Survey template: Student survey about inclusion

Getting actionable feedback on inclusion from students can be tricky. If you want deeper, more honest responses, use and try this Student Inclusion conversational survey template from Specific—the survey creation platform that makes feedback easy, conversational, and AI-powered.

What is a conversational survey and why AI makes it better for students

Traditional surveys—especially those about inclusion—often feel like just another homework assignment to students. They’re easy to rush through, and when the questions lack context, responses often end up incomplete or unhelpful. With an AI survey template, the process finally feels engaging, relevant, and even a little bit fun.

Conversational surveys mimic the flow of natural chat: students read a question, respond, and—here’s the magic—get follow-up questions tailored to what they just said. Instead of static forms or endless tick-boxes, students feel heard. When you run survey interviews this way, good things happen: trust goes up, details improve, and students give candid feedback they wouldn’t write in a paper form.

Specific leads the way here with a best-in-class conversational survey platform. Students get a survey experience that feels like messaging, which makes even sensitive topics like inclusion less intimidating and more approachable.

Let’s take a quick look at how conversational surveys powered by AI stack up against traditional ones:

Why use AI for student surveys? Aside from a massive increase in completion rates, AI-designed survey templates cut inconsistencies by 25% compared to traditional approaches, so you’ll spend less time cleaning up messy or unclear responses and more time learning from them. [5]

Compared to standard forms, AI survey generators like Specific offer flexibility: create your survey from scratch using Specific’s AI survey builder, or get started instantly with a finely-tuned, student-focused inclusion template. Either way, you benefit from increased response rates and better data. Just look at how, in typical school surveys, even “good” student response rates still hover at 73% for high schoolers—but AI surveys routinely achieve 70-90% completion across many demographics. [1][2]

If you want to dive into question design and techniques, check out our guide on best questions for student surveys on inclusion.

Automatic follow-up questions based on previous reply

One of the biggest wins with Specific’s conversational surveys is how our AI asks smart follow-up questions—right when a student’s first answer could use more detail. Gone are the days of getting half-baked replies and having to chase up with emails you know will be ignored.

Here’s what that looks like in practice:

• Student: “Sometimes I don’t feel like I fit in at lunch.”

• AI follow-up: “Can you share a little more about what makes lunchtime feel that way? Is it the group you sit with, or something else?”

• Student: “I don’t usually talk in group projects.”

• AI follow-up: “Is there something about group work that makes you hesitant? How could we make it easier for you to participate?”

If you didn’t ask a follow-up, you’d end up in the dark: “I don’t talk much” could mean shyness, language barriers, past conflict, or something else. Specific’s AI probes respectfully and efficiently—like a great researcher would in a real interview. Want proof? Try generating an inclusion survey and watch how fast it surfaces details you wouldn’t get anywhere else.

Follow-up questions turn your survey into a conversation—a true conversational survey—not just a digital form. That one tweak drives huge gains in response quality.

If you’re curious about the mechanics behind our dynamic follow-ups, see the behind-the-scenes details in this feature overview.

Easy editing, like magic

Surveys shouldn’t feel like paperwork—and with Specific, they don’t. You edit the survey the same way you’d message a friend: tell the AI what you want (like “add a question about feeling supported by classmates” or “make responses anonymous”) and it instantly updates the template with expert logic. This removes the friction and busywork of editing survey forms, letting you tweak and refine as ideas arise.

What used to take hours now happens in seconds, thanks to our AI survey editor. Whether you’re a teacher, administrator, or student council leader, the experience is tailored for simplicity without sacrificing quality. Learn more about this effortless survey-editing experience in our AI survey editor guide.

Flexible survey delivery: reach students where they are

Once your inclusion survey is ready, choosing the right delivery method is easy. With Specific, you can:

• Sharable landing page surveys: Perfect for reaching students via email, student portals, or QR codes on posters in common areas. Since many students access surveys outside class, this route ensures broad, easy participation.

• In-product surveys: Ideal for digital classrooms or campus apps. The conversational survey pops up as a chat right inside the platform where students already spend time, seamlessly collecting context-rich feedback on inclusion-related experiences.

For student inclusion, both methods work well. Sharable links help when you want input from a bigger pool or need to boost anonymity, while in-product surveys excel at gathering real-time feedback as students interact with your digital campus. Use one—or both—depending on how students at your school connect best.

If you’re deciding between these options, check feature examples for each delivery format: Landing page surveys or in-product surveys.

AI survey analysis: instant, actionable insights

Why stop at collecting responses? With Specific, AI-powered survey analysis does the heavy lifting—summarizing student comments, grouping them by major inclusion themes, and showing patterns with a click. You never have to copy-paste into spreadsheets or wade through hundreds of comments again.

Features like automatic topic detection and the power to chat directly with the AI about your results mean you get faster, clearer answers. If you want more details on practical steps, read our full guide on how to analyze Student Inclusion survey responses with AI.

If you want to understand or improve response rates, find out how survey delivery choices affect them in our breakdown of how to create student surveys on inclusion with AI.

Use this Inclusion survey template now

Start capturing students’ real experiences and ideas on inclusion—using an empathetic, AI-powered conversational survey template that’s easy to launch, edit, and analyze. Specific lets you collect richer feedback with less effort, and it’s never been faster to get started.