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Choice Activity

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The Choice activity allows instructors to quickly assess student opinion about a single topic. The following are scenarios in which you may want to use the Choice activity:

  • You want students to select from a list of possible readings.
  • You want to conduct a small, informal poll of student opinions.

How to set up a basic poll of the class (Choice Activity):

  1. Log in to GauchoSpace, enter your course site and Turn editing on.
  2. Select the week/section block in which you would like the activity. Then, click +Add an activity or resource.
  3. Click Choice

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  4. Provide a name (required) and enter an optional description.
  5. In the Options subsection, enter your Choice answer options. You also have the option to:
      • Allow students to change their choice after submitting
      • Allow students to choose more than one answer
      • Limit how many students choose each answer. 

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  6. After entering your choice options, there are other settings that may be modified as desired. These include:  
    • Availability: Change the time period when the Choice Activity is available.
    • Results: Change the visibility and anonymity of results.  

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  7. After completing the options, click Save and return to course. 

     

Viewing and downloading the results of your Choice activity:

  1. In your course's GauchoSpace site, find and click on your Choice activity.
  2. In the Choice Administration block on the right hand side, click View Responses.
  3. Download the results in ODS, Excel and a text format.

Other GauchoSpace Activity Options

  • The Group Choice activity allows students to enroll themselves in a group within a course on GauchoSpace. The teacher can select which groups students can choose from and the maximum number of students allowed in each group.
  • For multiple question surveys or for more detailed feedback, consider using the Feedback tool: Best Practices: Creating a Survey.

  • The Scheduler Activity is recommended for situations where:

      • You want students to indicate the class session in which they will deliver oral presentations, facilitate in-class discussions, or take notes as class historian.
      • You want students to sign up for a meeting (office hours, instructor-student conferences, etc.).
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