Pedagogical System and Method

• US 20140325330A1
• Filed: 11/12/2012
• Published: 10/30/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/25/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Assignment Angels Pty., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Assignment Angels Pty., Ltd.
• Inventors: Tomasich, Selina Joy, Bye, Lee-anne Maree, Gay, Diana Jasmine
• Application Number:
  US14/360,216
• Publication Number:
  US 20140325330A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/222
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/174 Form filling; Merging
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/20 Education

Abstract

A pedagogical system and method enables improved writing skills by assisting in the generation of a document. The system includes a server having a data interface for receiving a question to be answered in the document. A data store associated with the server includes a plurality of directive words and descriptive text associated with each of the directive words. The server also includes a processor and associated memory, including program code for identifying directive words in the question and retrieving, from the data store, descriptive text associated with the directive words. An output interface then displays the descriptive text for each of the directive words.

Claims

1. A method for assisting in the generation of a document, the method including:

receiving, on a data interface, a question or instruction relating to the document;

identifying, by a computer processor, at least one directive word in the question or instruction;

retrieving, from a data store, descriptive text associated with the at least one directive word;

receiving, on a data interface, a plurality of main points to be addressed in the document;

receiving, on a data interface, a target word count for the document;

assigning, by a computer processor, a target word count for each of the plurality of main points based at least partly on the target word count for the document and the number of main points in the plurality of main points; and

generating, by a computer processor, a user interface including;

a plurality of document generation assistant components, wherein a first component of the plurality of document generation assistant components includes descriptive text for the at least one directive word and a second component of the plurality of document generation assistant components includes the target word counts for each of the plurality of main points; and

an input field for each of the plurality of main points;

wherein, upon presentation of the user interface, the plurality of main points to be addressed is presented in association with text input fields for the plurality of main points, and the second component is presented in association with text input fields for the plurality of main points.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, on a data interface and via the text input fields for the plurality of main points, text relating to the plurality of main points; and

generating, by a computer processor, at least part of the document based upon the text relating to the plurality of main points.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, on a data interface and via a text input field for an introduction, text relating to an introduction of the document; and

receiving, on a data interface and via a text input field for a conclusion, text relating to a conclusion of the document; and

generating, by a computer processor, at least part of the document based upon the text relating to the introduction and conclusion of the document;

wherein the user interface includes;

the input field for the introduction; and

the input field for the conclusion.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, on a data interface and via a text input field, text for the document, wherein the text is associated with a main point of the plurality of main points, the introduction or the conclusion; and

determining, by a processor, a number of words in the text;

wherein, upon presentation of the user interface, the number of words in the text is presented in association with the text input field.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

presenting at least one brainstorming text input field,

wherein, upon presentation of the user interface, the at least one brainstorming text input field is presented before the text input field for each of the plurality of main points.

6. The method of claim 3, wherein the text input field for the introduction includes a thesis statement text input component, and upon presentation of the user interface, any text input in the thesis statement text input component is presented in association with the input fields for the plurality of main points.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the user interface includes a reference element including:

a reference type selection field;

a plurality of text input fields; and

information relating to referencing;

wherein, upon presentation of the user interface, the information relating to referencing is selected and presented based upon selection in the reference type selection field.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the user interface comprises a HyperText Markup Language document.

9. A system for assisting in the generation of a document, the system including:

a server including;

a data interface, for receiving a question to be answered in the document;

a data store, including a plurality of directive words and descriptive text associated with each of the directive words;

a processor and memory including program code, for;

identifying directive words in the question;

retrieving, from the data store, descriptive text associated with the directive words; and

an output interface, for displaying the descriptive text for each of the directive words.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the output interface includes a reference element including:

a reference type selection field;

a plurality of text input fields; and

information relating to referencing;

wherein, upon presentation of the output interface, the information relating to referencing is selected and presented based upon selection in the reference type selection field.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein the output interface comprises a HyperText Markup Language document.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein the memory further includes program code for:

receiving, on the data interface, a plurality of main points to be addressed in the document;

receiving, on the data interface, a target word count for the document; and

assigning, by the processor, a target word count for each of the plurality of main points based at least partly on the target word count for the document and the number of main points in the plurality of main points.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the memory further includes program code for:

generating, by the computer processor, a user interface including a plurality of document generation assistant components, wherein a first component of the plurality of document generation assistant components includes descriptive text for each word in the plurality of directive words and a second component of the plurality of document generation assistant components includes the target word counts for each of the plurality of main points.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein the memory further includes program code for:

receiving, on the data interface and via text input fields for the plurality of main points, text relating to the plurality of main points; and

generating, by a computer processor, at least part of the document based upon the text relating to the plurality of main points.