System for scheduling classes and managing eductional resources
First Claim
1. A method for automatically producing a schedule of classes for an educational institution having a plurality of teachers, a plurality of students, and a curriculum, the method comprising providing a computer algorithm adapted for:
- receiving, as an input into a computer system, designations of a plurality of curriculum modules of the curriculum, each curriculum module including educational material, one or more of the curriculum modules being prerequisite modules for one or more subsequent modules;
receiving, as an input into the computer system, curriculum information comprising an indication of which of the modules are prerequisite modules for subsequent modules;
receiving, as an input into the computer system, student information comprising, for two or more of the plurality of students, indications of their levels of competence with respect to the educational material of one or more modules; and
producing, by the computer system, a schedule of classes for teaching the educational material of at least some of the modules responsive to the curriculum information and the student information, wherein educational material to be taught in each of the scheduled classes comprises the educational material of a respective one of the curriculum modules, and wherein the students assigned to each of the scheduled classes have attained at least a predetermined level of competence with respect to the educational material of the respective modules that are prerequisite modules for the module to be taught in the class.
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Abstract
A method is provided for automatically producing a schedule of classes for an educational institution having a plurality of teachers, a plurality of students, and a curriculum. The method preferably includes receiving designations of a plurality of curriculum modules of the curriculum, each curriculum module including educational material, one or more of the curriculum modules being prerequisite modules for one or more subsequent modules. The method also preferably includes receiving, as an input into a computer system, curriculum information comprising an indication of which of the modules are prerequisite modules for subsequent modules. An input into the computer system includes student information comprising, for one or more of the plurality of students, an indication of his level of competence with respect to the educational material of one or more modules. The computer system preferably produces a schedule of classes for teaching the educational material of at least some of the modules responsive to the curriculum information and the student information. Educational material to be taught in each of the scheduled classes includes the educational material of a respective one of the curriculum modules. The students assigned to each of the scheduled classes have preferably attained at, least a predetermined level of competence with respect to the educational material of the respective modules that are prerequisite modules for the module to be taught in the class.
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24 Claims
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1. A method for automatically producing a schedule of classes for an educational institution having a plurality of teachers, a plurality of students, and a curriculum, the method comprising providing a computer algorithm adapted for:
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receiving, as an input into a computer system, designations of a plurality of curriculum modules of the curriculum, each curriculum module including educational material, one or more of the curriculum modules being prerequisite modules for one or more subsequent modules;
receiving, as an input into the computer system, curriculum information comprising an indication of which of the modules are prerequisite modules for subsequent modules;
receiving, as an input into the computer system, student information comprising, for two or more of the plurality of students, indications of their levels of competence with respect to the educational material of one or more modules; and
producing, by the computer system, a schedule of classes for teaching the educational material of at least some of the modules responsive to the curriculum information and the student information, wherein educational material to be taught in each of the scheduled classes comprises the educational material of a respective one of the curriculum modules, and wherein the students assigned to each of the scheduled classes have attained at least a predetermined level of competence with respect to the educational material of the respective modules that are prerequisite modules for the module to be taught in the class. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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- 14. A method according to any one of 1-9, and comprising receiving an administrative instruction as an input into the computer system, which designates for students in a first category a first level of competence with respect to the educational material of at least one module that is prerequisite for a module to be taught in a class, and which designates for students in a second category a second level of competence with respect to the educational material of the at least one module, the second level being different from the first level, wherein producing the schedules of classes comprises producing the schedule responsive to the administrative instruction.
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20. A method for automatically producing a schedule of classes for an educational institution having a plurality of teachers, a plurality of students, and a curriculum, the method comprising providing a computer algorithm adapted for:
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receiving, as an input into a computer system, designations of a plurality of curriculum modules of the curriculum, each curriculum module including educational material;
receiving, as an input into the computer system, student information comprising, for a first student, a second student, a third student, and a fourth student selected from the plurality of students, respective indications of their levels of competence with respect to the educational material of one or more modules;
scheduling a class to teach one of the modules, taught by one of the teachers, for the first student and the second student, responsive to the indications of the levels of competence of the first and second students; and
scheduling a tutoring session to teach the one of the modules, in which the third student is designated to tutor the fourth student, responsive to the indications of the levels of competence of the third and fourth students.
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21. A method for automatically producing a schedule of classes for an educational institution having a plurality of teachers, a plurality of students, and a curriculum, the method comprising providing a computer algorithm adapted for:
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receiving, as an input into a computer system, designations of a plurality of curriculum modules of the curriculum, each curriculum module including educational material;
receiving, as an input into the computer system, student information comprising, for one or more of the plurality of students, an indication of his level of competence with respect to the educational material of one or more modules;
receiving, as an input to the computer system, optimization parameters which are indicative of an educational focus of the educational institution;
executing an optimization algorithm responsive to the student information and the optimization parameters; and
generating a schedule of classes responsive to executing the optimization algorithm. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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