Educational system
First Claim
1. Educational software using a computer, comprising:
- a. a data storage system comprising a software module database management system and a user database management system;
b. a quiz module database, maintained by the software module database management system, containing at least one quiz module;
c. a structured learning material editor module database, maintained by the software module database management system and containing at least one structured learning material editor modules;
d. a structured learning material database, maintained by the user database management system, for storing at least one structured learning material data set created by a user;
e. a user interface for selecting system control functions, editing structured learning materials, presenting quizzes, receiving user answers to quizzes, and displaying quiz analysis results;
f. a control system for retrieving software modules from the software module database management system and activating them;
g. at least one structured learning material editor, one editor being selected for use in editing structured learning material data in response to a request through the user interface;
h. a plurality of quiz modules, each including a generator, a presenter, and an analyzer, the generator transforming input data into screen presentation data and quiz answer analysis rules, the presenter, through the user interface, displaying the quiz to the user, accepting a user'"'"'s answers to the quiz and displaying analysis results to the user on those answers; and
the analyzer evaluating a the user'"'"'s answers to a presented quiz using the answer analysis rules provided by the generator.
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Abstract
Educational software using a computer and having a data storage system including a software module database management system and a user database management system. There is a quiz module database, maintained by the software module database management system, containing at least one quiz module, and a structured learning material editor module database, maintained by the software module database management system and containing at least one structured learning material editor modules. The software also has a structured learning material database, maintained by the user database management system, for storing at least one structured learning material data set created by a user. A user interface is provided for selecting system control functions, editing structured learning materials, presenting quizzes, receiving user answers to quizzes, and displaying quiz analysis results. A control system retrieves software modules from the software module database management system and activates them. There are at least one structured learning material editor, one editor being selected for use in editing structured learning material data in response to a request through the user interface. There is also a plurality of quiz modules, each including a generator, a presenter, and an analyzer, the generator transforming input data into screen presentation data and quiz answer analysis rules, the presenter, through the user interface, displaying the quiz to the user, accepting a user'"'"'s answers to the quiz and displaying analysis results to the user on those answers, and the analyzer evaluating the user'"'"'s answers to a presented quiz using the answer analysis rules provided by the generator. There may also be a data structure mapping module database, maintained by the software module database management system and containing at least one data structure mapping modules, and a plurality of data structure mapping modules, at least one of which is used to transform structured learning material data sets into input data for a quiz module.
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22 Claims
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1. Educational software using a computer, comprising:
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a. a data storage system comprising a software module database management system and a user database management system;
b. a quiz module database, maintained by the software module database management system, containing at least one quiz module;
c. a structured learning material editor module database, maintained by the software module database management system and containing at least one structured learning material editor modules;
d. a structured learning material database, maintained by the user database management system, for storing at least one structured learning material data set created by a user;
e. a user interface for selecting system control functions, editing structured learning materials, presenting quizzes, receiving user answers to quizzes, and displaying quiz analysis results;
f. a control system for retrieving software modules from the software module database management system and activating them;
g. at least one structured learning material editor, one editor being selected for use in editing structured learning material data in response to a request through the user interface;
h. a plurality of quiz modules, each including a generator, a presenter, and an analyzer, the generator transforming input data into screen presentation data and quiz answer analysis rules, the presenter, through the user interface, displaying the quiz to the user, accepting a user'"'"'s answers to the quiz and displaying analysis results to the user on those answers; and
the analyzer evaluating a the user'"'"'s answers to a presented quiz using the answer analysis rules provided by the generator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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13. A computerized educational method, comprising:
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a. providing a plurality of quiz types;
b. providing a plurality of structured learning material data sets, each data set being of one of a plurality of structured learning material types;
c. providing for user selection of one of the plurality of quiz types and one or more structured learning material data sets, such that the selected data set types are compatible with the selected quiz type;
d. generating a computerized quiz of the selected type using the selected structured learning material data sets, said generated quiz being capable of receiving input in the form of answers from the user in response to the quiz;
e. receiving user input of answers to the quiz;
f. analyzing answers to the quiz provided by the user according to a set of analysis rules; and
g. delivering the results of the analysis to the user.
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17. An automated educational method for a user, comprising:
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a. selecting one of a number of different quiz types available on the computer;
b. selecting one or more structured learning materials data sets which are available on a computer and are compatible with the selected quiz type;
c. presenting a quiz in the form of the quiz type selected in step a. using the data selected in step b.;
e. receiving user input of answers to the quiz; and
f. evaluating the answers.
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