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Online & Hybrid Learning Student Experience Survey

Measures student engagement, satisfaction, perceived learning outcomes, and support needs in online and hybrid courses to guide evidence-based program improvements.

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26 questions · ~11 min
Q01
Message

Welcome to the Online & Hybrid Learning Experience Survey. This survey asks about your experiences with online and hybrid courses, including engagement, satisfaction, and support needs. Your responses will be used to improve online and hybrid learning at your institution. Participation is voluntary and you may stop at any time. All responses are confidential, anonymized, and reported only in aggregate. There are no right or wrong answers — we are interested in your honest opinions. Estimated completion time: 7–10 minutes.

Q02
Multiple Choice

Are you currently enrolled in any online or hybrid course?

  • Yes, fully online
  • Yes, hybrid/mostly online
  • Not currently
Q03
Dropdown

How many online or hybrid courses are you taking this term?

  • 0
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5 or more
Q04
Opinion Scale

Thinking about the past two weeks, please rate your agreement: I felt actively engaged during my online or hybrid class sessions.

Scale: 1 – 7
Min:Strongly disagreeMax:Strongly agree
Q05
Multiple Choice

Which of the following would most improve your online learning experience right now? Select one.

  • Technology or internet access
  • Clearer instructions and expectations
  • More timely instructor feedback
  • Peer study groups or mentoring
  • More flexible deadlines
  • Accessibility features (captions, transcripts, etc.)
  • Other (please specify)
Q06
AI Interview

We'd like to understand your experience in a bit more depth. An AI moderator will ask you 1–2 follow-up questions about your online or hybrid learning experience.

Q07
Dropdown

What is your current level of study?

  • High school/secondary
  • Vocational/technical
  • Undergraduate
  • Graduate/postgraduate
  • Other
  • Prefer not to say
Q08
Message

Thank you for your time — your responses will help improve online and hybrid learning at your institution. You may close this survey now.

Q09
Multiple Choice

Have you completed any online or hybrid course in the past 12 months?

  • Yes
  • No
Q10
Multiple Choice

Which of the following formats are used in your current online or hybrid courses? Select all that apply.

  • Live (synchronous) lectures
  • Recorded video lectures
  • Discussion forums
  • Group projects/collaboration
  • Online quizzes/exams
  • Self-paced modules
  • Other (please specify)
Q11
Opinion Scale

Course materials (readings, videos, slides) were clear and well-organized.

Scale: 1 – 7
Min:Strongly disagreeMax:Strongly agree
Q12
Multiple Choice

Which of the following does your institution currently offer? Select all that apply.

  • Loaner laptops or tablets
  • Discounted or subsidized internet
  • Device repair/support services
  • 24/7 tech helpdesk
  • Tutoring or academic coaching
  • None of the above
  • Not sure
Q13
Long Text

Based on your responses in this survey, is there anything else you would like to share to help improve online or hybrid learning at your institution?

Q14
Dropdown

What is your age?

  • Under 18
  • 18–24
  • 25–34
  • 35–44
  • 45–54
  • 55+
  • Prefer not to say
Q15
Multiple Choice

What are the main reasons you are not currently taking an online or hybrid course? Select all that apply.

  • I prefer in-person classes
  • Online options for my program are limited
  • Scheduling or time zone issues
  • Limited access to reliable internet or device
  • Cost or fees
  • Past online experience was not effective
  • Other (please specify)
Q16
Dropdown

Approximately how many hours per week do you spend on your online or hybrid courses, including class time and coursework?

  • Less than 5 hours
  • 5–10 hours
  • 11–15 hours
  • 16–20 hours
  • 21–25 hours
  • 26–30 hours
  • More than 30 hours
Q17
Opinion Scale

I had meaningful interactions with my instructor(s).

Scale: 1 – 7
Min:Strongly disagreeMax:Strongly agree
Q18
Long Text

What is the biggest barrier you currently face with online or hybrid learning?

Q19
Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes your gender?

  • Woman
  • Man
  • Non-binary
  • Prefer to self-describe
  • Prefer not to say
Q20
Opinion Scale

I had meaningful interactions with fellow students.

Scale: 1 – 7
Min:Strongly disagreeMax:Strongly agree
Q21
Dropdown

Where are you currently studying from?

  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Europe
  • Latin America & Caribbean
  • Middle East
  • North America
  • Oceania
  • Prefer not to say
Q22
Opinion Scale

Overall, how would you rate your motivation to learn in your online or hybrid courses over the past two weeks?

Scale: 1 – 7
Min:Very lowMax:Very high
Q23
Multiple Choice

What is your current employment status?

  • Not employed
  • Employed part-time
  • Employed full-time
  • Prefer not to say
Q24
Opinion Scale

Compared with similar in-person courses you have taken, how would you rate your learning in online or hybrid courses this term?

Scale: 1 – 7
Min:Much worseMax:Much better
Q25
Opinion Scale

How likely are you to enroll in an online or hybrid course next term?

Scale: 1 – 7
Min:Very unlikelyMax:Very likely
Q26
Multiple Choice

Which skills, if any, have improved through online or hybrid learning this term? Select all that apply.

  • Time management
  • Self-directed learning
  • Digital tools proficiency
  • Online communication
  • Collaboration
  • None of the above

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

  • Includes an AI follow-up interview segment that lets students explain barriers and experiences in their own words, going beyond fixed-choice questions
  • Combines engagement, materials quality, instructor/peer interaction, motivation, and outcomes into one structured instrument with clear branching (e.g., current vs. past enrollment, reasons for non-enrollment)
  • Captures actionable improvement levers directly (what would most improve the experience, what institutional supports currently exist) rather than only satisfaction scores
  • Ends with an open-text reflection question plus demographic segmentation (level of study, age, location, employment status) for evidence-based, sub-group program improvements

QuestionPro

Distance learning survey template for students

A ready-to-use template focused on distance/online learning experience, covering course quality and student feedback. It's a static question set aimed at quick deployment rather than a probing interview experience. Good for benchmarking distance-specific satisfaction but not for deeper qualitative context on individual barriers.

What it does well

  • Purpose-built for distance/online learning context
  • Deployable as a ready template without custom build time
  • Backed by an established survey platform with broad question-type support

Where it falls short

  • No adaptive AI follow-up questioning to probe individual open-ended answers
  • No voice-based interview option for richer qualitative capture
  • No published methodology on how responses are scored or weighted

SurveyMonkey

Student Satisfaction Survey Template

A general university student satisfaction template, useful for broad institutional feedback rather than online/hybrid-specific engagement and learning outcomes. It relies on standard closed-ended questions and open comment boxes. Suitable as a baseline satisfaction pulse but not tailored to modality-specific barriers like format, hours online, or hybrid tools used.

What it does well

  • Well-known, widely trusted survey platform
  • Simple templated structure for fast satisfaction benchmarking
  • Broad applicability across many student populations

Where it falls short

  • Not specific to online/hybrid modality distinctions (formats, hours, tools)
  • No adaptive AI-driven follow-up interviewing on open comments
  • No automated per-response quality scoring or transparent prompt methodology

SurveySparrow

Student Engagement Survey Template

A conversational-style engagement survey template aimed at capturing student involvement and motivation. It's built for a chat-like completion experience but remains a fixed question flow rather than a true adaptive interview. Useful for a lightweight engagement pulse, though it doesn't address hybrid-specific formats or support-need mapping in depth.

What it does well

  • Conversational UI style may improve completion rates
  • Focused specifically on engagement rather than generic satisfaction
  • Fits into SurveySparrow's broader survey automation ecosystem

Where it falls short

  • No adaptive AI follow-up interview or voice-based interviewing
  • Chat-style UI is not the same as true AI-moderated probing of individual answers
  • No transparent, published scoring methodology for response quality

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