You can create asynchronous surveys or quizzes for your students to complete in their own time, either on the Vevox app itself or through the Canvas integration.

Creating an asynchronous survey or quiz


To create an asynchronous survey or quiz using Vevox, complete the following steps:

  1. Create a new session in Vevox. See Creating a new session in Vevox for more information. If you are creating the session in Canvas, see Using Vevox in Canvas.
  2. Click the Surveys tab.
  3. Optional: To import ready-to-use survey questions from Vevox's sample collection, click IMPORT and select which survey questions you would like to import. Ready-to-use questions can still be edited once imported.
  4. To create your own survey or quiz, click CREATE NEW.
  5. Enter a survey/quiz name and description.
  6. Click + ADD QUESTION.
  7. Select a question type from the list. The question types available are: multichoice, text, ranking, numeric, rating scale, XY plot, and pin-on image.
  8. Enter your question in the Question field. 
  9. Add the content of your question. This and additional settings will vary depending on question type. If this is a quiz, you can choose to highlight it by clicking the  icon for some question types, and selecting Set as correct answer for others. This will convert the survey into a quiz. Participants will get immediate feedback to their answers after completing a quiz. Once completed, quiz answers can no longer be changed.
  10. Click CREATE when you are happy with the question and click + ADD QUESTION to add any more questions.
  11. When you are ready to send the survey/quiz to students, click START SURVEY or START QUIZ. The button will be different depending on whether the questions are survey or quiz questions.
  12. To share the survey/quiz with your students, click Copy app link and share that link with your students. They can then answer the questions in their own time.


Scheduling a start and end time for your survey or quiz

You can schedule when your survey becomes available by setting a start and/or end time. Once the start time arrives, the survey will automatically open for participants and remain available until the end time (if set).

If no schedule is set, you can open and close the survey manually using the Open Survey/Quiz / Close Survey/Quiz buttons.

Note: For a survey to appear and be available in the participant app, three things must happen - 
  • The Vevox session must be started
  • The survey must be opened — either manually or automatically (if a schedule has been set).
  • Make sure you confirm your local timezone on the Session setup tab of the Settings tab so that the scheduled time is correct. 

To schedule a start and end time for your survey or quiz, complete the following steps:

  1. Complete steps 1-10 as above. 
  2. Click ADVANCED SETTINGS. 
  3. Add instructions to the Description field. This description will appear at the top of the survey/quiz for participants to see.
  4. Optional: Select the Shuffle question order checkbox if you want to randomize the order the questions appear for each participant.
  5. Select the Set a schedule checkbox. Select a Start date and Start time, and, if required, select an End date and End time. 
  6. Click Close. The quiz/survey will be open within the times you have selected.