Language-based computer generated instructional material

• US 20030049593A1
• Filed: 10/08/2002
• Published: 03/13/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 09/25/1996
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Educate Online Technology LLC
• Original Assignee: Educate Online Technology LLC
• Inventors: Stuppy, John, Parmer, Anna, Tojek, Joe
• Granted Patent: US 8,342,854 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 434/322
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/00 Electrically-operated educational appliances working with questions and answers G09B7/00; simulators G09B9/00; advertising or displaying in general G09F
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/06 with both visual and audible presentation of the material to be studied
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/14 with provision for individual teacher-student communication
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 7/00 Electrically-operated teaching apparatus or devices working with questions and answers mechanically operated G09B3/00; computing arrangements G06F
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 7/02 of the type wherein the student is expected to construct an answer to the question which is presented or wherein the machine gives an answer to the question presented by a student
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 7/04 characterised by modifying the teaching programme in response to a wrong answer, e.g. repeating the question, supplying a further explanation

Abstract

A learning system includes a plurality of teacher and student stations for holding one or more learning sessions between a teacher and one or more students. A server serves instructional material for creating a learning environment during the learning session, and a database stores at least one of teacher and student attributes that relate to language ability. In the present invention, the instructional material is a computer generated instructional material that is produced based on the language ability of the student or the teacher.

Claims

1. A learning system, comprising:

a plurality of teacher and student stations for holding one or more learning sessions between a teacher and one or more students;

a server that serves instructional material for creating a learning environment during a learning session; and

a database that stores at least one of teacher and student attributes that relate to a language ability, wherein the instructional material is a computer generated instructional material that is produced based on the language ability.

2. The learning system of claim 1, wherein the computer generated instructional material comprises at least one of instructional software, an electronic text book, a work sheet, a practice sheet, and a problem set.

3. The learning system of claim 1, wherein the computer generated instructional material comprises a test for assessing at least one of a skill gap.

4. The learning system of claim 1, wherein the computer generated instructional material comprises a lesson prescribed for addressing at least one of a skill gap.

5. The learning system of claim 1, wherein the computer generated instructional material is automatically created when a teacher and a student engage in an interactive practice session, while at least one other student is involved in a non-interactive learning session.

6. The learning system of claim 1, wherein the computer-generated instructional material is generated using a computer adaptive assignment process.

7. The learning system of claim 1, wherein the database comprises at least one of a central database and a distributed database.

8. The learning system of claim 1, wherein the database comprises at least one of a public school database and a private school database.

9. The learning system of claim 1, wherein the retrieved student attribute comprises at least one of skill level, grade, ethnic background, age, language, character, past record, grade in a subject, and economic background.

10. The learning system of claim 1, wherein the retrieved teacher attribute comprises at least one of a skill level, a subject proficiency level, an hourly rate, geography, overtime requirement, and work schedule.