Categorized data item reporting system and method

• US 6,918,772 B2
• Filed: 10/20/2003
• Issued: 07/19/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 02/05/1993
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: NCS Pearson Incorporated (Pearson plc)
• Original Assignee: NCS Pearson Incorporated (Pearson plc)
• Inventors: Clark, Jay V., Moyer, Judith, Bramlett, William L. Jr.
• Primary Examiner(s): Cheng, Joe H.
• Application Number:
  US10/690,335
• Publication Number:
  US 20040086841A1
• Time in Patent Office: 638 Days
• Field of Search: 434/118, 434/156, 434/157, 434/169, 434/185, 434/307.R, 434/308, 434/322, 434/323, 434/350, 434/362, 434/365, 463/9, 382/164, 382/191, 382/317, 382/318, 382/284, 382/321, 273/273, 273408-432, 700/29, 700/86, 700/96, 700/99, 700/108, 705/2, 705/10, 706/16, 706/19, 706/20, 706/45, 706/927, 379/93.19
• US Class Current: 434/322
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 7/066 with answer indicating cards, blocks
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 706/927 Education or instruction

Abstract

A method and system for processing groupings of data items. Data items are received in electronic form, after which the data items are divided according to predefined categories and organized into separate groupings. The data items in the groupings are reported.

Claims

1. A method for processing categorized data items created by persons in order to demonstrate material contained within the data items, the method comprising the steps of:

a) electronically receiving a plurality of data items created by persons over a distributed computer network, the data items each comprising an electronic representation of at least a portion of a person'"'"'s work product;

b) electronically dividing the data items according to predefined categories and organizing the divided data items into separate groupings; and

c) electronically reporting the data items in the groupings.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein:

a) the step of electronically dividing the data items according to predefined categories comprises the step of electronically including in each of the groupings the electronic representation of the data items for a respondent; and

b) the step of electronically reporting the data items comprises the step of reporting the electronic representations corresponding to the groupings.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of electronically dividing the data items according to predefined categories comprises the step of electronically dividing the data items according to incorrect answers and organizing the divided data items into separate groupings.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of electronically dividing the data items according to predefined categories comprises the step of electronically dividing the data items according to correct answers and organizing the divided data items into separate groupings.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of electronically dividing the data items according to predefined categories comprises the step of electronically dividing the data items according to an analytic resolving process and organizing the divided data items into separate groupings.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein the step of electronically dividing the data items according to predefined categories comprises the step of electronically dividing the data items according to spelling errors and organizing the divided data items into separate groupings.

7. The method of claim 5 wherein the step of electronically dividing the data items according to predefined categories comprises the step of electronically dividing the data items according to punctuation errors and organizing the divided data items into separate groupings.

8. A system for processing categorized data items created by persons to demonstrate material contained within the data items, the system comprising:

a) a receiving subsystem configured to electronically receive a plurality of data items created by persons over a distributed computer network, the data items each comprising an electronic representation of at least a portion of a person'"'"'s work product;

b) a dividing subsystem configured to electronically divide the data items according to predefined categories and to electronically organize the divided data items into separate groupings; and

c) a reporting subsystem configured to electronically report the data items in the groupings.

9. The system of claim 8 wherein:

a) the dividing subsystem is further configured to include in each of the groupings the electronic representation of the data item for a respondent; and

b) the reporting subsystem is further configured to report the electronic representations corresponding to the groupings.

10. The system of claim 8 wherein the dividing subsystem is further configured to electronically divide the data items according to incorrect answers and to organize the divided incorrect data items into separate groupings.

11. The system of claim 8 wherein the dividing subsystem is further configured to electronically divide the data items according to correct answers and to organize the divided correct data items into separate groupings.

12. The system of claim 8 wherein the dividing subsystem is further configured to electronically divide the data items according to an analytic resolving process and to organizing the divided data items into separate groupings.

13. The system of claim 12 wherein the dividing subsystem is further configured to electronically divide the data items according to spelling errors and to organize the divided data items into separate groupings.

14. The system of claim 12 wherein the dividing subsystem is further configured to electronically divide the data items according to punctuation errors and to organize the divided data items into separate groupings.

15. A computer-readable program storage medium tangibly embodying a data package and associated verification instructions executable by a computing system for processing categorized data items created by persons in order to demonstrate material contained within the data items by performing the steps of:

a) electronically receiving a plurality of data items created by persons over a distributed computer network, the data items each comprising an electronic representation of at least a portion of a person'"'"'s work product;

b) electronically dividing the data items according to predefined categories and organizing the divided data items into separate groupings; and

c) electronically reporting the data items in the groupings.

16. The computer-readable program storage medium of claim 15 wherein:

a) the step of electronically dividing the data items according to predefined categories comprises the step of electronically including in each of the groupings the electronic representation of the data items for a respondent; and

b) the step of electronically reporting the data items comprises the step of reporting the electronic representations corresponding to the groupings.

17. The computer-readable program storage medium of claim 15 wherein the step of electronically dividing the data items according to predefined categories comprises the step of electronically dividing the data items according to incorrect answers and organizing the divided data items into separate groupings.

18. The computer-readable program storage medium of claim 15 wherein the step of electronically dividing the data items according to predefined categories comprises the step of electronically dividing the data items according to correct answers and organizing the divided data items into separate groupings.

19. The computer-readable program storage medium of claim 15 wherein the step of electronically dividing the data items according to predefined categories comprises the step of electronically dividing the data items according to an analytic resolving process and organizing the divided data items into separate groupings.

20. The computer-readable program storage medium of claim 19 wherein the step of electronically dividing the data items according to predefined categories comprises the step of electronically dividing the data items according to spelling errors and organizing the divided data items into separate groupings.

21. The computer-readable program storage medium of claim 19 wherein the step of electronically dividing the data items according to predefined categories comprises the step of electronically dividing the data items according to punctuation errors and organizing the divided data items into separate groupings.