Best questions for high school junior student survey about teacher support and feedback

Here are some of the best questions for a high school junior student survey about teacher support and feedback, plus tips on how to create them. Specific lets you build a survey like this in seconds.

Best open-ended questions for student feedback about teachers

Open-ended questions let high school juniors truly share their perspectives, giving us context and nuance we could never gain from multiple-choice surveys alone. These questions are best when you want candid, detailed feedback — not just a “yes” or “no.” They work when you want real stories, opinions, and a fuller understanding of what matters most, not just a quick score.

1. Can you describe a time when a teacher helped you succeed in a subject you found challenging?

2. What is one thing your favorite teacher does that makes learning easier for you?

3. How do you feel when you ask teachers for help or clarification during class?

4. What kinds of support would you like to see more from your teachers?

5. Are there any ways you wish teachers communicated differently with students?

6. Tell us about a situation where you felt especially supported (or unsupported) by a teacher.

7. What changes would make feedback from teachers more useful to you?

8. How do teachers respond when you struggle with an assignment or concept?

9. What motivates you to participate in class — and how do teachers contribute to that?

10. Is there anything else you wish teachers understood about student experiences at your school?

When students answer these, you often get surprising patterns: concerns about feedback clarity, desire for more encouragement, or even praise for creative support strategies — useful intelligence to truly improve teaching practices.

Best single-select multiple-choice questions for student-teacher feedback

Single-select multiple-choice questions are perfect when you want structured, easily quantified data, or want to “break the ice” for deeper follow-up. For high school juniors, it can be easier to pick an option than craft a full reply out of nowhere. Once you know what stands out, you can dig deeper with well-crafted follow-up prompts.

Question: How comfortable do you feel asking your teachers for help when you don't understand something?

• Very comfortable

• Somewhat comfortable

• Not comfortable

• I avoid asking for help

Question: Which type of teacher feedback helps you the most?

• Written comments on assignments

• One-on-one conversations

• Verbal feedback in class

• Other

Question: How often do you receive useful, actionable feedback from your teachers?

• Always

• Often

• Sometimes

• Rarely

When to followup with “why?” After a multiple-choice response, a “why?” dig is gold. If a student chooses “I avoid asking for help,” you want to know the reasons — are they shy, think the teacher will be annoyed, or have they had a bad experience? Asking “Why do you feel that way?” uncovers the root cause, opening space for honest, actionable feedback.

When and why to add the “Other” choice? If you’re not sure you’ve captured all possible answers (for example, feedback types you haven’t considered), including “Other” gives students room to share alternative views. With a smart follow-up, you can discover new feedback styles or unique support preferences you never anticipated.

NPS-style question for teacher feedback surveys

A Net Promoter Score (NPS)–style question isn’t just for customer satisfaction; it’s a strong way to benchmark student sentiments about teachers. The classic question, “On a scale from 0 to 10, how likely are you to recommend this school’s teachers to a friend?” provides a quick, high-impact measure of perceived teacher support. You can easily break down responses into promoters, passives, and detractors for clear, visual reporting and targeted follow-up. Try generating an NPS survey for student-teacher feedback instantly with Specific.

The power of follow-up questions

Most surveys stop at the surface. What makes AI-powered surveys on Specific next level is automated follow-up questions — the AI listens, probes for more detail, and clarifies with context in real time. See more in our article on automatic follow-up questions.

• Student: “Sometimes I don’t get enough feedback.”

• AI follow-up: “Can you share a recent example when the feedback didn’t help you?”

This digs beneath the first reply, getting richer insights than a typical survey. Without follow-ups, you’ll often get vague responses like “It’s fine” or “Could be better,” which tell you very little about what needs work.

How many followups to ask? In most surveys, 2-3 well-placed follow-ups reveal most of what you need. You want depth, not fatigue. Specific’s follow-up settings let you control when to stop, or let students skip to the next question once their story is clear.

This makes it a conversational survey: Instead of feeling like a bland Q&A, every question can flex based on what’s said — creating a true back-and-forth. This conversational approach drives deeper engagement and better data.

AI survey analysis, unstructured feedback, response summaries: Don’t worry about sorting mountains of unstructured responses. Specific’s AI survey response analysis lets you chat with the data, instantly surface key points, and generate summaries — see more in analyzing responses with AI.

Curious how this conversational, AI-driven followup really works? Generate your own survey and try it out live — it’s more natural and powerful than any static form.

Prompting ChatGPT to generate teacher feedback survey questions

To brainstorm your own questions with AI, prompt tools like ChatGPT can save hours. Start simple and then add detail:

Give this prompt:

Suggest 10 open-ended questions for High School Junior Student survey about Teacher Support And Feedback.

For better results, add context about your school, your major goal, or unique communication needs. Here’s a refined example:

Our school is large and diverse, with students who sometimes feel disconnected. Please suggest 10 open-ended questions for a high school junior student feedback survey focused on teacher support, communication, and constructive feedback.

Next, categorize your brainstormed list:

Look at the questions and categorize them. Output categories with the questions under them.

Then, pick the category you most want to focus on (like “Feedback Quality”), and ask:

Generate 10 questions for “Feedback Quality” in high school junior student surveys about teachers.

This way, you’ll get questions that dig into specifics and help shape the best possible student survey.

What is a conversational survey – and why use AI?

Conversational surveys are — at their core — dynamic, interactive chats rather than static lists of questions. Instead of students clicking through rigid forms, they interact in a way that feels like texting with an attentive researcher. The AI listens, clarifies, and deepens responses — exactly what traditional surveys miss. See our full guide to creating high school student surveys to learn more about building these conversational experiences.

Manual survey creation is slow: editing, copy-pasting, manual follow-ups, and lots of back-and-forth on clarity. With Specific’s AI survey generator — or its AI survey editor — surveys build themselves while you chat. Not only do you save hours creating and analyzing your survey, you collect higher-quality input from your students. It’s why 60% of US K-12 teachers use AI tools, saving up to six hours per week [1], and schools globally have saved $2 billion by automating routine tasks [2].

Why use AI for high school junior student surveys? AI-powered survey tools like Specific can reduce grading time by up to 50% [3], and process feedback far faster than manual methods — all while digging deeper and pulling out actionable insights behind every answer.

Ready to move past clunky forms? Specific offers a best-in-class user experience for conversational surveys, giving both creators and respondents a smoother, more engaging feedback process. If you need more help, there’s a detailed how-to for building teacher support surveys on our blog.

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Experience firsthand how conversational surveys collect better feedback, adapt to every reply, and surface richer insights faster than any form. Try building a survey now and see the difference Specific’s AI survey builder can make—for teachers, students, and your whole community.