Canvas Surveys
Introduction
Canvas offers integrated tools like New Quizzes, along with graded and ungraded surveys, to help instructors measure comprehension, track progress, and gather student feedback. Instructors can build these activities directly within their course modules and review real-time results in SpeedGrader, Gradebook, or survey reports.
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AVAILABLE TO: Faculty | Staff
FUNDING: University
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- Gather feedback and gauge student knowledge without assigning a score
- Create graded or ungraded surveys using New Quizzes
- Reuse and edit quiz and survey questions within Canvas
- Review student responses and survey results within Canvas
- Deliver surveys directly within a Canvas course
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Accessibility
Canvas surveys, which are created using Canvas quiz tools, are designed with accessibility in mind and support a variety of tools and technologies that help all learners participate effectively. Survey content is compatible with screen readers, and instructors and students can navigate survey interfaces using a keyboard. Canvas also supports accessible content creation practices, including alternative text for images, proper heading structures, and accessible question formats. Media used within surveys can include captions and transcripts to support diverse learner needs.
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The following steps will guide you in creating a survey in Canvas:
- Navigate to your Canvas course and select Quizzes from the Course Navigation menu.
- Select + Quiz to create a new quiz.
- Enter a title for the survey. Consider including the module or topic to help students identify the survey (e.g., Module 01 – Student Feedback Survey).
- Under Quiz Type, choose either:
- Graded Survey: If you would like to award points or participation credit.
- Ungraded Survey: if you want to collect feedback without assigning points.
- If you would like responses to remain anonymous, select Keep Submissions Anonymous.
- Select Build to begin creating survey questions.
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Creating Survey Questions
- Within the Build page, add instructions and any relevant details in the Rich Content Editor.
- Select + Add Content to create survey questions.
- Add questions using available question types, such as:
- Multiple Choice
- True/False
- Multiple Answer
- Fill-in-the-Blank
- Essay
- Configure quiz settings, such as:
- Time limit
- Multiple attempts
- Shuffle answers
- Accommodations and moderation settings
- When finished, select Return at the top of the page
Note: Newly created surveys will appear on the Quizzes page in Canvas. If you use Modules to organize course content, you can add the survey to the appropriate module and position it as desired.
Tutorials
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- Quick Guide — How to Create a Survey in Canvas
- How do I create a survey in my course? – The Instructure Community
- What quiz types can I create in a course? – The Instructure Community