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AI Chatbot Effectiveness in Student Advising & Support
This survey evaluates student experiences with AI chatbot advising and support services. It measures usage patterns, task types, perceived success rates, satisfaction, trust, comparison to human advisors, and areas for improvement.
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26 questions · ~11 min
Q02
Multiple Choice
Have you used an AI chatbot for academic advising or student support services at your institution?
- Yes
- No
Q03
Multiple Choice
In the current or most recent semester, approximately how often have you used the AI chatbot for advising or support?
- Once
- 2–3 times
- 4–6 times
- 7–10 times
- More than 10 times
Q04
Opinion Scale
Thinking about your overall experience, how often has the AI chatbot successfully resolved your questions or tasks?
Scale: 1 – 5
Min:NeverMax:Always
Q05
Opinion Scale
How much do you trust the accuracy of the information provided by the AI chatbot?
Scale: 1 – 7
Min:Do not trust at allMax:Trust completely
Q06
Multiple Choice
Have you also consulted a human advisor for academic advising or student support this semester?
- Yes
- No
Q07
AI Interview
We'd like to hear more about your specific experiences with the AI chatbot. Please describe a recent interaction you had — what were you trying to accomplish, what happened, and how could the experience have been better?
Q08
Opinion Scale
How likely are you to continue using the AI chatbot for advising or support in the future?
Scale: 1 – 7
Min:Extremely unlikelyMax:Extremely likely
Q09
Long Text
Based on your responses in this survey, please share any additional thoughts or feelings about the AI chatbot advising experience that we may not have covered.
Q10
Dropdown
What is your current year of study?
- First year / Freshman
- Second year / Sophomore
- Third year / Junior
- Fourth year / Senior
- Fifth year or beyond
- Graduate student (Master's)
- Graduate student (Doctoral)
- Other
Q11
Multiple Choice
Which of the following tasks have you attempted using the AI chatbot? Select all that apply.
- Course registration or enrollment questions
- Degree requirements or academic planning
- Financial aid or billing inquiries
- Campus resources or services information
- Scheduling appointments with advisors
- Career guidance or internship information
- Technical or IT support
- Mental health or wellness resources
- Deadline or calendar reminders
- Other (please specify)
Q12
Opinion Scale
Overall, how satisfied are you with the quality of responses provided by the AI chatbot?
Scale: 1 – 7
Min:Extremely dissatisfiedMax:Extremely satisfied
Q13
Opinion Scale
How confident are you in making academic decisions based on the AI chatbot's recommendations?
Scale: 1 – 7
Min:Not at all confidentMax:Extremely confident
Q14
Opinion Scale
Compared to a human advisor, how would you rate the AI chatbot on accuracy of information?
Scale: 1 – 7
Min:Much worse than a human advisorMax:Much better than a human advisor
Q15
Opinion Scale
How likely are you to recommend the AI chatbot to a fellow student?
Scale: 1 – 7
Min:Extremely unlikelyMax:Extremely likely
Q16
Dropdown
What is your primary field of study?
- Arts & Humanities
- Business & Management
- Education
- Engineering & Technology
- Health Sciences & Medicine
- Law
- Natural Sciences & Mathematics
- Social Sciences
- Computer Science & Information Technology
- Other (please specify)
Q17
Opinion Scale
How satisfied are you with the accuracy of the information provided by the AI chatbot?
Scale: 1 – 7
Min:Extremely dissatisfiedMax:Extremely satisfied
Q18
Opinion Scale
Compared to a human advisor, how would you rate the AI chatbot on understanding your specific situation?
Scale: 1 – 7
Min:Much worse than a human advisorMax:Much better than a human advisor
Q19
Dropdown
What is your age range?
- 18–20
- 21–23
- 24–26
- 27–30
- 31–35
- 36 or older
- Prefer not to say
Q20
Opinion Scale
How satisfied are you with the speed of the AI chatbot's responses?
Scale: 1 – 7
Min:Extremely dissatisfiedMax:Extremely satisfied
Q21
Opinion Scale
Compared to a human advisor, how would you rate the AI chatbot on convenience and accessibility?
Scale: 1 – 7
Min:Much worse than a human advisorMax:Much better than a human advisor
Q22
Opinion Scale
How satisfied are you with the clarity and understandability of the AI chatbot's responses?
Scale: 1 – 7
Min:Extremely dissatisfiedMax:Extremely satisfied
Q23
Opinion Scale
Compared to a human advisor, how would you rate the AI chatbot on the overall quality of support provided?
Scale: 1 – 7
Min:Much worse than a human advisorMax:Much better than a human advisor
Q24
Opinion Scale
How satisfied are you with the helpfulness of the AI chatbot in addressing your specific needs?
Scale: 1 – 7
Min:Extremely dissatisfiedMax:Extremely satisfied
Q25
Multiple Choice
If you could choose, which option would you most prefer for academic advising or support?
- AI chatbot only
- Human advisor only
- A combination of both AI chatbot and human advisor
- No preference
Q26
Opinion Scale
How satisfied are you with how easy the AI chatbot is to use?
Scale: 1 – 7
Min:Extremely dissatisfiedMax:Extremely satisfied
What’s included
AI follow-ups
Adaptive probes on open-ended answers that pull out detail a static form would miss.
Attention checks
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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
- Includes an adaptive AI follow-up interview that lets students describe specific chatbot experiences in their own words, going beyond fixed-choice ratings
- Covers usage patterns and task types (which advising tasks were attempted) alongside granular satisfaction dimensions — accuracy, speed, clarity, helpfulness, and ease of use
- Directly benchmarks the AI chatbot against human advisors on accuracy, understanding, convenience, and overall quality, plus captures stated preference for AI vs. human vs. hybrid support
- Measures trust and decision-confidence in AI recommendations, and closes with an open-text reflection question plus demographic breakdowns (year, field of study, age) for segmentation
SurveySparrow
Customer Support Chatbot TemplateThis is a fielding-ready static template for evaluating chatbot-based customer support, which overlaps conceptually with chatbot effectiveness measurement. However, it is built for general customer support contexts rather than academic advising, so questions around task types, trust in academic decisions, or comparison to human advisors are not present. It would require substantial customization to fit a student advising use case.
What it does well
- Purpose-built for chatbot interaction feedback rather than a generic satisfaction survey
- Likely includes standard CSAT/ease-of-use question types common to chatbot evaluation
- Quick to deploy for teams already using SurveySparrow's platform
Where it falls short
- Static question set with no adaptive AI-driven follow-up probing into individual chatbot experiences
- Not tailored to academic advising — lacks student-specific constructs like trust in academic decisions or comparison to human advisors
- No published methodology for scoring response quality, unlike QuestionPunk's automated per-response scoring
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