SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LEARNING CONCEPT MAP

• US 20110223575A1
• Filed: 05/26/2010
• Published: 09/15/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/10/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: National Taiwan University (Government of The Republic of China)
• Original Assignee: National Taiwan University (Government of The Republic of China)
• Inventors: Chen, Jun-Yu, Chou, Yen-Liang, Huang, Jo-Yi, Hsu, Shih-Kuan, Lin, Chih-Ting, Pan, Jen-Jun, Yueh, Hsiu-Ping
• Granted Patent: US 8,655,260 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 434/351
• 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

A system for creating the learning organizational tool known as a concept map to thereby facilitate learning includes a manipulation-sensing device with a wireless data transceiver, an information integration platform, and a data processing device. The wireless manipulating-sensing device allows users to physically manipulate the concept map and then transmit/receive data related to the results of the physical manipulation via a wireless network. The wireless manipulation-sensing device includes a plurality of conceptual modules for recording data in the process of learning a concept map, a plurality of connecting modules for recording data of the connection relations between the conceptual modules, and a plurality of connecting wires connected between the plurality of conceptual modules and the plurality of connecting modules to form connection relations therebetween. The information integration platform receives the results of the physical manipulation transmitted from the conceptual modules to form concept map information by translation. The data processing device receives the concept map information formed by the information integration platform. In addition, a method for learning a concept map using the system described above is further provided.

Claims

1. A system for learning a concept map, comprising:

a manipulation-sensing device with a wireless data transceiver for users to perform physical manipulation of the concept map and transmitting and receiving data related to results of the physical manipulation via a wireless network, the manipulation-sensing device with the wireless data transceiver comprising;

a plurality of conceptual modules for recording conceptual data related to learning the concept map and transmitting the data related to the physical manipulation via the wireless network;

a plurality of connecting modules for recording data related to connection relations between the plurality of conceptual modules, the data related to connection relations at least comprising a plurality of conjunctions between the conceptual data; and

a plurality of connecting wires for providing physical connections between the plurality of connecting modules and corresponding ones of the plurality of conceptual modules so as for connection relations to be formed between the plurality of connecting modules and the plurality of conceptual modules;

an information integration platform for receiving the results of the physical manipulation from the conceptual modules via the wireless network so as to form a concept map structure according to the results of the physical manipulation and translate the concept map structure to concept map information, wherein the results of the physical manipulation at least comprise the conceptual data, conjunctions, and connection relations; and

a data processing device for receiving the concept map information formed by the information integration platform.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of conceptual modules and the plurality of connecting modules each have at least a connection port connectable to one of the connecting wires so as for the connection relations to be formed between the conceptual modules via the connecting wires and the connecting modules, the conceptual modules each comprising:

a sensing unit for detecting a movement state of each of the conceptual modules;

a storing unit for storing an ID, level, and number of connections of the conceptual modules and the conceptual data;

a display unit for displaying the conceptual data;

a wireless transceiver unit for transmitting and receiving the movement state and data stored in the storing unit; and

a processing unit for driving the sensing unit, the storing unit, the display unit, and the wireless transceiver unit and processing the data stored in the storing unit,

wherein the results of the physical manipulation further comprise the movement state of the conceptual modules.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of connecting modules comprises two connection ports so as for a connection relation to be formed between the connection ports and the conceptual modules via connecting wires, each of the plurality of connecting modules further comprising:

a sensing unit for detecting the movement state of the connecting module;

a storing unit for storing data related to the connection relations and an ID and connection direction of the connecting module;

a display unit for displaying conjunctions denoted by the data related to connection relations; and

a processing unit for driving the sensing unit, the storing unit, and the display unit of the connecting module and processing the data stored in the storing unit of the connecting module,

wherein results of the physical manipulation further comprises the movement state of the connecting module.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the data stored in the storing unit of the connecting module is transmitted to the conceptual modules by the connecting wires.

5. The system of claim 2, wherein the information integration platform further comprises a communicating unit for receiving the results of the physical manipulation from the wireless transceiver unit of each of the conceptual modules.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the information integration platform further comprises a translating unit for translating the concept map structure to the concept map information in an XML data format.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the data processing device further comprises a display unit for displaying the concept map information.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the data processing device further comprises a setting module for sending the conceptual data and the conjunctions to the plurality of conceptual modules and the plurality of connecting modules, respectively.

9. A method for learning a concept mapvia the system of claim 1, the method comprising the steps of:

(1) connecting a conceptual module and a connecting module together by a connecting wire, followed by recording a result of manipulation of the conceptual module and the connecting module, wherein the result of manipulation at least comprises conceptual data recorded by the conceptual module, connection relation data recorded by the connecting module, and data related to the connection relation formed between the conceptual modules and the connecting module;

(2) sending the result of manipulation to an information integration platform by a wireless network;

(3) receiving the result of manipulation from the conceptual module by the information integration platform via the wireless network, forming a concept map structure according to the result of manipulation, and translating the concept map structure to concept map information; and

(4) sending the concept map information to a data processing device, followed by displaying the concept map information on the data processing device.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein step (1) further comprises moving the conceptual module and/or the connecting module, and the result of manipulation further comprises the movement states of the conceptual modules and/or the connecting modules.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein step (1) further comprises sending by the connecting modules the connection relation data thus recorded to the conceptual modules when the conceptual module and the connecting module are connected.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein step (3) further comprises translating the concept map structure to concept map information in an XML data format by the information integration platform.

13. The method of claim 9, further comprising writing the conceptual data and the connection relation data to the conceptual module and the connecting module, respectively, prior to step (1).

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the conceptual data and the connection relation data are written to the conceptual module and the connecting module, respectively, by the data processing device.

15. The method of claim 9, wherein step (4) further comprises presenting the concept map information in a digital and/or analog way by the data processing device.