Assessing fluency based on elapsed time
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1. A computer based method comprising:
- receiving audio input associated with a user reading a sequence of words, the sequence of words displayed on a graphical user interface, and including an assessed word and optionally a word preceding the assessed word;
determining an approximate amount of time corresponding to an absence of input associated with the assessed word, since receiving audio input identified as the preceding word in the sequence of words, or since the start of the audio file or buffer associated with the sequence of words if there is no preceding word;
displaying a visual intervention on the graphical user interface if the amount of time is greater than a first threshold; and
subsequent to displaying a visual intervention, generating an audio intervention if the amount of time since the visual intervention is greater than a second threshold, and audio input associated with the assessed word has still not been received.
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Abstract
A computer based method and related system, computer program product and device includes receiving audio input associated with a user reading a sequence of words and determining an approximate amount of time corresponding to an absence of input associated with an assessed word, after receiving audio input associated with a preceding word in the sequence of words, or since the start of the audio buffer or file. The method can also include displaying a visual indication or generating an audio intervention based on the determined amount of time corresponding to an absence of input.
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31 Claims
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1. A computer based method comprising:
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receiving audio input associated with a user reading a sequence of words, the sequence of words displayed on a graphical user interface, and including an assessed word and optionally a word preceding the assessed word; determining an approximate amount of time corresponding to an absence of input associated with the assessed word, since receiving audio input identified as the preceding word in the sequence of words, or since the start of the audio file or buffer associated with the sequence of words if there is no preceding word; displaying a visual intervention on the graphical user interface if the amount of time is greater than a first threshold; and subsequent to displaying a visual intervention, generating an audio intervention if the amount of time since the visual intervention is greater than a second threshold, and audio input associated with the assessed word has still not been received. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A computer program product residing on a computer readable medium comprising instructions for causing an electrical device to:
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receive audio input associated with a user reading a sequence of words, the sequence of words displayed on a graphical user interface, and including an assessed word and optionally a word preceding the assessed word; determine an approximate amount of time corresponding to an absence of input associated with the assessed word, since receiving audio input identified as the preceding word in the sequence of words, or since the start of the audio file or buffer associated with the sequence of words if there is no preceding word; display a visual intervention on the graphical user interface if the amount of time is greater than a first threshold; and subsequent to displaying a visual intervention, generate an audio intervention if the amount of time since the visual intervention is greater than a second threshold, and audio input associated with the assessed word has still not been received. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A device configured to:
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receive audio input associated with a user reading a sequence of words, the sequence of words displayed on a graphical user interface, and including an assessed word and optionally a word preceding the assessed word; determine an approximate amount of time corresponding to an absence of input associated with the assessed word, since receiving audio input identified as the preceding word in the sequence of words, or since the start of the audio file or buffer associated with the sequence of words if there is no preceding word; display a visual intervention on the graphical user interface if the amount of time is greater than a first threshold; and subsequent to displaying a visual intervention, generate an audio intervention if the amount of time since the visual intervention is greater than a second threshold, and audio input associated with the assessed word has still not been received. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31)
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