How to take Student Surveys!
If the question was: 
Who wants to go on vacation? 
Which numbered face wants to go A LOT? 
Which numbered face wants to go A LITTLE? 
Which numbered face wants to go NOT AT ALL?
If the question was: 
How hard was your homework last night? 
What number is your answer for MATH homework? 
What number is your answer for 
ENGLISH or READING homework?
Those type of questions 
are named after this man 
Mr. Rensis Likert 
They are called a 
Likert Scale
Likert scales allow us to make this:
Into data that looks like this:
There are many 
ways to get Likert 
style data
What is the difference between these two?
“Worse” A Likert can go from bad to good “Worse” 
or good to bad…..
You’ll be doing a survey soon about 
YOUR SCHOOL 
See the Likert scale? 
What number would you pick if you are just fine on the 
bus - not UNSAFE and not perfectly SAFE either?
Help us improve your school! 
Give us your input and we can make 
changes that you’ll like.

How to use a likert scale for student surveys - for kids

  • 1.
    How to takeStudent Surveys!
  • 2.
    If the questionwas: Who wants to go on vacation? Which numbered face wants to go A LOT? Which numbered face wants to go A LITTLE? Which numbered face wants to go NOT AT ALL?
  • 3.
    If the questionwas: How hard was your homework last night? What number is your answer for MATH homework? What number is your answer for ENGLISH or READING homework?
  • 4.
    Those type ofquestions are named after this man Mr. Rensis Likert They are called a Likert Scale
  • 5.
    Likert scales allowus to make this:
  • 6.
    Into data thatlooks like this:
  • 7.
    There are many ways to get Likert style data
  • 8.
    What is thedifference between these two?
  • 9.
    “Worse” A Likertcan go from bad to good “Worse” or good to bad…..
  • 10.
    You’ll be doinga survey soon about YOUR SCHOOL See the Likert scale? What number would you pick if you are just fine on the bus - not UNSAFE and not perfectly SAFE either?
  • 11.
    Help us improveyour school! Give us your input and we can make changes that you’ll like.