Interactive learning map

• US 8,699,941 B1
• Filed: 10/11/2011
• Issued: 04/15/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 10/08/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Amplify Education Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Amplify Education Incorporated
• Inventors: Holt, Laurence, Berger, Lawrence Jason, Schneiderman, George
• Primary Examiner(s): Utama, Robert J
• Assistant Examiner(s): Zaman, Sadaruz
• Application Number:
  US13/270,612
• Time in Patent Office: 917 Days
• Field of Search: 434/322, 434/323, 434350-353, 434/362
• US Class Current: 434/362
• 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

One or more learning map interfaces are displayed. The learning map interfaces include a selection control configured to allow a user to select a subset of assessments from a set of assessments. The subset includes less assessments than the set. Performance information for a student is determined based on the subset of assessments. A learning map is populated with the performance information for the student. The learning map includes a plurality of cells. Each cell corresponds to a learning objective. The plurality of cells is arranged in a manner that reflects a relationship between the learning objectives corresponding to the cells. One or more learning map interfaces are displayed. The learning map interfaces are configured to display the learning map populated with the performance information.

Claims

1. A computing system comprising:

one or more processing devices; and

one or more storage devices storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processing devices, cause the one or more processing devices to;

display one or more learning map interfaces, the learning map interfaces including a selection control configured to allow a user to select a time frame during which a subset of assessments from a set of assessments were administered to a student, the subset including less assessments than the set;

receive a selection from the user using the selection control, the selection indicating the time frame;

access assessment information for the student, the assessment information including information related to assessments in the subset;

populate a learning map with the performance information for the student, the learning map including a plurality of cells, each cell corresponding to a learning objective and the plurality of cells being arranged in a manner that reflects a relationship between the learning objectives corresponding to the cells, wherein, to populate the learning map with performance information, the instructions cause the one or more processing devices to;

determine, for each assessment in the subset and for each assessment item on a given assessment in the subset, a learning objective that is associated with the assessment item, including determining a first set of assessment items associated with a first learning objective and a second set of assessment items associated with a second learning objective, wherein the first set of assessment items includes different assessment items than the second set of assessment items;

determine a first performance level, from among multiple performance levels, of the student based on the first set of assessment items;

modify a first one of the cells to include a first indication of the first performance level, the first cell corresponding to the first learning objective;

determine a second performance level, from among the multiple performance levels, of the student based on the second set of assessment items; and

modify a second one of the cells to include a second indication of the second performance level, the second cell corresponding to the second learning objective; and

display one or more learning map interfaces, the learning map interfaces being configured to display the learning map populated with the performance information.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the selection control comprises a timeline control that allows a user to select a time such that assessments in the set of assessments administered to the student after the selected time are included in the subset of assessments and assessments in the set of assessments before the selected time are not included in the subset.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein the subset of assessments includes multiple, different types of assessments.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein, to determine the first performance level, the instructions include instructions that cause the one or more processing devices to:

access a set of assessment scores corresponding to the first set of assessment items;

apply weights to the accessed assessment scores to generate weighted assessment scores;

determine the first performance level based on the weighted assessment scores.

5. The system of claim 4 wherein the weights vary based on a time at which the assessment items were administered to the student.

6. The system of claim 4 wherein the weights vary based on a difficulty of the assessments items.

7. The system of claim 4 wherein the weights vary based on an importance of the assessment on which the assessment items were administered.

8. The system of claim 1 wherein the weights vary based on how well the assessment items differentiate mastery levels.

9. A method comprising:

displaying, on a display device, one or more learning map interfaces, the learning map interfaces including a selection control configured to allow a user to select a time frame during which a subset of assessments from a set of assessments were administered to a student, the subset including less assessments than the set;

receiving, using one or more processing devices, a selection from the user using the selection control, the selection indicating the time frame;

accessing, using the processing device, assessment information for the student, the assessment information including information related to assessments in the subset;

populating, using the processing devices, a learning map with the performance information for the student, the learning map including a plurality of cells, each cell corresponding to a learning objective and the plurality of cells being arranged in a manner that reflects a relationship between the learning objectives corresponding to the cells, wherein populating the learning map with performance information includes;

determining, using the processing devices and for each assessment in the subset and for each assessment item on a given assessment in the subset, a learning objective that is associated with the assessment item, including determining a first set of assessment items associated with a first learning objective and a second set of assessment items associated with a second learning objective, wherein the first set of assessment items includes different assessment items than the second set of assessment items;

determining, using the processing devices, a first performance level, from among multiple performance levels, of the student based on the first set of assessment items;

modifying, using the processing devices, a first one of the cells to include a first indication of the first performance level, the first cell corresponding to the first learning objective;

determining, using the processing devices, a second performance level, from among the multiple performance levels, of the student based on the second set of assessment items; and

modifying, using the processing devices, a second one of the cells to include a second indication of the second performance level, the second cell corresponding to the second learning objective; and

displaying, on the display device, one or more learning map interfaces, the learning map interfaces being configured to display the learning map populated with the performance information.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein the selection control comprises a timeline control that allows a user to select a time such that assessments in the set of assessments administered to the student after the selected time are included in the subset of assessments and assessments in the set of assessments before the selected time are not included in the subset.

11. The method of claim 9 wherein the subset of assessments includes multiple, different types of assessments.

12. The method of claim 9 wherein determining the first performance level includes:

accessing, using the processing devices a set of assessment scores corresponding to the first set of assessment items;

applying weights, using the processing devices, to the accessed assessment scores to generate weighted assessment scores;

determining, using the processing devices, the performance level based on the weighted assessment scores.

13. The method of claim 12 wherein the weights vary based on a time at which the assessment items were administered to the student.

14. The method of claim 12 wherein the weights vary based on a difficulty of the assessments items.

15. The method of claim 12 wherein the weights vary based on an importance of the assessment on which the assessment items were administered.

16. The method of claim 9 wherein the weights vary based on how well the assessment items differentiate mastery levels.