JP2009070350A - Program for questioning and answering in direct association with arbitrary character string in educational material - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem in e-learning on a network such as the Internet, wherein it is difficult to accurately specify a desired part in long sentences with short words or phrases when a student makes a query by copying the corresponding part in educational materials through e-mail, bulletin boards, chat or the like. <P>SOLUTION: In e-learning, a computer is provided with, a function that enables a learner to use an input device such as a mouse to transmit a question in direct association with a ranged portion to be inquired (word, phrase, etc.), and to receive an answer. Question and answer are made by pinpointing an arbitrary portion in the educational materials. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an e-learning system (electronic education system) using the Internet.

  Traditionally, students can ask questions about materials provided via a network such as the Internet by sending a question to the teacher using an e-mail or a question-specific input screen, or by asking the teacher via a bulletin board or chat. And other methods are being implemented.

  However, in the conventional method, even if the student wants to identify the part he / she wants to ask in the e-mail or bulletin board, there is only a method of copying and quoting the corresponding part of the teaching material. It was difficult to identify the exact part that I wanted to ask with only a short word or phrase.

  The present invention is intended to solve the conventional problems as described above, and is a function that allows questions and answers in a form directly related to a character string (word, phrase, etc.) selected by a student. It aims at realizing.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a computer with a function of acquiring position information of a character string selected using an input device such as a mouse, and the character string selected as a range and another character string. A function for performing display for distinguishing, a function for sending the server a serial number that does not overlap with the position information of the other character string, and a character string selected for the range, A function for displaying an input form associated with a serial number, a function for transmitting information entered on the input form to the server, a function for transmitting a list of position information on a specific user to the server, and a function for displaying a character string The function of transmitting the information attached to the serial number assigned to the information to the server and displaying it is realized.

  According to the present invention, a student can perform a question-and-answer session by directly selecting a character string (word, phrase, etc.) of an educational material that he / she wants to ask a question using an input device such as a mouse. become.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to a server (having a web server, a database, and a development language that can handle them) and a plurality of computers (script language and cascading style that run on a web browser) connected via a network such as the Internet. A specific explanation will be given using FIG. 1 to FIG. 6 on the premise of an e-learning system including a web browser corresponding to a sheet (hereinafter referred to as “CSS”) including a mobile terminal.

  First, explain how students ask questions to the teacher.

  The student logs in to the e-learning system and receives the teaching materials and necessary display information and scripts from the server via a network such as the Internet to a web browser on the computer. Note that authentication such as login is used to identify the person and identify questions and answers related to the person.

  At this time, as shown in FIG. 1, the web browser displays the teaching material on the screen 104 in the screen 101, and the script that runs on the web browser displays the question and answer addressed to the student existing in the database. A list of heading information is transmitted to the server and displayed on the screen 103.

  If a student wants to ask a question related to an arbitrary character string of the learning material, the student selects a range for the character string of the learning material displayed on the screen 104 by using an input device such as a mouse, and specifies a portion where the question is to be asked. For this purpose, the button 102 is pressed.

  When the location where you want to ask a question is specified, the script that runs on the web browser will display the location information of the question location (the character string selected in the range starts from the beginning of the text in the text and starts with the number of characters. To the question part 105 corresponding to the position information is distinguished from other character strings by coloring the background using CSS or the like. A possible attribute is given, and a serial number that does not overlap with the position information of other question locations is requested from the server.

  When a serial number is given from the server, a script that runs on the web browser is a hypertext markup language (hereinafter referred to as “HTML”) and an invisible attribute speech type input form 106 expressed in CSS (input of questions and answers) Column, destination input column, question and answer history column, and send button) are changed to visible attributes, and at the same time, overlapped display is made at coordinates indicating the question location 105 based on the position information.

  The student inputs the question contents in the question and answer input field 106c, specifies the teacher in the destination input field 106b, and presses the send button 106d.

  When the send button 106d is pressed, a script that runs on the web browser sends the location information of the question location 105, the serial number, the question content, and the teacher's destination information to the server.

  The server records the received question information (position information of the question part 105, serial number, question content, teacher address information) and information identifying the person acquired by the server when the student logs in as a new question in the database. .

  When information indicating that the server has terminated normally is sent to a script that runs on a web browser, the script that runs on the web browser causes the server to send heading information indicating that a new question has been recorded. While being additionally displayed on the screen 103, the balloon-type input form 106 is changed to an invisible attribute, an attribute distinguishable from other character strings assigned to the question part 105 is removed, and the teaching material is returned to the original state. The information included in the destination input field 106b and the question / answer input field 106c in the balloon-type input form 106 is deleted by a script that runs on the web browser.

  Next, we explain how teachers answer questions from students.

  The teacher logs in to the e-learning system, and receives teaching materials and necessary display information and scripts from the server via a network such as the Internet to a web browser on the computer. Note that authentication such as login is used to identify the person and identify questions and answers related to the person.

  At this time, as shown in FIG. 5, the web browser displays the teaching material on the screen 104 in the screen 101, and the script running on the web browser is the heading information of the question and the answer addressed to the teacher existing in the database. Are sent to the server and displayed on the screen 103.

  When the teacher selects and clicks the heading information 207 corresponding to the question 105 from the list of question and answer heading information, a script that runs on the web browser uses the position information held in the heading information 207 as a teaching material. An attribute distinguishable from other character strings, such as coloring the background using CSS or the like, is assigned to the corresponding question part 205, and the teaching material is automatically scrolled vertically and displayed as needed. The question part 205 is uniquely recognized by a serial number that does not overlap with other question parts managed on the server side, and the serial number of the question part 205 is a serial number issued to the question part 105 at the time of the question. Is the same.

  When the teacher clicks on the question part 205 of the teaching material, a script that runs on the web browser changes the invisible attribute balloon type input form 106 expressed in HTML and CSS to the visible attribute, and at the same time, the question part based on the position information. In addition to overlapping display at the coordinates indicating 205, the question and answer history associated with the serial number assigned to the question location 205 is sent to the server and displayed in the question and answer history column 106a in the balloon-type input form 106 Let

  The teacher confirms the question contents from the student displayed in the question and answer history column 106a, inputs the answer in the question and answer input column 106c, and designates the student who asked the question in the destination input column 106b. Then, the transmission button 106d is pushed.

  When the send button 106d is pressed, a script that runs on the web browser sends the serial number of the question location 205, the contents of the answer, and the destination information of the student who asked the question to the server.

  The server records the received answer information (the serial number of the question part 205, the contents of the answer, and the destination information of the student who asked the question) and the information that identifies the person acquired by the server when the teacher logged in as additional information in the database. To do.

  When information indicating that the server has terminated normally is sent to a script that runs on the web browser, the script that runs on the web browser causes the server to send header information indicating that an answer has been added and recorded on the web browser. In addition to the additional display on the screen 103, the balloon-type input form 106 is changed to an invisible attribute, an attribute distinguishable from other character strings assigned to the question location 205 is removed, and the teaching material is returned to the original state. Information included in the question and answer history column 106a, the destination input column 106b, and the question and answer input column 106c in the balloon-type input form 106 is deleted by a script that runs on the web browser.

  Finally, explain how students can check the answers from teachers.

  The student logs in to the e-learning system and receives the teaching materials and necessary display information and scripts from the server through a network such as the Internet to a web browser on the computer. Note that authentication such as login is used to identify the person and identify questions and answers related to the person.

  At this time, as shown in FIG. 6, the web browser displays the teaching material on the screen 104 in the screen 101, and a script that runs on the web browser displays a question and answer addressed to the student existing in the database. A list of heading information is transmitted to the server and displayed on the screen 103.

  When the student selects and clicks the heading information 307 corresponding to the question 105 from the list of question and answer heading information, a script that runs on the web browser uses the position information held by the heading information 307 as a teaching material. An attribute distinguishable from other character strings, such as coloring the background using CSS or the like, is assigned to the corresponding question part 305, and the teaching material is automatically scrolled vertically and displayed as necessary. The question part 305 is uniquely recognized by a serial number that does not overlap with other question parts managed on the server side, and the serial number of the question part 305 is a serial number issued to the question part 105 at the time of the question. Is the same.

  When the student clicks on the question part 305 of the teaching material, a script that runs on the web browser changes the invisible attribute balloon type input form 106 expressed in HTML and CSS to the visible attribute, and at the same time, the question part based on the position information. In addition to overlapping display at the coordinates indicating 305, the question and answer history associated with the serial number assigned to the question location 305 is transmitted to the server and displayed in the question and answer history column 106a in the balloon-type input form 106 Let

  Students can read questions and answers from teachers in chronological order by looking at the question and answer history column 106a, and ask questions and answers by pinpointing any part of the text strings in the teaching materials. It can be carried out.

  A continuous question and answer can also be performed by inputting and transmitting the question again in the question and answer input field 106c.

  In addition, the student or teacher who has made a question and answer designates another student in the destination input field 106b and transmits it, whereby the question and answer history can be shared with other students.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, a student can directly select a text string (word, phrase, etc.) of an educational material that he / she wants to ask a question by directly selecting the text string using an input device such as a mouse. You will be able to ask and answer questions related to.

  Screen structure when asking a new question   Configuration diagram of a balloon-shaped input form   System Configuration   Diagram showing an example of correspondence between teaching materials and location information   Screen configuration for answering   Screen structure for checking answers

Explanation of symbols

101 Web browser screen 102 Button for specifying a question part selected in a range 103 Screen for displaying a list of heading information 104 Screen for displaying teaching materials 105 Question part corresponding to the acquired position information 106 Balloon type input form 106a Question and Answer history field 106b Destination input field 106c Question and answer input field 106d Send button 205 Question part 207 corresponding to the headline information 207 Headline information 305 corresponding to the question 105 selected by the teacher Question part 307 corresponding to the headline information 307 Headline information corresponding to the question 105 selected by the student

Claims (2)

  In an e-learning system (electronic education system) composed of a server and a plurality of computers connected via a network such as the Internet, the computer acquires position information of a character string selected by using an input device such as a mouse. Function, a function that displays the selected character string to distinguish it from other character strings, and the position information of the character string selected from the range, and a serial number that does not overlap with the position information of other character strings is sent to the server A list of functions that are given to the user, a function that displays the input form associated with the serial number for the range-selected character string, a function that transmits information entered in the input form to the server, a position information related to a specific user, etc. To send information to the server and display the information attached to the serial number assigned to the position information of the character string to the server Program for realizing a function, for displaying Te.   A computer-readable recording medium on which the program according to claim 1 is recorded.

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