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Using NetCloak to develop server-side Web-based experiments without writing CGI programs.

Christopher R Wolfe1, Valerie F Reyna

  • 1Western College Program, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056, USA. wolfecr@muohio.edu

Behavior Research Methods, Instruments, & Computers : a Journal of the Psychonomic Society, Inc
|July 12, 2002
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NetCloak simplifies creating server-side experiments by using HTML-like commands for common gateway interface (CGI) scripts. This tool enables researchers to quickly develop web-based experiments without extensive programming knowledge.

Area of Science:

  • Computer Science
  • Psychology
  • Web Development

Background:

  • Server-side experiments offer greater consistency than client-side applications by managing tasks like random assignment on the web server.
  • Developing server-side experiments traditionally required programming expertise in languages like Perl or C++ to create common gateway interface (CGI) scripts.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce NetCloak, a novel tool that simplifies the creation of server-side experiments.
  • To demonstrate the efficacy of NetCloak in rapidly developing web-based experimental platforms.

Main Methods:

  • NetCloak utilizes simple, HTML-like commands to generate CGI scripts, abstracting away complex programming requirements.
  • An experiment on probability estimation was implemented using NetCloak.

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  • Quality control was maintained through measurements of time on task and participant IP addresses.

    • Main Results:

    • Researchers with no prior training successfully designed and created a web-based experiment in under one month using NetCloak.
    • Graduate students, with assistance, developed three additional web-based experiments using the NetCloak system.

    Conclusions:

    • NetCloak significantly lowers the barrier to entry for creating server-side web experiments.
    • The tool empowers researchers to develop and deploy online experiments more efficiently, facilitating broader research participation and data collection.