Add a Poll in Open edX Studio

Tags: educator how-to

You must enable the poll tool before you add the component.

1. On the Course Outline page, open the unit where you want to add the poll.

2. Under Add New Component click Advanced, and then select Poll.

   The new component is added to the unit, with a default example poll that contains several answer fields.

   

3. In the new component, select Edit.

4. In the Display Name field, enter the name for the component.

5. In the Question/Prompt field, enter text that learners see above the poll. You can use Markdown in this field.

6. In the Feedback field, enter text that learners see after they submit a responses. You can use Markdown in this field.

7. In the Private Results field, to hide poll results from learners, select True. If you leave the default value, False, learners see poll results after they submit responses.

8. In the Maximum Submissions field, change the value to the number of times that you want to allow learners to submit responses. Enter 0 to allow unlimited responses.

   Note

   If you allow learners to submit responses more than once, you should set Private Results to True. Otherwise, learners will be able to change their responses after seeing others’ responses.

9. Configure answers for the poll.

   1. In each Answer field, enter the answer text that learners see.

   2. You must enter either text or an image path, or both, for each answer. To enter an image, use the Studio URL for the image.

   3. If you use an image, you must enter useful alternative text in the Image alternate text field for non-sighted users.

   4. To add answers, select Add answer at the bottom of the editor. New answers are added at the bottom of the list.

   5. To change the order of answers, select the up and down buttons next to each answer.

   6. To remove an answer, select Delete next to the answer.

10. Select Save.

Editing Published Polls

Do not publish a poll until you have completed and tested it. You should avoid changing a poll after learners have begun to use it.

If you must edit a poll after learners have submitted answers take into account the following implications.

• If you edit the value of an answer, previous submissions are associated with the new answer value. This change can result in an inaccurate picture of the responses.

• If you change the poll so that previous submissions are invalid, by removing an answer, those submissions are deleted when learners next view the unit. Learners with invalid submissions can submit new responses.

View Poll Results

When you view the poll as a course staff member, you can view results of the poll inside the course.

1. Select View results in the poll.

1. The results of the poll are then displayed.

See also

Enable the Poll Tool (how-to)

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Review Date	Working Group Reviewer	Release	Test situation

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