System and method for real-time observation assessment
First Claim
1. A method for providing a teacher with a real-time, literacy observation application for execution on a mobile computing device in order to assess a student, said method comprising the steps of:
- storing the text of at least one book on the mobile computing device;
providing a ticker area on a first screen displayed on the mobile computing device, wherein at least a portion of the text of said book is displayed;
providing a plurality of buttons on a first palette on said first screen, wherein each of said plurality of buttons corresponds to one of a plurality of behaviors of interest which the teacher may observe during an assessment; and
providing a freehand area on said first screen, wherein the teacher, after tapping one of said plurality of buttons on said first palette, may create a note relating to the corresponding one of said plurality of behaviors of interest;
whereby the teacher has immediate access to statistics reflecting the results of said assessment on the mobile computing device.
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Abstract
A system, method and computer program product for real-time observation assessment is provided. The invention, designed for educators, takes advantage of handheld computers, desktop/laptop computers and the increasing presence of Internet access in order to reduce the paperwork associated with conventional educational assessments. The invention includes an array of instructional assessment applications 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.
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29 Claims
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1. A method for providing a teacher with a real-time, literacy observation application for execution on a mobile computing device in order to assess a student, said method comprising the steps of:
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storing the text of at least one book on the mobile computing device;
providing a ticker area on a first screen displayed on the mobile computing device, wherein at least a portion of the text of said book is displayed;
providing a plurality of buttons on a first palette on said first screen, wherein each of said plurality of buttons corresponds to one of a plurality of behaviors of interest which the teacher may observe during an assessment; and
providing a freehand area on said first screen, wherein the teacher, after tapping one of said plurality of buttons on said first palette, may create a note relating to the corresponding one of said plurality of behaviors of interest;
whereby the teacher has immediate access to statistics reflecting the results of said assessment on the mobile computing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for providing access to a real-time, observation assessment system, said method comprising the steps of:
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allowing a desktop computer to access a Web server, via a communications network, in order to allow a subscriber to access the real-time, observation assessment system;
accessing a master database, coupled to said Web server, containing a class roster for said subscriber;
receiving, at said Web server, a transmission via said communications network of assessment data previously-stored on a mobile computing device used by said subscriber when performing observation assessments, wherein said mobile computing device is coupled to said desktop computer; and
storing, by an application server coupled to said Web server and said master database, said assessment data to said master database;
wherein browser-based reports and analysis using said class roster and said stored assessment data can be created by said Web server and displayed to said subscriber on said desktop computer. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A real-time, observation assessment system comprising:
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a master database containing login information and a class roster for a subscriber;
a Web server, coupled to said master database, that accepts assessment data previously-stored on a mobile computing device used by said subscriber when performing observation assessments and transmitted via a communications network; and
an application server, coupled to said master database and said Web server, that stores said assessment data received from said mobile computing device to said master database;
wherein said Web server can generate browser-based reports and analysis using said class roster and said translated and stored assessment data. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having control logic stored therein for causing a computer to provide a teacher with a real-time, literacy observation application for execution on a mobile computing device in order to assess a student, said control logic comprising:
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first computer readable program code means for causing the computer to store the text of at least one book on the mobile computing device;
second computer readable program code means for causing the computer to provide a ticker area on a first screen displayed on the mobile computing device, wherein at least a portion of the text of said book is displayed;
third computer readable program code means for causing the computer to provide a plurality of buttons on a first palette on said first screen, wherein each of said plurality of buttons corresponds to one of a plurality of behaviors of interest which the teacher may observe during an assessment; and
fourth computer readable program code means for causing the computer to provide a freehand area on said first screen, wherein the teacher, after tapping one of said plurality of buttons on said first palette, may create a note relating to the corresponding one of said plurality of behaviors of interest. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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