Learning model for competency based performance

• US 8,628,331 B1
• Filed: 04/06/2010
• Issued: 01/14/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 04/06/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Beth Ann Wright
• Original Assignee: Beth Ann Wright
• Inventors: Wright, Beth Ann
• Primary Examiner(s): Yip, Jack
• Application Number:
  US12/798,531
• Time in Patent Office: 1,379 Days
• Field of Search: 434/107, 434/219, 434/247, 434/236, 434/322, 434/323, 434/365, 600/300, 700/90, 700/91, 700/92, 700/93
• US Class Current: 434/236
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/00 Teaching not covered by other main groups of this subclass teaching or practice apparatus for gun-aiming or gun-laying F41G3/26
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/00 Electrically-operated educational appliances working with questions and answers G09B7/00; simulators G09B9/00; advertising or displaying in general G09F
• 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

Abstract

A system and method, a machine, and an article of manufacture of an occupational performance system and method for achieving occupational performance of competency based education and work force standards. The occupational performance system and method for achieving occupational performance includes: first, setting competency based goals with a goal setting diagram, to sequentially browse goal element lists, to sequentially select goal elements, to set competency based goals; second, recording in a performance record the competency based goals, goal status updates, progress notes, assessments, and artifacts in the performance record; and third, interacting in a community of practice including community members engaging in community activities, and sharing the performance record, and performing storage, retrieval, and operation of various combinations of occupational performance data fields selected from the competency based goals, performance record, and community of practice to improve occupational performance of the community of practice within the occupational performance system.

Claims

1. A system for assisting a user in achieving occupational performance and for distributing learning experience user data relating to the occupational performance to a group of users, comprising:

one or more processors;

one or more memory devices operatively coupled to the one or more processors;

one or more input means operatively coupled to the one or more processors;

one or more display means operatively coupled to the one or more processors; and

software instructions stored on the one or more memory devices and executed by the one or more processors, comprising;

instructions for generating a display to the user enabling the user to identify their competency goals relating to their occupational performance, including instructions for providing the user with a goal setting diagram of goal elements and instructions enabling the user to develop a competency goal by sequentially browsing five different goal element lists and sequentially selecting goal elements from each of the browsed goal element lists, and instructions requiring the user to select five goal elements, at least one element of each of the following goal elements lists;

a competency goal element list so that the user selects a competency identifying a skill or behavior from a plurality of competencies presented to the user in the competency goal element list;

a performance standard goal element list so that the user selects a process to assist the user in achieving the selected competency from a plurality of performance standards presented to the user in the performance standard goal element list;

a component goal element list so that the user selects at least one of tools, media, activities, and curriculum presented to the user in the component goal element list for use in implementing the selected performance standard for achieving the selected competency;

a measurement goal element list so that the user selects a criteria for the user in implementing the selected performance standard for achieving the selected competency using the selected component wherein the selected criteria is selected from a plurality of measurements presented to the user in the measurement goal element list; and

a motivator goal element list so that the user selects a reason for achieving the selected competency from a plurality of motivators presented to the user in the motivator goal element list;

instructions enabling the user to record data of the user'"'"'s performance regarding their identified competency goal;

instructions associating the user with a user group with at least one other user of the system wherein users are associated with the user group according to competency goal of the user;

instructions for enabling the user to interact with at least one other user of the associated user group, including;

instructions enabling the user to share the recorded data with the other user in the user group,

instructions enabling the user to access recorded data shared by the other user in the user group, and

instructions enabling the user and at least one other user to assess the user based on the user'"'"'s occupational performance using a scoring rubric.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the associating instructions include instructions grouping the user with a user group according to a type of the selected competency goal of the user and according to at least one of the following relating to the user:

vocation;

health condition;

well-being interests;

objectives;

medical disease;

educational pursuits;

work pursuits;

life roles; and

life interests.

3. The system of claim 2 wherein the instructions for enabling the user to interact with at least one other user of the associated user group further includes instructions enabling the user to link one of their experiences relating to the five goal elements to a symbol for sharing with at least one other user.

4. The system of claim 2 wherein the instructions for enabling the user to interact with at least one other user of the associated user group further includes instructions enabling the user to link one of the following to a symbol for sharing with at least one other user:

salient impressions data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking;

happenings data relating to recent events experienced by the user;

introspection data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking;

next steps data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking; and

empowerment data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking.

5. The system of claim 2 wherein the instructions for enabling the user to interact with at least one other user of the associated user group further includes instructions enabling the user to link an artifact of the user to a symbol for sharing with at least one other user.

6. The system of claim 1 wherein the instructions for enabling the user to interact with at least one other user of the associated user group further includes instructions enabling the user to link one of their experiences relating to the five goal elements to a symbol for sharing with at least one other user.

7. The system of claim 1 wherein the instructions for enabling the user to interact with at least one other user of the associated user group further includes instructions enabling the user to link one of the following to a symbol for sharing with at least one other user:

salient impressions data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking;

happenings data relating to recent events experienced by the user;

introspection data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking;

next steps data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking; and

empowerment data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking.

8. The system of claim 1 wherein the instructions for enabling the user to interact with at least one other user of the associated user group further includes instructions enabling the user to link an artifact of the user to a symbol for sharing with at least one other user.

9. The system of claim 1 wherein the selected competency goal of the user is associated with qualitative data of the user during an occupational performance of the user, and including at least one of the following:

salient impressions data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking;

happenings data relating to recent events experienced by the user;

introspection data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking;

next steps data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking; and

empowerment data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking.

10. The system of claim 9 wherein the user is presented with the following components for selection and use by the user:

web applications;

personal sensor devices;

products or services;

publicly available content;

purchasable content;

screens;

assessments;

surveys, or quizzes; and

diagnostic tests.

11. The system of claim 1 wherein the user is presented with the following components for selection and use by the user:

web applications;

personal sensor devices;

products or services;

publicly available content;

purchasable content;

screens;

assessments;

surveys, or quizzes; and

diagnostic tests.

12. The system of claim 1 wherein the recorded data of the user'"'"'s performance regarding their identified competency goal comprises a structured data set which is (1) indicative of the occupational performance of the user, (2) indicative of the competency goal and shared artifacts between the user and another user related to the competency goal, and (3) based on an assessment by another user of the associated user group of the user'"'"'s occupational performance;

and further comprising an interface for accessing the structured data set to evaluate the structured data set by at least one of outcome research tools and scientific research tools.

13. The system of claim 12 further comprising instructions for evaluating the competency goal elements with the structured data to indicate the user'"'"'s occupational performance and instructions enabling the user and at least one other user'"'"'s to share a story by analogy which relates to at least one of the five goal elements of the user.

14. The system of claim 1 further comprising instructions enabling the user and at least one other user'"'"'s to share a story by analogy which relates to at least one of the five goal elements of the user.

15. The system of claim 14 wherein the associating instructions include instructions grouping the user with a user group according to a type of the selected competency goal of the user and according to at least one of the following relating to the user:

vocation;

health condition;

well-being interests;

objectives;

medical disease;

educational pursuits;

work pursuits;

life roles; and

life interests.

16. The system of claim 15 wherein the instructions for enabling the user to interact with at least one other user of the associated user group further includes instructions enabling the user to link one of their experiences relating to the five goal elements to a symbol for sharing with at least one other user.

17. The system of claim 15 wherein the instructions for enabling the user to interact with at least one other user of the associated user group further includes instructions enabling the user to link one of the following to a symbol for sharing with at least one other user:

salient impressions data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking;

happenings data relating to recent events experienced by the user;

introspection data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking;

next steps data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking; and

empowerment data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking.

18. The system of claim 15 wherein the instructions for enabling the user to interact with at least one other user of the associated user group further includes instructions enabling the user to link an artifact of the user to a symbol for sharing with at least one other user.

19. The system of claim 14 wherein the instructions for enabling the user to interact with at least one other user of the associated user group further includes instructions enabling the user to link one of their experiences relating to the five goal elements to a symbol for sharing with at least one other user.

20. The system of claim 14 wherein the instructions for enabling the user to interact with at least one other user of the associated user group further includes instructions enabling the user to link one of the following to a symbol for sharing with at least one other user:

salient impressions data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking;

happenings data relating to recent events experienced by the user;

introspection data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking;

next steps data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking; and

empowerment data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking.

21. The system of claim 14 wherein the instructions for enabling the user to interact with at least one other user of the associated user group further includes instructions enabling the user to link an artifact of the user to a symbol for sharing with at least one other user.

22. The system of claim 14 wherein the selected competency goal of the user is associated with qualitative function data of the user during an occupational performance of the user, and including at least one of the following:

salient impressions data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking;

happenings data relating to recent events experienced by the user;

introspection data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking;

next steps data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking; and

empowerment data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking.

23. The system of claim 22 wherein the user is presented with the following components for selection and use by the user:

web applications;

personal sensor devices;

products or services;

publicly available content;

purchasable content;

screens;

assessments;

surveys, or quizzes; and

diagnostic tests.

24. The system of claim 23:

wherein the associating instructions include instructions grouping the user with a user group according to a type of the selected competency goal of the user and according to at least one of the following relating to the user;

vocation;

health condition;

well-being interests;

objectives;

medical disease;

educational pursuits;

work pursuits;

life roles; and

life interests; and

wherein at least one of the following;

wherein the instructions for enabling the user to interact with at least one other user of the associated user group further includes instructions enabling the user to link one of their experiences relating to the five goal elements to a symbol for sharing with at least one other user;

wherein the instructions for enabling the user to interact with at least one other user of the associated user group further includes instructions enabling the user to link one of the following to a symbol for sharing with at least one other user;

salient impressions data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking;

happenings data relating to recent events experienced by the user;

introspection data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking;

next steps data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking; and

empowerment data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking; and

wherein the instructions for enabling the user to interact with at least one other user of the associated user group further includes instructions enabling the user to link an artifact of the user to a symbol for sharing with at least one other user.

25. The system of claim 14 wherein the user is presented with the following components for selection and use by the user:

web applications;

personal sensor devices;

products or services;

publicly available content;

purchasable content;

screens;

assessments;

surveys, or quizzes; and

diagnostic tests.

26. A non-transitory computer readable medium including executable instructions stored on the medium and executable by a computer to assist a user in achieving occupational performance and to distribute learning experience user data relating to the occupational performance to a group of users, said executable instructions comprising:

instructions for generating a display to the user enabling a user to identify their competency goals relating to their occupational performance, including instructions for providing the user with a goal setting diagram of goal elements and instructions enabling the user to develop a competency goal by sequentially browsing five different goal element lists and sequentially selecting goal elements from each of the browsed goal element lists, and instructions requiring the user to select five goal elements, at least one element of each of the following goal elements lists;

a competency goal element list so that the user selects a competency identifying a skill or behavior from a plurality of competencies presented to the user in the competency goal element list;

a performance standard goal element list so that the user selects a process to assist the user in achieving the selected competency from a plurality of performance standards presented to the user in the performance standard goal element list;

a component goal element list so that the user selects at least one of tools, media, activities, and curriculum presented to the user in the component goal element list for use in implementing the selected performance standard for achieving the selected competency;

a measurement goal element list so that the user selects a criteria for the user in implementing the selected performance standard for achieving the selected competency using the selected component wherein the selected criteria is selected from a plurality of measurements presented to the user in the measurement goal element list; and

a motivator goal element list so that the user selects a reason for achieving the selected competency from a plurality of motivators presented to the user in the motivator goal element list;

instructions enabling the user to record data of the user'"'"'s performance regarding their identified competency goal;

instructions associating the user with a user group with at least one other user of the system wherein users are associated with the user group according to competency goal of the user;

instructions for enabling the user to interact with at least one other user of the associated user group, including;

instructions enabling the user to share the recorded data with the other user in the user group,

instructions enabling the user to access recorded data shared by the other user in the user group, and

instructions enabling the user and at least one other user to assess the user based on the user'"'"'s occupational performance using a scoring rubric.

27. The medium of claim 26 wherein the associating instructions include instructions grouping the user with a user group according to a type of the selected competency goal of the user and according to at least one of the following relating to the user:

vocation;

health condition;

well-being interests;

objectives;

medical disease;

educational pursuits;

work pursuits;

life roles; and

life interests.

28. The medium of claim 27 wherein the instructions for enabling the user to interact with at least one other user of the associated user group further includes instructions enabling the user to link one of their experiences relating to the five goal elements to a symbol for sharing with at least one other user.

29. The medium of claim 27 wherein the instructions for enabling the user to interact with at least one other user of the associated user group further includes instructions enabling the user to link one of the following to a symbol for sharing with at least one other user:

salient impressions data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking;

happenings data relating to recent events experienced by the user;

introspection data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking;

next steps data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking; and

empowerment data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking.

30. The medium of claim 27 wherein the instructions for enabling the user to interact with at least one other user of the associated user group further includes instructions enabling the user to link an artifact of the user to a symbol for sharing with at least one other user.

31. The medium of claim 26 wherein the instructions for enabling the user to interact with at least one other user of the associated user group further includes instructions enabling the user to link one of their experiences relating to the five goal elements to a symbol for sharing with at least one other user.

32. The medium of claim 26 wherein the instructions for enabling the user to interact with at least one other user of the associated user group further includes instructions enabling the user to link one of the following to a symbol for sharing with at least one other user:

salient impressions data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking;

happenings data relating to recent events experienced by the user;

introspection data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking;

next steps data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking; and

empowerment data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking.

33. The medium of claim 26 wherein the instructions for enabling the user to interact with at least one other user of the associated user group further includes instructions enabling the user to link an artifact of the user to a symbol for sharing with at least one other user.

34. The medium of claim 26 wherein the selected competency goal of the user is associated with qualitative data of the user during an occupational performance of the user, and including at least one of the following:

salient impressions data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking;

happenings data relating to recent events experienced by the user;

introspection data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking;

next steps data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking; and

empowerment data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking.

35. The medium of claim 34 wherein the user is presented with the following components for selection and use by the user:

web applications;

personal sensor devices;

products or services;

publicly available content;

purchasable content;

screens;

assessments;

surveys, or quizzes; and

diagnostic tests.

36. The medium of claim 26 wherein the user is presented with the following components for selection and use by the user:

web applications;

personal sensor devices;

products or services;

publicly available content;

purchasable content;

screens;

assessments;

surveys, or quizzes; and

diagnostic tests.

37. The medium of claim 26 wherein the recorded data of the user'"'"'s performance regarding their identified competency goal comprises a structured data set which is (1) indicative of the occupational performance of the user, (2) indicative of the competency goal and shared artifacts between the user and another user related to the competency goal, and (3) based on an assessment by another user of the associated user group of the user'"'"'s occupational performance;

and further comprising an interface for accessing the structured data set to evaluate the structured data set by at least one of outcome research tools and scientific research tools.

38. The medium of claim 37 further comprising instructions for evaluating the competency goal elements with the structured data to indicate the user'"'"'s occupational performance and instructions enabling the user and at least one other user'"'"'s to share a story by analogy which relates to at least one of the five goal elements of the user.

39. The medium of claim 26 further comprising instructions enabling the user and at least one other user'"'"'s to share a story by analogy which relates to at least one of the five goal elements of the user.

40. The medium of claim 39 wherein the associating instructions include instructions grouping the user with a user group according to a type of the selected competency goal of the user and according to at least one of the following relating to the user:

vocation;

health condition;

well-being interests;

objectives;

medical disease;

educational pursuits;

work pursuits;

life roles; and

life interests.

41. The medium of claim 40 wherein the instructions for enabling the user to interact with at least one other user of the associated user group further includes instructions enabling the user to link one of their experiences relating to the five goal elements to a symbol for sharing with at least one other user.

42. The medium of claim 40 wherein the instructions for enabling the user to interact with at least one other user of the associated user group further includes instructions enabling the user to link one of the following to a symbol for sharing with at least one other user:

salient impressions data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking;

happenings data relating to recent events experienced by the user;

introspection data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking;

next steps data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking; and

empowerment data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking.

43. The medium of claim 40 wherein the instructions for enabling the user to interact with at least one other user of the associated user group further includes instructions enabling the user to link an artifact of the user to a symbol for sharing with at least one other user.

44. The medium of claim 39 wherein the instructions for enabling the user to interact with at least one other user of the associated user group further includes instructions enabling the user to link one of their experiences relating to the five goal elements to a symbol for sharing with at least one other user.

45. The medium of claim 39 wherein the instructions for enabling the user to interact with at least one other user of the associated user group further includes instructions enabling the user to link one of the following to a symbol for sharing with at least one other user:

salient impressions data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking;

happenings data relating to recent events experienced by the user;

introspection data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking;

next steps data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking; and

empowerment data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking.

46. The medium of claim 39 wherein the instructions for enabling the user to interact with at least one other user of the associated user group further includes instructions enabling the user to link an artifact of the user to a symbol for sharing with at least one other user.

47. The medium of claim 39 wherein the selected competency goal of the user is associated with qualitative function data of the user during an occupational performance of the user, and including at least one of the following:

salient impressions data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking;

happenings data relating to recent events experienced by the user;

introspection data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking;

next steps data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking; and

empowerment data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking.

48. The medium of claim 47 wherein the user is presented with the following components for selection and use by the user:

web applications;

personal sensor devices;

products or services;

publicly available content;

purchasable content;

screens;

assessments;

surveys, or quizzes; and

diagnostic tests.

49. The medium of claim 48:

wherein the associating instructions include instructions grouping the user with a user group according to a type of the selected competency goal of the user and according to at least one of the following relating to the user;

vocation;

health condition;

well-being interests;

objectives;

medical disease;

educational pursuits;

work pursuits;

life roles; and

life interests; and

wherein at least one of the following;

wherein the instructions for enabling the user to interact with at least one other user of the associated user group further includes instructions enabling the user to link one of their experiences relating to the five goal elements to a symbol for sharing with at least one other user;

wherein the instructions for enabling the user to interact with at least one other user of the associated user group further includes instructions enabling the user to link one of the following to a symbol for sharing with at least one other user;

salient impressions data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking;

happenings data relating to recent events experienced by the user;

introspection data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking;

next steps data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking; and

empowerment data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking; and

wherein the instructions for enabling the user to interact with at least one other user of the associated user group further includes instructions enabling the user to link an artifact of the user to a symbol for sharing with at least one other user.

50. The medium of claim 39 wherein the user is presented with the following components for selection and use by the user:

web applications;

personal sensor devices;

products or services;

publicly available content;

purchasable content;

screens;

assessments;

surveys, or quizzes; and

diagnostic tests.

51. A computerized method of computer instructions stored on a non-transitory medium and executable by a processor for assisting a user in achieving occupational performance and for distributing learning experience user data relating to the occupational performance to a plurality of users, comprising:

generating a display to the user enabling a user to identify their competency goals relating to their occupational performance, including providing the user with a goal setting diagram of goal elements and enabling the user to develop a competency goal by sequentially browsing five different goal element lists and sequentially selecting goal elements from each of the browsed goal element lists, and instructions requiring the user to select five goal elements, at least one element of each of the following goal elements lists;

a competency goal element list so that the user selects a competency identifying a skill or behavior from a plurality of competencies presented to the user in the competency goal element list;

a performance standard goal element list so that the user selects a process to assist the user in achieving the selected competency from a plurality of performance standards presented to the user in the performance standard goal element list;

a component goal element list so that the user selects at least one of tools, media, activities, and curriculum presented to the user in the component goal element list for use in implementing the selected performance standard for achieving the selected competency;

a measurement goal element list so that the user selects a criteria for the user in implementing the selected performance standard for achieving the selected competency using the selected component wherein the selected criteria is selected from a plurality of measurements presented to the user in the measurement goal element list; and

a motivator goal element list so that the user selects a reason for achieving the selected competency from a plurality of motivators presented to the user in the motivator goal element list;

enabling the user to record data of the user'"'"'s performance regarding their identified competency goal;

associating the user with a user group with at least one other user of the system wherein users are associated with the user group according to competency goal of the user;

enabling the user to interact with at least one other user of the associated user group, including;

enabling the user to share the recorded data with the other user in the user group,

enabling the user to access recorded data shared by the other user in the user group, and

enabling the user and at least one other user to assess the user based on the user'"'"'s occupational performance using a scoring rubric.

52. The method of claim 51 wherein the associating instructions include instructions grouping the user with a user group according to a type of the selected competency goal of the user and according to at least one of the following relating to the user:

vocation;

health condition;

well-being interests;

objectives;

medical disease;

educational pursuits;

work pursuits;

life roles; and

life interests.

53. The method of claim 52 wherein the instructions for enabling the user to interact with at least one other user of the associated user group further includes instructions enabling the user to link one of their experiences relating to the five goal elements to a symbol for sharing with at least one other user.

54. The method of claim 52 wherein the instructions for enabling the user to interact with at least one other user of the associated user group further includes instructions enabling the user to link one of the following to a symbol for sharing with at least one other user:

salient impressions data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking;

happenings data relating to recent events experienced by the user;

introspection data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking;

next steps data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking; and

empowerment data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking.

55. The method of claim 52 wherein the instructions for enabling the user to interact with at least one other user of the associated user group further includes instructions enabling the user to link an artifact of the user to a symbol for sharing with at least one other user.

56. The method of claim 52 wherein the instructions for enabling the user to interact with at least one other user of the associated user group further includes instructions enabling the user to link one of their experiences relating to the five goal elements to a symbol for sharing with at least one other user.

57. The method of claim 51 wherein the instructions for enabling the user to interact with at least one other user of the associated user group further includes instructions enabling the user to link one of the following to a symbol for sharing with at least one other user:

salient impressions data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking;

happenings data relating to recent events experienced by the user;

introspection data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking;

next steps data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking; and

empowerment data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking.

58. The method of claim 51 wherein the instructions for enabling the user to interact with at least one other user of the associated user group further includes instructions enabling the user to link an artifact of the user to a symbol for sharing with at least one other user.

59. The method of claim 51 wherein the selected competency goal of the user is associated with qualitative data of the user during an occupational performance of the user, and including at least one of the following:

salient impressions data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking;

happenings data relating to recent events experienced by the user;

introspection data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking;

next steps data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking; and

empowerment data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking.

60. The method of claim 59 wherein the user is presented with the following components for selection and use by the user:

web applications;

personal sensor devices;

products or services;

publicly available content;

purchasable content;

screens;

assessments;

surveys, or quizzes; and

diagnostic tests.

61. The method of claim 51 wherein the user is presented with the following components for selection and use by the user:

web applications;

personal sensor devices;

products or services;

publicly available content;

purchasable content;

screens;

assessments;

surveys, or quizzes; and

diagnostic tests.

62. The method of claim 51 wherein the recorded data of the user'"'"'s performance regarding their identified competency goal comprises a structured data set which is (1) indicative of the occupational performance of the user, (2) indicative of the competency goal and shared artifacts between the user and another user related to the competency goal, and (3) based on an assessment by another user of the associated user group of the user'"'"'s occupational performance;

and further comprising an interface for accessing the structured data set to evaluate the structured data set by at least one of outcome research tools and scientific research tools.

63. The method of claim 62 further comprising instructions for evaluating the competency goal elements with the structured data to indicate the user'"'"'s occupational performance and instructions enabling the user and at least one other user'"'"'s to share a story by analogy which relates to at least one of the five goal elements of the user.

64. The method of claim 51 further comprising instructions enabling the user and at least one other user'"'"'s to share a story by analogy which relates to at least one of the five goal elements of the user.

65. The method of claim 64 wherein the associating instructions include instructions grouping the user with a user group according to a type of the selected competency goal of the user and according to at least one of the following relating to the user:

vocation;

health condition;

well-being interests;

objectives;

medical disease;

educational pursuits;

work pursuits;

life roles; and

life interests.

66. The method of claim 65 wherein the instructions for enabling the user to interact with at least one other user of the associated user group further includes instructions enabling the user to link one of their experiences relating to the five goal elements to a symbol for sharing with at least one other user.

67. The method of claim 65 wherein the instructions for enabling the user to interact with at least one other user of the associated user group further includes instructions enabling the user to link one of the following to a symbol for sharing with at least one other user:

salient impressions data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking;

happenings data relating to recent events experienced by the user;

introspection data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking;

next steps data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking; and

empowerment data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking.

68. The method of claim 65 wherein the instructions for enabling the user to interact with at least one other user of the associated user group further includes instructions enabling the user to link an artifact of the user to a symbol for sharing with at least one other user.

69. The method of claim 64 wherein the instructions for enabling the user to interact with at least one other user of the associated user group further includes instructions enabling the user to link one of their experiences relating to the five goal elements to a symbol for sharing with at least one other user.

70. The method of claim 64 wherein the instructions for enabling the user to interact with at least one other user of the associated user group further includes instructions enabling the user to link one of the following to a symbol for sharing with at least one other user:

salient impressions data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking;

happenings data relating to recent events experienced by the user;

introspection data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking;

next steps data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking; and

empowerment data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking.

71. The method of claim 64 wherein the instructions for enabling the user to interact with at least one other user of the associated user group further includes instructions enabling the user to link an artifact of the user to a symbol for sharing with at least one other user.

72. The method of claim 64 wherein the selected competency goal of the user is associated with qualitative function data of the user during an occupational performance of the user, and including at least one of the following:

salient impressions data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking;

happenings data relating to recent events experienced by the user;

introspection data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking;

next steps data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking; and

empowerment data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking.

73. The method of claim 72 wherein the user is presented with the following components for selection and use by the user:

web applications;

personal sensor devices;

products or services;

publicly available content;

purchasable content;

screens;

assessments;

surveys, or quizzes; and

diagnostic tests.

74. The method of claim 73:

wherein the associating instructions include instructions grouping the user with a user group according to a type of the selected competency goal of the user and according to at least one of the following relating to the user;

vocation;

health condition;

well-being interests;

objectives;

medical disease;

educational pursuits;

work pursuits;

life roles; and

life interests; and

wherein at least one of the following;

wherein the instructions for enabling the user to interact with at least one other user of the associated user group further includes instructions enabling the user to link one of their experiences relating to the five goal elements to a symbol for sharing with at least one other user;

wherein the instructions for enabling the user to interact with at least one other user of the associated user group further includes instructions enabling the user to link one of the following to a symbol for sharing with at least one other user;

salient impressions data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking;

happenings data relating to recent events experienced by the user;

introspection data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking;

next steps data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking; and

empowerment data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking; and

wherein the instructions for enabling the user to interact with at least one other user of the associated user group further includes instructions enabling the user to link an artifact of the user to a symbol for sharing with at least one other user.

75. The method of claim 64 wherein the user is presented with the following components for selection and use by the user:

web applications;

personal sensor devices;

products or services;

publicly available content;

purchasable content;

screens;

assessments;

surveys, or quizzes; and

diagnostic tests.

76. A system for assisting a user in achieving occupational performance and for distributing learning experience user data relating to the occupational performance to a group of users, comprising:

one or more processors;

one or more memory devices operatively coupled to the one or more processors;

one or more input means operatively coupled to the one or more processors;

one or more display means operatively coupled to the one or more processors; and

software instructions stored on the one or more memory devices and executed by the one or more processors, comprising;

instructions for generating a display to the user enabling a user to identify their competency goals relating to their occupational performance, including instructions for providing the user with a goal setting diagram of goal elements and instructions enabling the user to develop a competency goal by sequentially browsing five different goal element lists and sequentially selecting goal elements from each of the browsed goal element lists, and instructions requiring the user to select five goal elements, at least one element of each of the following goal elements lists;

a competency goal element list so that the user selects a competency identifying a skill or behavior from a plurality of competencies presented to the user in the competency goal element list;

a performance standard goal element list so that the user selects a process to assist the user in achieving the selected competency from a plurality of performance standards presented to the user in the performance standard goal element list;

a component goal element list so that the user selects at least one of tools, media, activities, and curriculum presented to the user in the component goal element list for use in implementing the selected performance standard for achieving the selected competency;

a measurement goal element list so that the user selects a criteria for the user in implementing the selected performance standard for achieving the selected competency using the selected component wherein the selected criteria is selected from a plurality of measurements presented to the user in the measurement goal element list; and

a motivator goal element list so that the user selects a reason for achieving the selected competency from a plurality of motivators presented to the user in the motivator goal element list;

instructions enabling the user to record data of the user'"'"'s performance regarding their identified competency goal;

instructions associating the user with a user group with at least one other user of the system wherein users are associated with the user group according to competency goal of the user;

instructions for enabling the user to interact with at least one other user of the associated user group, including;

instructions enabling the user to share the recorded data with the other user in the user group, and

instructions enabling the user to access recorded data shared by the other user in the user group,

wherein the recorded data of the user'"'"'s performance regarding their identified competency goal comprises a structured data set which is (1) indicative of the occupational performance of the user, (2) indicative of the competency goal and shared artifacts between the user and another user related to the competency goal, and (3) based on an assessment by another user of the associated user group of the user'"'"'s occupational performance using a scoring rubric.

77. The system of claim 76 wherein the associating instructions include instructions grouping the user with a user group according to a type of the selected competency goal of the user and according to at least one of the following relating to the user:

vocation;

health condition;

well-being interests;

objectives;

medical disease;

educational pursuits;

work pursuits;

life roles; and

life interests.

78. The system of claim 77 wherein the instructions for enabling the user to interact with at least one other user of the associated user group further includes instructions enabling the user to link one of their experiences relating to the five goal elements to a symbol for sharing with at least one other user.

79. The system of claim 77 wherein the instructions for enabling the user to interact with at least one other user of the associated user group further includes instructions enabling the user to link one of the following to a symbol for sharing with at least one other user:

salient impressions data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking;

happenings data relating to recent events experienced by the user;

introspection data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking;

next steps data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking; and

empowerment data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking.

80. The system of claim 77 wherein the instructions for enabling the user to interact with at least one other user of the associated user group further includes instructions enabling the user to link an artifact of the user to a symbol for sharing with at least one other user.

81. The system of claim 76 wherein the instructions for enabling the user to interact with at least one other user of the associated user group further includes instructions enabling the user to link one of their experiences relating to the five goal elements to a symbol for sharing with at least one other user.

82. The system of claim 76 wherein the instructions for enabling the user to interact with at least one other user of the associated user group further includes instructions enabling the user to link one of the following to a symbol for sharing with at least one other user:

salient impressions data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking;

happenings data relating to recent events experienced by the user;

introspection data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking;

next steps data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking; and

empowerment data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking.

83. The system of claim 76 wherein the instructions for enabling the user to interact with at least one other user of the associated user group further includes instructions enabling the user to link an artifact of the user to a symbol for sharing with at least one other user.

84. The system of claim 76 wherein the selected competency goal of the user is associated with qualitative data of the user during an occupational performance of the user, and including at least one of the following:

salient impressions data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking;

happenings data relating to recent events experienced by the user;

introspection data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking;

next steps data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking; and

empowerment data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking.

85. The system of claim 84 wherein the user is presented with the following components for selection and use by the user:

web applications;

personal sensor devices;

products or services;

publicly available content;

purchasable content;

screens;

assessments;

surveys, or quizzes; and

diagnostic tests.

86. The system of claim 76 wherein the user is presented with the following components for selection and use by the user:

web applications;

personal sensor devices;

products or services;

publicly available content;

purchasable content;

screens;

assessments;

surveys, or quizzes; and

diagnostic tests.

87. The system of claim 76 further comprising instructions enabling the user and at least one other user'"'"'s to share a story by analogy which relates to at least one of the five goal elements of the user.

88. The system of claim 87 wherein the associating instructions include instructions grouping the user with a user group according to a type of the selected competency goal of the user and according to at least one of the following relating to the user:

vocation;

health condition;

well-being interests;

objectives;

medical disease;

educational pursuits;

work pursuits;

life roles; and

life interests.

89. The system of claim 88 wherein the instructions for enabling the user to interact with at least one other user of the associated user group further includes instructions enabling the user to link one of their experiences relating to the five goal elements to a symbol for sharing with at least one other user.

90. The system of claim 88 wherein the instructions for enabling the user to interact with at least one other user of the associated user group further includes instructions enabling the user to link one of the following to a symbol for sharing with at least one other user:

salient impressions data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking;

happenings data relating to recent events experienced by the user;

introspection data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking;

next steps data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking; and

empowerment data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking.

91. The system of claim 88 wherein the instructions for enabling the user to interact with at least one other user of the associated user group further includes instructions enabling the user to link an artifact of the user to a symbol for sharing with at least one other user.

92. The system of claim 87 wherein the instructions for enabling the user to interact with at least one other user of the associated user group further includes instructions enabling the user to link one of their experiences relating to the five goal elements to a symbol for sharing with at least one other user.

93. The system of claim 87 wherein the instructions for enabling the user to interact with at least one other user of the associated user group further includes instructions enabling the user to link one of the following to a symbol for sharing with at least one other user:

salient impressions data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking;

happenings data relating to recent events experienced by the user;

introspection data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking;

next steps data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking; and

empowerment data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking.

94. The system of claim 87 wherein the instructions for enabling the user to interact with at least one other user of the associated user group further includes instructions enabling the user to link an artifact of the user to a symbol for sharing with at least one other user.

95. The system of claim 87 wherein the selected competency goal of the user is associated with qualitative function data of the user during an occupational performance of the user, and including at least one of the following:

salient impressions data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking;

happenings data relating to recent events experienced by the user;

introspection data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking;

next steps data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking; and

empowerment data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking.

96. The system of claim 95 wherein the user is presented with the following components for selection and use by the user:

web applications;

personal sensor devices;

products or services;

publicly available content;

purchasable content;

screens;

assessments;

surveys, or quizzes; and

diagnostic tests.

97. The system of claim 96:

wherein the associating instructions include instructions grouping the user with a user group according to a type of the selected competency goal of the user and according to at least one of the following relating to the user;

vocation;

health condition;

well-being interests;

objectives;

medical disease;

educational pursuits;

work pursuits;

life roles; and

life interests; and

wherein at least one of the following;

wherein the instructions for enabling the user to interact with at least one other user of the associated user group further includes instructions enabling the user to link one of their experiences relating to the five goal elements to a symbol for sharing with at least one other user;

wherein the instructions for enabling the user to interact with at least one other user of the associated user group further includes instructions enabling the user to link one of the following to a symbol for sharing with at least one other user;

salient impressions data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking;

happenings data relating to recent events experienced by the user;

introspection data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking;

next steps data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking; and

empowerment data to stimulate the user'"'"'s thinking; and

wherein the instructions for enabling the user to interact with at least one other user of the associated user group further includes instructions enabling the user to link an artifact of the user to a symbol for sharing with at least one other user.

98. The system of claim 87 wherein the user is presented with the following components for selection and use by the user:

web applications;

personal sensor devices;

products or services;

publicly available content;

purchasable content;

screens;

assessments;

surveys, or quizzes; and

diagnostic tests.