Learning system with response analyzer
First Claim
1. An automated learning system, comprising:
- a plurality of student units, each of said student units adapted to be utilized by a respective one of a plurality of students;
a teacher unit having a display and a computer utilizing a graphic user interface, said teacher unit being coupled with each of said student units, said computer being operable to assist a user in testing each of said students by asking one or more questions, to display to said user information regarding the responses received from said plurality of students, and to automatically end a current one of said one or more questions when a selected one of a plurality of pre-selected conditions is satisfied; and
a plurality of master units for supplying information to, or storing information output by, each of said student units.
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Abstract
A learning system is provided which includes a plurality of student units for use by students, a teacher unit for use by a teacher, and a plurality of master storage devices that store information reproduced by the student units. The learning system includes a computer for use also by the teacher that operates to control each of the student units. The computer also provides the feature of assisting the teacher in the student testing process wherein student response information is displayed on the computer. During each question of a test, the computer displays to the teacher the amount of elapsed time of the current question, the question number, the number of students who currently have responded to the current question, the ratio of students who currently have responded to the current question to the total number of students, and a graph that identifies the number of students choosing a respective answer. The computer also provides the feature of automatically closing a test question after a pre-selected condition is satisfied.
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48 Claims
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1. An automated learning system, comprising:
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a plurality of student units, each of said student units adapted to be utilized by a respective one of a plurality of students;
a teacher unit having a display and a computer utilizing a graphic user interface, said teacher unit being coupled with each of said student units, said computer being operable to assist a user in testing each of said students by asking one or more questions, to display to said user information regarding the responses received from said plurality of students, and to automatically end a current one of said one or more questions when a selected one of a plurality of pre-selected conditions is satisfied; and
a plurality of master units for supplying information to, or storing information output by, each of said student units. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An automated learning system, comprising:
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a plurality of student means, each of said student means being adapted to be utilized by a respective one of a plurality of students;
a plurality of master means for supplying respective information to each of said student units; and
control means having a graphical user interface for controlling each of said student means and said master means, said control means being operable to assist a user in testing each of said students by asking one or more questions, said control means including display means for displaying to said user information regarding the responses received from said plurality of students, and to automatically end a current one of said one or more questions when a selected one of a plurality of pre-selected conditions is satisfied. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A method of controlling a learning system having a plurality of student units for use by students, a plurality of master units and a teacher unit having a computer with a display and a graphic user input, comprising the steps of:
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receiving by said plurality of student units responses from a plurality of students in response to one or more questions, each of said student units being utilized by a respective one of said plurality of students;
receiving the responses received by said student units from said plurality of students;
displaying information regarding the responses received from said plurality of students at said graphical user interface of said computer; and
automatically ending a current one of said one or more questions when a selected one of a plurality of pre-selected conditions is satisfied. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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