ONLINE TEST POLLING

• US 20080254435A1
• Filed: 10/23/2007
• Published: 10/16/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 09/11/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: HMH Education Company
• Original Assignee: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co. (Private Equity))
• Inventors: Bosko, John, Mutum, Raghubir S., O'Brien, Corey S., Rogers, Timothy A.
• Granted Patent: US 9,536,441 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 434/362
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/205 Education administration or guidance
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 7/02 of the type wherein the student is expected to construct an answer to the question which is presented or wherein the machine gives an answer to the question presented by a student
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 7/06 of the multiple-choice answer-type, i.e. where a given question is provided with a series of answers and a choice has to be made from the answers

Abstract

An aspect of the present invention relates to an online test platform adapted to facilitate the development, delivery, and management of educational tests with interactive participation by students, teachers, proctors, and administrators even when some or all of them are remotely located. The platform may include administrator interfaces, test proctor interfaces, and test taker (e.g. student) interfaces to allow each participant to view, navigate, and interact with aspects of the online test platform that are intended to meet their needs.

Claims

1. (canceled)

2. A method for organizing test taker icons, comprising:

representing a plurality of test takers using plurality of test taker icons, wherein each icon of the plurality of icons represents one of the plurality of test takers;

presenting the plurality of test taker icons within an online test proctoring interface; and

enabling a proctor using the interface to organize each of the plurality of test taker icons within the interface according to at least one criterion.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the test taker icons comprise interactive test taker icons.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the criterion is a student status.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the status is waiting to take an exam.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the status is currently taking an exam.

7. The method of claim 4, wherein the status is finished taking an exam.

8. The method of claim 4, wherein the status is needs assistance.

9. The method of claim 4, wherein the status is a special need.

10. The method of claim 4, wherein the status is an accommodation.

11. The method of claim 4, wherein the status is a summary of test questions answered.

12. The method of claim 4, wherein the status is a summary of test questions not answered.

13. The method of claim 4, wherein the status is time left for a test take to complete a test.

14. The method of claim 4, wherein the status is elapsed time during a test.

15. The method of claim 2, wherein the criterion is a seating arrangement.

16. The method of claim 2, wherein the criterion is a test type.

17. The method of claim 2, wherein the criterion is a subtest type.

18. The method of claim 2, wherein the criterion is a class.

19. The method of claim 2, wherein the criterion is a test taker'"'"'s aptitude.

20. The method of claim 2, wherein the criterion is a special need.

21. The method of claim 2, wherein the organization within the interface is accomplished by a drag-and-drop interaction with a test taker icon.