Education Forms

Get Honest Feedback From Students

Students tell you what's working and what isn't—anonymously if needed. Responses land in Airtable connected to the right class, teacher, and term.

Why collecting student feedback is so frustrating

You want to know what students actually think. But the tools get in the way:

Google Forms dumps responses into a spreadsheet you have to manually analyze and re-import

Native Airtable forms show 8th graders the same questions as 3rd graders—no branching

Paper forms mean someone spends hours typing responses into your database

If students see their names attached, they give you polite lies instead of honest feedback

Feedback lives in a separate system from your classes, teachers, and student records

You can't answer simple questions like 'how did this teacher's ratings change since last year?'

The result: low response rates, unusable data, and insights that arrive too late to act on.

Feedback that actually connects to your data

Instant sync

Students submit, you see it in Airtable. No waiting, no exporting, no importing.

Linked records

Each response connects to the right class, teacher, and term—automatically.

Smart branching

Elementary students see emoji scales. High schoolers see detailed rubrics. One form.

Any device

Chromebook in the library. iPad in class. Phone on the bus. It just works.

How to create a student feedback form

1

Set Up Your Airtable Base

Create a "Feedback" table in Airtable with these fields:

•Student Name (or Anonymous ID) — Single line text, optional
•Class — Linked record to your Classes table
•Rating — Rating field (1-5 stars)
•What's working well? — Long text
•What could improve? — Long text
•Submitted — Created time (auto-generated)

If you already have a Students table, you can link feedback directly to student records for longitudinal tracking.

2

Connect Filla to Your Base

Sign up at app.filla.io (free, no credit card required).

Click "Connect Airtable" and authorize access to your base. Filla uses OAuth, so you never share your API key.

Select your base and the Feedback table. Your fields appear automatically — no manual mapping needed.

3

Build Your Feedback Form

Drag fields from the sidebar onto your form:

•Add the Rating field at the top
•Add What's working well? and What could improve?
•Add the Class linked record field so students can select their class

Add conditional logic:

•If grade level < 6, show simplified questions
•If rating < 3, show "Tell us more about what's not working"

Enable anonymous submissions by making the name field optional or hidden.

4

Share with Students

You have several options:

•Copy the form link and share via email or announcement
•Embed on your LMS (Canvas, Google Classroom, Schoology)
•Generate a QR code to display in classrooms
•Send prefilled links with student info already populated

Students don't need Airtable accounts. The form works on any device.

5

Analyze Feedback in Airtable

Once responses come in, use Airtable's tools to analyze:

•Create views filtered by class, teacher, or date range
•Use the Chart extension to visualize ratings over time
•Set up automations to notify you when ratings drop below 3
•Link to your Teachers table to aggregate feedback by instructor

All data stays in your Airtable base where you control access and retention.

Taking student feedback further

Conditional Logic Examples

  • Show "What subject needs improvement?" only if rating < 3
  • Display simplified language for K-5, detailed questions for 6-12
  • Hide teacher name field for fully anonymous feedback
  • Show follow-up questions based on topic selection

Linked Record Use Cases

  • Connect feedback to Teachers table for aggregated instructor ratings
  • Link to Courses for curriculum-specific feedback
  • Reference Students table for tracking individual progress over time
  • Connect to Semesters for term-over-term comparison

Automation Ideas

  • Slack notification when any rating is 1 or 2 stars
  • Weekly digest email to department heads with feedback summary
  • Auto-create follow-up task in your Tasks table for critical feedback
  • Send thank-you email to students who complete feedback

Common issues and solutions

"Students say the form won't load"

  • Check if school firewall blocks filla.io (ask IT to whitelist)
  • Try the direct link instead of embedded version
  • Test on a student device to replicate the issue

"Responses aren't appearing in Airtable"

  • Verify the Airtable connection is still active in Filla settings
  • Check if any required fields are being skipped
  • Look for validation errors in form responses

"Students are submitting multiple times"

  • Use prefilled links with unique student IDs to track submissions
  • Add a Student linked record field to identify respondents
  • Set up a view in Airtable to filter duplicates

Student feedback form FAQs

Can students submit anonymously?

Make the name field optional or remove it completely. Students submit, you see the feedback—but not who said it. That's how you get honest answers.

Does this work on school Chromebooks?

Works in Chrome, Safari, Edge—any modern browser. No apps to install, no IT tickets to file. Just share the link.

Can I see which class each response is for?

Add your Classes table as a linked record field. Students pick their class when submitting. You filter and analyze by class in Airtable.

Is student data FERPA compliant?

Data lives in your Airtable base—you control access and retention. Filla never stores copies of submitted responses. Check Airtable's FERPA documentation for your specific requirements.

Can I send different forms to different grade levels?

Two options: use conditional logic to show different questions in one form, or create separate forms per grade level that all feed into the same Airtable table.

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