Student response system
First Claim
1. A student response system for centrally processing student responses obtained from a plurality of classrooms comprising:
- a plurality of student input means in each classroom, each input means being operable by a student for providing student response data;
a plurality of student data control means associated with each classroom, each student data control means being coupled to a group of student input means and being responsive to a control command for accumulating, in a particular manner, student response data from the group of student input means to which said student data control means is coupled;
a plurality of instructor input means each associated with a particular classroom and operable by an instructor for providing control data; and
a main control means coupled to each instructor input means and each student data control means for processing data therefrom, said main control means being responsive to control data from an instructor input means for providing a control command to each of the student data control means associated with the classroom with which said instructor input means is associated to control the manner in which each of said student data control means accumulates student data.
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Abstract
A student response system which centrally processes student response data received from a plurality of classrooms. The system includes a main controller coupled to an instructors'"'"'s terminal in each of the classrooms. The system also includes a plurality of student response keypads in each of the classrooms as well as a plurality of student data controllers associated with each of the classrooms wherein each student data controller is coupled to a group of keypads to accumulate data therefrom. The main controller is responsive to commands from an instructor'"'"'s terminal to control each of the student data controllers in the instructor'"'"'s classroom to accumulate data from the keypads in a particular manner for transmission to the main controller which then processes the data. The student response system may be operated in a Sign-On mode, Test mode, Survey mode or Student Election mode and may further be used to generate seating charts for each of the classrooms.
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16 Claims
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1. A student response system for centrally processing student responses obtained from a plurality of classrooms comprising:
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a plurality of student input means in each classroom, each input means being operable by a student for providing student response data; a plurality of student data control means associated with each classroom, each student data control means being coupled to a group of student input means and being responsive to a control command for accumulating, in a particular manner, student response data from the group of student input means to which said student data control means is coupled; a plurality of instructor input means each associated with a particular classroom and operable by an instructor for providing control data; and a main control means coupled to each instructor input means and each student data control means for processing data therefrom, said main control means being responsive to control data from an instructor input means for providing a control command to each of the student data control means associated with the classroom with which said instructor input means is associated to control the manner in which each of said student data control means accumulates student data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A student response system for centrally processing student responses obtained from a plurality of classrooms comprising:
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a plurality of student input means in each classroom, each input means being operable by a student for providing student response data; a plurality of student data control means associated with each classroom, each student data control means being coupled to a group of student input means and each having; a memory for storing data from the student input means to which the student data control means is coupled; and a processing means responsive to a control command for controlling the transfer of data out from said memory; a plurality of instructor input means each associated with a particular classroom and operable by an instructor for providing control data; and a main control means coupled to each instructor input means and each student data control means for processing data therefrom, said main control means being responsive to control data from an instructor input means for providing said control command to each of the student data control means associated with the classroom with which the instructor input means is associated to enable the transfer of data from the memories of the student data control means to said main control means.
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8. In a student response system for processing responses from a plurality of students each having a student identification number, a system for automatically compiling student election results comprising:
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a plurality of student input means each operable by a student for entering student response data including a student identification number representing a vote for the student having that number; instructor input means operable by an instructor for providing control commands including an election control command which commands a main control means to compile individual votes from the students; main control means coupled to each of said student input means and said instructor input means to receive data therefrom, said main control means being responsive to control data from said instructor input means for processing the response data from the student input means in a particular manner and including; means responsive to the election control command for checking the validity of each student identification number received from the plurality of student input means; and means for determining the student identification number entered most often from all of the entered student identification numbers determined to be valid. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. In a student response system for processing responses from a plurality of students each having a student identification number, means for automatically generating a seating chart for a classroom having a plurality of seats comprising:
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a plurality of student input means each associated with a particular seat in the classroom and each operable by a student for entering student response data including a student identification number; instructor input means operable by an instructor for providing control commands; main control means coupled to each of said student input means and instructor input means to receive data therefrom, said main control means being responsive to a control command from said instructor input means for processing the response data in a particular manner and including; first memory means for storing the name and identification number of each student authorized to take a class, each name being stored with the student'"'"'s identification number; a memory matrix having a storage location associated with each seat in the classroom the position of the storage location in the memory matrix representing the position of the associated seat in the classroom such that said matrix mirrors the classroom; means responsive to a first student identification number entered on a student input means associated with a particular seat for storing the first identification number in the memory matrix storage location associated with said particular seat; means for storing in the memory matrix storage location associated with said particular seat the name stored with said first identification number in said first memory means; and means for generating a seating chart from said memory matrix. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. In a student response system for processing test question responses from a plurality of students obtained from a plurality of classrooms, means for analyzing the questions on a test comprising:
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a plurality of student input means each operable by a student for entering a test question number along with a test question response selected from a predetermined group of allowable responses; a plurality of student data control means associated with each classroom, each student data control means being coupled to a group of student input means and being responsive to a control command for accumulating, in a particular manner, test question numbers and test question responses from each student input means to which said student data control means is coupled; a main control means coupled to each student data control means for processing said test question responses, said main control means including; accumulation means associated with each possible response to a particular test question number for counting the number of students entering the associated response; total means for determining the total number of students entering any response for a particular test question number; means for identifying the correct response associated with a particular test question number; difficulty index means responsive to the number stored in the accumulation means associated with the correct response identified by said identifying means and to said total means for determining a difficulty index for said test question number; and means for generating a report indicating the difficulty index determined for particular question. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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