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If you are new to the question library and creating questionnaires, knowing the difference between themes and topics will help you build effective questionnaires.
Themes and topics both help organize survey questions, but they serve different purposes:
Themes
- Scientifically validated groups of questions that measure a broader concept (e.g., Employee Engagement).
- Including all questions from a theme allows you to generate a theme score, which is valuable for trend analysis and benchmarking.
- Themes do not show in questionnaires, but are shown in the results dashboard reports
Example:
Topics
- Collections of related HR questions that focus on a specific area.
- Useful for structuring questionnaires and making question selection easier.
- Unlike themes, questions in topics are scored individually, rather than as an overall theme score.
- Topics are only displayed in the questionnaire itself
Example:
By understanding the differences between Themes and Topics, you can make informed decisions when designing your surveys with Effectory.
Example of a questionnaire set-up:
