Instructional Systems and Methods for Interactive Tutorials and Test-Preparation
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1. A computer-readable memory storing computer-executable instructions for providing a computer assisted tutorial, the memory comprising:
- computer-executable instructions for providing a hypothetical fact situation, the fact situation including both a first textual explanation and a first graphical image related to said first textual information;
computer-executable instructions for presenting a question based on said hypothetical fact situation;
computer-executable instructions for obtaining a response from a user of a computer, said response indicative of their answer to said question;
computer-executable instructions for providing an indication the correctness of said answer, said indication including both a second textual explanation and a second graphical image related to said second textual information;
computer-executable instructions for asking additional questions, obtaining additional responses, and providing additional indications of correctness; and
computer-executable instructions for providing an essay style indication of outcome to said hypothetical fact situation after all said indications have been provided.
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Abstract
Systems and methods which provide for learning, particularly learning in a professional school environment, that allow for interactive question and answer study sessions in the form of learning tutorials and test preparation modules which can be used in conjunction with traditional classroom learning techniques or other learning techniques and provide for improved interactivity and presentation compared to traditional systems.
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19 Claims
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1. A computer-readable memory storing computer-executable instructions for providing a computer assisted tutorial, the memory comprising:
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computer-executable instructions for providing a hypothetical fact situation, the fact situation including both a first textual explanation and a first graphical image related to said first textual information; computer-executable instructions for presenting a question based on said hypothetical fact situation; computer-executable instructions for obtaining a response from a user of a computer, said response indicative of their answer to said question; computer-executable instructions for providing an indication the correctness of said answer, said indication including both a second textual explanation and a second graphical image related to said second textual information; computer-executable instructions for asking additional questions, obtaining additional responses, and providing additional indications of correctness; and computer-executable instructions for providing an essay style indication of outcome to said hypothetical fact situation after all said indications have been provided. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 13, 14)
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9. A computer-readable memory storing computer-executable instructions for providing a computer assisted tutorial, the memory comprising:
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computer-executable instructions for providing a hypothetical fact situation, the fact situation including both a first textual explanation and a first graphical image related to said first textual information; computer-executable instructions for presenting a question based on said hypothetical fact situation; computer-executable instructions for obtaining a response from a user of a computer, said response indicative of their answer to said question; computer-executable instructions for providing an indication the correctness of said answer, said indication including both a second textual explanation and a second graphical image related to said second textual information; computer-executable instructions for asking additional questions, obtaining additional responses, and providing additional indications of correctness; and computer-executable instructions for providing an indication of the relative accuracy of said answers compared to a plurality of other users providing responses indicative of answers to said questions. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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15. A computer-readable memory storing computer-executable instructions for providing a computer assisted test preparation tutorial, the memory comprising:
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computer-executable instructions for providing a test question in a graphical display format; computer-executable instructions for presenting a question based on how to prepare an answer said test question; computer-executable instructions for obtaining a response from a user of a computer, said response indicative of their answer to said question; computer-executable instructions for providing an indication the correctness of said answer; computer-executable instructions for indicating on said graphical display of said test question, indications of annotations related to said correct answer; and computer-executable instructions for presenting additional questions, obtaining additional responses, providing additional indications, and indicating additional annotations - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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