Dynamic on-line scoring method

• US 5,690,497 A
• Filed: 11/20/1995
• Issued: 11/25/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 02/05/1993
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: NCS Pearson Incorporated (Pearson plc)
• Original Assignee: National Computer Systems, Inc. (Pearson plc)
• Inventors: Clark, Jay V., Moyer, Judith, Bramlett, William L. Jr.
• Primary Examiner(s): CHENG, JOE H
• Application Number:
  US08/561,084
• Time in Patent Office: 736 Days
• Field of Search: 434/118, 434/156, 434/185, 434/307 R, 434/308, 434/322, 434/323, 434/327, 434/362, 434/365, 434/350, 364/419.2, 395/92, 395/164, 395/166, 395/400, 395/425, 395/927, 395/761, 395/762, 395/806, 395/326, 395/329, 395/339, 395/401, 395/427, 382/10, 382/48, 382/59, 273/273, 273/429-432, 358/444, 358/450
• US Class Current: 434/322
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 7/00 Electrically-operated teaching apparatus or devices working with questions and answers mechanically operated G09B3/00; computing arrangements G06F
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 7/066 with answer indicating cards, blocks
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 706/927 Education or instruction

Abstract

A method for on-line scoring is described that dynamically provides test resolvers with rules for scoring answers to particular test questions. Rules are stored which relate to procedures for scoring the test questions. When test questions and answers are displayed to a test resolver for scoring, the corresponding rules are displayed for scoring the displayed answer.

Claims

1. A method for electronically and dynamically providing scoring rules to test resolvers to assist the test resolvers in scoring test items to which the scoring rules apply, the method comprising the steps of:

a) receiving a plurality of answers for test questions, the answers each comprising an electronic representation of at least a portion of a test answer sheet;

b) storing a plurality of scoring rules, each of the scoring rules relating to a procedure for scoring at least a particular one of the test questions;

c) selectively presenting the test answers to a test resolver; and

d) automatically selectively presenting to the test resolver the scoring rules related to the test question corresponding to the answer presented to the test resolver.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of presenting the test answers and the step of presenting the corresponding scoring rules are performed simultaneously.