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Distance Learning Experience Survey for Students
Captures how school students are experiencing remote or online classes — focus, workload, technology access, and connection with teachers and classmates — with an AI follow-up that digs into the single biggest obstacle they name. Built for school administrators, ed-tech teams, and researchers evaluating distance learning programs.
Sample questions
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12 questions · ~7 min
Q02
Multiple ChoiceRequired
On a typical school day, about how many hours do you spend in live or recorded online classes?
- Less than 1 hour
- 1-2 hours
- 3-4 hours
- 5-6 hours
- More than 6 hours
Q03
Opinion ScaleRequired
How easy is it for you to stay focused during online classes?
Scale: 1 – 7
Min:Very hard to focusMax:Very easy to focus
Q04
MatrixRequired
How would you rate each part of your distance learning experience?
4 rows × 4 columns
- Internet and device reliability
- Support from teachers when you're stuck
- Amount of schoolwork you're given
- Feeling connected to classmates
Columns: Poor · Fair · Good · Excellent
Q05
Multiple ChoiceRequired
In the last two weeks, what has been the single biggest challenge with learning from home?
- Staying motivated without classmates around
- Technical problems (internet, video, device)
- Too much schoolwork to keep up with
- Hard to get help from teachers when confused
- Distractions at home
- Not enough live interaction with the class
Q06
Rating ScaleRequired
How satisfied are you with how your teachers communicate with you during distance learning (emails, messages, video calls)?
Range: 1 – 5
Min:Very unsatisfiedMax:Very satisfied
Q07
Best–Worst Trade-off (MaxDiff)Required
If your school could only fix a few things about distance learning, which would matter most to you?
- Faster help when I have a question
- More live video time with teachers and classmates
- Clearer instructions for assignments
- A more predictable daily schedule
- Less total workload
- Better tech support
- More small-group or partner activities
- More flexibility on when work is due
Pick best & worst per setBest:Would help me the mostWorst:Would help me the least
Q08
AI Interview
Dig into the biggest challenge the student selected: ask them to describe a specific recent day or class where it happened, what they tried to do about it, and whether anyone at school knew about it. If they picked 'Other', get them to explain concretely what the challenge is. Also ask what one change from their prioritization answer would actually change their day-to-day experience, not just what sounds nice in theory.
Q09
Dropdown
What grade are you currently in?
- Elementary (K-5)
- Middle school (6-8)
- High school (9-12)
- Prefer not to say
Q10
Multiple Choice
How do you describe your gender?
- Girl
- Boy
- Non-binary
- Prefer to self-describe
- Prefer not to say
Q11
Dropdown
How would you describe where you mostly do your distance learning from?
- My own home
- A relative's or friend's home
- A community space (library, community center, etc.)
- Somewhere else
- Prefer not to say
Q12
Message
Thanks so much for sharing this! Your answers will be combined with other students' responses to help your school improve distance learning — no individual answers will be shared with your teachers.
What’s included
AI follow-ups
Adaptive probes on open-ended answers that pull out detail a static form would miss.
Attention checks
Built-in safeguards against rushed answers and low-quality respondents.
AI-drafted copy
Wording, ordering, and branching written by the AI — tuned to your research goal.
Auto report
Themes, quotes, and a plain-English summary write themselves once responses come in.
How it compares
We reviewed the closest templates from other survey tools. Here’s what they do well — and where this template goes further.
Why this template
- Goes beyond fixed questions with an AI follow-up interview that automatically digs into whichever single biggest challenge (workload, tech access, focus, teacher connection, etc.) each student selects, rather than treating all respondents the same.
- Combines standard measurement formats (opinion scale for focus, matrix rating across experience dimensions, MaxDiff for prioritizing fixes, satisfaction rating on teacher communication) with open-ended AI probing in one flow.
- Includes context-setting and closing chat messages that frame the survey conversationally for school students, plus demographic and setting questions (grade, gender, learning location) for segmentation.
- Automated per-response quality scoring and auto-generated reports mean administrators and researchers get a usable summary without manually coding open-text answers.
QuestionPro
Distance learning for high school students survey template + sample questionnaireThis is a standard fixed-question template with a sample questionnaire aimed at high school students, presented on a survey-template/sample-question page rather than a fielding-ready adaptive instrument. It covers similar ground (workload, engagement, tech access) but relies on pre-written closed questions throughout.
What it does well
- Purpose-built for high school distance-learning feedback
- Provided as a ready-made sample questionnaire researchers can copy or adapt
- Backed by an established enterprise survey platform with broad question-type support
Where it falls short
- No adaptive AI follow-up — every student sees the same fixed question set regardless of their biggest obstacle
- No voice AI interview or guided screen-share task option
- No automated per-response quality scoring or transparent AI prompt methodology
Jotform
Distance Learning Feedback Form for StudentsA drag-and-drop feedback form template built on Jotform's form-builder platform, oriented toward quick feedback collection rather than deep research. It's easy to customize visually but is a static form, not an adaptive interview instrument.
What it does well
- Easy no-code customization via Jotform's drag-and-drop builder
- Simple, fast to deploy as a basic feedback form
- Familiar form-widget ecosystem (file uploads, ratings, etc.)
Where it falls short
- No adaptive or AI-driven follow-up questioning based on a student's specific answer
- No voice interview mode or guided task/screen-share capability
- No built-in per-response quality scoring or automated analytical report generation
SurveyMonkey
Distance Learning Survey TemplateA COVID-era static distance-learning survey template from a well-known enterprise survey platform, useful as a starting question bank but not updated for adaptive interviewing. Good for broad quantitative benchmarking rather than probing individual student obstacles in depth.
What it does well
- Backed by a large, established survey platform with strong analytics and benchmarking tools
- Template covers common distance-learning topics out of the box
- Easy integration with SurveyMonkey's broader reporting and panel features
Where it falls short
- No adaptive AI follow-up to explore the specific challenge a student names
- No voice AI interview or guided screen-share task option
- No transparent AI-prompt methodology or automated per-response quality scoring
SurveySparrow
Distance Learning Check-in Bot TemplateA conversational chatbot-style check-in template that presents questions one at a time in a chat-like UI, which is closer to QuestionPunk's conversational feel but still relies on pre-scripted branching rather than true AI-generated follow-ups. It's aimed at quick recurring check-ins rather than in-depth research reporting.
What it does well
- Conversational, chat-bot presentation likely improves completion rates with students
- Framed for repeated/recurring check-ins during distance learning
- Simple template scoped specifically to COVID-era distance learning check-ins
Where it falls short
- Branching in a chatbot template is rule-based, not a true adaptive AI interview probing an open-ended obstacle
- No voice AI interview or guided screen-share task option
- No automated per-response quality scoring or auto-generated analytical report
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