Google Survey: Setting up and analysing
An online survey can be created, sent to people to fill in and then the results processed using
Google Docs. You create a form that is then linked into a Google Spreadsheet. The responses
collected in this Google Spreadsheet can either be processed in Google or downloaded to Excel.
1. Set up and log into Google account
Go to Google.co.uk and use either your existing school email account or a new Gmail account.
Note: It is important for educators to use a business Gmail account rather than a personal one.
Log in and go to Google Drive by clicking on this.
2. Create form
 Select Drive.
 Click on the Create
button.
 From the list select Form.
 Enter a title for the form, choose a theme and then click on
OK.
3. Create the questions
Question types
 Type in the first question.
 Select from the list of response types.
 When you have entered the
information about the question click on
 Click on Add Item if you
want to add another
question .
 You can edit a question,
duplicate it or delete it by
moving the mouse to the right corner of the box.
Text: for short text answers
Paragraph: for longer text answers
Multiple Choice: the user chooses one
answer from options you set
Checkboxes: the user can choose several
options
Choose from a list: a drop down list
choice
Scale: user chooses along a scale
Grid: options are placed in to a table
Date
Time
 You can re-order the questions by dragging them to the correct position.
 You can see what the form looks like by clicking on
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Google Survey: Setting up and analysing
4. Publish survey
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Click on Send form to publish and to get a link to share the form via a link
or an embed code.
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Click on Add collaborators to choose how
you would like to share the survey. Choosing
anyone with the link will allow you to share
with your learners without them requiring
their own gmail account.
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You can turn the survey off by clicking on
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You can pre-fill responses by clicking on Responses and then Get Pre-filled url. This provides
a different url.
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You may want to turn
in the survey.
off to stop people repeatedly filling
5. Analyse the responses
Once people have replied to the survey you will see the number next to the Responses menu item
change.

Click on Responses and then Summary of
Responses for a quick summary.
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Click on
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The spreadsheet is automatically created and placed in your Google Drive. Use the File and
Download to export these into an Excel format.
for a spreadsheet with all the responses.
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