MANAGEMENT OF TEACHING PROCESSES FOR INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION IN A MULTISTUDENT ENVIRONMENT
First Claim
1. A process of simultaneously teaching a large number of students with a wide range of skills with an individualized instruction program comprising the steps of:
- inputting into a computer system, all of the details of assessments of all students in the class by student name;
inputting into the computer system, designations of a plurality of lessons, selected by the teacher to be taught, each lesson including educational material;
inputting into the computer system, curriculum information comprising an indication of which of the lessons are prerequisite lessons for subsequent lessons;
inputting into the computer system, student information for two or more students, including indications of their levels of competence with respect to the educational material of one or more of the lessons entered into the computer system;
the computer system producing a lesson plan for the individual student to follow in sequence to best advance the student'"'"'s mastery of the curriculum at the fastest possible rate for the individual student;
the student signs up to receive the lesson on a lesson sign up sheet;
after the student receives the lesson, the student takes an individualized test provided by the computer system;
the student'"'"'s answers are electronically captured into the computer system by the use for example of an electronic scanner and scantron card;
the computer grades the test and provides the student with a print out of the scores and correct answers for incorrect responses of the student for comparison;
if the student passes then the next lesson is indicated to the student; and
if the student did not pass then the correction sheet information is provided to the student.
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Abstract
A system and a method are described for managing the process of simultaneously teaching a large number of students, who have a widely varying range of skills in a content area, by using individualized instruction. The system and the method achieve this by allowing the teacher'"'"'s resources to be utilized more efficiently, which makes the teaching more effective. In addition, it allows the teacher to determine the mastery criteria and the scope and sequence of a content area. Students accelerate through a sequence of skills determined by the teacher using their prior knowledge until they encounter a skill deficiency. Pre- and post-testing is used in conjunction with highly-focused, individualized instruction, in a feedback-loop-cycle until the student masters the specific skill. The system and the method are applicable to any subject area where learning is enhanced by a sequential learning process.
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21 Claims
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1. A process of simultaneously teaching a large number of students with a wide range of skills with an individualized instruction program comprising the steps of:
- inputting into a computer system, all of the details of assessments of all students in the class by student name;
inputting into the computer system, designations of a plurality of lessons, selected by the teacher to be taught, each lesson including educational material;
inputting into the computer system, curriculum information comprising an indication of which of the lessons are prerequisite lessons for subsequent lessons;
inputting into the computer system, student information for two or more students, including indications of their levels of competence with respect to the educational material of one or more of the lessons entered into the computer system;
the computer system producing a lesson plan for the individual student to follow in sequence to best advance the student'"'"'s mastery of the curriculum at the fastest possible rate for the individual student;
the student signs up to receive the lesson on a lesson sign up sheet;
after the student receives the lesson, the student takes an individualized test provided by the computer system;
the student'"'"'s answers are electronically captured into the computer system by the use for example of an electronic scanner and scantron card;
the computer grades the test and provides the student with a print out of the scores and correct answers for incorrect responses of the student for comparison;
if the student passes then the next lesson is indicated to the student; and
if the student did not pass then the correction sheet information is provided to the student. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
- inputting into a computer system, all of the details of assessments of all students in the class by student name;
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10. A system for managing the process of simultaneously teaching a large number of students with a wide range of skills with an individualized instruction program comprising:
- a networked computer system including two or more computers, a method of electronically capturing a student'"'"'s answers, by the use for example of an electronic scanner, and a printer to implement a method of individualized instruction to a large number of students in a class;
computer software on said networked computer system to assist the computer system in the implementation of the individualized instruction program;
means for inputting into said computer system of all of the details of assessments of all students in the class by student name;
means for inputting into said computer system, designations of a plurality of lessons, selected by the teacher to be taught, each lesson including educational material;
means for inputting into said computer system, curriculum information comprising an indication of which of the lessons are prerequisite lessons for subsequent lessons;
means for inputting into said computer system, student information for two or more students, including indications of their levels of competence with respect to the educational material of one or more of the lessons entered into said computer system; and
said computer system having a means for producing a lesson plan for each individual student to follow in sequence to best advance the student'"'"'s mastery of the curriculum at the fastest possible rate for the individual student. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
- a networked computer system including two or more computers, a method of electronically capturing a student'"'"'s answers, by the use for example of an electronic scanner, and a printer to implement a method of individualized instruction to a large number of students in a class;
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