Field trip questions that show which trips are worth repeating
Ask parents and guardians how a school trip went, from the information beforehand to what their child brought home. Each question below comes with when to ask it and what the answer tells you.
What field trip survey questions tell you
Field trip survey questions ask parents how a school trip went for their child: how well it was organized, whether it was worth the cost, how safe and well supervised it felt and what their child learned. The answers show which trips to repeat, which to change and what keeps some children at home.
Ask within a few days of the trip, once children have told the story at home, and keep it to four to six questions. Send the link by email or in the school's own app. The permission question belongs on the form you send before the trip, next to the question on paying and signing forms.
Each written answer is read as it arrives and given a theme and a sentiment, so ideas for the next trip and concerns about safety sort apart. Give each concern an owner in the inbox, so the trip leader replies before the next trip is planned.
- Questions
- 13
- Best asked
- Within a few days of the trip
- Industry
- Education
- Where to find them
- From library in the Usertick survey editor, on every plan
The 13 field trips questions, with when to ask each
Grouped by what they tell you. Use them as they are or change the wording.
How the trip went
How the child felt, how it was organized, the grid on safety and travel, and whether it was worth the cost.
- 01Emoji
How did your child feel about the trip?
How the child felt about the trip, as the parent heard it, on a row of faces. Results shows each face with its share; put it first, since it takes one tap.
- 02Stars
How well was the trip organized?
A star rating for how well the trip was organized. Results shows the average and the share who rated 4 or higher; send a link per trip to compare trips.
- 08Matrix
Rate the trip on each
Rates safety, supervision, food and travel in one grid. The heat map shows which part to fix, and row averages let you compare trips across the year.
- 03Yes / No
Was the trip worth the cost?
Whether the trip was worth the cost. Results shows the share that said yes; choose No to read what those parents wrote about what stops children from joining.
Before the trip
Information, forms and permission, and what keeps children from joining, for the trip leader's checklist.
- 07Yes / No
Did you get enough information before the trip?
Whether the parent got enough information before the trip. Results shows the share that said yes; a No here is a list for the next letter home.
- 13Customer effort
How easy was it to pay and sign the forms?
How easy it was to pay and sign the forms, on a 7-point scale. Results shows the average and the share who found it easy; a low score points at the paperwork for the next trip.
- 11Consent
May your child take part in the trip?
Asks permission for the child to take part. It belongs on the form before the trip; in a survey after the trip it has nothing left to approve, so leave it out there.
- 12Text
What would stop your child joining a trip?
Asks what would stop the child joining a trip. Each answer gets a theme and a sentiment, so cost, worry or a practical need show up as patterns to plan around.
What children learned
What the trip taught and what trips add to the year, for the case to keep trips in the budget.
- 04Multiple choice
What did your child learn on the trip?
Picks everything the child learned, from the subject to independence, with Not much as an honest option. Results shows bars with each share, a case for the trip's place in the year.
- 09Big scale
How much do school trips add to the school year?
How much school trips add to the year, from 1 to 10. Results shows the average and a column per step, useful when trips come up in the budget.
The next trip
Where to go, which kind of trip and how long, for planning next year's trips.
- 06Text
Where should the next trip go?
Asks where the next trip should go. Each answer gets a theme, so repeated ideas such as a science center or a farm stand out.
- 10Dropdown
Which kind of trip do you value most?
Which kind of trip the parent values most. Results shows each share and count, a guide for next year's trip calendar.
- 05Multiple choice
How long should a school trip be?
How long the parent thinks a trip should be, from half a day to longer. Results shows a donut with each share, which helps before you plan an overnight trip.
Tips for asking about field trips
Small choices that get honest, useful answers.
- 01
Ask within a few days
Send the survey two or three days after the trip, once children have told the story at home and before it fades.
- 02
Keep permission separate
Ask for permission on the form before the trip, and send the feedback survey afterward. One form for both confuses parents.
- 03
Send a link per trip
Use a separate link or a tag for each trip, so ratings and costs stay apart across the year.
- 04
Plan around what stops children
Read the answers on what keeps children at home before you set the next trip's cost and length.
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 field trips
Full surveys that ask about the same things, and neighboring topics in the library.
Templates
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Two or three days after the trip. Schedule the email before the trip leaves, up to 30 days ahead, so it goes out on time.
Send the permission question on its own form before the trip, and keep the feedback questions for afterward, so each form asks one thing.
Four to six. Start with how the child felt and how the trip was organized, add safety and cost, and end with where to go next.
Yes. Send one link per trip, or tag the link with the trip's 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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