Method and system for automated learning through repetition

• US 20080021852A1
• Filed: 07/18/2007
• Published: 01/24/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 07/21/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nathaniel Williams
• Original Assignee: Nathaniel Williams
• Inventors: Williams, Nathaniel
• Granted Patent: US 7,984,003 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 706/25
• 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 7/00 Electrically-operated teaching apparatus or devices working with questions and answers mechanically operated G09B3/00; computing arrangements G06F

Abstract

A method and system for automated learning through repetition. The method and system may improve automated learning of information studied for religious, academic purposes or pleasure by presenting pre-determined patterns selected specifically based on a belief system for a learner for an optimal learning for of N-pieces of electronic information (e.g., audio tracks, etc.).

Claims

1. A method for learning retention through repetition, comprising:

selecting a value for the number N for repeating a set of electronic information with N items, wherein the value of the number N has a pre-determined significance;

selecting three additional numbers, X, Y and Z such that X+Y+Z=N and X+Y+Z=N represents a pre-determined pattern for presenting the set of electronic information with the pre-determined significance;

presenting the set of electronic information with N items (X) times;

presenting the set of electronic information with N items (Y+X) times; and

presenting the set of electronic information (Z+Y+X) times, wherein the N-pieces of information presented (Z+Y+X) times represent an optimal learning pattern for the N-pieces of electronic information.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising a computer readable medium having stored therein instructions for causing one or more processors to execute the steps of the method.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the value of the number N and X+Y+Z=N has a pre-determined significance including a religious significance.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the value of number N and X+Y+Z=N has a pre-determined significance includes a psychological significance.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein the value of the number N is selected to increase short term and long term retention of electronic information in a brain of a learner.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the value of the number N and the three additional numbers, X, Y and Z such that X+Y+Z=N are selected for a Christian belief system to repetitively learn verses from the Bible.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the electronic information includes audio information, video information or electronic textual information.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the electronic information is presented on a stand alone non-networked device.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein the electronic information is presented on a network device in communications with a communication network.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein the optimal learning pattern includes the transfer of learned information from short-term memory to long-term memory in a brain of a learner.

11. The method of claim 1 wherein the optimal learning pattern includes development of a schema for storing learned information in long-term memory in a brain of a learner.

12. A learning retention through repetition, comprising in combination:

means for selecting a value for the number N for repeating a set of electronic information with N items, wherein the value of the number N has a pre-determined significance and for selecting three additional numbers, X, Y and Z such that X+Y+Z=N and X+Y+Z=N represents a pre-determined pattern for presenting the set of electronic information with the pre-determined significance; and

means for presenting the set of electronic information with N items (X) times, for presenting the set of electronic information with N items (Y+X) times, and for presenting the set of electronic information (Z+Y+X) times, wherein the N-pieces of information presented (Z+Y+X) times represent an optimal learning pattern for the N-pieces of electronic information.

13. The system of claim 12 wherein the electronic information includes audio information, video information or electronic textual information.

14. The system of claim 12 wherein the electronic information is presented on a stand alone non-networked device.

15. The system of claim 12 wherein the electronic information is presented on a network device in communications with a communication network.

16. The system of claim 12 wherein the value of the number N and the three additional numbers, X, Y and Z such that X+Y+Z=N are selected for a Christian belief system to repetitively learn verses from the Bible.

17. The system of claim 12 wherein the means for presenting includes dynamically presenting electronic information obtained from a database via a communications network.

18. The system of claim 12 wherein means for presenting includes presenting electronic information obtained from non-volatile stored on a network device or a stand along non-networked device.

19. The system of claim 12 wherein the means for selecting further includes a means for dynamically and randomly selecting different sets of electronic information for a database via a communications network.

20. The system of claim 12 wherein the optimal learning pattern is determined by changes in a human brain with scientific experiments on the human brain including Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI).