Copy Doc Lobe to the device. Copy the Doc Lobe folder from the flash drive onto a laptop, desktop or tablet, or open it straight from the flash drive. No installation or internet is needed.
Open collect.html and start a session. Choose the assessment, enter your study code and hand the device to the first participant.
Each participant takes it privately. They choose "For me and for Doc Lobe research," see and print their results, then tap "I am finished · next person." The screen is cleared for the next person.
Export the answers. Tap "Export answers" to save one small file (a few kilobytes for a whole class) to the flash drive.
Send the file when you can. From any connection, even a phone, upload it on the
Assessment Research page or email it to doclobe23@gmail.com. The answers join the norming study with your study code.
On the live websiteWeak connection? Answers wait
On doclobe.com, if the connection drops when someone finishes, their anonymous answers are kept on their device and sent automatically the next time they open Doc Lobe with internet. Visiting once also lets the assessments open later without a connection.
PrivacyAnonymous by design
The station stores only answers, optional background questions, the study code and your site label. No names, emails or device information. Do not type names into the site label. Clear the station after you export.
EthicsConsent and protections
Every participant gives consent and confirms they are 18 or older. Research needs IRB or ethics approval. Incarcerated people are a specially protected group (45 CFR 46, Subpart C), and international sites may need local approval as well.
Low-cost devicesBuilt to be light
Each assessment page is small and works in any current browser on Windows, Mac, Chromebook, Android or iPad. A whole class's answers fit in a file smaller than one photo.