LEARNING ASSESSMENT AND PROGRAMMATIC REMEDIATION

• US 20090280466A1
• Filed: 05/08/2008
• Published: 11/12/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 05/08/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Hines, Michael Frederick, Tiwari, Anuraag, Prakriya, Tara, Koenig, Michael F., Bhattacharyay, Subha
• Granted Patent: US 8,639,177 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 434/362
• 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

Abstract

Learning content may be provided to a user where the learning content may contain learning objectives. A response to the learning content may be received. The response may be analyzed by determining whether the response was the proper response to the learning objectives. If the response was a proper response, less questions on the learning objective may be presented in the future and the if response was an improper response, additional questions on the learning objective may be presented in the future.

Claims

1. A method of computerized programmatic assessment of learning comprising:

providing learning content to a user wherein learning content comprises at least one question and a plurality of answers and wherein the questions and answers have been associated with learning objectives;

receiving a response to the learning content;

analyzing the response comprising;

determining whether the response was the proper response;

if the response was a proper response,

identifying the learning objective in the question and in the proper response;

storing an indication that the user correctly met the learning objective in the question and in the correct answer;

if the response was an improper response;

identifying the learning objective in the question and in proper response;

identify the learning objective in the improper response selected;

storing an indication that the user did not meet the learning objective in the question, in the proper response and storing the learning objective associated with the improper response selected.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying a work input space for a user to input answer data wherein answer data is data used to work out an answer to the problem; and

storing the answer data in a memory.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying an analysis page to the user wherein the analysis page comprises at least one selected from a group comprising:

the satisfied learning objectives;

the unsatisfied learning objectives;

a number of questions attempted;

a number of questions correctly answered;

a number of questions incorrectly answered; and

a date and time when questions were answered.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising designing answers to questions that identify learning objectives that are not understood.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising if the response does not satisfy the learning objectives, displaying additional questions to further test the unsatisfied learning objectives.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising if the answer does not satisfy a first learning objective and a second learning objective,

displaying a question and answers that specifically test the first unsatisfied learning objective;

displaying a question and answers that specifically test the second learning objective;

if the selected answers by the user do not satisfy the first unsatisfied learning objective, displaying additional questions and answers related to the first unsatisfied learning objective; and

if the selected answers by user do not satisfy the second unsatisfied learning objective,

displaying additional questions and answers related to the second unsatisfied learning objective.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising if there are unsatisfied learning objectives for a single user

identifying past unsatisfied learning objectives for the single user;

determining if the past unsatisfied learning objectives are present in the current material; and

if the past unsatisfied learning objectives are present in the current material;

displaying additional content related to the past unsatisfied learning objectives.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising if there are unsatisfied learning objectives, using a failure analysis to identify unsatisfied learning objectives causes where the unsatisfied learning objectives causes are causes most likely to cause the unsatisfied learning objectives.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the failure analysis is created using historical data.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the failure analysis is create using data experience from learning professionals to determine unsatisfied learning objectives causes.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising

allowing the user to express doubt about a concept;

accepting doubt input;

communicating the doubt input to a learning professional; and

receiving a doubt response from the learning professional.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising communicating doubt context wherein doubt context comprises at least one selected from a group comprising:

content being displayed to the user at the time of the doubt input;

past work by the user related to the content

past work by the user related to the doubt input; and

a time that the doubt input was entered.

13. A computer system comprising a processor, a memory and an input/output circuit, the processor being configured to execute computer executable code for a method of computerized programmatic assessment of learning comprising computer executable code for:

proving learning content to a user wherein learning content comprises at least one question and a plurality of answers and wherein the questions and answers comprise learning objectives;

receiving a response to the learning content;

analyzing the response comprising;

determining whether the response was the proper response;

if the response was a proper response,

identifying a learning objectives in the question and in the proper response;

storing an indication that the user correctly met the learning objective in the question and in the correct answer;

if the response was an improper response;

identifying the learning objective in the question and in proper response;

identify the learning objective in the improper response selected;

storing an indication that the user did not meet the learning objective in the question, in the proper response and store the learning objective of the

improper response selected;

displaying an analysis page to the user wherein the analysis page comprises at least one selected from a group comprising;

the satisfied learning objectives;

the unsatisfied learning objectives;

a number of questions attempted;

a number of questions correctly answered;

a number of questions incorrectly answered; and

a date and time when questions were answered.

14. The computer system of claim 13, further comprising computer executable instructions for:

if there are unsatisfied learning objectives,

using a failure analysis to identify unsatisfied learning objectives causes where the unsatisfied learning objectives causes are causes most likely to cause the unsatisfied learning objectives; and

displaying an additional question and answers related to the unsatisfied learning objective.

15. The computer system of claim 14, further comprising computer executable instructions for creating the failure analysis from at least one selected from the group comprising:

using historical data;

using data experience from learning professionals to determine unsatisfied learning objectives causes.

16. The computer system of claim 13, further comprising computer executable instructions for:

allowing the user to express doubt about a concept;

accepting doubt input;

communicating the doubt input to a learning professional;

communicating doubt context to the learning professional wherein doubt context comprises at least one selected from a group comprising;

content being displayed to the user at the time of the doubt input;

past work by the user related to the content

past work by the user related to the doubt input; and

a time that the doubt input was entered; and

receiving a doubt response from the learning professional.

17. The computer system of claim 13, further comprising computer executable instructions for displaying a work input space for a user to input answer data wherein answer data is data used to work out an answer to the problem;

and storing the answer data in a memory.

18. A computer storage medium for storing computer executable instructions, the computer executable instructions comprising instructions for:

proving learning content to a user wherein learning content comprises at least one question and a plurality of answers and wherein the questions and answers are related to learning objectives;

receiving a response to the learning content;

analyzing the response comprising;

determining whether the response was the proper response;

if the response was a proper response,

identifying the learning objective in the question and in the proper response;

storing an indication that the user correctly met the learning objective in the question and in the correct answer;

if the response was an improper response;

identifying the learning objective in the question and in proper response;

identify the learning objective in the improper response selected;

storing an indication that the user did not meet the learning objective in the question, in the proper response and in the improper response selected;

using a failure analysis to identify unsatisfied learning objectives causes where the unsatisfied learning objectives causes are causes most likely to cause the unsatisfied learning objectives; and

displaying an additional question and answers related to the unsatisfied learning objective.

displaying an analysis page to the user wherein the analysis page comprises at least one selected from a group comprising;

the satisfied learning objectives;

the unsatisfied learning objectives;

a number of questions attempted;

a number of questions correctly answered;

a number of questions incorrectly answered; and

a date and time when questions were answered.

19. The computer storage medium of claim 18, further comprising computer executable instructions for creating the failure analysis from at least one selected from the group comprising:

allowing the user to express doubt about a concept;

accepting doubt input;

communicating the doubt input to a learning professional;

communicating doubt context to the learning professional wherein doubt context comprises at least one selected from a group comprising;

content being displayed to the user at the time of the doubt input;

past work by the user related to the content

past work by the user related to the doubt input; and

a time that the doubt input was entered; and

receiving a doubt response from the learning professional.

20. The computer storage medium of claim 18, further comprising computer executable instructions for displaying a work input space for a user to input answer data wherein answer data is data used to work out an answer to the problem;

and storing the answer data in a memory.