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Standby Testing
Standby Testing
If you miss the
to register for a test date, or to request a test date or test center change, you may choose to sign in to your ACT account to request and pay for standby testing.
Standby requests must be submitted during a limited &Standby Request Period& before the test date. Requests cannot be accepted after the last date listed for each test date below. &
Standby Request Period
September 13, 2014
August 23&& September 5, 2014
October 25, 2014&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
October&4 & October 17, 2014
December 13, 2014
November&22 & December 5, 2014
February 7, 2015
January&17 & January 30, 2015
April 18, 2015
March 28 & April 10, 2015
June 13, 2015&&&&&&
May 23 & June 5, 2015
The following conditions apply to standby testing:
You are not guaranteed a seat or a test booklet.
To be considered for admission to the test center, you must bring your Standby Ticket for that center and have your name on the Standby Roster at that test center.
Paper registration folders will not be accepted at the test center.
Only standard time and regular print materials are available for standby testing.
Standby testing costs $47.00 plus the fee for your test option ($85.00 total for the ACT No Writing or $101.50 total for the ACT Plus Writing plus $37.00 international surcharge if it applies).
Your standby request is valid only if you fully complete all required information online (including uploading a photo if required for your test date) and submit payment.
If you fail to provide a photo by the stated deadline for your requested test date, your registration will be cancelled and you will not be allowed to test. Your standby request will not transfer to any other test date. Instead, ACT will refund the fees paid for your standby request.
You must print a copy of your Standby Ticket and take it with you to the test center on test day. If you bring a ticket for another test date or a different test center, you will not be admitted.
Test centers admit standbys on a first-come, first-admitted basis and only if there are seats, test materials, and staff available after all registered students have been admitted for their test option. You may be turned away.
If you do not take a copy of your Standby Ticket and
to the test center with you on test day, you will not be admitted to take the test.
If you are not admitted to test on the upcoming test day, your standby request will not transfer to any other test date. Instead, ACT will refund the fees paid for your standby request.
If you submit and pay for a standby request in order to change your test date or test center, your previous test date and test center assignment will be cancelled immediately, and the basic fee paid for your previous order will be refunded.BookBaby Print
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Survey Design
Distribution
Miscellaneous
Survey Design
How can I test my survey before sending it out?
The “Preview Survey” option on the Edit Survey page will allow you to see and take the survey as if you were a respondent. You can also use the Test Survey option (found under ) to generate test results. The Test Survey option will also alert you if there are any problems with the logic in your survey.
How do I change the background or template of my survey?
Follow these steps:
Go to the Edit Survey tab.
The , , , and
tabs include areas where you can edit.
For users familiar with CSS, you can click the Add Custom CSS button to edit the CSS of the survey look and feel template. You can even create your own CSS Stylesheet.
How do I display different messages for different survey takers at the end of the survey?
you can , place logic on the branches that specifies which survey takers should enter those branches. Then put
into the branch. You can then customize the End of Survey element and specify the message you would like to display (and even create one on the fly in the Survey Flow, if needed).
These steps will help you create a custom survey ending:
Go to the Edit Survey tab.
Click the Survey Flow icon.
Find where you want a survey ending.
Click Add a New Element Here.
Select End of Survey.
Click Customize and add the ending you would like.
You can add End of Survey elements to each branch. If you need a random ending, even on the same branch, you can use the
to randomly present a different ending.
How do I export my survey to Word?
This is done by going to the Edit Survey tab, clicking , and selecting “Export Survey to Word…” You will be given the document as a .docx file type.
An alternate option is to print your survey to PDF.
I created a survey in Word. How can I import this survey into Qualtrics?
Qualtrics does not directly support importing a survey from Word. However, there are many features in Qualtrics which make it easy to quickly create a survey. You can copy and paste text from Word directly into Qualtrics. To insert a long list of answer choices, you can use the Edit Multiple function (blue link next to the Choices option). You can also import a survey that has been saved as a txt file if it is correctly formatted. Click
for more information.
How do I generate a code number to display to respondents so they can have credit for taking the survey?
Qualtrics automatically generates an ID which is associated with every survey response. While this ID is not consistent across respondents or surveys, it can function as a code number to display to respondents. To have a code number for respondents, you can use the “Response IDs.” These are a random combination of letters and numbers automatically generated by Qualtrics in connection with each distinct response. Keep in mind that there is no response ID until the respons thus it is suggested to pipe in the response ID in an End of Survey Message. Our piped text feature will capture each respondent’s unique ID, which are stored with each response.
In setting up your End of Survey Message, use the icon on the left {a}, “.” You’ll want to pipe text from an “embedded data” field, “ResponseID.” This way each respondent can view his/her response ID, and this information will also automatically show up in the results.
How do I insert a back button?
Go to the Edit Survey tab, select , and choose the option to use the .
How do I insert a consent form into my survey?
The best way to add a consent form to your survey is by adding a multiple choice question at the beginning of your survey. Include the consent form text in the question text and then have the yes/no answer choices (or appropriate answer choices). You can then use
to terminate the respondent if they do not consent to the terms and conditions.
Follow these steps to insert a footer into a survey:
Click the Edit Survey tab.
Click the .
You can enter your text on this screen, or click the “edit” button to get the rich text editor for more formatting options (images, etc.).
Follow these steps to insert a header into a survey:
Click the Edit Survey tab.
Click the .
You can enter your text on this screen, or click the “edit” button to get the rich text editor for more formatting options (images, etc.).
How do I insert a heading or instructional text into my survey?
question is used to display text without asking for a response. To add a heading, create a new question where you would like a heading and change the question type to Text/Graphic. You can then enter whatever Text/Graphic you would like.
How do I pull certain choices from one question to another?
To do this, select
under the purple gear button to the left of the question. It will provide you with a list of different ways to carry forward choices from a previous question (Selected, Not Selected, etc.). It can also be used in conjunction with the
options for specific answer choices to provide more power and functionality to your logic options.
How do I rename my survey?
To rename a survey, just click on the survey name when viewing the survey in the Edit Survey page. This also allows you to select a different folder for the survey, much like you can when in the Manage Folders view on the My Surveys page.
How do I re-number the questions in my survey?
Follow these three steps:
Go to the Edit Survey tab.
drop-down menu.
How do I save my work in Qualtrics?
Qualtrics will automatically save your work as you go. While it is not necessary, you can select “Ctrl+S” to manually save your work.
How do I show respondents their progress in the survey?
A progress bar can be inserted to indicate survey progress. This is inserted by going to the , selecting , and then specifying the format of the progress bar.
I set up a Randomizer, but it isn’t presenting the blocks evenly. Why?
With the , you have the option to require that elements be presented evenly or in a truly random manner. If you want them presented evenly, check this qualification on the Randomizer element in the .
What is a block or question block?
A question block is created in the Edit Survey tab and is a grouping of questions. While it is quite useful for organizational purposes, its power is found in the . There question blocks can be put into
to control when or how it and its questions are presented to the respondent. The Survey Flow allows for another level of logic, allowing for the survey creator to use more complex logic in the survey.
Distribution
How can I track who took my survey?
The best way to track survey respondents is by distributing a survey to a contact list () through the . When you distribute a survey to a panel, Qualtrics automatically recognizes who has taken the survey and displays this information in the results via an e-mail address or a name.
How can I resend my survey to someone?
To resend a survey to an individual, there are two options:
If someone has already filled out the survey and would like to add or manipulate answers, you can use the . This can be accessed by going to the View Results tab >>
and locating the response. You can then click on Actions >> Retake Survey to get a link to send the survey taker. The previous answers will be automatically populated.
If you would simply like to resend the survey, go to the Distribute Survey tab >> . From there you’ll be able select a panel to send to or enter email address of those you want to send to.
How do I distribute my survey?
Qualtrics gives you many options to distribute a survey. You can distribute , use the , or . Each of these distribution methods has advantages and disadvantages.
GENERIC LINK:
This is an easy way to distribute a survey. You simply activate the survey on your distribution page by clicking on the link that says . The link that appears is a generic link. You can send this out with your e-mail account, Tweet/Facebook it, post it on discussion boards, etc.
Advantages: Generic links are easy to distribute.
Disadvantages: This distribution method does not typically render a representative sample. You cannot track who is responding and the data you obtain is not valid enough for definitive statistical analysis.
QUALTRICS MAILER:
The Qualtrics Mailer allows you to send out a survey using Qualtrics’ e-mail system. Distributions through the mailer automatically become
and have all the characteristics of panels.
Advantages: This is the most sophisticated way to distribute a survey. It automatically sends a custom link to each respondent (for tracking), allows you to send reminders/thank you’s, includes embedded data about respondents for evaluation, and can be surveyed repeatedly without re-importing the group.
Disadvantages: It takes time to compile a list of respondents to e-mail a survey to. If you are already going create a list, this is the best way to distribute your survey.
This distribution method allows you to collect feedback via website. It embeds only the pop-up code. Qualtrics generates the code you will need to put right into the site – all you do is copy and paste.
Advantages: This distribution method can help your survey respondents that are on your website. These respondents are already coming to you.
Disadvantages: This method only works on websites you control. If you want a representative sample of all potential customers, this is probably not the most effective approach.
What is a panel?
A panel is a list of information containing email addresses, contact information, or other embedded data (e.g. age, gender, job title, income, ID numbers, etc.) that can be
into Qualtrics and used in survey distribution and data analysis.
Researchers often purchase the right to survey a panel from a panel service provider or build their own panels for repeated surveys.
How do I distribute to a panel?
In order to distribute to a panel, you need to create it first. There are a couple of ways to do this. You can either
or send out a survey using the Qualtrics Mailer. Every survey respondent group you distribute a survey to using the mailer is turned into a panel automatically.
Once the panel is uploaded, you can distribute to it by following these steps:
Click the Distribute Survey tab.
In the “To:” field choose your library and the panel you would like to distribute to.
Schedule the mailing when you have chosen your message, etc.
How do I set up my survey to be used with a panel company?
If you purchase a panel through Qualtrics, our panel services team will take care of this for you. If you have chosen a different provider, the following steps will help you do it.
Set up Branches for Terminates, Over Quotas, and Completes.
Set the correct logic on each .
and customize the End of Survey elements with the correct redirect links provided by the panel company.
Insert field names being passed from the URL into an Embedded Data element in the Survey Flow so values are easily accessible in results for testing, etc. (ex: r, s, ftouch, id, pl, gid, etc.).
for more detailed instructions on each of these steps.
How do I upload a panel?
You can upload a panel from a mailing list or from a survey. These instructions will explain how to upload from a mailing list:
Click on the Panels tab.
button on the right side of the page.
Give your panel a name, and click Create.
Click the Import From a File button.
Select a .CSV (Excel) file from your computer.
When you have everything selected and lined up correctly, click the Import button at the bottom of the Import Panel Members window.
Select the Close button at the bottom right of the screen. You will then see your uploaded panel.
Click here for more information about importing panels, troubleshooting, and uploading from a survey.
I am getting responses that people are not able to access the survey. Why would this happen?
This depends on how you distributed the survey. If the survey was distributed through the Qualtrics Mailer, a respondent will only be able to take the survey once. So, if the link is forwarded on to someone else, that individual will not be able to take the survey. Also, if an expiration date has been set up in , the survey will not be accessible after that date.
If the survey was distributed using the generic link, using the
setting in Survey Options will disable all responses not coming from the survey mailer.
I sent out my survey, but I realized that I need to make some changes to it. Will that influence my results?
Changes made to a survey will only affect individuals who start the survey after the changes are made. That being said, deleting questions or answer choices after distributing a survey will cause you to lose data. Adding questions or answer choices should not cause problems.
Be very careful while editing existing questions. Changing the meaning of a question can influence and invalidate results. We recommend only editing existing questions to correct typos.
My reminders might be sending out to people who have already taken my survey. Why?
emails are designed to go out only to individuals who have not yet finished the survey. If survey takers report receiving a reminder even though they finished the survey, there are several possible things that could have happened:
The individual did not actually click on the last “next” or “submit” button to submit his/her response.
The reminder email was scheduled to be sent out just before the individual actually finished taking the survey.
The individual has been duplicated in the panel (email address is listed in two locations in the panel).
There were two distributions sent out to the same panel.
Multiple panels contain some of the same email addresses, and the survey was sent out to these panels.
Why does the “from” address say
when I send out a survey invitation email?
Qualtrics email by default is sent from servers with a “qemailserver” domain. To minimize the risk of being marked as SPAM, emails should be sent from an address that matches the domain of the server hosting the email.
To learn more about this and alternative options for using different From addresses, see .
How can I delete responses? (test data or other responses)
To delete your survey data, go to View Results tab >> . You can then select any or all of your responses and delete them. Please be careful when deleting responses as their deletion is permanent.
How can I import responses I collected in multiple surveys into a master survey?
There are six key steps to do this:
Collect your Data
Create New Survey (optional)
Download Template (example file)
Prepare Data For Combination Into Template
Combine Data Into Template
Upload Combined Data
for step-by step instructions on how to implement these steps.
When I look at reports, I don’t see all of the questions, or they aren’t in the order of the survey. Why?
The Initial Report is created early on in the survey creation process, so questions added and order changes are not reflected in the Initial Report as you might expect. The easiest way to remedy this situation is to create a New Report, as it will be generated with all questions in the order they are currently set up in your survey. You also have the option to click/drag a question in the left-hand column to move it where you need it. Make sure that all questions you want to see are selected (checkbox) in the left-hand column. Remember that
are not displayed in Qualtrics reports.
When I look at reports, I don’t see all of the responses. Why?
A “” or “filter” may have accidentally been placed on the report. Look for a red bar above the questions on the report indicating a subgroup. If you eliminate this bar, you should see all your responses. You can also try creating a new report.
Miscellaneous
How do I cite or reference Qualtrics in my research?
Because Qualtrics is such a vital part of research, a common need is to cite Qualtrics within a research project or paper. Please use the following citation and reference guidelines as you acknowledge Qualtrics in your reports.
NAME OF COMPANY—Qualtrics
DEVELOPMENT COMPANY—Qualtrics
YEAR OF DEVELOPMENT—2005 year of first release, but current version is 2009. Please check the tool for the current copyright year. The current copyright year should match the year of development.
LOCATION—Provo, Utah, USA.
VERSION—12,018 and counting. The version changes with each update, and can be found at bottom of page after the copyright notice when logged into the tool.
I need to get approval from the IRB to use Qualtrics. Where can I get information on your system?
E-mail Qualtrics Support at
to receive our security documentation.
You may have seen an error message when on the Edit Survey page that reads, “editing could invalidate the results.” While these responses could still be from testing out the survey, this means your survey has response data from one of the distribution methods under Distribute Survey.
Qualtrics allows you to edit surveys on the fly, so we are trying to warn users to be careful about editing your survey when it has actual response data. This mainly pertains to changing question types, removing questions, or removing answer choices. Doing any of these actions will remove the data associated with the question, or alter how the data is displayed in the case of changing the question type.
Basic edits to text are fine, such as editing a typo. One thing to note is if editing how a question or answer choice is written, you are changing how that question is presented to the respondents who will come in after the change, compared to how it was presented to respondents who answered before the change. This could potentially affect how a respondent would have answered or which choice they might have selected.
Which web browser should I use?
Basic technological requirements to use Qualtrics are minimal: Internet access, basic computer skills and a modern web-browser with JavaScript enabled.
We recommend you use the latest version of your browser of choice. The web browsers officially supported by Qualtrics are Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Apple Safari, and Internet Explorer. Each is a free download and free to install and use.
Older versions of these browsers may still work, but are not recommended, as they are not as well suited for the latest web technologies. Be sure to compare the browser’s current version to the version you have installed on your machine (Help menu -> About). If you do not have the latest version, please click on one of the links above to download and install the latest version. The oldest supported versions of the above web browsers are IE7+, Firefox 4+, Safari 3+, and Chrome 2+.
Qualtrics continues to support the survey taking experience in Internet Explorer 6 (IE6), though not the Control Panel (the tool to create the survey, as well as reporting, etc.).
To navigate through Qualtrics, we recommend using the blue tabs and other buttons within the tool, rather than the Back and Forward buttons in the browser.
What should I do if I forgot my password?
To reset your password, do the following:
Go to the log-in page for your organization
Click on the link that says “Forgot your password?”
Type in your user name
Click “Submit”
A new temporary password will be sent to the email address you designated when your account was set up.
If you do not receive the temporary password, or if you still experience difficulty, you will want to contact one of the Brand Administrators for your organization.}