Computerized method of and system for learning

• US 6,551,109 B1
• Filed: 09/13/2000
• Issued: 04/22/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 09/13/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Profound Learning Systems Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Profound Learning Systems Incorporated
• Inventors: Rudmik, Tom R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Banks, Derris H.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Fernstrom, Kurt
• Application Number:
  US09/660,827
• Time in Patent Office: 951 Days
• Field of Search: 434/322, 434/335, 434/350, 434/353, 434/354, 434/356, 434/156, 434/157, 434/323
• US Class Current: 434/322
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 3/00 Manually or mechanically operated teaching appliances working with questions and answers electrically-operated G09B7/00; e.g. G09B7/063 advertising or displaying in general G09F
• 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

Abstract

In a computerized method of and system for learning an information, the information is subdivided into a plurality of portions, and a plurality of sets of questions, each related to a respective one of said portions; a plurality of reviews of the portions of the information are performed by a learner in accordance with a computer program; during each review at least one of said portions called from the storage is displayed as an electronic page on a display, and a content of the electronic page is reviewed; on the display from the storage successively one after the other, questions are presented related to the displayed electronic page; the learner inputs indications whether the learner knows an answer to a corresponding question or the learner does not know the answer at least adequately; in response to the learner'"'"'s inputting the indication that the learner knows the answer to a corresponding question, by the program the question is promoted to a later review; in response to the learner'"'"'s inputting the indication that the learner does not know the answer to a corresponding question adequately, by the program the question is promoted to an earlier review; and the reviews are performed with time intervals which increase from one review to another.

Claims

1. A computerized method of learning, comprising the steps of

storing in a storage the information subdivided into a plurality of portions, and a plurality of sets of questions, each set related to a respective one of said portions;

performing a plurality of reviews of said portions of the information by a learner in accordance with a computer program;

displaying during each review at least one of said portions called from the storage as an electronic page on a display and reviewing a content of said electronic page by the learner;

presenting on the display from the storage successively one after the other, questions related to the displayed electronic page;

inputting by the learner indications whether the learner knows an answer to a corresponding question or the learner does not know the answer at least adequately;

in response to the learner'"'"'s inputting the indication that the learner knows the answer to a corresponding question, promoting by the program said question to a later review;

in response to the learner'"'"'s inputting the indication that the learner does not know the answer to a corresponding question adequately, promoting by the program said question to an earlier review;

performing the reviews with time intervals which increase from one review to another; and

during each subsequent review, presenting on the display, successively one after the other, questions related to at least one electronic page displayed during a preceding review; and

inputting by the learner indications whether the learner remembers an answer to a corresponding question, or does not remember the answer to the corresponding question, or the learner is willing to read about it, and if the learner does not remember the answer to the corresponding question or is willing to read about it the electronic page which contains an answer to said question is displayed on the display.

2. A method as defined in claim 1;

and further comprising the step of at least one repeat displaying, during the same review, of the same electronic page by the program, in response to the learner'"'"'s inputting the indication that the learner does not know adequately the answer to a corresponding question, to enable the learner to find and memorize the adequate answer to said question.

3. A method as defined in claim 1;

and further comprising, before each subsequent review, inputting by the learner indications to begin a review or to return to at least one of said electronic pages displayed during at least one proceeding review, so as to start the subsequent review or to display said at least one electronic page again correspondingly.

4. A method as defined in claim 1;

and further comprising activating by the learner on the display an electronic page which lists particulars of results of preceding reviews by the learner.

5. A method as defined in claim 1;

and further comprising varying time periods between the reviews in correspondence with a learner'"'"'s ability to learn, determined by a learner'"'"'s performance during the reviews.

6. A method as defined in claim 1;

and further comprising varying time periods between the reviews in correspondence with a content of the information to be learned determined by a learner'"'"'s performance during the reviews.

7. A method as defined in claim 1;

and further comprising activating by an information provider on the display an electronic page related TO the information.

8. A method as defined in claim 1;

and further comprising activating for at least some of the questions by the learner on the display a clue associated with the corresponding question, so that during subsequent displaying of the question on the display said clue is also displayed on the display.

9. A method as defined in claim 1;

and further comprising selectively varying an actual learning time.

10. A method as defined in claim 1;

and further comprising delivering a certification exam once the information has been learned.

11. A computerized system for learning, comprising

a storage of the information subdivided into a plurality of portions, and a plurality of set of questions each sets related to a respective one of said portions;

means for performing a plurality of reviews of said portions of the information by a learner in accordance with a computer program;

means for displaying during each review at least one of said portions called from the storage as an electronic page on a display and reviewing a content of said electronic page by the learner;

means for presenting on the display from the storage successively one after the other, questions related to the displayed electronic page;

means for inputting by the learner indications whether the learner known an answer to a corresponding question or the learner does not know the answer at least adequately;

means operative for, in response to the learner'"'"'s inputting the indications that the learner knows the answer to a corresponding question, promoting by the program said question to a later review;

means operative for, in response to the learner'"'"'s inputting the indication that the learner does not know the answer to a corresponding question adequately, promoting by the learner said question to an earlier review; and

means for initiating the reviews with time intervals which increase from one review to another.

12. A system as defined in claim 11;

and further comprising means operative for at least one repeat displaying, during the same review, of the same electronic page by the program, in response to the learner'"'"'s inputting the indication that the learner does not know adequately the answer to a corresponding question, to enable the learner to find and memorize the adequate answer to said question.

13. A system as defined in claim 11;

and further comprising means operative for, before each subsequent review, inputting by the learner indications to begin a review or to return to at least one of said electronic pages displayed during at least one preceding review, so as to start the subsequent review or to display said at least one electronic page again correspondingly.

14. A system as defined in claim 11;

and further comprising means operative for during each subsequent review, presenting one of the display, successively one after the other, questions related to at least one electronic page displayed during a preceding review; and

inputting by the learner indications whether the learner remembers an answer to a corresponding question or does not remember the answer to the corresponding question, or the learner is willing to read about it, and if the learner does not remember the answer to the corresponding question or is willing to read about it the electronic page which contains an answer to said question is displayed on the display.

15. A system as defined in claim 11;

and further comprising means for activating by the learner on the display an electronic page which lists particulars of results of preceding reviews by the learner.

16. A system as defined in claim 11;

and further comprising varying time periods between the reviews in correspondence with a learner'"'"'s ability to learn, determined by a learner'"'"'s performance during the reviews.

17. A system as defined in claim 11;

and further comprising means for varying time periods between the reviews in correspondence with a content of the information to be learned, determined by a learner'"'"'s performance during the reviews.

18. A system as defined in claim 11;

and further comprising means for activating by an information provider on the display an electronic page related to the information.

19. A system as defined in claim 11;

and further comprising means for activating for at least some of the questions by the learner on the display a clue associated with the corresponding question, so that during subsequent displaying of the question said clue is also displayed on the display.

20. A system as defined in claim 11;

and further comprising means for selectively varying an actual learning time.

21. A system as defined in claim 11;

and further comprising means for delivering a certification exam once the information has been learned.