Progress and performance management method and system

• US 20080154960A1
• Filed: 12/21/2006
• Published: 06/26/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Steven Francisco
• Original Assignee: Steven Francisco
• Inventors: Francisco, Steven
• Application Number:
  US11/644,550
• Publication Number:
  US 20080154960A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/104.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• 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 collecting and tracking objective and subjective performance data of students by selecting data entry fields to be tracked, assigning a bar code to each data entry field, scanning the bar code of a desired data entry field, entering objective data, for example as audio, image and/or video input, relative to the desired data entry field into a central database, and accessing the entered data at a later date for subjective evaluation relative to student performance.

Claims

1. A system for collecting objective and subjective performance data of students, comprising:

a barcode scanner;

software for generating bar codes;

equipment for entering audio, image and/or input video input;

a central database for storing the input from the equipment; and

control software for accessing files based upon scanned barcodes and entering and updating information in the database.

2. The system for collecting objective and subjective performance data of students as in claim 1, and further comprising a list containing a plurality of barcodes, each barcode being associated with a separate data entry field.

3. The system for collecting objective and subjective performance data of students as in claim 2, wherein the data entry fields include at least one of the group consisting of attendance, behavior, family notes, health notes, performance, reading and special abilities.

4. The system for collecting objective and subjective performance data of students as in claim 1, wherein each student has a specific barcode associated to him/her.

5. The system for collecting objective and subjective performance data of students as in claim 1, wherein the equipment includes a digital camera.

6. The system for collecting objective and subjective performance data of students as in claim 5, wherein the digital camera includes the barcode scanner.

7. The system for collecting objective and subjective performance data of students as in claim 1, wherein the equipment includes a digital camcorder.

8. The system for collecting objective and subjective performance data of students as in claim 7, wherein the barcode scanner is incorporated in the camcorder.

9. The system for collecting objective and subjective performance data of students as in claim 1, wherein the equipment includes an image scanner.

10. The system for collecting objective and subjective performance data of students as in claim 9, wherein the barcode scanner is incorporated in the image scanner.

11. The system for collecting objective and subjective performance data of students as in claim 1, wherein the equipment includes a voice recorder, the barcode scanner being incorporated in the voice recorder.

12. A method for collecting and tracking objective and subjective performance data of students, comprising the steps of:

selecting data entry fields to be tracked;

entering objective data to a desired data entry field into a central database; and

accessing the entered data at a later date for subjective evaluation to track student performance.

13. The method for collecting and tracking objective and subjective performance data of students according to claim 12, further including assigning a bar code to each data entry field and scanning the bar code of the desired data entry field prior to entering the objective data.

14. The method for collecting and tracking objective and subjective performance data of students according to claim 12, wherein the data entry fields include at least one of the group consisting of attendance, behavior, family notes, health notes, performance, reading and special abilities.

15. The method for collecting and tracking objective and subjective performance data of students according to claim 13, further including assigning a specific bar code to each student.

16. The method for collecting and tracking objective and subjective performance data of students according to claim 15, including scanning a selected student'"'"'s bar code for entering data for the desired data entry field relative to the selected student.

17. The method for collecting and tracking objective and subjective performance data of students according to claim 12, wherein the step of entering data includes entering data with at least one of the group consisting of a digital camera, a digital video camera, an image scanner and a voice recorder.

18. The method for collecting and tracking objective and subjective performance data of students according to claim 17, wherein a barcode scanner is arranged in the digital camera, the digital video camera, the image scanner or the voice recorder.

19. The method for collecting and tracking objective and subjective performance data of students according to claim 13, wherein the accessing step includes accessing the database via the internet and scanning specific bar codes to access desired students and data fields.

20. The method for collecting and tracking objective and subjective performance data of students according to claim 12, further including storing results of the subjective evaluation.