Academia
Education Research Lab
As technology advances, education is changing drastically and quickly and education research is evaluating new teaching tools and strategies. iMotions software facilitates multimodal psychophysiological research by synchronizing data collection from multiple biosensors, allowing education researchers to investigate complex research questions in innovative ways using validated tools and robust research methods. iMotions is at the forefront of innovation and is used by 9/10 of the top 10 universities in the world.
Scalable and Multidimensional Education Research
How the Lab Works
- iMotions Lab is the foundation of the setup. It is a single software that runs on a PC computer and allows for study setup, data collection and data analysis.
- External hardware and multiple camera feeds can be connected to iMotions providing a rich in-synch tapestry of data for analysis.
- iMotions integrates with Qualtrics and other popular survey providers as well as having its own survey capabilities.
- Data can be collected in-person or remotely over the internet from participants own devices.
Compatible with MATLAB, SPSS, E-Prime and more.
Feature Highlights
The Education Research Lab is a research platform that provides an end-to-end research pipeline.
Surveys
Psychophysiological measures are not meant to replace traditional research methods. Our software comes with multiple survey tools or you can integrate your preferred tool.
Attention and Engagement
Quantify and understand when students are paying attention and what they are paying attention to. With eye tracking and facial expression analysis, you better understand what part of the curriculum is working and identify distractions.
Emotion
Whether you are interested in the expression of the teacher or the emotion of the students in response to the course material, facial expression and voice analysis can help you quantify nuances and see who is excited or frustrated.
Cognitive Workload and Working Memory
Arousal metrics reflect cognitive workload with indirect measures of the nervous system. For more advanced users, EEG is also a great tool.
Stress and Anxiety
Anxiety during assignments and stress from life inside and outside of the classroom affects student learning. EMG and arousal metrics are useful in this type of research.
Applications in Education Research
The Education Research Lab can be customized to support your specific research topic and be incorporated into classrooms.
Teacher Training
Maximize the potential of teaching recordings with voice and facial expression analysis to become a more pedagogical presenter that keeps students engaged. With post-processing of recordings, you can explore your non-verbal communication to see which emotions you are conveying as you teach.
Course Material
Investigate how different media formats (text, audio, video) capture student’s attention with screen-based eye tracking. impact cognitive load and explore how combined media enhance learning and retention. Explore differences in chunking information or which figures and diagrams facilitate comprehension.
Learning Styles
Evaluate curriculums to better accommodate the diverse needs of students in gifted programs, those with learning disabilities, and the broader special education framework. Personalized learning can improve engagement, reduce stress and increase motivation, but quantifying these changes can be challenging. Biosensors can be used measure attention engagement and cognitive load.
Young Learners
iMotions has been used in human behavior research with subjects of all ages. Whether you are interested in tracking eye movements for studies regarding early literacy development and reading comprehension or more focused on cooperation and communication amongst kids, iMotions can help you find hardware that suits your smallest, squirmy, subjects.
Distance and Online Learning
With remote research options through our remote data collection suite you can collect data regarding attention, emotional responses and stress with only a web camera (eye tracking, facial expression analysis and respiration). These studies can only be conducted with permission from students and the data is anonymized.
Group Dynamics
Group work in educational settings is vital for fostering collaboration and enhancing learning outcomes among students. EEG can be used to measure interpersonal synchrony and ECG can be used to understand the intensities of feelings during group interactions with freely moving participants.
A Versatile Platform
We can help you figure out the best set-up for your current research questions and resources. iMotions is flexible. As your research progresses and your analyses become more complex or your resources change, your designated Customer Success Manager can help you adjust your customized iMotions Psychology Lab to your upcoming needs.
In-Lab Controlled
Environments
Online Testing
Virtual
Environments
Mobile Studies
Remote Data Collection
No space? No problem.
iMotions Remote Data Collection allows you to conduct eye tracking, facial expression analysis, and voice analysis studies with respondents wherever they are, whenever it suits them. This allows you to gather data from various geographical locations and enhances participant accessibility and inclusivity. Being able to collect data remotely often leads to larger sample sizes and greater diversity, improving the generalizability of your results. Remote Data Collection is a secure way to reduce lab-related logistics and costs while fostering a flexible and adaptive research environment.
Support and Training
All customers receive onboarding and training in using the software by our product experts.
Consultation & Demo before buying
We always make sure you are getting the right setup for your needs
Help center and Dedicated Support
Extensive help center with easy to follow articles and on-call product experts all days of the week.
Live Onboarding
All new users receive onboarding in using the software and hardware they have purchased
iMotions Academy
Become Certified in using iMotions in our 5 day intensive academy.
Our support staff works out of Copenhagen and Boston and have extensive experience using iMotions for research.
Student Access With Discounted Analysis Licenses
If your lab requires multiple students to access the study data from your iMotions Lab, then this is possible through student licenses which offers all the sam analysis capabilities as the full license. They start from €210 per license.
Support Both Researchers and Students
No matter if you are upgrading your psychology lab or you are just creating your first lab, having an iMotions powered lab is an investment that benefits both individual researchers with access to the lab, but also students who can learn valuable lessons and skills through hands on experience. Read more about EduLabs to find out how we support using iMotions in academic settings.
Multimodal and Hardware Agnostic Research Software
iMotions Lab is the only truly multimodal research solution that allows you to effortlessly combine multiple modalities in one easy to use software.
We are also the only professional software that is hardware agnostic and allows for users to choose the hardware best suited their needs and budget.
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Publications
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Blog
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Case Studies
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