Categorized test item reporting method

• US 5,752,836 A
• Filed: 11/20/1995
• Issued: 05/19/1998
• 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:
  US08/560,838
• Time in Patent Office: 911 Days
• Field of Search: 434/118, 434/156, 434/157, 434/169, 434/185, 434/307 R, 434/308, 434/322, 434/323, 434/350, 434/362, 434/365, 385/10, 385/48, 385/59, 385/62, 395/92, 395/761, 395/762, 395/806, 395/326, 395/329, 395/339, 395/401, 395/427, 395/425, 395/927, 358/444, 358/450, 273/273, 273/428-432
• 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 reporting groupings of answers to test questions. Answers to test questions are received in electronic form, after which the answers are divided according to predefined categories and organized into separate groupings. The answers in the groupings are reported.

Claims

1. A method for processing categorized answers to tests in order to facilitate teaching of material contained within the tests, the method comprising the steps of:

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

b) electronically dividing the answers according to predefined categories and organizing the divided answers into separate groupings; and

c) electronically reporting the answers in the groupings.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein:

a) the step of electronically dividing the answers according to predefined categories comprises the step of electronically including in each of the groupings an image of a respondent'"'"'s work for the corresponding categorized answer; and

b) the step of electronically reporting the answers comprises the step of reporting the image corresponding to the groupings.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of electronically dividing the answers according to predefined categories comprises the step of electronically dividing the answers according to incorrect answers and organizing the divided incorrect answers into separate groupings.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of electronically dividing the answers according to predefined categories comprises the step of electronically dividing the answers according to correct answers and organizing the divided correct answers into separate groupings.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of electronically dividing the answers according to predefined categories comprises the step of electronically dividing the answers according to an analytic resolving process and organizing the divided answers into separate groupings.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein the step of electronically dividing the answers according to predefined categories comprises the step of electronically dividing the answers according to spelling errors and organizing the divided answers into separate groupings.

7. The method of claim 5 wherein the step of electronically dividing the answers according to predefined categories comprises the step of electronically dividing the answers according to punctuation errors and organizing the divided answers into separate groupings.