Systems and Methods for Semantic Knowledge Assessment, Instruction, and Acquisition
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1. A language training system, comprising:
- one or more set and subsets databases for storing multiple vocabulary items;
an item frequency database for storing multiple vocabulary items from the one or more corresponding set and subsets databases, wherein the multiple vocabulary items in the item importance database are ranked in order of frequency of occurrence within the selected sets and/or corresponding subsets;
a user testing component configured to—
(a) present a series of vocabulary items from the one or more set and subsets to a user for response, and(b) receive and process user input related to the presented vocabulary items;
a calibration component configured to determine, for each vocabulary item—
a vocabulary item recognizability measure,a vocabulary item depth of knowledge measure, anda vocabulary item retention measure,as compared with users within one or more demographic segments or populations; and
a learning sequence compiler configured to generate, for each user, a target list of unknown vocabulary items.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for semantic knowledge assessment, instruction, and acquisition are disclosed. In one embodiment a computer-implemented method for language instruction includes determining a lexical recognition ability level of a user within a lexicon of a particular language. This method further includes, based on item recognizability, creating a target list of unknown lexical items. The target list can be sorted by ranking the importance of the unknown lexical items within the particular lexicon. The method also includes generating a personal language learning sequence for the user based, at least in part, on the target list.
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1. A language training system, comprising:
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one or more set and subsets databases for storing multiple vocabulary items; an item frequency database for storing multiple vocabulary items from the one or more corresponding set and subsets databases, wherein the multiple vocabulary items in the item importance database are ranked in order of frequency of occurrence within the selected sets and/or corresponding subsets; a user testing component configured to— (a) present a series of vocabulary items from the one or more set and subsets to a user for response, and (b) receive and process user input related to the presented vocabulary items; a calibration component configured to determine, for each vocabulary item— a vocabulary item recognizability measure, a vocabulary item depth of knowledge measure, and a vocabulary item retention measure, as compared with users within one or more demographic segments or populations; and a learning sequence compiler configured to generate, for each user, a target list of unknown vocabulary items. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. One or more computer memories storing a computer-implemented method for language assessment and instruction, the method comprising:
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determining a lexical recognition ability level of a user within a lexicon of a particular language or sub-domain thereof; based on the recognition ability level of the user, creating a target list of unknown lexical items, the target list being sorted by ranking the importance of the unknown lexical items within the particular lexicon; and generating a personal language learning sequence for the user based, at least in part, on the target list. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A language instruction system, comprising:
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means for storing multiple lexical items within a corpus or corresponding sub-domains; means for ranking the multiple lexical items in order of importance within the corpus and/or corresponding sub-domain; means for receiving and processing user input in response to a presentation of at least a portion of the multiple lexical items to each user for response; means for calculating, for each user, a lexical recognition ability measure, lexical depth of knowledge measures, and a lexical retention measures as compared with other users within a given demographic segment or population; and means for generating a target list of unknown lexical items for each user.
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25. A system for semantic knowledge assessment and instruction, the system including an item importance database for storing multiple lexical items, wherein the stored multiple lexical items are ranked in order of importance within a selected corpus and/or corresponding sub-domain, the system comprising:
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a computer-adaptive testing component configured to— present a series of lexical items from the selected corpus and/or sub-domain to a user for identification; and receive and process user input for each presented lexical item; a calibration component configured to determine, for each user— a lexical recognition ability level, multiple lexical item depth of knowledge measures, and multiple lexical item retention measures, as compared with users within one or more demographic segments or populations; and a learning sequence compiler configured to generate, for each user, personal language learning sequence including one or more unknown lexical items, the selected lexical items being organized by priority of item to be learned in sequence within the particular corpus and/or sub-domain.
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