Microsoft Forms - UvA Teaching and Learning Centres (TLC)

Microsoft Forms lets you create surveys and polls and easily see results as they come in. You share the survey via a link that colleagues, students or external parties can fill out. The survey and results are automatically saved in your OneDrive, or the cloud.

With this tool, as a teacher, I can:

select different question types: open-ended, multiple-choice, rating, date, Likert scale (score 1-5) or classification;
anonymize participants or not;
invite others to fill out the form via a web browser or mobile device;
use Microsoft Forms’ automated analysis to evaluate responses immediately as they come in;
export survey results to Excel for additional analysis.

Watch an impression of Microsoft Forms

Why should I use this tool?

With Microsoft Forms you can quickly distribute a simple survey to colleagues and students.
While filling out the survey, participants can save it and return to it later.

What is this tool less suitable for?

This tool is less suitable for more complex analyses or setting up advanced questions. For example, if you want to run a survey for a study, we recommend Qualtrics.

When does this tool work best?

When creating, always select ‘New Form’ instead of ‘New test/quiz’. Within Forms you have many more options, such as the option where participants can also select and fill in ‘Other, namely:’ when asked multiple choice questions.

View the guide for Forms via the Microsoft-website

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