OpenSesame
OpenSesame 2.8.2 (2014/06/11)
Developed by: Sebastiaan Mathôt, Daniel Schreij, Lotje van der Linden, Edwin Dalmaijer,
License: GPL / GNU General Public License
Web page : Tool homepage
Tool type : Application software
The last edition of this page was on: 2014/06/25
The Completion level of this page is : Low
The last edition of this page was on: 2014/06/25 The Completion level of this page is : Low
SHORT DESCRIPTION
[[has description::OpenSesame is a graphical, open-source experiment builder for the social sciences. It sports a modern and intuitive user interface that allows you to build complex experiments with a minimum of effort. With OpenSesame you can create a wide range of experiments. The plug-in framework and Python scripting allow you to incorporate external devices, such as eye trackers, response boxes, and parallel port devices, into your experiment.
OpenSesame is freely available under the General Public Licence.]]
TOOL CHARACTERISTICS
Usability
Tool orientation
Data mining type
Manipulation type
IMPORT FORMAT :
EXPORT FORMAT :
| Tool objective(s) in the field of Learning Sciences | |
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☑ Analysis & Visualisation of data |
☑ Providing feedback for supporting instructors: |
Tool can perform:
- Data extraction of type: Structured database extractor
- Transformation of type:
- Data analysis of type:
- Data visualisation of type: (These visualisations can be interactive and updated in "real time")
ABOUT USERS
Tool is suitable for:
Required skills:
STATISTICS: N/A
PROGRAMMING: Medium
SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION: N/A
DATA MINING MODELS: N/A
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| Tool version : OpenSesame 2.8.2 2014/06/11 (blank line) Developed by : Sebastiaan Mathôt, Daniel Schreij, Lotje van der Linden, Edwin Dalmaijer, |
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SHORT DESCRIPTION
OpenSesame is a graphical, open-source experiment builder for the social sciences. It sports a modern and intuitive user interface that allows you to build complex experiments with a minimum of effort. With OpenSesame you can create a wide range of experiments. The plug-in framework and Python scripting allow you to incorporate external devices, such as eye trackers, response boxes, and parallel port devices, into your experiment.
OpenSesame is freely available under the General Public Licence.
TOOL CHARACTERISTICS
| Tool orientation | Data mining type | Usability |
|---|---|---|
| This tool is specially designed for learning sciences analysis. | This tool is designed for Data gathering. | Authors of this page consider that this tool is rather easy to use. |
| Data import format | Data export format |
|---|---|
| . | . |
| Tool objective(s) in the field of Learning Sciences | |
|
☑ Analysis & Visualisation of data |
☑ Providing feedback for supporting instructors: |
Can perform data extraction of type:
Structured database extractor
Can perform data transformation of type:
Can perform data analysis of type:
Can perform data visualisation of type:
(These visualisations can be interactive and updated in "real time")
ABOUT USER
| Tool is suitable for: | ||||
| Students/Learners/Consumers:☑ | Teachers/Tutors/Managers:☑ | Researchers:☑ | Organisations/Institutions/Firms:☑ | Others:☑ |
| Required skills: | |||
| Statistics: | Programming: MEDIUM | System administration: | Data mining models: |
OTHER TOOL INFORMATION
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| OpenSesame |
| GPL / GNU General Public License |
| Free&Open source |
| Sebastiaan Mathôt, Daniel Schreij, Lotje van der Linden, Edwin Dalmaijer, |
| 2014/06/11 |
| 2.8.2 |
| http://osdoc.cogsci.nl/ |
| [[has description::OpenSesame is a graphical, open-source experiment builder for the social sciences. It sports a modern and intuitive user interface that allows you to build complex experiments with a minimum of effort. With OpenSesame you can create a wide range of experiments. The plug-in framework and Python scripting allow you to incorporate external devices, such as eye trackers, response boxes, and parallel port devices, into your experiment.
OpenSesame is freely available under the General Public Licence.]] |
| Learning Sciences analysis |
| Experimentation/observation |
| Researchers |
| N/A |
| Medium |
| N/A |
| N/A |
| Application software |
| Structured database extractor |
| Data gathering |
| Data extraction |
| rather easy to use |
| Low |
This is not really a data analysis and mining tools. However, there are provisions for extracting data after producing them.
Mathôt, S., Schreij, D., & Theeuwes, J. (2012). OpenSesame: An open-source, graphical experiment builder for the social sciences. Behavior Research Methods, 44(2), 314-324. doi:10.3758/s13428-011-0168-7