Why can’t I edit the question I wrote?

You are not able to edit questions if they are currently being used in a Team-Maker survey that hasn’t closed yet. Once the survey closes, you will be able to make edits again.

How can I customize the questions in a Team-Maker survey?

Questions can be customized by adding questions created by the CATME team or other members of the community, or by creating your own questions.

To add preset questions, go to the Activity Editor of the Team-Maker survey of your choice. Then, you can check or uncheck the questions you want or don’t want in the survey. Afterward, you can save the changes by clicking on the “Save” or “Save and Return to Quick Summary.” Note that any community question you add or question you create will also become available for selection on this list. 

To add community questions, click on the “Question Manager” button on the summary page, and click the “Add Question” button to go to the Community Question Import page. There, check the questions you want to add and click the “Import Selected Questions” button. To preview any question, click on its title. 

To create your own questions, click on the “Question Manager” button on the summary page, then click on the “Add Question” button. After reading the welcome page, fill out the fields in the next two pages with the question and answers to your custom question. To access advanced settings, click on the question you want to see advanced settings for on the Question Manager page. Then click on the “Advanced Settings” button on the following page.

For more information, watch our videos on The Question Manager’s Basic Functions, CATME Question Manager Tutorial for Instructors, Advanced Settings in Question Manager.

How do I create teams after the Team-Maker Survey is finished?

After the survey’s end date, you will see a button labeled “Data and Teams” on the Quick Summary page. Click this to be taken to a page displaying the results of the survey. In the top right corner, click “Make Teams,” then you will see a page giving options for the weight of each question in the survey. Finish by clicking “Make Teams” in the top right corner. The system may take a minute to create the teams. Afterward, if you would like different teams, you can change your parameters by clicking “Change Params”, or remake the teams with the same parameters by clicking “Re-Make Teams.”

For more information, see our video about Making Teams.

Can I delete a student’s submission?

Yes. Select the activity on the Quick Summary page, then on the “Activity Editor” screen, select the student’s name listed in blue. In the “Student Editor” screen, select the “Purge Survey Answers” option to delete the student’s submission.

Can I allow a student to redo an activity?

Students can redo a Team-Maker survey as long as the survey is still open. If the survey is closed, or if the student needs to redo a Peer Evaluation survey, you will need to reopen the survey for them.

To allow students to redo a survey, click the “Edit Students” button on the Activity Editor page. Select the students and click the “allow re-entry” button. If you made other changes on this screen, don’t forget to click the save button.

Can I reopen a closed survey for a student?

Yes. First, go to the Summary page and click on the activity name so you can access the Activity Editor page. Next, click the “Edit Students” button. Check the checkbox by the student’s name and click the “Allow Student Re-entry” button at the bottom of the page. Remember to tell the student(s) that the survey has been reopened. Please note that survey re-entry will only work when the survey hasn’t expired yet, so if the deadline has passed, you will need to extend it before granting students access.

How do I unarchive a survey?

Check the box next to “Show Archived Surveys” on the Quick Summary page. Select the archived activity (appears in red) from the Quick Summary page and then select the “Unarchive Activity” button located in the bottom right of the page.