Method and system for monitoring and managing the educational progess of students
First Claim
1. An automated end-to-end business process for education that uses a relational computer database management system, the process comprising the steps of:
- requesting an instructor to input diagnostic test data for a student into a student record in a computer database;
generating a set of progress goals for the student using the student record, the set of progress goals comprising one or more study levels, each study level comprising a plurality of assignments, assignment data for each of the one or more study levels, and an estimated timeframe for completing the plurality of assignments for each of the one or more study levels;
generating a study plan for the student, the study plan comprising a student schedule;
requesting an instructor to input student progress data for the student, the student progress data comprising completed assignment data and test results;
generating a progress report for the student, the progress report comprising the student progress data and any deviations from the study plan; and
storing the student progress data, the student record, the set of progress goals, and the study plan in the relational computer database management system.
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Abstract
The present invention relates generally to educational systems, and may include methods of using a computer system to create student records in a database; methods of using a computer system to present student records stored in a computer database; methods for measuring a student'"'"'s performance relative to predetermined educational goals; automated processes that utilize a relational database for student education; automated education management systems; and computer programs for automating an education system. In one particular embodiment, the present invention relates a computerized method for measuring a student'"'"'s educational performance comprising: accessing data on a student record database; accessing data on a progress goals database; accessing data on a study plan database; accepting student progress data such as completed assignments and test results; generating a progress report; modifying at least one of the data relating to a student record, the data relating to the predetermined set of progress goals, and the data relating to a predetermined study plan; and storing the data relating to a student record, the data relating to a predetermined set of progress goals, the data relating to a predetermined study plan, and the student progress data, all in the computer database.
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41 Claims
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1. An automated end-to-end business process for education that uses a relational computer database management system, the process comprising the steps of:
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requesting an instructor to input diagnostic test data for a student into a student record in a computer database;
generating a set of progress goals for the student using the student record, the set of progress goals comprising one or more study levels, each study level comprising a plurality of assignments, assignment data for each of the one or more study levels, and an estimated timeframe for completing the plurality of assignments for each of the one or more study levels;
generating a study plan for the student, the study plan comprising a student schedule;
requesting an instructor to input student progress data for the student, the student progress data comprising completed assignment data and test results;
generating a progress report for the student, the progress report comprising the student progress data and any deviations from the study plan; and
storing the student progress data, the student record, the set of progress goals, and the study plan in the relational computer database management system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of using a computer system to create a plurality of student records to be stored in a computer database, the method comprising:
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presenting a plurality of functional menus to an instructor on a computer terminal, the plurality of menus including a new student record creation menu, a progress goals creation menu, and a study plan creation menu;
requesting, in response to the new student record creation menu being selected, an instructor to input historical student data for a student, the historical student data comprising diagnostic test data for said student;
creating a student record in a computer database for the student;
storing the historical student data for the student to the student record in the computer database;
assembling, in response to the progress goal creation menu being selected, a set of progress goals for the student, the set of progress goals comprising one or more study levels, a plurality of assignments for each of the one or more study levels, and an estimated timeframe for completing the plurality of assignments for each of the one or more study levels;
automatically assembling, in response to a study plan creation menu being selected, a study plan for the student, the study plan comprising a student schedule; and
storing the set of progress goals and the study plan to the student record in the computer database. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of using a computer system to present information pertaining to a plurality of student records stored in a computer database, each of said plurality of student records comprising a student identifier and diagnostic test data for the selected one of the plurality of students, the method comprising:
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presenting a plurality of menus to an instructor on a computer terminal, the plurality of menus comprising a student record menu, a study plan menu, a progress goals menu, and a progress report menu;
displaying on the computer terminal a selector to permit an instructor to select one or more of the plurality of menus;
accepting input through the selector, which input indicates the selection of the student record menu, said student record menu permitting an instructor to select at least one of the plurality of student records using the student identifier;
displaying the selected student record;
accepting student progress data for the student whose student record has been selected, the student progress data comprising completed assignment data and test results in accordance with a predetermined student schedule; and
assembling a progress report for the student using the student progress data. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for measuring the educational performance of a student relative to predetermined educational goals comprising:
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accessing data on a computer database relating to a student record;
accessing data on a computer database relating to a predetermined set of progress goals associated with a student;
accessing data on a computer database relating to a predetermined study plan associated with the student;
accepting student progress data, the student progress data comprising completed assignment data and test results in accordance with a predetermined student schedule;
generating a student progress report based on at least one of the data relating to a student record, the data relating to the predetermined set of progress goals, the data relating to a predetermined study plan, and the student progress data;
modifying at least one of the data relating to a student record, the data relating to the predetermined set of progress goals, and the data relating to a predetermined study plan; and
storing the data relating to a student record, the data relating to a predetermined set of progress goals, the data relating to a predetermined study plan, and the student progress data, all in the computer database. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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23. An automated education management system, the system comprising:
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an menu module, that presents a plurality of menus to an instructor on a computer terminal, the plurality of menus comprising a student record menu, a study plan menu, a progress goals menu, and a progress report menu;
a data entry module that permits the instructor using an input device to enter diagnostic test data and student progress data for a plurality of students, the student progress data comprising completed assignment data and test results in accordance with a student schedule for each of the plurality of students;
a storage module that stores, at least, the diagnostic test data and the student progress data so that one or more of the diagnostic test data and the student progress data can be presented when one or more of the plurality of menus is accessed by the instructor;
one or more template modules, associated with the plurality of menus, the one or more template modules comprising at least one of a student record template module, a set of progress goals template module, a study plan template module, and a progress report template module;
a selection module for enabling an instructor to select one or more menus and one or more modules using an input device; and
an assembly module that assembles a student record comprising a set of progress goals, a study plan, and a progress report using the one or more template modules and the one or more of the plurality of menus, the set of progress goals comprising one or more study levels, a plurality of assignments for each of the one or more study levels, and an estimated timeframe for completing the plurality of assignments for each of the one or more study levels, the study plan comprising a student schedule, and the progress report comprising the student progress data and any deviations from the study plan. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A computer program embodied in a computer readable medium for automating an education system, the program comprising:
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an menu module, that presents a plurality of menus to an instructor on a computer terminal, the plurality of menus comprising a student record menu, a study plan menu, a progress goals menu, and a progress report menu;
a data entry module that permits the instructor using an input device to enter diagnostic test data and student progress data for a plurality of students, the student progress data comprising completed assignment data and test results in accordance with a student schedule for each of the plurality of students;
a storage module that stores, at least, the diagnostic test data and the student progress data so that one or more of the diagnostic test data and the student progress data can be presented when one or more of the plurality of menus is accessed by the instructor;
one or more template modules, associated with the plurality of menus, the one or more template modules comprising at least one of a student record template module, a set of progress goals template module, a study plan template module, and a progress report template module;
a selection module for enabling an instructor to select one or more menus and one or more modules using an input device; and
an assembly module that assembles a student record comprising a set of progress goals, a study plan, and a progress report using the one or more template modules and the one or more of the plurality of menus, the set of progress goals comprising one or more study levels, a plurality of assignments for each of the one or more study levels, and an estimated timeframe for completing the plurality of assignments for each of the one or more study levels, the study plan comprising a student schedule, and the progress report comprising the student progress data and any deviations from the study plan. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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