netquiz Web+ building blocks that you use for preparing the pages of your questionnaire, for example questions or support pages. A question is addressed to the participant during an assessment and requires an answer. So, questions are built with items to which image, video or audio files can be added in order to create a multimedia questionnaire that will serve as a basis for one or several assessments.

The questionnaire pages can be divided into sections.

The project manager can invite other users to collaborate by inviting them to join a project to which a questionnaire is associated.

To display the list of questionnaires:

At the top of the Netquiz Web page, click on Questionnaires. In the menu on the left under Questionnaires, click on My questionnaires.

From this page, you can use all questionnaires features, e.g. add a new questionnaire, edit, duplicate, flag, see a web preview, import or export, print or delete, and organize questionnaires by creating collections.

The columns in the list are as follows:

  • Code: Unique number assigned by Netquiz Web+ when the questionnaire is saved.
  • Title: Name given to the questionnaire by the user, under the Parameters tab when the questionnaire is created or modified.
  • Items: Number of items in the questionnaire.
  • Type: Type of questionnaire (formative or summative)
  • Collection: Collection as saved when the questionnaire was added or modified. Questionnaires don’t have to belong to a collection, but collections can help you to categorize and better organize your questionnaires.
  • Assessments: Number of assessments created from the questionnaire.
  • Note: Comment added under the Parameters tab relating to a questionnaire when created or modified. The content of this field is not visible in the published questionnaire. Notes can help you manage the content or work in collaboration with a colleague and identify items that are marked “To check”, “To complete” or “Check copyrights”, etc.
  • Modification date: Date and time that a questionnaire was last saved.
  • Star icon: An orange star is used to flag one or more questionnaires that need special attention e.g., because they need to be reviewed or completed. You can flag or unflag a questionnaire by clicking on the corresponding star in the list or by using the Flag feature for one or more questionnaires in the list.

Adding a new questionnaire

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A questionnaire is always associated to a project and is made up of items and media files that are saved in the project's library. Questionnaires from a project can be organized into collections – collections are not mandatory, but using them is an efficient way to organize your work.

  1. Display the list of questionnaires by clicking on Questionnaires at the top of the Netquiz Web+ page or, in the menu on the left, under the title Questionnaires, and click on My questionnaires.
  2. Click on Add a new questionnaire, to the right of My questionnaires; a questionnaire form will appear.
  3. Fill in the text input fields.
  4. Click on the Save button to save the information or click on Cancel if you do not wish to save the changes.

At the top and bottom of the page, you will find the Save button to save the information you have entered, the Cancel button (if you choose not to save any information) and the Preview button to see how the questionnaire will appear to the participant once published.

Questionnaires are defined under the three following tabs: Parameters, Theme and Glossary.

Parameters for the questionnaire

The Parameters tab allows you to determine the questionnaire's essential elements.

Collection

Questionnaires can belong to a collection. To pair a questionnaire with an existing collection, click on the corresponding collection in the drop-down menu. To pair a questionnaire with a new collection, enter the new collection’s name in the Create a new collection if needed field. The new collection will be created at the same time as the questionnaire. It will appear in the library under My collections.

Questionnaire title

Title as it appears in the list of questionnaires.

Questionnaire type

Formative or summative

Presentation of items

Order in which the questions appear in the assessment. Your options are:

  • Based on the parameter of each section: If the questionnaire is divided into sections, you can choose whether the questions will appear in a random order or in a predetermined order for each section (in the left-hand column). If your questionnaire is not divided into sections but select that option, the questions will appear in a random order by default.
  • Random order: The questions will appear in a random order in the assessment.
  • Predetermined order: The questions will appear in a predetermined order.

Response time

The time that the participant spent on each question before clicking on the Submit button. You can choose to have this time displayed in the results table shown to the participant at the end of the assessment.

  • Do not calculate: The Response time will not appear in the results table.
  • Calculate: The Response time column will appear in the results table.

Display correct answer

Select the appropriate option, depending on whether you want the participant to have access to the correct answer after submitting their answer or not. This option is only available with formative assessments, as it is deactivated in summative mode.

  • Based on the parameter of each item: The parameter Display correct answer is available for each item. When the Based on the parameter of each item option is selected, the Solution button will appear in each question where the Display correct answer item parameter is activated.
  • Always display: The Solution button will appear in the assessment question page, regardless of the item’s parameter setting.
  • Never display: The Solution button will not appear in any of the assessment question pages, regardless of the item's parameter setting.

Display the results page

Select the appropriate option, depending on whether you want a detailed results page to be displayed when the participant finishes the assessment or not. For example, you may not want the results to be displayed for summative assessments that include essay-type questions (since the applications can’t automatically grade the answers to these questions).

Preview or posting language

Determines in what language the assessment interface will appear. The drop-down menu contains the languages defined under My languages.

Note

The content of this field is not visible in the published questionnaire. Notes can help you manage the content or work in collaboration with a colleague and identify items that are marked “To check”, “To complete” or “Check copyrights”, etc.

Questionnaire theme

The Theme tab offers one or more graphic templates for pages. Every page in a questionnaire will use the theme that you selected.

If more than one theme is available and you wish to change the theme, simply click on the Theme tab and select one of the available themes. 

At the top and bottom of the page, you will find the Save button to save the information you have entered, the Cancel button (if you choose not to save any information) and the Preview button to see how the questionnaire will appear to the participant once published.

Adding a glossary to a questionnaire

Using this tab, you can create a glossary for a questionnaire.

First, you must create a list of terms and save it to the library. Saved terms will be available for any glossary that you wish to add to a questionnaire from the same project.

To add terms to the glossary of a questionnaire, display the complete list of terms under the Glossary tab and check all appropriate corresponding boxes one at a time.

A Glossary button will appear in the banner of each assessment that is posted for this questionnaire. All terms and expressions in text boxe that are part of the glossary will be in blue. The participant can simply click on the terms and expressions in blue to display the glossary definition.

Adding items to or deleting items from a questionnaire

To add one or more items to a questionnaire:

  1. Display the list of items by clicking on Library at the top of the Netquiz Web+ page.
  2. Select the item(s) that you wish to add by checking the corresponding boxe(s).
  3. Move the cursor over the gear icon to display the list of commands and click on Add to a questionnaire. This will display a list that allows you to select the questionnaire.
  4. Click on the desired questionnaire, and then on Add. All selected items are now added to the questionnaire.

When the form for an item is displayed, you can also click on Add to a questionnaire by moving the cursor over the gear icon at the top right of the form.

In the list of library items, those that were added to one or more questionnaires have a hyperlink icon in the last column. Move the cursor over this icon to see a list of questionnaires where you can find this item.

To delete one or more items from a questionnaire:

  1. Display the list of questionnaires by clicking on Questionnaires at the top of the Netquiz Web+ page.
  2. Click on the desired questionnaire; the selected questionnaire and all its items will appear on the left-hand side of the page.
  3. Select the item that you wish to delete.
  4. Move the cursor over the gear icon in the top right-hand side of the page and click on Remove this item from the questionnaire.

The item is now removed from the questionnaire, but can still be found in the library.

Dividing a questionnaire into sections

To divide a questionnaire into sections:

  1. In the questionnaire form, move the cursor over the gear icon to display the list of available commands.
  2. Click on Add a section to display the section form.
  3. Enter the section title, which will appear at the top of each page in this section. Then, select the order in which the questions will be presented to the participant during the assessment (random or predetermined, as shown in the left pane). Click on Save.
  4. In the left pane, place the section title where you want it in the questionnaire by dragging and dropping it.
  5. Now drag and drop the item titles under the section title and in the desired order; make sure item titles have a larger left indent.

To delete a section, select it with the arrow in the items list displayed on the left. Move the cursor over the gear icon and click on Delete this section and its content.

When you delete a section and its content, you cannot recover them from the recycling bin. To add items to the questionnaire once again, click on Add to a questionnaire.

Modifying the order of items in a questionnaire

To modify the order of items in a questionnaire:

  1. Display the list of questionnaires by clicking on Questionnaires at the top of the Netquiz Web+ page.
  2. Click on the title of the questionnaire. This will display the questionnaire form. The title of the questionnaire is displayed to the left, as well as the list of its items, including the home and end pages.
  3. Use the cursor to select an item or section and to drag and drop it to its new position.

Posting an assessment from a questionnaire

To post an assessment from a questionnaire:

  1. Click on Questionnaires at the top of the Netquiz Web+ page to display a list. 
  2. Click on the title of the questionnaire from which you want to post an assessment.
  3. Go to the Assessment tab.
  4. Give your assessment a title. This title will not be visible to the participants. It will only be used to find the assessment in the assessment list.
  5. Under Unique ID for URL, enter an identifier of your choosing. It will be placed after the set prefix and form your assessment's URL address. 
  6. Under Access code (displayed in summative mode only), enter a code of your choosing, which you will provide to the participants so they can access the assessment.
  7. Select the Assessment period: now or custom.
  8. Click on Post assessment.

A confirmation message will appear in a banner. Click on the URL in this banner to view your assessment.

IMPORTANT: Any change made to a questionnaire will be reflected in any assessment that is linked to it. It is therefore recommended to avoid modifying a questionnaire with any active assessments.

Modifying the questionnaire form

To modify the questionnaire form:

  1. Click on Questionnaires at the top of the Netquiz Web+ page to display a list.
  2. Click on the title of the questionnaire. This will display the questionnaire form. The title of the questionnaire is displayed to the left, as well as the list of its items, including the home and end pages.
  3. Modify the content in the input fields.
  4. Click on Save to save changes or on Cancel if you do not wish to save the changes.

Duplicating questionnaires

To duplicate questionnaires:

  1. Click on Questionnaires at the top of the Netquiz Web+ page to display a list.
  2. Select the questionnaire(s) that you want to duplicate by checking the corresponding boxes.
  3. Move the cursor over the gear icon to display the list of commands. Click on Duplicate.

When a questionnaire form is displayed, you can click on Duplicate by moving the cursor over the gear icon at the top right of the form.

The duplicated questionnaire(s) are added to the list with an asterisk (*).

Flagging a questionnaire

To flag a questionnaire:

  1. Click on Questionnaires at the top of the Netquiz Web+ page to display a list.
  2. Select the questionnaire(s) that you want to flag by checking the corresponding boxes.
  3. Move the cursor over the gear icon to display the list of commands. Click on Flag.

When a questionnaire form is displayed, you can move the cursor over the gear icon in the top right of the form and click on Flag. You can also flag or unflag a questionnaire by clicking on the star next to it in the questionnaire list.

An orange star appears in the last column of the questionnaire list to indicate those that are flagged. This feature is used to let you know that certain questionnaires require further attention, e.g., they need to be reviewed or completed.

Previewing the web version of a questionnaire

To preview the web version of a questionnaire:

  1. Click on Questionnaires at the top of the Netquiz Web+ page to display a list.
  2. Select the questionnaire that you wish to preview by checking the corresponding box.
  3. Move the cursor over the gear icon to display the list of commands. Click on Web preview.

When a questionnaire form is displayed, move the cursor over the gear icon in the top right of the form and click on Web preview.

The web preview will be displayed in a new Netquiz Web+ browser window where you will be able to see how the questionnaire will appear to the participant once published.

Importing and exporting a questionnaire

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To import a questionnaire:

You must first compress any questionnaires that you wish to import from your computer in ZIP format. This is the only compression format that is compatible with Netquiz Web+.

  1. Click on Library at the top of the Netquiz Web+ page. This will display the list of all items in the library on the left-hand side of the page. 
  2. Within this list, move your cursor over My items. This will display the gear icon.
  3. Move your cursor over this icon. This displays the menu related to items. 
  4. From this menu, click on Import elements. This opens a window in which you can select the compressed folder that you want to import.
  5. Click on the Import button.

The questionnaire will be added to your questionnaires and it's items will be saved to the library of this project. 

To export a questionnaire:

  1. Click on Questionnaires at the top of the Netquiz Web+ page to display a list.
  2. Select the questionnaire(s) that you want to export by checking the corresponding boxes.
  3. Move the cursor over the gear icon to display the list of commands. Click on Export XML.

When a questionnaire form is displayed, move the cursor over the gear icon in the top right of the form and click on Export XML. 

The content of the selected questionnaire will be converted into XML format so that other Netquiz Web+ users can access it or add it to another project. You can retrieve it from your downloads folder.

Printing a questionnaire

To print a questionnaire:

  1. Click on Questionnaires at the top of the Netquiz Web+ page to display a list.
  2. Select the questionnaire that you want to print by checking the corresponding box.
  3. Move the cursor over the gear icon to display the list of commands. Click on Print.
  4. The full questionnaire opens in a new window. Use the printing option in your Web browser.

When a questionnaire form is displayed, move the cursor over the gear icon in the top right of the form and click on Print.

Deleting a questionnaire

To delete a questionnaire:

  1. Click on Questionnaires at the top of the Netquiz Web+ page to display a list.
  2. Select the questionnaire or questionnaires that you want to delete by checking the corresponding boxes.
  3. Move the cursor over the gear icon to display the list of commands. Click on Move to recycle bin.

When a questionnaire form is displayed, move the cursor over the gear icon in the top right of the form and click on Move to recycle bin.

NOTE: Questionnaires in the recycle bin are not permanently deleted, but simply placed in the project's recycle bin. By using the Recycle bin menu, you can restore questionnaires or delete them permanently.

Organizing my questionnaires into collections

Questionnaires don’t have to belong to a collection, but collections can help you to better organize your questionnaires. 

Collections’ details are saved in the project's library. Commands that apply to collections, such as Duplicate or Print, work the same as they do elsewhere in Netquiz Web+.

Collections List

At the top of the Netquiz Web+ page, click on Library. In the menu on the left under Library, click on My collections.

These are the list columns:

  • Code: Unique number assigned by Netquiz Web+ when the collection is saved.
  • Title: Name of the collection
  • Note: The content of this field is not visible in the published questionnaire. Notes can help you manage the content or work in collaboration with a colleague and identify items that are marked “To check”, “To complete” or “Check copyrights”, etc.
  • Modification date: Date and time that the collection was last saved.

Linking a questionnaire to a a collection

There are two ways to link a questionnaire to a collection:

By creating collections for your questionnaires first (see how) or by assigning a collection when the questionnaire is created or modified, under the Parameters tab. If the collection has not yet been saved in the library, write a name for the new collection in the field Create a new collection if needed.

Managing collections

At the top of the Netquiz Web+ page, click on Library. In the menu on the left under Library, click on My collections to display the list of collections. You can add a new collection, modify, duplicate, export, print or delete collection forms.

See the gear icon above and to the left of the collections list. When you move the cursor over the gear icon at the top left of the collections list, a menu appears showing the available functions for the selected collections.

To add a new collection:

  1. Click on Add a new collection, to the right of My collections.
  2. Enter the required information in the input fields:
    • Collection title: This title appears in the collections list.
    • Note: The content of this field is not visible in the published questionnaire. Notes can help you manage the content or work in collaboration with a colleague and identify items that are marked “To check”, “To complete” or “Check copyrights”, etc. 
  3. Click on Save button to save the information or on Cancel if you don’t wish to save the form.

To modify a collection:

  1. Select the collection you wish to modify from the list of collections by checking the corresponding box.
  2. Move the cursor over the gear icon, at the top left of the collections list, and select Modify in the drop-down menu.
  3. Enter the changes in the appropriate input fields.
  4. Click on Save to save the changes or on Cancel if you do not want to save the changes.

To duplicate one or more collections:

  1. Select the collection you wish to duplicate from the list of collections by checking the corresponding box.
  2. Move the cursor over the gear icon, at the top left of the collections list, and select Duplicate in the drop-down menu.

The duplicated collections are added to the list with an asterisk.

To export one or more collections:

  1. Select the collection you wish to export from the collections list by checking the corresponding box.
  2. Move the cursor over the gear icon, at the top left of the list collections of, and select Export XML in the drop-down menu. Information on the selected collection(s) will be saved in XML format.
  3. You can retrieve the XML file from your downloads folder.

To print one or more collections:

  1. Select the collection you wish to print from the collections list by checking the corresponding box.
  2. Move the cursor over the gear icon, at the top left of the collections list, and select Print from the drop-down menu. 
  3. Print the document.

To delete one or more collections:

  1. Select the collection you wish to delete from the collections list by checking the corresponding box.
  2. Move the cursor over the gear icon, at the top left of the collections list , and select Move to recycle bin in the drop-down menu.
NOTE: The information concerning the selected collection or collections has not been permanently deleted, but simply moved to the recycle bin. By using the Recycle bin menu, you can retrieve or delete them permanently.