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| 20080299533 | Naughty or nice meter - The “Naughty or Nice Meter” is a visual novelty toy designed to let Children know where they stand on a “Naughty or Nice Meter”. Originally conceived for Christmas, the “Naughty or Nice Meter” has widespread applications and can be used for other seasons of the year or events. The device has twelve (12) behavioral questions children will be graded on. The grading system for each question is a point scale from zero thru five. Zero (0) being the worst (Naughty) score and five (5) being the best (Nice) score. A calculator is used to add/subtract the total number of points accumulated for all twelve (12) questions. The meter is categorized in five number ranges (0-35; 36-41; 42-47; 48-53; 54-60). Each range signifies a different percentage grade of naughty to nice. The “Meter” lights up/down to the numbered range displayed according to the total number accumulated by the calculator. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20080311550 | TEST MATERIALS MOVEMENT MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method and system for monitoring the movement of academic test materials and/or their shipping containers while providing a complete chain of custody of those test materials and shipping containers. Test materials include paper based and electronic based tests and related items such as answer keys, teacher notes, and study guides. The providers of the test materials include, but may not be limited to, test publishers, state and federal agencies, specialized test developers, and distributors of tests created by other parties. Users include, but are not limited to, school districts, individual schools, students, corporations, and other individuals, as well as the test publisher, state and federal agencies, and other test producers. The tracking is done through the scanning of bar codes or RFID devices printed on or otherwise affixed to test materials and the test material shipping containers. The method and system monitors the chain of custody of the test materials throughout the distribution and return paths. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20090004638 | LATENT PROPERTY DIAGNOSING PROCEDURE - The present invention provides a method of doing cognitive diagnosis of mental skills, medical and psychiatric diagnosis of diseases and disorders, and in general the diagnosing of latent properties of a set of objects, usually people, for which multiple pieces of binary (dichotomous) information about the objects are available, for example testing examinees using right/wrong scored test questions. Settings where the present invention can be applied but are not limited to include classrooms at all levels, web-based instruction, corporate in-house training, large scale standardized tests, and medical and psychiatric settings. Uses include but are not limited to individual learner feedback, learner remediation, group level educational assessment, and medical and psychiatric treatment. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090047651 | Method and apparatus for presenting queries and rewarding correct answers - A method and apparatus comprising at least one reward retainer for retaining an article, and a controller for presenting at least one query, for receiving at least one answer to the at least one query, and for providing access to the reward retainer in response to the correct answer to the at least one query. | 02-19-2009 |
| 20090061408 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING LEARNING - A device and method for evaluating learning including a level examining module, a course planning module and a course evaluation module are provided. The level examining module provides a level examination for a user to determine a current capability level of the user. The course planning module plans a learning course for the use according to the current capability level as determined by the level examining module. The course evaluation module generates an evaluation quiz according to the learning course. After the user finishes the evaluation quiz, the course evaluation module also generates learning information to evaluate the user's learning status. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090068629 | DUAL OUTPUT GRADEBOOK WITH RUBRICS - A system and method for assessing a student's performance in a course in an online course environment, the method comprising creating rubrics that correlate with course materials for an online course, the rubrics including a scoring schema which is stored in an educational management system, distributing the rubrics from the educational system to a user's computer through a network connection, displaying the rubrics on the user's computer together with their correlating course materials, recording the outcome of a student's performance on the rubrics, the outcome including a grade associated with a student, and transferring the recorded outcome to the educational management system. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090111085 | PERSONALIZED TEXTBOOK SUGGESTION BASED ON TEST SCORES AND LINK STRUCTURES OF COVERED TOPICS - A teaching material selection method, a computer program and a teaching material selection device for selecting the set of most suitable teaching materials on the basis of learning assessment data on an examinee. Provided is a teaching material selection method allowing a computer to execute the steps of: calculating achievement of an examinee in an academic skill area on the basis of learning assessment data of the examinee and a difficulty level of the academic skill area; calculating importance of the academic skill area on the basis of the academic skill area interrelationship structure indicating an interrelationship between the achievement and the academic skill area; calculating a value of a teaching material on the basis of the importance of the academic skill area; and performing calculation for selecting a set of teaching materials on the basis of the value of the teaching materials. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090176198 | REAL NUMBER RESPONSE SCORING METHOD - The invention generally concerns a method of generating a real number score for a response, such as a written essay response. The method comprises providing a scoring model having one or more concepts; determining for each concept a probability that the concept is present in the response; creating a scoring rule or scoring rule function; determining an expected value function for the scoring rule; and generating a real number score for the response based on the scoring rule, the expected value function, and the probabilities that the concepts are present in the response (or a combination thereof). The real number score for the response may then be displayed or output, for instance, where the method is implemented as a computer system or application. Concept-based scoring provides improved scoring accuracy and individualized feedback for students and reports for teachers and parents. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20090286218 | Artificial intelligence software for grading of student problem-solving work - Described is a method using a computer for grading student work on a problem when the student's own steps are shown in detail. A reference trace is created representing a best solution path to the problem. A student trace of the student's own work is then created, which involves searching explicitly for a specific rationale for appending a step to the student trace; deeming the step a correct production provided the step was able to be reproduced and marking the step as traced; provisionally accepting the step as part of the best solution path subject to revocation if a better-quality step is later found by a step conflict check; implicitly tracing the student's work to discover implicitly taken mental steps provided the explicit tracing has failed to justify the step; appending any remaining untraced steps to the student trace and excluding them from the best solution path; computing a value of the steps in the student's work to form a student value; and, comparing the student value to a total value of the steps in the reference trace to obtain a score. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20090311659 | System and Method For Scoring Constructed Responses - A computerized system for scoring constructed responses to one or more prompts. The system receives a plurality of constructed responses in an electronic font-based format and separates the plurality of constructed responses into a first group of constructed responses that are scorable by the system and a second group of constructed responses that are not scorable by the system. The constructed responses in the first group are assigned scores based on predetermined rules, and the scores are sent to a score database. In a preferred embodiment, the first group includes constructed responses that do not answer the prompt and constructed responses that match pre-scored responses. The second group of constructed responses are sent by the system to a hand-scorer for manual scoring. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20090325139 | COURSE HUB FOR ADVANCED ASSESSMENT OF LEARNING - A method for implementing a course hub can include generating a three dimensional activity grading object. Furthermore, an assessable learner process journal can be generated as part of implementing the course hub. In addition, the implementing of the course hub can include generating a plurality of communication zones. Moreover, a “what if” assignment grade modeling can be generated as part of implementing the course hub. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20090325140 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO ADAPT COMPUTER-BASED INSTRUCTION BASED ON HEURISTICS - Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method for adapting a lesson. The method comprises for a given learner, forming an expectation of the learner's performance in answering questions of a lesson; adapting the lesson a first time based on the expectation; evaluating the learner's actual performance in answering questions of the adapted lesson; and selectively adapting the lesson a second time if a difference between the expectation and the actual performance is greater than a threshold. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100047757 | System and method for using interim-assessment data for instructional decision-making - A method for processing an assessment document. In one aspect, the method may include generating the assessment document having layout information, a test area, and an identifier corresponding to a student, receiving a scanned image of the assessment document after the assessment document has been administered to the student, identifying the test area in the scanned image using the layout information, identifying the student using the identifier in the scanned image, and displaying the test area in response to a request to display the test area for the student. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100047758 | System and method for using interim-assessment data for instructional decision-making - A method for mapping locations of a plurality of denotable areas on an image, the method performed in a computer having a memory and a processor. According to one aspect of the present invention, the method comprises the steps of receiving data corresponding to the image containing the plurality of denotable areas; displaying the image containing the plurality of denotable areas; retrieving information corresponding to the plurality of denotable areas; prompting a user to identify a particular one of the plurality of denotable areas using the retrieved information; receiving input from the user corresponding to the location of the particular one of the plurality of denotable areas; and repeating the steps of prompting the user and receiving input from the user for one or more of the remaining denotable areas. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100068689 | System and method for computer based creation of tests formatted to facilitate computer based testing - A computer-based test creation system and method for generating test items. The test creation process includes creating items in electronic form and allowing access by a plurality of reviewers via a network. The reviewers may review the item for content, fairness and format, and collaborate with each other before indicating that the item is acceptable for inclusion in a test. After the administration of the items to test takers, item performance may be evaluated on-line by reviewing electronic feedback from the administrations and creating electronic evaluation reports. Since the items are created in an electronic form, the items may further include new forms of stimuli such as graphics and multimedia. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100120010 | Constructed response scoring mechanism - A system, method, and related techniques are disclosed for scoring user responses to constructed response test items. The system includes a scoring engine for receiving a user response to a test question and evaluating the response against a scoring rubric. The scoring rubric may include a binding stage, an assertion stage, and a scoring stage. Furthermore, the system includes a database for referencing elements used by the scoring engine which may comprise objects, object sets, attributes of objects, and transformations of any elements. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100159433 | ELECTRONIC LEARNING SYSTEM - A question item comprising: textual, visual or auditory subject matter; a query or instruction pertaining to the subject matter; and a representation of a response mechanism for receiving a user response to the query or instruction, may be retrieved from a data store. The subject matter, query or instruction and response mechanism may be presented in a presentation sequence, wherein a presentation duration of each of the subject matter, query or instruction and response mechanism is controlled by user input. Based on the user input, a presentation duration of each of the subject matter, query or instruction, and response mechanism may be determined. Each of the three presentation durations may be stored. A completion time may be determined based on one or more of the presentation durations and may be stored along with response accuracy, for use in calculating a user competency measure for the question item. An algorithm for advancing through an electronic learning curriculum comprising multiple question items may also be provided. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100311032 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING FLASH-BASED EDUCATIONAL TRAINING - A system and method for generating a Flash-based educational training course, wherein course content may be received from a user generating the training course. The course content may be parsed into segments. An XML file may be generated from the parsed course content. An XML instance may be created. A function that includes actions to be performed by the XML instance, once the XML file has been read, may be initialized. The function may be assigned to the onLoad property of the XML instance, causing the function to be performed upon the completion of the data loading. The XML load may be started using a Flash module. The course content may be presented using the Flash module. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20100316985 | ASSESSABLE NATURAL INTERACTIONS IN FORMAL COURSE CURRICULUMS - A natural interactions academic course designer system and method that allows an educator to integrate a natural interactions forum (such as discussion boards, blogs, and collaborative wikis) into a formal curriculum. Embodiments of the system and method include a natural interactions integration module, which allows an educator to select a type of natural interaction forum and attaches a rubric, and a natural interactions provisioning module that creates the forum, determines the participants, and the learners to be assessed. Embodiments of the system and method also include an assessment module that assesses a validated learner using one or more of three different metrics. These metrics include a participation metric, a tagging metric, and a natural language processing metric. The assessment module then creates a raw score from the metrics used. Embodiments of the system and method also include a learner tracking module that generates a single final score for the assignment. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20110143327 | METHOD FOR FACILITATING ASSESSMENT OF A COURSEWORK ANSWER AND MODERATING THE ASSESSMENT - A method for facilitating assessment of an answer to a coursework question and moderating the assessment, the method comprising the steps of displaying at least part of a representation of a coursework answer on a display of a computer, displaying a list of learning outcome statements, selecting a learning outcome statement from the list of learning outcome statements and placing the learning outcome statement on the representation of the coursework answer at a location evidencing fulfillment of the learning outcome statement. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110207109 | METHOD FOR TESTING THE ACCURACY OF ANSWERS TO QUIZ QUESTIONS BY MEANS OF A QUIZ COMPUTER - The invention relates to a method for testing the accuracy of answers to quiz questions, wherein a quiz master and a participant use, respectively, an identical quiz computer, wherein an answer code sequence is subsequently compared by means of a solution code sequence when a button on the quiz computer of the participant is actuated, and the correct and incorrect answers of the participant, associated with the question, are displayed on the display either successively or simultaneously as “correct” or “incorrect”. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110269110 | Computer-Implemented Systems and Methods for Distributing Constructed Responses to Scorers - Systems and methods are provided for distributing constructed responses to scorers to score while reducing an undesirable statistical metric. A constructed response scoring plan is generated, where the scoring plan includes distributing a plurality of constructed responses to scorers for scoring, and where a scoring effectiveness metric is calculated for the scoring plan. An undesirable statistical aspect is identified that has a negative effect on the scoring effectiveness metric. A distribution rule is generated that will reduce the effect of the undesirable statistical aspect on the scoring effectiveness metric. A constructed response queue is generated for a particular scorer based on the distribution rule, and a next constructed response is provided from the constructed response queue to the particular scorer for scoring. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20110311957 | CONSTRUCTED RESPONSE SCORING MECHANISM - A system, method, and related techniques are disclosed for scoring user responses to constructed response test items. The system includes a scoring engine for receiving a user response to a test question and evaluating the response against a scoring rubric. The scoring rubric may include a binding stage, an assertion stage, and a scoring stage. Furthermore, the system includes a database for referencing elements used by the scoring engine which may comprise objects, object sets, attributes of objects, and transformations of any elements. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110311958 | CONSTRUCTED RESPONSE SCORING MECHANISM - A system, method, and related techniques are disclosed for scoring user responses to constructed response test items. The system includes a scoring engine for receiving a user response to a test question and evaluating the response against a scoring rubric. The scoring rubric may include a binding stage, an assertion stage, and a scoring stage. Furthermore, the system includes a database for referencing elements used by the scoring engine which may comprise objects, object sets, attributes of objects, and transformations of any elements. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20120034591 | STUDENT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT - Described are computer-based methods and apparatuses, including computer program products, for student performance assessment. In some examples, a method includes automatically generating an assessment for a plurality of students based on a selection of assessment information; receiving a plurality of assessment responses from the plurality of students in response to the generated assessment; transmitting requests for at least two preliminary assessment scores for each of the plurality of assessment responses; receiving at least two preliminary assessment scores for each of the plurality of assessment responses; determining if each of the at least two preliminary assessment scores for each of the assessment responses match a criteria; transmitting a request for an additional preliminary assessment score for the assessment response if the at least two preliminary assessment scores match the criteria; and generating a final assessment score for each of the assessment responses. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120058458 | INTERACTIVE METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TEACHING DECISION MAKING - The present invention is directed to an interactive computer tool for presenting and presenting documents directed to decision-making. The computer tool requires users to identify choice options and, for each choice option, relevant consequences, outcomes, and/or goals, for evaluating outcomes therefor. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120064501 | Systems and Methods for Evaluation of Automatic Content Scoring Technologies - Systems and methods are provided for evaluating an automatic content scoring technology. A first text and a second text are received. A determination by the first automatic content scoring technology on whether at least a portion of the first text entails the second text, does not entail the second text, or refutes the second text is received. A determination by a human rater on whether at least a portion of the first text, entails the second text, does not entail the second text, or refutes the second text, and a reason for the determination by the human rater are received. The determination by the first automatic content scoring technology and the determination by the human rater are compared. A report is output indicating quality of the determination by the first automatic content scoring technology and showing disagreement between the determination by the first automatic content scoring technology and the determination by the human rater. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120196265 | STATISTICAL CREDIBILITY METRIC FOR ONLINE QUESTION ANSWERERS - Techniques for statistically estimating a rating or other “figure of merit” for a user are disclosed. According to one such technique, a first quantity of submissions that were submitted by a user is determined. A second quantity of submissions that (a) were submitted by the user and (b) obtained a particular rating from a rating mechanism also is determined. A user rating for the user is determined based at least in part on the first quantity, the second quantity, and a factor that is independent of both the first quantity and the second quantity—such as the probability that an answer submitted by any answerer in a population will obtain the particular rating from the rating mechanism. The influence that the second quantity has on the user rating relative to the influence that the factor has on the user rating may depend at least in part on the first quantity. | 08-02-2012 |
| 20120196266 | STATISTICAL CREDIBILITY METRIC FOR ONLINE QUESTION ANSWERERS - Techniques for statistically estimating a rating or other “figure of merit” for a user are disclosed. According to one such technique, a first quantity of submissions that were submitted by a user is determined. A second quantity of submissions that (a) were submitted by the user and (b) obtained a particular rating from a rating mechanism also is determined. A user rating for the user is determined based at least in part on the first quantity, the second quantity, and a factor that is independent of both the first quantity and the second quantity—such as the probability that an answer submitted by any answerer in a population will obtain the particular rating from the rating mechanism. The influence that the second quantity has on the user rating relative to the influence that the factor has on the user rating may depend at least in part on the first quantity. | 08-02-2012 |
| 20120196267 | ONLINE DISCUSSION ABILITY AUTHENTICATION METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING METHOD - Disclosed is a discussion solution providing system. The discussion solution providing system opens a discussion room with a particular topic, and transmits image information of each discussion participant participating in the opened discussion room to terminals of each discussion participant, so that the transmitted image information may be displayed on discussion UIs corresponding to each discussion participant. The discussion solution providing system progresses discussion in a tournament type, thereby inspiring the participants to have competitive spirits and increasing the educational effect. | 08-02-2012 |
| 20120208166 | System and Method for Adaptive Knowledge Assessment And Learning - A system and method of knowledge assessment comprises displaying to a learner a plurality of multiple-choice questions and two-dimensional answers, accessing a database of learning materials, and transmitting to the learner the plurality of multiple-choice questions and two-dimensional answers. The answers includes plurality of full-confidence answers consisting of single-choice answers, a plurality of partial-confidence answers consisting of one or more sets of multiple single-choice answers, and an unsure answer. The method further comprises scoring a confidence-based assessment (CBA) administered to the learner by assigning various knowledge state designations based on the learner's responses to the two-dimensional questions. | 08-16-2012 |
| 20120214147 | System and Method for Adaptive Knowledge Assessment And Learning - A services-oriented system structure for knowledge assessment and learning comprises a display device for displaying to a learner at a client terminal a plurality of multiple-choice questions and two-dimensional answers, an administration server adapted to administer one or more users of the system, a content management system server adapted to provide an interface for the one or more users to create and maintain a library of learning resources, a learning system server comprising a database of learning materials, wherein the plurality of multiple-choice questions and two-dimensional answers are stored in the database for selected delivery to the client terminal, and a registration and data analytics server adapted to create and maintain registration information about the learners. | 08-23-2012 |
| 20120231439 | Method of Model Scaling for an Automated Essay Scoring System - A method and system for customizing an automated essay scoring system are disclosed. Relative weights may be assigned to a plurality of features for a plurality of benchmark essay responses. Based on the relative weights, automated scores may be determined for one or more first essay responses to a first prompt. The automated scores may be scaled based on one or more scoring standards for the first prompt. A scaled automated score may be assigned for a second essay response to the first prompt based on the scaled automated scores for the one or more first essay responses. | 09-13-2012 |
| 20120288844 | REVERSE MULTIPLE-CHOICE METHOD FOR KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING AND EXPERT SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION - A system and method of communication based on the Reverse Multiple-Choice Method of teaching and testing is disclosed where at least one communicant is a machine. The method is applicable for training a machine for knowledge engineering and artificial intelligence oriented applications, as well as for a trained machine to assist a human being engaged in the activity of teaching or testing. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20130004931 | Computer-Implemented Systems and Methods for Determining Content Analysis Metrics for Constructed Responses - Systems and methods are provided for scoring speech. A speech sample is received, where the speech sample is associated with a script. The speech sample is aligned with the script. An event recognition metric of the speech sample is extracted, and locations of prosodic events are detected in the speech sample based on the event recognition metric. The locations of the detected prosodic events are compared with locations of model prosodic events, where the locations of model prosodic events identify expected locations of prosodic events of a fluent, native speaker speaking the script. A prosodic event metric is calculated based on the comparison, and the speech sample is scored using a scoring model based upon the prosodic event metric. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130017525 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SCORING A LEARNING SESSIONAANM Nguyen; ChrisAACI BaltimoreAAST MDAACO USAAGP Nguyen; Chris Baltimore MD USAANM Hoehn-Saric; ChrisAACI MiamiAAST FLAACO USAAGP Hoehn-Saric; Chris Miami FL USAANM Clinton; LeeAACI BaltimoreAAST MDAACO USAAGP Clinton; Lee Baltimore MD US - Methods and apparatus for displaying data on a multi-user display device are disclosed. A first subset of the data is displayed in a first orientation, such that the displayed data is in a proper orientation with respect to a first user located at a first side of the display device. Upon receiving a user input requesting to share the data, a second subset of the data is displayed in a second different orientation, such that the displayed data is in the proper orientation with respect to a second user located at a second different side of the display device. Which subset of the data is displayed to which user is based at least in part on identifying information associated with each user. | 01-17-2013 |
| 20130052630 | LEARNING SUPPORT SYSTEM AND LEARNING SUPPORT METHOD - In order to provide questions suited to skill levels of a learner, it is provided a learning support system which consists of a computer including a processor and a memory, comprising: a question database; a question generator; an answer acquisition module; a scoring module and an achievement degree estimator. The achievement degree estimator compares a number of types of perturbation within the questions to which a correct answer has been given with a predetermined second threshold value. The question generator generates a word changed in accordance with the perturbation of a different type in a case where the number of types of perturbation within the questions to which the correct answer has been given is smaller than the predetermined second threshold value, and sets a question relating to the generated word as a candidate for the question. | 02-28-2013 |
| 20130101974 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WIRELESS ASSESSMENT ADMINISTRATION AND DATA COLLECTION - A portable storage apparatus is configured to interface with a computer having a processor. The portable storage apparatus comprises a wireless transceiver for transmitting and receiving data, an operating system, and a memory containing data representing a plurality of questions. The portable storage apparatus is configured to receive data representative of a question identification number, to communicate a question, from the plurality of questions, corresponding to the question identification number, to receive data representative of a response to the question, and to transmit the data representative of the response. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20130122482 | Computer-Implemented Systems and Methods for Predicting Performance of Automated Scoring - Systems and methods are provided for selecting a proposed test item for inclusion in an examination where a non-multiple choice response to the proposed test item will be automatically scored. A proposed test item is analyzed to generate a proposed test item metric, where the proposed test item is a non-multiple choice test item. The proposed test item metric is provided to a proposed test item scoring model, where the proposed test item scoring model outputs a likelihood score indicative of a likelihood that automated scoring of a response to the proposed test item would be at or above a quality level. The proposed test item is selected for inclusion in the examination based on the likelihood score. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130177894 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RELATIVE PEER REVIEW - Methods and computer-based products are described for standardized, controlled, peer review of responses to defined material. A logic application for standardizing the defined material, a database for storing information, a program component, and a user interface are described. The user interface is adapted to display standardized material to a user and allow that user to construct a response to the material. The program component is adapted to select at random a pre-defined number of peer responses to the same standardized material to be simultaneously displayed to the user along with the user's response. The user is then allowed to judge all of the responses in reference to one another, and possibly an externally provided reference. The program component is adapted to determine the frequency of responses solicited, limit the display of peer responses, and quantify the user's evaluation to produce feedback related to the relative quality of responses reviewed. | 07-11-2013 |
| 20130203037 | EXAMINATION MANGEMENT - The present subject matter discloses a method and system ( | 08-08-2013 |
| 20130209983 | INTERACTIVE COMPUTER-ASSISTED STUDY/TEST/STUDY/TEST METHOD OF INSTRUCTION AND SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTATION - Disclosed is a testing and learning method comprising a testing system that registers a student as having passed a test when the student completes a testing option chosen from the group consisting of (1) answering one hundred percent of the questions in a set of questions within a required time, (2) answering one hundred percent of the questions in a series of sets of questions, but failing to answer any individual set of questions within the required time, and (3) providing a cumulative percentage of correct answers over a series of sets of questions. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130236878 | Method for Testing and Developing Intelligence - The present invention is a method for testing and developing Artificial Intelligence, more particularly intelligence of machines, based on prediction of elements in human-generated documents. Essentially, if Artificial Intelligence can predict elements as effectively as human subjects, it can be considered an intelligent as human beings. | 09-12-2013 |
| 20130244219 | STUDENT PROFILE GRADING SYSTEM - The invention relates to a method and means of grading students. This invention is a software application utilizing profiling techniques that when combined or imbedded with available knowledge on the human learning experience will individually evaluate each student based on their current ability and capacity to learn, by subject. Student's tests are graded electronically against their personal ability and capability profile for grade. The profile system software is applicable to many learning situations requiring a measured outcome. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20140017655 | EXAMINATION SUPPORT APPARATUS, AND EXAMINATION SUPPORT METHOD - The examination support apparatus includes a question database, an answer status database, a question output unit, an answer acquisition unit, a correct/incorrect determination unit, a calculation unit, and a determination unit. The question output unit extracts and outputs examination questions from the question database. The answer acquisition unit acquires an answer to each of the above-described examination questions transmitted from an examinee terminal, and the correct/incorrect determination unit determines whether the answer is correct or incorrect. The calculation unit calculates for the examinee a correct-answer percentage to the examination questions in the same administering section based on a result of the correct/incorrect determination. The determination unit calculates a change in a correct-answer percentage for the examinee from the correct-answer percentage of the examination questions in the particular administering section stored in the answer status database and the correct-answer percentage calculated, and determines the change. | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140030689 | TESTING TIMER AND TESTING ANALYTICS - Embodiments described herein disclose methods and systems to automatically present a checklist element to be completed by the medical practitioner. In embodiments, the medical practitioner may indicate that the presented checklist element is completed without using their hands. Therefore, the medical practitioner may maintain a sterile environment while completing checklist elements reducing the amount of time that the medical practitioner uses to complete a medical procedure. | 01-30-2014 |
| 20140038160 | PROVIDING COMPUTER AIDED SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPY - A system for providing computer-aided speech and language therapy is provided herein. The system includes: a user interface configured to provide a language or a speech exercise to a patient, over a computer terminal wherein the exercise comprises at least one non multiple choice question; an analyzer configured to analyze performance of the exercise as carried out by the client, to determined a type of error, in a case of an error by the patient; and a guidance generator configured to generate a guidance instructing the patient to a correct answer to the provided exercise, wherein the guidance is generated based, at least partially, on the type of error made by the patient, wherein analyzer and the guidance generator are further configured to repeatedly analyze and generate guidance in further attempts of the patient to perform the exercise. | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140045164 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ASSESSING AND PROMOTING LEARNING - Methods and apparatus for assessing and promoting learning according to various aspects of the present technology generally comprise presenting a training system to a user that adapts to the user's progress by altering how a training assignment is presented to the user by monitoring the user's progression toward a desired completion criterion. The training system may determine a user's proficiency with the subject matter without a formal or standardized test. | 02-13-2014 |
| 20140051055 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING CORRECTION AND TEACHING SERVICES OVER NETWORK AND WEB SERVER USED IN SAID METHOD - Disclosed are a method for providing a correction and teaching services over a network and a web server used in the method. The method of the present invention is implemented by the steps of: enabling a web server to receive information to be corrected including image information created by a student from a student terminal, storing the information to be corrected, transmitting the information to be corrected to a teacher terminal, receiving corrected information from the teacher terminal, and mapping the corrected information and the information to be corrected. According to the present invention, the cost of time required for correcting and teaching can be reduced, and the teacher can provide the student with both corrections on the student's answer sheet and with feedback in the teacher's voice. | 02-20-2014 |
| 20140057241 | Evaluating Candidate Answers To Questions In A Target Knowledge Domain - Evaluating candidate answers to questions in a target knowledge domain, including: identifying, by a question answering module, a plurality of evidence items in the target knowledge domain; identifying, by the question answering module, a plurality of answers to questions in the target knowledge domain; determining, by the question answering module, associations between each evidence item and one or more of the answers; receiving, by the question answering module, a question; receiving, by the question answering module, values for the one or more evidence items; and providing, by the question answering module, an answer to the question in dependence upon the associations between each evidence item and one or more of the answers and the values for the one or more evidence items. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140057242 | Personalized Electronic Education - In general, in an aspect, embodiments of the invention can provide, a semi- or fully-automatic computer-implemented method for personalized electronic education of a student, the method including, performing a computerized assessment of the student, using a knowledge assessment module, to determine a knowledge deficit of the student associated with at least one concept, defining a learning profile for the student using a learning profile generation module, receiving, at a server module, a computerized explanation submission based on the learning profile, evaluating, using an explanation submission evaluation module of the server module, the received explanation submission based on an understanding of the concept by the student after presentation to the student of the explanation submission, and rating, using the explanation submission evaluation module, the explanation submission based on the evaluation. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140065594 | CREATING ASSESSMENT MODEL FOR EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT SYSTEM - A method, a system, and a computer program product for creating an assessment model are disclosed. Marked regions in an electronic document are identified. Thereafter, mark-ups within the marked regions are identified. Based on the identified marked regions and mark-ups the assessment model is created. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140065595 | STANDARDIZED TEST AND SURVEY IMAGING SYSTEM - Disclosed herein, among other things, is an imaging system for processing educational assessments. According to one embodiment of the present subject matter, educational assessments are received in a paper format and processed from the paper format to an electronic format. A navigation console is provided and adapted to provide a portal and a login interface to a user. Educational assessment documents are scanned and images are generated. The images are passed through applications to derive data from the images, and the data is transferred to peripheral systems, according to various embodiments. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140087353 | Systems and Methods for Evaluating Technical Articles - The system includes an evaluation server configured to receive an article from an author. The article is then distributed to one or more reviewers who are technically qualified to evaluate the article. Further, the reviewers are provided with a scorecard that provides for specific aspects to be evaluated. Each reviewer completes his or her evaluation and submits his or her scores to the evaluation server. The evaluation server compiles the scores from each of the reviewers and calculates an aggregate score for the article. The server may be further configured to match the submitted articles with various technical journals that may be interested in the article. The server may give journals the ability to monitor articles that come through the process and that match a set of journal-definable requirements. The system may also provide authors with a list of matching journals. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140087354 | Systems and Methods for Evaluating Technical Articles - The system includes an evaluation server configured to receive an article from an author. The article is then distributed to one or more reviewers who are technically qualified to evaluate the article. Further, the reviewers are provided with a scorecard that provides for specific aspects to be evaluated. Each reviewer completes his or her evaluation and submits his or her scores to the evaluation server. The evaluation server compiles the scores from each of the reviewers and calculates an aggregate score for the article. The server may be further configured to match the submitted articles with various technical journals that may be interested in the article. The server may give journals the ability to monitor articles that come through the process and that match a set of journal-definable requirements. The system may also provide authors with a list of matching journals. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140134592 | System and Method For Real-Time Observation Assessment - Techniques for real-time observation assessment are provided. The techniques, which are designed for educators, take advantage of handheld computers, desktop/laptop computers and Internet access in order to reduce the paperwork associated with conventional educational assessments. An array of instructional assessment applications are designed to run on handheld computers. The instructional assessment applications may be based on existing and widely used paper methodologies. A common Web-based platform for assessment application distribution, selection, download, data management and reporting is also provided. Users can then periodically synchronize instructional data (assessments, diagnostic results, notes and/or schedules) to the Web site. At the Web site, browser-based reports and analysis can be viewed, administered and shared via electronic mail. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140205989 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING A POINT OF ORIGINALITY IN A WRITING - This paper proposes a new method for the objective evaluation of student work through the identification of original content in writing assignments. Using WordNet as a lexical reference, this process allows instructors to track how key phrases are employed and evolve over the course of a student's writing, and to automatically visualize the point at which the student's language first demonstrates original thought, phrased in their own, original words. After sketching the method for isolating “points of originality,” the paper provides a method for visualizing the resulting information. By visualizing otherwise subjective information in a way that is objectively intelligible, the goal is to provide educators with the ability to monitor student investment in concepts from the course syllabus, and to extend or modify the boundaries of the syllabus in anticipation of pre-existing knowledge or trends in interest. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140234825 | COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD OF ADMINISTERING AND SCORING INTEGRATED REASONING QUESTION FORMATS - Automated methods and systems are provided for presenting and scoring items which are presented in different question formats that include graphics interpretation, two-part analysis, table analysis, and multi-source reasoning. There are a plurality of response opportunities for each item, and each response opportunity is independent of each other. In operation, an item is presented in the respective question format on a processor-controlled user interface display screen. A response engine receives the response for each response opportunity. A scoring engine in communication with the response engine receives the plurality of responses and scores the plurality of responses by determining whether the response selected for each response opportunity is correct, and assigning credit for the item only if each of the responses for each of the response opportunities is correct, and assigning no credit for the item if at least one of the responses for each of the response opportunities is incorrect. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140248598 | METHOD FOR PROMOTING COLLECTIVE ACHIEVEMENT IN A COOPERATIVE GROUP - A method for promoting academic achievement in a group of individuals. The present disclosure is designed to enhance the effectiveness of scholarship programs through additional value-added services for scholarship candidates and recipients. The value-added services may include—but are not necessarily limited to—proactive intervention efforts such as mentoring, counseling and tutoring, social, teambuilding and leadership retreats, community-building programs, and alumni development. | 09-04-2014 |
| 20140272897 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BLENDING ASSESSMENT SCORES - A method and system for blending assessment scores for expressing the blended score as a single score while taking into account the non-compensatory nature of each assessment is disclosed. The method includes executing a test of a cognitive characteristic and a separate test of a non-cognitive characteristic. A cognitive test score and a non-cognitive test score are obtained from executing the test. The cognitive score and the non-cognitive score are blended using a non-compensatory blending scheme for outputting a blended score. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140272898 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROVIDING COMPOUND ANSWERS TO SURVEY QUESTIONS - Embodiments disclosed herein include systems and methods which allow for the creation of online surveys in which answers to compound questions may be efficiently gather from online survey respondents using a space-efficient user interface configuration. The space-efficient user interface configuration reduces the perceived and/or actual time and effort needed to complete the survey, and allows the user to easily review previously submitted questions. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140272899 | CIVICS TESTING - Techniques for enhancing an individual's knowledge of civics topics in an interactive manner are described herein. In particular implementations, a user may interact with a computing device, such as a smart phone, tablet computer, or laptop computer, to take a test related to civics topics and to view information about others that have taken the test. For example, a user may view an average test score of others of a particular geographical region or group, a test score of an elected representative, a test score of a friend, and so on. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140272900 | Synergistic Computer-Based Testing System (SCBTS) - This disclosure is drawn to methods, systems, devices and/or apparatus related to synergistic computer-based testing system. Specifically, the disclosed methods, systems, devices and/or apparatus relate to computer-based testing of one or more members of a group in a synergistic manner. In some examples, several test takers may form a group such that the group may take a test as a group. In this manner, the questions comprising the test may be completed by any test taker in the group. In some examples, some questions may be locked by a test taker such that others in the group may not provide an answer to the locked questions. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140335499 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EVALUATING EDUCATIONAL PERFORMANCE - An improved method and apparatus for evaluating the performance of an individual. In one aspect, the invention includes a method of encoding questions used in an examination in order to accurately identify and evaluate deficiencies in an individual's knowledge. In another aspect, an improved method of evaluating responses to the encoded questions is disclosed. Adaptive structuring of subsequent exam questions and/or topics is also provided. A computer program and associated apparatus for administering and evaluating performance is also described. | 11-13-2014 |
| 20140356841 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT OF FUNCTIONAL IMPAIRMENT - A method and system is presented to address quantitative assessment of functional impairment in a subject, comprising: presenting a plurality of tests to a subject on a display, the tests comprising a series of scenes, the scene comprising at least one stimulus, wherein the scene may be associated with visual, auditory, and tactile stimulus arrays; modulating at least one spatial characteristic of at least one stimulus; receiving feedback from the subject via at least one input device; quantitatively refining the scene relative to the received feedback; calculating the relationship between at least one of the scene, the stimulus, and the quantitatively refined scene; adjusting the scene relative to the calculated relationship; determining equilibrated scene parameter of the subject; recording the equilibrated scene parameter onto a tangible computer readable medium; generating at least one diagnosis to the functional impairment associated with the equilibrated scene parameter; recommending treatment to the subject. | 12-04-2014 |
| 20140356842 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT OF VISUAL MOTOR RESPONSE - A method and system are presented to address quantitative assessment of visual motor response in a subject, where the method comprises the steps of: (1) presenting at least one scene to a subject on a display; (2) modulating the contrast of a predetermined section of the scene; (3) moving the predetermined section relative to the scene with the movement being tracked by the subject via at least one input device; (4) measuring a kinematic parameter of the tracked movement; (5) quantitatively refining the tracked movement; (6) determining the relationship between at least one of the scene and the quantitatively refined tracked movement; (7) adjusting the modulated contrast relative to the quantitatively refined tracked movement; (8) calculating a critical threshold parameter for the subject; and (9) recording a critical threshold parameter onto a tangible computer readable medium. | 12-04-2014 |
| 20140363803 | Method and System for Correlating Participants to Learning - A method is disclosed for remediating education. A population of students past and present and a plurality of teachers are provided. Also provided is a curriculum having sub-elements therein. A plurality of questions each relating to a specific sub-element within the curriculum is formed. A dataset including a plurality of answers to each of the plurality of questions is provided for processing thereof, the answers each relating to a student from the population of students and to a teacher of the plurality of teachers who taught the student material relating to the sub-element. The answers of current students within a grade level are correlated against the answers of former students at that grade level to form correlated student groups. Based on answers provided in subsequent years by students within a same. correlated student group and the teachers associated with those answers, assigning students within the correlated student group to teachers from a first plurality of teachers for a subsequent lesson comprising material for teaching the same sub-element. | 12-11-2014 |
| 20140370485 | Systems and Methods for Generating Automated Evaluation Models - A computer-implemented method of calibrating an assessment model for assessing responses includes accessing a plurality of training responses with a processing system for training an assessment model. The processing system analyzes the plurality of training responses to derive values of multiple features of the training responses. The processing system trains the assessment model based on the values of the multiple features of the training responses and a portfolio score for each individual associated with the plurality of training responses utilized in the training. The portfolio score for each individual corresponds to a measure of proficiency based on multiple writing samples constructed by the individual. The processing system determines, based on said training, a weight for each of the multiple features. The processing system calibrates the assessment model to include the weights for at least some of the features such that the assessment model is configured to generate scores for responses. | 12-18-2014 |
| 20150017626 | AUTOMATED EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM - A method and system for providing computerized education may provide a user with a first set of educational segments such as problem sets or presentations, and may further monitor the user's reactions and responses using electronic devices, including biometric sensors, to identify difficulty points. Reports may be generated and presented to the user or another party to assist in manual identification of the difficulty point. New or modified educational segments may be provided to the user based on the identified difficulty points. | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150024366 | ELECTRONIC LEARNING SYSTEM - A question item comprising: textual, visual or auditory subject matter; a query or instruction pertaining to the subject matter; and a representation of a response mechanism for receiving a user response to the query or instruction, may be retrieved from a data store. The subject matter, query or instruction and response mechanism may be presented in a presentation sequence, wherein a presentation duration of each of the subject matter, query or instruction and response mechanism is controlled by user input. Based on the user input, a presentation duration of each of the subject matter, query or instruction, and response mechanism may be determined. Each of the three presentation durations may be stored. A completion time may be determined based on one or more of the presentation durations and may be stored along with response accuracy, for use in calculating a user competency measure for the question item. An algorithm for advancing through an electronic learning curriculum comprising multiple question items may also be provided. | 01-22-2015 |
| 20150050635 | EXAMINEE EQUIPMENT, TEST MANAGING SERVER, TEST PROGRESSING METHOD OF EXAMINEE EQUIPMENT, AND TEST ANALYZING METHOD OF TEST MANAGING SERVER - The present invention provides an apparatus and a method for providing a practical question solving exercise and question solving habit correction using an equipment of an examinee in preparation for a multiple choice test. | 02-19-2015 |
| 20150050636 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SCORING CONSTRUCTED RESPONSES - A computerized system for scoring constructed responses to one or more prompts. The system receives a plurality of constructed responses in an electronic font-based format and separates the plurality of constructed responses into a first group of constructed responses that are scorable by the system and a second group of constructed responses that are not scorable by the system. The constructed responses in the first group are assigned scores based on predetermined rules, and the scores are sent to a score database. In a preferred embodiment, the first group includes constructed responses that do not answer the prompt and constructed responses that match pre-scored responses. The second group of constructed responses are sent by the system to a hand-scorer for manual scoring. | 02-19-2015 |
| 20150072334 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING ASSESSMENTS - The present invention relates to a method of managing an assessment, including selecting a portion or position in an answer to a question of one or more questions within an assessment in response to a first user input; assigning a grade and/or feedback to the selected portion or position in response to a second user input; and associating the grade and/or feedback to one of a plurality of criteria in response to a third user input. Other methods and systems for managing an assessment are also disclosed. | 03-12-2015 |
| 20150079577 | COMPUTERS AND PERSONAL DIGITAL COMMUNICATION DEVICES TO PROMOTE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE WHILE CONTROLLING USE OF COMPUTER GAMING TIME - A computer implemented method for controlling access to a computer program prevents access unless conditions are satisfied. The conditions may include access limits and educational requirements. The access limits may include access durations and number of access times. Access in excess of the limits may be prevented. The educational requirements may include accessing educational content, completing a test on the content, and obtaining a passing score. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150086962 | Methods and Systems for Testing and Correcting - A computer-implemented method comprises receiving a data-input representative for a question/answer combination having an inherent question type, and, for processing the data input representative for a question/answer combination. The method includes identifying for the data-input, a set of data building blocks representative for the question/answer combination. The data building blocks are hierarchically structured according to a predetermined data structure irrespective of the inherent question type of the question/answer combination. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20150093736 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING PEDAGOGICAL CONTENT - A system and method for managing pedagogical content are provided. A system and method may capture a screenshot of a presentation of educational or pedagogical content and convert the captured screenshot to an image. A system and method may receive comments from a student and include the comments and image in a pedagogical element, which may be stored in the student's account and may be submitted to a teacher for review, evaluation or assessment A system and method may receive an assessment from a teacher and may include the assessment in the pedagogical element to produce a revised pedagogical element, which may be presented to the student. A system and method may provide a snapshot tool as a Flash library included in a source code of educational content. | 04-02-2015 |
| 20150093737 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC SCORING - An automatic scoring apparatus includes: an automatic scoring unit to receive scoring target data, apply a corresponding scoring model per each of evaluation regions, and automatically calculate a score per each of the evaluation regions with respect to the received scoring target data based on the applied corresponding scoring model; and a score tuning unit to tune the calculated score per each of the evaluation regions using a corresponding correlation model between the evaluation regions. | 04-02-2015 |
| 20150099256 | Intelligent teaching and tutoring test method - An intelligent teaching and tutoring test method is provided with a remote learning online test mode, a remote learning test paper test mode, a classroom teaching online test mode, and a classroom teaching test paper test mode. Based on the diversified data input methods and intelligent data analyzing process offered by an intelligent teaching and tutoring test system, the invention is a proprietary teaching and tutoring test method for different learners according to their differentiated individual learning situations so as to substantially enhance the learning efficiency of the learners. | 04-09-2015 |
| 20150118671 | Systems and Methods for Designing, Parsing and Mining of Game Log Files - Exemplary data structures designed for log files of game/simulation-based educational assessments are described. An exemplary data structure may comprise at least one session element representing an assessee's participation in an educational assessment session; a session identification element identifying the educational assessment session represented by the session element; an assessee identification element identifying the assessee participating in the educational assessment session represented by the session element; an events element representing a collection of events occurring in the educational assessment session represented by the session element; an event element representing one event in the collection of events; an event time element indicting a time associated with the event; an event performer element indicating a performer of the event; an event target element indicating a target of the event; and an event result element representing a result of the event. Systems and methods for verifying log file conformance to the schema are described. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150125844 | SERVER AND METHOD FOR MANAGING LEARNING - A server and method for managing learning is provided. A correct answer ratio is checked based on a real-time solving process and solving time of a question provided to a learner by using a terminal such as a computer or a portable terminal such as a smartphone to induce the learner to sincerely learn. | 05-07-2015 |
| 20150125845 | SERVER AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING LEARNER-CUSTOMIZED LEARNING SERVICE - A server and method for providing a learner-customized learning service are provided, whereby a correct answer rate is checked based on a real-time solving process and/or solving time for answering a question provided to a learner terminal such as a fixed terminal such as a computer or a portable terminal such as a smartphone. A difficulty level of the questions addressed to the learner terminal is adjusted and the questions are provided according to the correct answer rate. Therefore, learning materials are managed and provided to the learner terminal according to the learner terminal's ability. | 05-07-2015 |
| 20150294579 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONDUCTING MULTI-LAYER USER SELECTABLE ELECTRONIC TESTING - A multi-layer user-selectable electronic testing (MUSET) system provides a cascaded set of alternative testing formats for test-takers to select a testing format that best accommodates their level of ability. Test-takers can answer fill-in-the-blank (FITB) items on a computer or other input device. If the test-taker is less confident of their understanding, they can select multiple-choice (MC) or true/false (T/F) testing formats. The MUSET system measures, tracks, and stores the amount of time it takes to answer test items, to switch testing formats, and to change answers. Test-takers indicate a confidence level that they have in the correctness of their answer. The MUSET system determines confidence characteristics, latency characteristics, and hesitancy characteristics of the test-taker and gathers additional parameters to build a performance profile of the test-taker's skills/traits/abilities. The performance profile is analyzed to guide and inform evaluators regarding individual performance, trends over time, differences between test-taker subsets, and analyses of test items. | 10-15-2015 |
| 20150332600 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BUILDING AND SCORING SITUATIONAL JUDGMENT TESTS - A method and system for building a situational judgment test implemented on non transitory computer storage media is disclosed. The method includes the steps for providing one or more test situations; providing multiple options to address each of one or more test situations, wherein multiple options comprise at least one of a correct worst answer, and a correct best answer; and providing a selectable feature for selecting either a worst response or a best response by a user. The test situation, the multiple options, and the selectable feature are provided using a user interface capable of user interaction. | 11-19-2015 |
| 20150339939 | ESSAY ANALYTICS SYSTEM AND METHODS - The methods, apparatus, and systems described herein evaluate written essays and determine student attributes from the essays. The methods include receiving an essay, identifying keywords in text of the essay associated with one or more student metrics, outputting a score for the essay for at least one student metric using a linguistic-based psychological behavioral model, and recommending teaching methods based on the score. | 11-26-2015 |
| 20150348433 | Systems, Methods, and Software for Enabling Automated, Interactive Assessment - Methods, system, and software that enables students to create high quality, automatically gradable questions without requiring any manual rating of questions, while at the same time aiding the learning of the students in each of their interactions with the system. The problem of determining the quality of student-submitted questions may be solved by automatically assigning discrimination scores to questions that indicate the extent to which successfully answering a question corresponds to overall learning achievement, e.g., total score on a set of questions. Students may then be rewarded for creating questions with high discrimination scores (as a proxy of high quality of the question) and/or correctly answering questions with high discrimination scores. A question bank of high-quality automatically gradable questions can be created that can be used in the same or future iterations of a course. Both creating the questions and taking the tests are valuable learning experiences for students. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150371548 | KNOWLEDGE AND NETWORK CURRENCY SYSTEMS AND PAYMENT PROCEDURES - System and methods for various knowledge dissemination and grading over a network comprised of human and/or artificial intelligence entities; leveraged by pay-as-you-go for services provided at any resolution, and paid for real time with digital cash. Enhancing fairness and efficiency by replacing subscription models with per-use payment regimen. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20160005323 | ADAPTIVE E-LEARNING SYSTEM AND METHOD - An adaptive computer-implemented e-learning system and method able to deliver a learning approach that customizes and adapts to each learners' skills and knowhow. A computer-implemented cognitive diagnosis process for predictions on skills and knowledge of a learner comprising the steps of: building a domain ontology; establishing a items bank; referencing the items bank using elements from the domain ontology elements (semantic-grounding of the items); establishing a training database of learners answers; estimating Cognitive Diagnostic Model (CDM) parameters and determining an appropriate model to be used; running the model to estimate a learner level on non-abstract latent variables; applying a Mastery of domain Knowledge and competency Skill (MKS) approach to estimate the learner level on abstract latent variables, or extracting relevant hierarchies from the ontology and use the CDM appropriate model to estimate those attributes; and building a diagnosis report from the results of steps 6) and 7). | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160012739 | NETWORKING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION USING A SOCIAL-NETWORKING AND INTERACTIVE APPROACH | 01-14-2016 |
| 20160019802 | NEURAL ADAPTIVE LEARNING DEVICE AND NEURAL ADAPTIVE LEARNING METHOD USING REALTIONAL CONCEPT MAP - Provided are a neural adaptive learning device and a neural adaptive learning method using a relational concept map, which: store problems for learning, concepts related to the problems, and relations among the concepts; provide a cloud map as a relational concept map to a user by utilizing the problems, the concepts, the concept map, and the learning history; relate and connect the learning history with the problems and one or more concepts; enable the extraction of the concept selected by the user and searching for the desired concept of the user; provide the cloud map for a user equipment of the user by using the extracted concept and the related concept; and extract the connected problems from a problem storage unit to enable learning. | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160019803 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER-ACCESSIBLE MEDIUM FOR SCALABLE TESTING AND EVALUATION - An exemplary system, method and computer-accessible medium can be provided that can be used, for example, for evaluating a test question(s) for a test(s), which can include receiving information related to a content(s), mapping the content(s) to a skill(s), and evaluating the content(s) as the test question(s) so as to test an ability of user(s) at the skill(s). | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160035236 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING ABILITY ESTIMATES IN COMPUTER ADAPTIVE TESTING PROVIDING REVIEW AND/OR CHANGE OF TEST ITEM RESPONSES - An improved method is provided for maximizing accuracy of ability estimates while permitting a test taker to review and/or change responses in computer adaptive testing. One or more ability-dependent items are selected from a pool of adaptive items, the selected ability-dependent item matching interim ability estimates for an examinee. One or more ability-independent items are selected from a pool of non-adaptive items. The interim ability estimate can be generated after each iteration of responses to ability-dependent and/or ability-independent items. The ability-independent items can be randomly dispersed throughout the computer adaptive test. A prescribed ratio can be maintained between the ability-dependent items and ability-independent items for minimizing overestimation of the examinee's ability scores after reviewing and changing one or more test items in the computer adaptive test. Alternatively, ability-independent items can be selected after an incorrect response to an ability-dependent or ability-independent item at a predefined test item location. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160035237 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING A PERSONALIZED EDUCATIONAL PLATFORM - The disclosed technology, in certain embodiments, generates customized assessments based on educational content to match the needs and learning styles of individual learners. The educational content may be identified and provided to a user based on user profile information such as grade, age, and/or education level. Moreover, the disclosed technology can adapt the educational content for an individual user based on a preferred learning style of the user. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160042649 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING, EVALUATION, AND TREATMENT - A computer-implemented method, a computer program product, and a system are provided. A plurality of multi-level cognitive exercises are provided to an individual. Each of the multi-level cognitive exercises includes at least one task to perform. The individual is requested to respond to a cognitive exercise in the plurality of cognitive exercises by performing the at least one task contained in the cognitive exercise. A response provided by the individual to the cognitive exercise is monitored. Based on the monitoring, a determination is made whether the individual performed the at least one task at a predetermined performance level, wherein the performance level is defined by the at least one task contained in the cognitive exercise. Based on the determining, the individual is requested to perform at least another task. At least one activity for the individual to perform is generated. The at least one activity is based on responses to the multi-level cognitive exercises by the individual. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160049084 | HEALTH INFORMATION PROCESSING NETWORK - A health information processing network having: a processing system configured to present a first health related inquiry accessible through user devices together with alternative responses including: a) a first correct response to the first health related inquiry; and b) a second incorrect response to the first health related inquiry; and a plurality of user devices each configured to allow a user to: i) identify the first health related inquiry and alternative responses; and ii) input a selection of one of the first and second responses. The processing system is configured to receive the input selected responses and accumulate each of the input first correct responses with an associate user identify in a first database. The processing system is further configured to: a) provide access to one of the input first correct responses in the first database based upon predetermined access criteria; and b) identify a user associated with the accessed one of the input first correct responses. | 02-18-2016 |
| 20160063873 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTEGRATED LEARNING - Systems, methods and computer-readable media are provided for interactive learning. A system including one or more modules for content authoring/creation; implementing a student experience; performing lab management & analytics; and supporting a content marketplace is provided. Corresponding methods and computer-readable media are also provided. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160063881 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO ASSIST AN INSTRUCTOR OF A COURSE - A system and method to assist an instructor in managing, understanding, and drawing conclusions about the learning behavior. The system includes methods for processing data collected about users as they interact with the various modalities of learning that may be integrated into the course, and rendering this information into visualizations that are displayed on an instructor dashboard and updated in real time. This instructor interface includes a plurality of modules targeted towards the management of and interaction with users, and the analysis and visualization of a different aspect of their learning | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160063882 | COMPUTER SYSTEMS FOR CAPTURING STUDENT PERFORMANCE - A method of capturing student performance can be provided that includes enabling a course creator to generate assessment data related to learning assessments for an online course and to generate learning outcomes for the online course, associating the assessment data with the learning outcomes, such that at least some of the learning assessments correspond to at least some of the learning outcomes, and generating an online classroom. The method may further include providing the learning assessments to students enrolled in the online course using the online classroom, wherein the students can generate completed learning assessments, and determining, for each of the completed learning assessments, whether one or more of the learning outcomes were met by each of the students. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160078773 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROVIDING TASK-BASED SOLICITATION OF REQUEST RELATED USER INPUTS - In certain implementations, a training environment is provided. A task that is to be performed is provided. The task may relate to a user request that is invokeable in one or more other environments different than the training environment. One or more user inputs may be received for the training environment. A determination of whether performance of the task has been satisfied may be effectuated based on the one or more user inputs. A reward may be provided for a user in response to a determination that performance of the task has been satisfied. In some implementations, the determination of whether performance of the task has been satisfied may comprise a determination of whether the user request would have been invoked in the one or more other environments if the user inputs had been received for the one or more other environments. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160078774 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING PERSONALITY ANALYSIS - A method for automatically analyzing personality is presented, the method comprising presenting to an examinee a Yes/No type question related to a characterizing value. The characterizing value is selected from a set of N characterizing values which is formed uniquely for the examinee. The method also comprises receiving from the examinee a Yes or No response, recording the response with its respective characterizing value, enabling the examinee to re-answer a question when the examinee wishes to re-answer it, repeating previous steps until questions related to all of the M characterizing values are answered and the responses are recorded. Finally, integrating the answers to the M characterizing values while considering the effect of scores of certain responses on the scores of certain other responses associated with cross-related characterizing values, and processing the integrated answers and providing a personality report. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160111013 | LEARNING CONTENT MANAGEMENT METHODS FOR GENERATING OPTIMAL TEST CONTENT - Competency of a participant is based on the probability of a participant selecting a particular answer is a function of that participant's ability (or ranking) and the correctness of the answer (either presented to or created by the participant). The participant's competency—or level of understanding of the content—is used to generate optimal test content. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160133147 | Generating Scores and Feedback for Writing Assessment and Instruction Using Electronic Process Logs - Systems and methods are provided for scoring a constructed response generated by a user and providing information on the user's writing behavior. A constructed response and associated electronic process log are received. The constructed response is processed to generate first feature values representative of aspects of the constructed response. The electronic process log is processed to generate second feature values related to the user's actions in generating the constructed response. A score for the constructed response is generated using the processing system by applying a computer scoring model to the first and second feature values. A rule of a rule engine that is satisfied is identified, the rule being satisfied when one or more feature values of the second feature values meet a condition associated with the rule. Information on the user's actions in generating the constructed response is provided based on the satisfied rule. | 05-12-2016 |
| 20160148524 | COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING COMPETENCY BASED LEARNING | 05-26-2016 |
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