Timed and randomized questions¶
When creating a survey in Flectra, there are options to set a time limit on the survey and randomize the questions.
Time limit¶
During a timed survey, participants must finish the survey within a specified period of time. A common use case for implementing a time limit is that it greatly reduces the chance of participants looking up responses via external resources (e.g. web search), and reduces the survey to a “closed book” testing environment.
Find the Survey Time Limit setting in the Options tab of the survey form, under the Questions section.
When the Survey Time Limit option is checked, a timer will be displayed on every page of the survey, letting participants keep track of the time remaining while the survey is active.
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Participants that do not submit their survey by the preconfigured time limit will not have their answers saved.
Randomized selection¶
When a survey is randomized, Flectra shuffles the questions and reveals them in a random order every time a participant begins the questionnaire. Using randomization as a survey method discourages participants from looking at each other’s responses, and helps control for individual testing.
To randomize a survey, click the Options tab on the survey form. In the Questions section, select Randomized per section for the Selection field. After enabling, navigate to the Questions tab and look in the Random questions count column. From there, determine how many questions (per section) Flectra should select and display during the shuffling of questions.
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