Exam questions that show whether the test was fair
Ask students how an exam went, from preparation and timing to understanding the grade. Each question below comes with when to ask it and what the answer tells you.
What exam feedback survey questions tell you
Exam feedback survey questions ask students whether an exam matched the teaching, whether there was enough time, how they prepared and whether they understood the grade that came back. The answers show which topics caught a class out and where the grading process confuses people, before the next exam repeats the same problems.
Ask the fairness and timing questions on the day the exam ends, and the grading questions after grades are released. Share the link by email or on the course page, keep each survey to four to six questions, and wait until the last exam of the week has finished.
Each written answer is read as it arrives and given a theme and a sentiment, so the topics that caught students out group together for the course team. Give each complaint about grading an owner in the inbox, so it gets a reply before the appeal deadline.
- Questions
- 14
- Best asked
- The day the exam ends, and after grades
- Industry
- Education
- Where to find them
- From library in the Usertick survey editor, on every plan
The 14 exams and grading questions, with when to ask each
Grouped by what they tell you. Use them as they are or change the wording.
How the exam went
Fairness, the match with the teaching, time and the room, asked on the day the exam ends.
- 01Stars
How fair did the exam feel?
A star rating for how fair the exam felt. Results shows the average and the share who rated 4 or higher; keep it in every sitting of the same exam to compare them.
- 02Multiple choice
How well did the exam match what you were taught?
How closely the exam matched the teaching. A large share on Partly or Not at all is a reason to check the exam against the syllabus before the next sitting.
- 03Yes / No
Did you finish every question in time?
Whether the student finished every question in time. Results shows the share that said yes; a low share means the exam is long for its time slot.
- 11Matrix
Rate each part of the exam
Rates the instructions, the room, timing and the grading in one grid. The heat map shows which part let the exam down, apart from the questions themselves.
- 07Text
Which topic on the exam caught you out?
Asks which topic caught the student out. Each answer gets a theme, so a topic named by a large part of the class stands out for the next round of teaching.
Preparation and stress
How students prepared and how they felt, which helps you plan study support and spread exams across the term.
- 04Big scale
How well prepared did you feel on exam day?
How prepared the student felt on exam day, from 1 to 10. Results shows the average and a column per step; select the low end to see how those students prepared.
- 05Multiple choice
How did you prepare?
Picks every way the student prepared, with I did not prepare as an honest option. Results shows bars with each share, which tells you which study support students use.
- 06Ruler
How many hours did you revise for this exam?
Hours of study for this exam, on a ruler. Results shows the median and the middle half; read it with the fairness score to see whether study time paid off.
- 10Multiple choice
How stressful was exam week?
Three options on exam week stress. Read it with the exam count: a large share on Very stressful in a term with many exams points at the exam schedule.
- 13Number
How many exams do you have this term?
How many exams the student has this term. Results shows the median and the middle half, which helps when you spread exams across the term.
Grades and appeals
Whether students understand their grade and know how to appeal it, asked after grades come out.
- 08Customer effort
How easy was it to understand your grade?
How easy it was to understand the grade, on a 7-point scale. Results shows the average and the share who found it easy; a low score is a reason to add comments or a rubric to grades.
- 09Yes / No
Do you know how to appeal a grade?
Whether the student knows how to appeal a grade. Results shows the share that said yes; a low share is a reason to put the appeal steps next to every grade.
- 12Mood dial
How confident are you about your result?
How confident the student is about the result, on a mood dial. Results shows each face with its share; ask it on the day of the exam, before grades arrive.
- 14Text
What would make grading fairer?
Asks what would make grading fairer. Each answer gets a type and a sentiment, so ideas and complaints about grading separate, and each complaint can get an owner.
Tips for asking about exams and grading
Small choices that get honest, useful answers.
- 01
Run two short surveys
Ask about the exam the day it ends, and about the grade after grades are out. One survey for both mixes answers from before and after the grade.
- 02
Wait for the week to end
Ask after the last exam of the week. A survey between exams adds to the stress you are asking about.
- 03
Compare sittings of the same exam
Keep the fairness, timing and match questions the same each time, so Results compares each sitting with the one before.
- 04
Reply to every grading complaint
Give each complaint about grading an owner in the inbox, and reply before the appeal deadline.
Add these questions to a survey
From the library to the first answers.
- 1
Open the library
In the Usertick survey editor, choose From library, filter by industry and topic, and add several questions at once.
- 2
Or paste your own list
Paste questions reads up to 10 questions from any text on Free, 100 on Starter and 200 on Pro and above, keeps your wording and picks an answer type for each.
- 3
Choose where it runs
Show the survey on your website, send it by email, share its link and QR code, or switch it to a conversation.
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Read the answers
Results counts every score and choice, and Usertick reads each written answer and files it by topic, on every plan.
Templates and more questions about exams and grading
Full surveys that ask about the same things, and neighboring topics in the library.
Templates
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On the day the exam ends for fairness and timing, and after grades are released for the grading questions.
Yes, when the survey runs on your website or by link or QR code: an anonymous response stores no user ID, traits or visitor ID. Anonymous responses don't apply to surveys sent through Usertick email.
Four to six per survey. Start with fairness and the match with the teaching, add time and preparation, and end with the topic that caught students out.
Yes. Tag the link with the course or exam name; the tag is kept with each answer for workflows, Google Sheets and the API.
Yes. The question library comes with every plan, the free plan included, and the free plan covers 150 responses a month across your surveys.
Yes. Once a question is in your survey, reword it, change its options or its answer type, and add logic to skip it for some answers.
Yes. The library is translated into Usertick's built-in languages, and in any other language it shows in English for you to translate.
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