Method and system for distributing answers

• US 20070111182A1
• Filed: 10/26/2005
• Published: 05/17/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 10/26/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Outlaw, Michael, Trevathan, Matthew
• Application Number:
  US11/258,110
• Publication Number:
  US 20070111182A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 434/350
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 3/00 Manually or mechanically operated teaching appliances working with questions and answers electrically-operated G09B7/00; e.g. G09B7/063 advertising or displaying in general G09F

Abstract

A method and system comprises tagging correct answers to each of a plurality of questions in order to associate the each of the correct answers to a respective one of the plurality of questions. The system and method further comprises providing an objective criteria for distributing the correct answers for each of the plurality of questions amongst the plurality of questions and distributing the correct answers with relation to one another and the plurality of questions using the objective criteria.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

tagging correct answers to each of a plurality of questions in order to associate each of the correct answers to a respective one of the plurality of questions;

providing an objective criteria for distributing the correct answers for the each of the plurality of questions amongst the plurality of questions; and

distributing the correct answers with relation to one another and the plurality of questions using the objective criteria.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the distributing is across a total sum of the plurality of questions or a predefined subset of the plurality of questions.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising associating a letter or number with each correct answer of the respective questions, wherein the letter or number has a predetermined distribution across a total sum of the plurality of questions.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the distributing comprises one of a random distribution, a weighted distribution, a predefined pattern or an equal distribution across a total sum of the questions and a predefined subset of the plurality of questions.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying the plurality of questions with the correct answers for each of the plurality of questions distributed according to the objective criteria.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the steps of claim 1 are performed entirely with software elements, hardware elements or both hardware elements and software elements.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the software elements are at least one of firmware, resident software and microcode.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the distributing step is implemented on a computer program product accessible from a computer-usable or computer-readable medium providing program code for use by or in connection with a computer or an instruction execution system.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising storing the correct answers with relation to one another and the plurality of questions in one of a database and a flat file.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing access to the correct answers with relation to one another and the plurality of questions from a remote server over a network.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing the plurality of questions in a different order over a predefined set of displaying times.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of questions comprise one or more standardized tests.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising assigning a code or key to associate the one or more standardized tests with the plurality of questions.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising conducting a statistical analysis to make correlations between different variations of the one or more standardized tests.

15. The method of claim 1, further comprising allowing subsequent users access to a list stored in a database or flat file of the one or more standardized tests.

16. The method of claim 1, further comprising programming a computer to score an answer sheet based on the distribution of the correct answers.

17. A method of creating a test, comprising associating a correct answer and a plurality of incorrect answers to each question of a plurality of questions;

and associating a letter or number with the correct answer for each question based on a distribution across a total sum of the plurality of questions by at least a random distribution, a weighted distribution, a predefined pattern or an equal distribution and displaying the correct answers according to the distribution.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the distribution is implemented on a computer program product accessible from a computer-usable or computer-readable medium providing program code for use by or in connection with a computer or an instruction execution system.

19. The method of claim 17, further comprising storing the distribution of the correct answers with relation to one another in one of a database and a flat file.

20. The method of claim 17, further comprising providing access to the test from a remote server over a network.

21. The method of claim 17, further comprising providing the questions in a different order over a predefined set of displaying times.

22. The method of claim 17, further comprising assigning a code or key to associate the test with the plurality of questions.

23. The method of claim 17, further comprising allowing subsequent users access to a list stored in a database or flat file associated with the test.

24. The method of claim 17, further comprising programming a computer to score an answer sheet based on the distribution of the correct answers.

25. A system, comprising:

means for associating a correct answer and a plurality of incorrect answers to each question of a plurality of questions;

means for associating a letter or number with the correct answer based on a distribution across a total sum of the plurality of questions by at least a random distribution, a weighted distribution, a predefined pattern or an equal distribution; and

means for displaying the correct answer according to the distribution.

26. A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having readable program code embodied in the medium, the computer program product includes at least one component to:

tag correct answers to each of a plurality of questions in order to associate the each of the correct answers to a respective one of the plurality of questions;

provide an objective criteria for distributing the correct answers for each of the plurality of questions amongst the plurality of questions; and

distribute the correct answers with relation to one another and the plurality of questions using the objective criteria.

27. A process for integrating computing infrastructure, comprising integrating computer-readable code into a computer system, wherein the computer system comprises a computer usable medium, wherein said computer usable medium comprises distributing answers, and wherein the code in combination with the computer system is capable of performing a method comprising:

tag correct answers to each of a plurality of questions in order to associate the each of the correct answers to a respective one of the plurality of questions;

provide an objective criteria for distributing the correct answers for each of the plurality of questions amongst the plurality of questions; and

distribute the correct answers with relation to one another and the plurality of questions using the objective criteria.