Online Video Viewing Survey Template

Find out where an online explainer or tutorial loses viewers—and what would help them follow it. Ask seven questions about viewing purpose, pace, obstacles and usefulness, including people who did not finish.

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Find out where an online explainer or tutorial loses viewers—and what would help them follow it. Ask seven questions about viewing purpose, pace, obstacles and usefulness, including people who did not finish.

Use feedback for a specific decision

A short viewing session can mean a viewer found the answer quickly, lost interest or could not follow the explanation. This SurveyLegend example asks what happened during one named video so producers can choose a more specific improvement than simply making everything shorter.

Review one video, not an entire course

Use this survey just after a viewing attempt, or within seven days. Invite partial viewers as well as finishers. For feedback on the organization of an entire learning module, use the digital learning experience survey instead.

Guo, Kim and Rubin’s 2014 analysis covered 6.9 million viewing sessions across four edX courses and distinguished engagement with lectures and tutorials. Their video engagement study informs the decision to ask viewing purpose alongside extent watched. Its engagement measures are not proof of learning, and its course setting does not establish a universal ideal length for every video. These are original feedback questions, not a validated assessment.

Seven questions to adapt

Answer about the online explainer or tutorial named by the organizer, viewed or attempted within the past seven days. You can respond even if you did not finish. Every question is optional. Please leave out personal information and private links.

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Online Video Viewing Survey

01 What was your main reason for opening this video?

Choose one answer, or skip this question.

02 How much of the video did you watch on this occasion?

Choose one answer, or skip this question.

03 How did you mainly move through the video?

Choose one answer, or skip this question.

04 How was the pace of the explanation for you?

Choose one answer, or skip this question.

05 What was the main thing that made this viewing attempt difficult?

Choose one answer, or skip this question.

06 How useful was this video for what you wanted to do?

Choose one answer, or skip this question.

07 What one change would most help you use this video? You may mention a section or timestamp, but do not include private links or personal details.

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Customize your online video viewing survey

Provide the exact title and version of one explainer or tutorial. Everyone should evaluate the same version; do not pool answers about different edits. Make the reference available in an accessible way, including appropriate captions or a transcript, without requiring respondents to disclose a disability.

SurveyLegend’s video-based surveys article discusses using a shared video reference. This example asks about a recent viewing attempt; it does not track playback or force a watch-through. If a viewer cannot access the video, keep that response visible rather than excluding it from the report.

Printable online video viewing questionnaire

Use the blank paper questionnaire after a facilitated viewing session or when a participant prefers to write feedback. Name the video version on the invitation and explain where to return the form. Paper responses require separate review or manual entry and are not automatically added to online results.

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Interpret responses before acting

Group responses by viewing purpose before interpreting extent watched. Someone seeking one answer may reasonably watch selected parts. “None” plus a playback obstacle should lead to an access check, not a conclusion about the content’s quality.

Look at pace, the main obstacle and usefulness separately. If the pace is too fast, comments may identify a demonstration needing a pause or clearer labels; if viewers report missing information, shortening the video may not help. The obstacle item asks for one main problem and cannot estimate every problem experienced. Report item-level answer counts and skipped questions, and keep “I could not judge” separate. Confirm any proposed edit against the actual video. Use appropriate tests—not satisfaction or completion alone—to assess learning.

Frequently asked questions

Should people who stopped watching answer?

Yes. Their viewing purpose and main obstacle can explain why a completion-only report would be incomplete. Keep their answers distinct from those of viewers who finished.

Does this survey track watch time?

No. It collects self-reported viewing experience. The template demo’s start and submission counts are not video analytics.

Can it prove viewers learned the material?

No. Usefulness and reported viewing extent are feedback, not a knowledge or skill assessment. Evaluate learning separately when that is the decision.