JP2002169457A - Learning system, terminal equipment and learning method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a learning system in which a user can perform learning with ease by utilizing spare time and can grasp easily and correctly the level of the scholarship and the weak points of the user's own statistically and also can expect relatively high learning effect in a short period of time and a terminal equipment which is used by the user of the system and its learning method. SOLUTION: In this system, questions are provided to a user from a server 2 according to a request from the terminal equipment of a personal computer 4 or a portable telephone 6 or the like and the user inputs an answer to the questions via the terminal equipment. After the inputting of the answer is completed, the answer is transmitted to the server 2 from the terminal equipment and it is answered automatically to be marked in the server 2. Then, this marking result is transmitted to the terminal equipment from the server 2 together with its analytical result and the marking result and the analytical result are displayed selectively on the terminal equipment.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a learning system using the Internet, a terminal used by a user of the system, and a learning method using the system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, when studying English, a teacher goes to an English school and teaches, or studies by himself using reference books and problem books. When I study English myself, I usually go to a desk for a certain period of time, open a reference book or a collection of problems, solve the problems in the collection of questions, score myself, study the reference books for the wrong problem, and study.

[0003] In addition, they regularly take practice tests and the like to grasp their own scholastic ability levels and weaknesses so as to enhance the learning effect.

[0004]

However, in the conventional study method as described above, it is necessary to open a reference book or a collection of problems at a desk for a certain period of time to study, and time and location restrictions are great. Was.

[0005] In addition, when studying using a collection of questions, it is necessary to score the score by yourself after solving the problem, which is troublesome and troublesome. In the case of self-scoring, although you can intuitively grasp your weak areas from wrong problems, you are not collecting statistics on wrong problems, you can not grasp your own weak points accurately, It took time to grasp and overcome weak points, and learning efficiency was poor.

[0006] Furthermore, since there are individual differences in the fields of weakness, it is difficult to find a reference book or a collection of problems that suits each individual. There was a problem that the purchase cost of the teaching materials became expensive.

[0007] The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and its object is to make it possible to easily utilize free time, to easily learn, and to easily and accurately grasp one's own academic ability level and weak points. Another object of the present invention is to provide a learning system, a terminal, and a learning method that can expect a relatively high learning effect in a short period of time.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, a learning system according to the present invention outputs a question, receives an input of an answer to the question, and displays a scoring result for the answer. Connect to the terminal via a line, send a question to the terminal via this line, receive an answer to this question from the terminal via a line, score this answer, and And a server for transmitting to the terminal via a line.

According to the learning system of the present invention, the terminal is operated to receive the question from the server via the line, transmit the answer to the server via the terminal, score the answer by the server, and score the result. Is transmitted to the terminal, and the scoring result is displayed via the terminal. As described above, since the question is downloaded via the line, the user can easily learn by effectively using the time that he / she has free time. In addition, since the answer is transmitted to the server and the scoring result is received, there is no need to score the question by itself, and it is not necessary to open a reference book or the like for examination, thereby improving the learning efficiency.

The learning system of the present invention is carried by a user, provides a question to the user by text, image, or voice, receives an input of an answer to the question by the user, and obtains a scoring result for the answer. A mobile terminal to be displayed to the user, transmitting a question to the mobile terminal, receiving an answer to the question from the mobile terminal,
A server for scoring the answer and transmitting the scoring result to the portable terminal.

According to the learning system of the present invention, a user downloads a question via a portable terminal, transmits an answer to the server, and receives a scoring result from the server. Learning can be carried out effectively, and there are almost no restrictions on the learning place and learning time.

Further, the terminal of the present invention receives a question from a server, transmits an answer inputted to the question to the server, and outputs a result of scoring made to the answer by the server. And displaying the scoring result.

Further, according to the learning method of the present invention, in response to a request from a terminal connected to the server via the Internet, a question is transmitted from the server to the terminal via the Internet, and the question is transmitted to the terminal. To the user via the terminal, accepts the input of the answer to the question by the user via the terminal, transmits the answer to the server via the Internet, scores the answer at the server, and scores the answer. The result is transmitted to the terminal via the Internet, and the scoring result is displayed to the user via the terminal.

[0014]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a learning system 1 (hereinafter, simply referred to as a system 1) according to an embodiment of the present invention. Here, a case where the system 1 is used to take a TOEIC mock test to learn English will be described as an example.

The configuration of the system 1 includes a server 2, a personal computer 4, and a mobile phone 6. The personal computer 4 and the mobile phone 6 function as the terminal of the present invention.
The mobile phone 6 functions as the mobile terminal of the present invention. A user who uses the system 1 uses at least one of the personal computer 4 and the mobile phone 6, and it is preferable that each user has both the personal computer 4 and the mobile phone 6. In the system 1, a plurality of personal computers 4 and a plurality of mobile phones 6 owned by a plurality of users are connected to the Internet via a telephone line.
And each mobile phone 6 is connected to the server 2 via the Internet.
It can be connected to. In the following description, the personal computer 4
The mobile phone 6 and the mobile phone 6 may be collectively referred to as a terminal.

The user uses the system 1 to execute TOE
When taking a simulation test of an IC, first, a terminal such as a personal computer 4 or a mobile phone 6 owned by the user is connected to the Internet via a telephone line. Then, a certain amount of questions (questions) prepared on the server 2 side are collectively downloaded in response to a request from the terminal side, and the problems are provided to the terminal side. The provided question is displayed as a plurality of questions via a monitor of the terminal. The display of the question is not limited to the display using the image or the character, but may be the reading of the question by voice. When questions are displayed on the screen of the personal computer 4, a plurality of questions are simultaneously displayed as shown in FIG. 2, whereas the questions are displayed on the screen 6a (display means) of the mobile phone 6. In this case, questions are displayed one by one in order. In addition, a long sentence problem that is difficult to display on the mobile phone 6 is displayed via the personal computer 4. Further, the procedure for answering each question is also appropriately guided by text, image, or voice via the terminal.

[0018] The user who has been provided with the question prepares an answer by key input or voice input according to the answer procedure similarly provided for the question provided by text, image or voice via the terminal. Answer. For example,
In the example of the vocabulary question shown in FIG. 2, each question is answered by checking a number that seems to be an answer from a plurality of options prepared for each question.

Then, a response to each question is transmitted from the terminal to the server 2 via the Internet. In this case, in addition to transmitting the answers to all the downloaded questions to the server 2,
The answer may be transmitted to the server 2 each time the question is answered.

The server 2 automatically answers the answer received from the terminal, analyzes and scores the answer, and transmits the analysis result and the scoring result to the corresponding terminal via the Internet. In particular, the server 2 manages, for each question, the answer time of the answer to each question input via the terminal, reflects the analysis result and the scoring result, and transmits the result to the terminal. When the terminal transmits a partial answer to the question to the server 2, the answer to the partial answer is automatically made by the server 2, and the partial scoring result is sent from the server 2 to the terminal 2. Sent to the machine.

At this time, as shown in FIG. 3, the server 2 associates the answer to each question with the correctness, the answer date, the time required for the answer, and the user name as a history of the answer for each terminal. to manage. Then, various analyzes are executed based on the history of the management data, and analysis data as shown in FIG. 4 is transmitted to the corresponding terminal in response to a request from the terminal. The terminal selectively displays the scoring result and the analysis data transmitted from the server 2 according to the user's request.

As described above, in the learning system 1 of the present invention, the answer to the question downloaded from the server 2 to the terminal by the user is transmitted to the server 2, and the scoring result automatically answered by the server 2 is analyzed. The result is transmitted to the terminal and displayed. For this reason, the user can easily learn by operating the terminal device while effectively utilizing the time that is available, and statistically easily and accurately grasping his / her academic level and weakness by looking at the automatically transmitted analysis results. It is possible to expect a relatively high learning effect in a short period of time.

By the way, in the example of the analysis data shown in FIG. 4, in addition to the total score, weakness analysis, advice, etc., the classification of incorrect answers, the transition of the scores for each question, and the time required for answers are graphed, and the scoring results are shown. Are displayed in an easy-to-understand manner. In addition, after answering all the questions in the mock test, the learning level such as the national average and ranking of the user is statistically judged and displayed based on the management data history (correctness and answer time for each question). And judge the areas where the correct answer rate is low or the answer time is long from the classification of wrong answers and the answer time, grasp the weak areas of the user as weaknesses and display the weakness overcoming problem to overcome this weakness You can also. In addition, when the scoring result or the analysis result is displayed, a link for downloading the practice question relating to the incorrectly answered field may be displayed at the same time so that the user can shift to the practice question at an arbitrary timing.

Also, instead of answering all the downloaded questions at once, it is also possible to answer halfway and send it to the server and display the halfway score result. For this reason, the server 2 manages the answered and unanswered questions for all the terminals together with the answer date, correct / incorrect, answer time, etc., and transmits the scoring results for the answered questions to the terminals. The remaining unanswered questions can be transmitted in response to a request from the terminal. In other words, instead of answering all the downloaded questions at once, the terminal can answer the questions halfway and answer the remaining questions at any desired timing. Available.

More specifically, when the question answered halfway is answered again after a while, the question next to the question answered halfway last time is displayed and answered. That is, since the server 2 manages the history of the answers of all users in association with the answer date, answer time, correctness, etc., it is possible to take the mock test in a plurality of times, and the time is limited. I do not receive.

When the practice mode is selected via the terminal, the method for asking questions can be changed. As a change in the questioning method, for example, there is a change in which the reading speed of the question by voice is reduced.

In the above description, the vocabulary problem has been exemplified.
There are hearing, reading, and the like, and the above-described processing is performed for each category.

For example, in an English hearing test, a question is read out by voice through a terminal, and an input of an answer is accepted by key input. At this time, a plurality of answer candidates for the question are displayed on the monitor, and the user is allowed to select and enter the number.

In the English reading test, a pronunciation correction system for words is provided. In this case, the pronunciation of the pronunciation of the word spoken by the user is input via the terminal, and the server 2 receiving the answer analyzes the voice and scores. Until the score reaches the passing level, pronunciation training can be repeatedly performed.

Next, an English hearing test using the mobile phone 6 of the system 1 will be described with reference to FIGS.
A description will be given with reference to the screen display examples shown in FIGS.

When conducting a hearing test using the mobile phone 6, first, as shown in FIG. 5, the mobile phone 6 is connected to the Internet, and data relating to a predetermined test problem is received from the server 2 (step 1). . After receiving the data, the connection to the Internet may be disconnected or the connection may be continued.

When the data reception is completed, an initial setting screen as shown in FIG. 7 is displayed via the monitor 6a (FIG. 1) of the mobile phone 6 (step 2). On the initial setting screen,
Either a mode for shifting to the next question after a predetermined time elapses or a mode for shifting to the next question on condition that an answer is input is selectable. When either one of the modes is selected and the key input of 1 or 2 is performed by the user, an operation screen as shown in FIG. 8 is subsequently displayed via the monitor 6a.

In this state, when input start is selected by the user (step 3; YES), a screen as shown in FIG. 9 is displayed on the monitor 6a (step 4). According to this display guidance, the user places the mobile phone 6 on his / her ear, and when a predetermined time has elapsed, a question is output by voice (step 5). At this time, a voice guidance having a content such as "Please answer the subsequent question about the displayed image" is output. Subsequent to this voice guidance, an operation guidance regarding the procedure of answering "I will display an image, see the display" is given by voice (step 6), and the user is prompted to look at the monitor 6a.

Then, while the user looks at the monitor 6a, for example, an image of the first question as shown in FIG. 10 is displayed via the monitor (step 7). When the predetermined time elapses while the image of the first question is displayed (Step 8; YES), instead of the image displayed in Step 7, "Since the sound is played, touch the receiver to your ear. Is displayed for a predetermined period of time (FIG. 11) (step 9), and prompts the user to put the receiver on the ear.

When the user puts the receiver on the ear according to the guidance display in step 9, "1. Soccer Ball "[2.
Baseball tools "[3. The operation guide "Please key in the correct answer number" is sequentially output by voice along with a plurality of answer candidates such as "tennis tools" (step 1).
0) The user is prompted to input a correct answer.
After the audio output in step 10, the screen returns to the screen shown in FIG. 10 and if “replay” is selected by the user (step 11; YES), the screen is switched to the screen in FIG. 11 and the audio output in step 10 is performed again. You.

In a state in which the user waits for the key input of the answer, on the initial setting screen displayed in step 2, "1. To the next question after the set time has elapsed ”(Step 1)
2; YES), on the condition that a predetermined time has elapsed irrespective of the presence or absence of a key input by the user (step 13;
If the question is not the last question and the hearing test is not interrupted (step 15; NO), the next question is output by voice (step 4).

In the state of waiting for input of an answer, step 2
In the initial setting screen displayed in, "2. Is selected (Step 12; NO), on condition that the user inputs a key according to the voice guidance of Step 10 (Step 14; YE).
S) And on the condition that the question is not the last one and that the hearing test is not interrupted (step 15; NO), the next question is output by voice (step 4).

On the other hand, if it is determined in step 15 that the question is the last one, or if it is determined that the hearing test is to be interrupted (step 15; YES), FIG.
The screen as shown in "Do you want to register the answer?" Is displayed to prompt the user to make a selection (step 16).
In this state, if the user selects to register the answer result (step 17; YES), all the answer results are transmitted from the mobile phone 6 to the server 2 (step 1).
8) Registered.

At step 17, it is determined that the answer result is not registered, or at step 18, the answer result is
When transmitted to the user, a selection screen for a result display form as shown in FIG. 13 is displayed (step 19), and the user is prompted to make a selection.

According to the selection screen displayed in step 19, "1. When "simple result display" is selected by the user, a simple result display screen as shown in FIG. 14 is displayed (step 20). On this screen, the number of the answer selected by the user and the number of the correct answer are displayed together with the image of each question, and the result of the next question is displayed by pressing the “next” button at the bottom of the screen.

Further, according to the selection screen displayed in step 19, "2. When the user selects "totaling result display", a totaling result display screen as shown in FIG. 15 is displayed (step 20). On this screen, correct and incorrect times and answer times of all questions are displayed, and a correct answer rate, an average answer time for correct answers, and an average answer time for incorrect answers are displayed.

Further, when the "comparison with previous" button is pressed according to the screen of FIG. 15, a screen as shown in FIG. 16 is displayed instead. On this screen, the data up to the previous simulation test is displayed in comparison with the current data, and the correct answer rate, the answer time, and the like are displayed together with the ratio. Further, as shown in FIG. 17, the analysis result for each question can be displayed. In the screen of FIG. 17, the correctness of each question, the correct answer rate by all users of the system 1, the total number of answers,
The response time of the user, the average response time of all users, and the like are displayed. In addition, if necessary, the points and cautionary points concerning the incorrect answer can be provided to the user by character display or voice output.

As described above, according to the learning system of the present invention, since the English language hearing test can be taken by using the mobile phone 6, for example, a few questions can be taken using a short time when moving. You can also answer and use your free time effectively. When resuming a partially solved question later, it is possible to receive and process unanswered questions from the data table managed by the server 2. After answering all the questions, the above-mentioned scoring results and analysis results are obtained, and the weak points and points to be learned can be easily grasped, and the learning efficiency can be improved.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, but can be variously modified within the scope of the present invention.

[0045]

As described above, since the learning system of the present invention has the above-described configuration and operation, it is possible to easily use the available time and to learn easily, and to improve the level of the student's own academic ability. Weak points can be statistically easily and accurately grasped, and relatively high learning effects can be expected in a short period of time.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a learning system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exemplary view showing an example of a question displayed via a monitor of a personal computer incorporated in the learning system of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a view showing management data relating to a history of answers managed by a server incorporated in the learning system of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is an exemplary view showing a screen example of an analysis result displayed via a monitor of a personal computer.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining a hearing test using a mobile phone in the learning system of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining a hearing test using a mobile phone in the learning system of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed via a mobile phone when a hearing test is being performed.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed via a mobile phone when a hearing test is being performed.

FIG. 9 is a view showing an example of a screen displayed via a mobile phone when a hearing test is being performed.

FIG. 10 is a view showing an example of a screen displayed via a mobile phone when a hearing test is being performed.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed via a mobile phone when a hearing test is being performed.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed via a mobile phone when a hearing test is being performed.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed via a mobile phone when a hearing test is being performed.

FIG. 14 is a view showing an example of a screen displayed via a mobile phone when a hearing test is being performed.

FIG. 15 is a view showing an example of a screen displayed via a mobile phone when a hearing test is being performed.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed via a mobile phone when a hearing test is being performed.

FIG. 17 is a view showing an example of a screen displayed via a mobile phone when a hearing test is being performed.

[Explanation of symbols]

1. Learning system, 2. Server, 4. PC, 6. Mobile phone.

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Claims (17)

[Claims] 1. A terminal for outputting a question, receiving an input of an answer to the question, and displaying a scoring result for the answer, connecting the terminal to the terminal via a line, and connecting the terminal to the terminal via the line. A server for transmitting a question to the terminal, receiving an answer to the question from the terminal via a line, scoring the answer, and transmitting the scored result to the terminal via the line. A learning system characterized by the following. 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the terminal is connected to a server at least when downloading a question from the server, transmitting an answer to the downloaded question to the server, and receiving a scoring result from the server from the server. The learning system according to claim 1, wherein the learning system is connected to the server via a PC. 3. The server stores the response time to the question transmitted to the terminal for each question, and reflects the response time to each question in the scoring result and transmits the result to the terminal. The learning system according to claim 1. 4. The server stores, for each of the terminals, a history of correctness and incorrectness of an answer input through the terminal and a response time, and statistically determines a learning level of a user of the terminal, The learning system according to claim 3, wherein the transmission is performed to the terminal. 5. The server according to claim 4, wherein, based on the history, the server prepares a question regarding a field having a low correct answer rate or a long answer time, and transmits the question to the terminal as a problem overcoming weak points. The described learning system. 6. A user carries a character,
Providing a question by image or voice, accepting the input of the answer to the question by the user, displaying the scoring result for the answer to the user, transmitting the question to the portable terminal, and answering the question And a server for receiving the response from the mobile terminal, scoring the answer, and transmitting the scoring result to the mobile terminal. 7. The learning system according to claim 6, wherein the portable terminal guides a procedure for answering the question received from the server by text, image, or voice. 8. The mobile terminal downloads a fixed amount of questions from the server, transmits a response to a part of the fixed amount of questions to the server, and obtains a halfway scoring result for the answer from the server. The learning system according to claim 6, wherein the learning is received. 9. The server stores, among a fixed number of questions transmitted to the mobile terminal, answered questions and unanswered questions along with their correctness and answer time, and stores unanswered questions in response to a request from the mobile terminal. The learning system according to claim 8, wherein the remaining questions of the answer are transmitted to the portable terminal. 10. The learning system according to claim 6, wherein when the practice mode is selected via the portable terminal, a method for asking questions can be changed. 11. The learning system according to claim 10, wherein the change of the questioning method includes a change of reducing a reading speed of a question by voice. 12. Receiving a question from a server, transmitting an answer input to the question to the server, receiving a scoring result made by the server for the answer from the server, and receiving the scoring result. A terminal device for displaying a message. 13. A receiving means for receiving a question from a server, a display means for displaying that the question received by the receiving means is guided by voice, and a voice guidance for receiving the display on the display means and guiding the question by voice. And a means for inputting an answer to a question voice-guided by the voice guidance means. 14. The terminal according to claim 13, wherein the mobile terminal provides a question using a character, an image, or a voice, and receives an input of an answer by a key input or a voice input. 15. The mobile terminal downloads a fixed amount of questions from the server via the Internet, transmits a response to a part of the fixed amount of questions to the server via the Internet, and The terminal according to claim 13, wherein the grading result is received from the server via the Internet. 16. In response to a request from a terminal connected to a server via the Internet, a question is transmitted from the server to the terminal via the Internet, and the question is provided to a user via the terminal. Receiving an input of an answer by the user to this question via the terminal, transmitting the answer to the server via the Internet, scoring the answer at the server, and giving the scoring result via the Internet A learning method, comprising transmitting to a terminal, and displaying the scoring result to a user via the terminal. 17. The server manages, for each of the terminals, a history of the correctness and incorrectness of the answer input through the terminal and the response time for each terminal, and statistically measures the learning level of the user of the terminal by the server. 17. The learning method according to claim 16, wherein the server transmits the data on the learning level for each user from the server to the corresponding terminal.