Coding - Think Aloud

Think Aloud coding lets you review and code what participants said during your study. You can edit transcripts, add tags, write notes, and play the audio in sync with the text.

Overview

To open Think Aloud coding, go to the Coding tab under Analysis. The first participant and task with audio will load automatically.

note

Coding is available only when using the Firebase storage engine. It also needs audio recordings to be turned on in your study setup ("recordAudio" = true).

Here are the main features:

• Transcripts: Each line shows a small part of what the participant said. You can edit it, press Enter to split a line, or press Backspace to merge it with the line above. All changes are saved automatically.
• Text Tags: Labels you can add to transcript lines to organize each segment and show what was said or how it was said.
• Annotations: Short notes or comments about a transcript line. Use them for observations, thoughts, or extra context.
• Replay Timeline: Follow along as the current line highlights in blue during playback. Clicking a line jumps the audio to that part, keeping text and sound in sync.
• Playback Speed: Change how fast the audio plays, from 0.5× to 8×.
• Participant Tags: Labels for participants that let you group or filter them.
• Task Tags: Labels you can add to the current task to categorize it.