Create and edit Likert scale questions

Updated 29 Jul 2021

With a Likert scale question, you enter a statement and provide answers as a rating scale that measures students' level of agreement or disagreement with the statement.

When creating or editing your question, you can switch among sections at any time. However, you may need to complete one section prior to opening another. If this is the case, a message appears directing you to enter the required information. You can click a section or subsection's bar to expand or collapse it.

The course saves your input as you enter it. To preview your question at any time, click Preview.

To view an example of the question type, click Sample Question.

Get started

To create Likert scale questions:

  1. As you add an activity or while you are editing it, click Add Questions > Create New Question on the Questions page.

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    From the Today's View or any other page within a course, click Course Materials > Manage Question Bank and then click Add Course Materials.

    2. Notes

    • The best way to add activities (create assignments) is with the Course Materials Wizard. To access the wizard, select Course Materials from the menu bar. This wizard lets you add assignments by taking you to the Course Materials Library, copy materials from another course using the Course Materials Library, and manage your content library. Refer to Using the Course Materials Wizard for more information.
    • You can also add activities from the Course Materials Library and then move them to the My Course list where you can set appropriate scheduling. Use the Course Materials wizard to access the library.
    • Another option is to add an activity to the My Course list. If you do that, you will be prompted to save the new activity to the Course Materials Library. In this case, navigate to and select the Course Materials Library folder where you want to save the activity and then click Add and Close.
  2. Click Likert Scale.

    A page appears with the following sections:

    • Questions & Answers
    • Hints
    • Preferences
  3. In the Edit Question subsection, enter a Question title of up to 100 characters to identify the question in the Question Bank.
  4. Add a question narrative.

Add or edit answers

To define the answer, score, and any optional feedback:

  1. Click the Add Answer subsection.
  2. Select the number of choices to display on the rating scale.
  3. Indicate whether you want to include a "Not Applicable" answer choice.
  4. To edit choices, enter text directly in the field, or to format choices, click Edit to open the content editor.
  5. To add more choices, click Add and enter the text in the new choice row.

    To delete a choice, select it and click Delete.

  6. Enter the Score for selecting a choice.
  7. Enter a feedback message you want students to see after submitting their answer. To format feedback, click the Edit button to open the content editor.

Finish creating the question

  1. Add any hints you want to include for the question.
  2. Set the question's preferences.
  3. Click Save and Close.

On the Questions page, you can use the question's options menu to edit, delete, or try out the question. If you have access to the Course Materials > Manage Question Bank page in the course, you have access to additional question options, such as Preferences and Tryout.

Edit saved questions

To edit questions you have already saved:

  1. When creating or editing an activity, select Edit from the question's options menu on the Questions page.

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    From within a course, click Course Materials > Manage Question Bank and select Edit from the question's options menu.

  2. Make your changes.
  3. Click Save and Close.