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Sample Task Four

Sample Task #4: Identify the Animal

This sample task demonstrates the audio feature. In tasks of this type, participants are presented with a playable audio file and they respond in some way, either by transcribing, selecting a button, or typing a response.

The step-by-step guide below provides instructions on how to build the “Identify the Animal" task found in the EXAMPLE PROJECT.

Create New Task

TASK FORM: The following image shows the information entered and selections made in the new task form in Create A Project. You can later edit this form by selecting the “Edit Task” link found under the Task Name in your Project.

ADD DATASET: Choose the name for the dataset and upload a tab delimited manifest and the media files for the task. I In this task there are audio file names that appear in the manifest under the “File Name” column.

Since there are audio files for this task, attach the corresponding data files that are listed in the manifest where it says “Data Files”.

MANIFEST: Here is the manifest used for this task. Note: this is just an image; the actual manifest must be a tab delimited file (.tsv or .txt).

CREATE TOOL FORM: Here are the specific sections made in the tool form to create this particular tool. Many of the selectable features can be added to any tool depending on the needs of the task.

Since this task features buttons with different labels for the participant to select, list each label, separated by a line (pressing the “Enter” key.

To see the task in action, go to the EXAMPLE PROJECT and select “Start Now” to bring up a list of tasks. Select the “Start Now” or “Continue” button for the task “Identify the Animal."