Difference between revisions of "Google Forms"
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− | Short Answer Questions give users a chance to | + | Short Answer Questions give users a chance to enter short responses, typically 1 to 3 sentences. Users will only be able to see a small part of their response at a time as the text scrolls, keeping the cursor on the screen. This type of question may be useful for short descriptions of an image as well as many others. |
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#Click the plus inside of a circle next to your current question. | #Click the plus inside of a circle next to your current question. | ||
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===Paragraph=== | ===Paragraph=== | ||
− | Paragraph Questions give users a chance to | + | Paragraph Questions give users a chance to input longer bodies of text while seeing the entire response. This type of question may be useful for essays and explanation questions as well as questions with multiple parts. |
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#Click the plus inside of a circle next to your current question. | #Click the plus inside of a circle next to your current question. | ||
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#Click the 'Multiple Choice' box on the right side of your question box to reveal a dropdown menu. | #Click the 'Multiple Choice' box on the right side of your question box to reveal a dropdown menu. | ||
#Select 'Date' or 'Time' | #Select 'Date' or 'Time' | ||
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+ | ===File Upload=== | ||
+ | A file upload question is a good way to connect files to your form. After adding one of these questions, you will see a few options for restricting file submissions. | ||
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+ | #'''Allow only specific file types''' allows you to specify whether you would like a .pdf, .docx, or any other common file type like video and audio files. | ||
+ | #'''Maximum number of files''' will restrict the number of files able to be uploaded in a single submission. | ||
+ | #'''Maximum file size''' will restrict files larger than this size. If allowing multiple file types, this maximum file size may need to be larger to accommodate all file types. | ||
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+ | **The default Total File Size is set to 1GB which may not be enough for larger classes or multiple large files. To change this, click 'Change' and you can select a limit up to 1TB (1024 GB).** | ||
=Sections and Subsections= | =Sections and Subsections= | ||
+ | Sections allow you to split your form into multiple pages. This can be done to show progress on longer forms as well as tailoring one form that covers multiple sections of users (student, faculty, professor). | ||
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==How to Create Sections== | ==How to Create Sections== | ||
+ | To create a section | ||
===How to Create Subsections=== | ===How to Create Subsections=== | ||
=Linking Questions and Sections= | =Linking Questions and Sections= |
Revision as of 15:05, 19 May 2020
Google Forms is a software provided by Google that allows users to create, edit, and share different types of forms to gather data.
Some of the basic templates offered are:
- Party Invites and RSVPs
- Feedback Requests
- Application Forms
- Contact Information
and many more...
Contents
Creating your Google Form
You can also create your own form from scratch.
- Navigate to .
- Sign in with your 鶹Ƶ Account credentials (or another Google Account)
- Click the "Blank" sheet with a colorful plus in the center.
You now have your very own Google Form. Here you can add a Name, Description, and many types of Questions to your form before sending it out. You will also see a default "Untitled Question". This will be a Multiple Choice question and can be changed to any of the different question templates found below.
Based on your intended use for this form, there are a variety of question templates to choose from. You can also create sections to split your form into multiple pages.
Question Templates
Multiple Choice Questions
These are really good questions for giving users a specific number of options (chicken or fish). You can use these to gather simple demographic data as well as discover preferences of those you send the form to.
To insert one of these questions:
- Click the plus inside of a circle next to your current question.
- You now have another Multiple Choice question. This will be the default question every time you click the 'Add Question' plus button.
Now you can edit each possible answer or add an 'Other' option to your question.
Dropdown Questions
Dropdown questions are very similar to Multiple Choice questions as they can only have 1 answer selected. They may work better if there are a lot of possibilities that cannot be combined. This may be used for other demographic data that may have more possible responses. This may include: States, Countries, Height, Age, or many others that have a lot of options.
To insert one of these questions:
- Click the plus inside of a circle next to your current question.
- You now have another Multiple Choice question.
- Click the Multiple Choice box on the right side of your question box to reveal a dropdown menu.
- Select Dropdown
You will see a similar format to the Multiple Choice question template, but when sending the survey the user will see a list to select from instead of all of the options.
Checkboxes
These questions give users a chance to select multiple responses instead of the singular answer given with Multiple Choice questions. These are really good for marking off available times or selecting a few options from a large number available.
To insert one of these questions:
- Click the plus inside of a circle next to your current question.
- You now have another Multiple Choice question.
- Click the 'Multiple Choice' box on the right side of your question box to reveal a dropdown menu.
- Select 'Checkboxes'
Now you can add, delete, and edit your answers. You can also add an 'Other' option.
Linear Scale
Linear Scale questions are typically used to gather qualitative data as a rating of something. This gives the user a line of choices corresponding to the numbers set (range 0 to 10). You can also name the poles of this response ('Never' to 'Extremely often').
To insert one of these questions:
- Click the plus inside of a circle next to your current question.
- You now have another Multiple Choice question.
- Click the 'Multiple Choice' box on the right side of your question box to reveal a dropdown menu.
- Select 'Linear Scale'
You will now see the numbers used for ranges as drop-downs directly under the question. Below these you can set the names of each side of the line.
Multiple Choice Grid
Multiple Choice Grids give users a chance to select a single column response for each row provided. This type of question may be useful in place of a number of Linear Scale questions for collecting ratings data as well as other objectives.
To insert one of these questions:
- Click the plus inside of a circle next to your current question.
- You now have another Multiple Choice question.
- Click the 'Multiple Choice' box on the right side of your question box to reveal a dropdown menu.
- Select 'Multiple Choice Grid'
Checkbox Grid
Checkbox Grids give users a chance to select multiple response within each row or column provided. This type of question may be useful for building a weekly schedule or similar block-type answers.
To insert one of these questions:
- Click the plus inside of a circle next to your current question.
- You now have another Multiple Choice question.
- Click the 'Multiple Choice' box on the right side of your question box to reveal a dropdown menu.
- Select 'Checkbox Grid'
Short Answer
Short Answer Questions give users a chance to enter short responses, typically 1 to 3 sentences. Users will only be able to see a small part of their response at a time as the text scrolls, keeping the cursor on the screen. This type of question may be useful for short descriptions of an image as well as many others.
To insert one of these questions:
- Click the plus inside of a circle next to your current question.
- You now have another Multiple Choice question.
- Click the 'Multiple Choice' box on the right side of your question box to reveal a dropdown menu.
- Select 'Short Answer'
Paragraph
Paragraph Questions give users a chance to input longer bodies of text while seeing the entire response. This type of question may be useful for essays and explanation questions as well as questions with multiple parts.
To insert one of these questions:
- Click the plus inside of a circle next to your current question.
- You now have another Multiple Choice question.
- Click the 'Multiple Choice' box on the right side of your question box to reveal a dropdown menu.
- Select 'Paragraph'
Date and Time
These questions are best for gathering specific dates and times from the recipients. Date questions require mm/dd/yyyy and may be best for birthdays planning future events. Time questions will output as 12-hr clock (7:00 pm), even if entered as 24-hr (19:00).
To insert either of these questions:
- Click the plus inside of a circle next to your current question.
- You now have another Multiple Choice question.
- Click the 'Multiple Choice' box on the right side of your question box to reveal a dropdown menu.
- Select 'Date' or 'Time'
File Upload
A file upload question is a good way to connect files to your form. After adding one of these questions, you will see a few options for restricting file submissions.
- Allow only specific file types allows you to specify whether you would like a .pdf, .docx, or any other common file type like video and audio files.
- Maximum number of files will restrict the number of files able to be uploaded in a single submission.
- Maximum file size will restrict files larger than this size. If allowing multiple file types, this maximum file size may need to be larger to accommodate all file types.
- The default Total File Size is set to 1GB which may not be enough for larger classes or multiple large files. To change this, click 'Change' and you can select a limit up to 1TB (1024 GB).**
Sections and Subsections
Sections allow you to split your form into multiple pages. This can be done to show progress on longer forms as well as tailoring one form that covers multiple sections of users (student, faculty, professor).
How to Create Sections
To create a section