JP2002245184A - Examination procuration system, server for managing the system and program for controlling the system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a examination procuration system suitable for preventing the repetition of the same examination question by allowing an examinee to take an exam without getting to know procuration and storing the identification information of the examinee, and to provide a server for managing the system and a program for controlling the system. SOLUTION: The examination procuration system 1 consists of terminals 2 for taking an examination for examinees to take an examination through the Internet 5, a server 3 for controlling a Web site which is managed by persons related with companies or schools for providing an examination which can be taken on the Internet, and a server 4 for managing the examination procuration system for vicariously performing the examination provided by the server 3. Linking to the Web site for examination procuration from the Web site of a company or a school is devised so that it is not known by the examinees, and identification information of each examinee is managed in addition.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to recruitment tests and academic ability tests conducted by companies and schools, and more particularly to a test proxy system for performing these tests using the Internet.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Most of companies that publish Web pages on the Internet have recruitment / recruitment pages. In addition, the number of job seekers applying for the page is increasing year by year, and the number of job applicants is too large to conduct a simple ability test for this increasing number of applicants, making it difficult to respond. There are many recruiters in some companies. Therefore, it has been proposed to perform a test on a Web site using the Internet.

[0003]

However, it is not technically easy for each company to construct a test system on a Web site, and it takes a lot of time and money at present. Therefore, the present invention has been made by focusing on such unresolved problems of the conventional technology, and substitutes a test for a company, a school, and the like performed on an Internet Web site for a test taker. It is an object of the present invention to provide a test surrogate system, a management server thereof, and a control program which are suitable for performing such a process without noticing that the test is being performed.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, a test surrogate system according to the first aspect of the present invention comprises:
A test surrogate system for performing a predetermined test performed on a Web site provided by a system user, comprising: a test surrogate system management server, a Web site management server, and management of test takers who take the predetermined test. The test proxy system management server connects the test terminal underneath to the test terminal via the Internet, and when the test taker takes the predetermined test on the Web site, the test proxy system management server It is characterized in that the predetermined test is performed so that the user does not notice that the test is being performed.

For example, a link from a Web site managed by a company or a school to a Web site acting for an examination is performed as if a page in the Web site of the company or a school to be tested is moved. Can take the test without noticing it as a substitute. Therefore, test takers do not lose their enthusiasm for taking the test that the company is taking, and because there is no extra information intervening due to the fact that they are not aware of the agency, It is possible to concentrate.

[0006] Here, Web used in this specification is an abbreviation of the World Wide Web.
(Conseil European pour la Recherche Nucleaire) is a wide-area information system, which is a client / server type application that can access all information distributed on the Internet via hypertext. In other words, a Web server is a server machine or the like that has this application and is connected to the Internet. A Web site links one or more Web pages in which information is written with each other, and forms a single package. It is a summary. Some Web servers manage a plurality of Web sites, while others manage only one Web site.

[0007] The invention according to claim 2 is based on claim 1.
The test proxy system according to the above, comprising identification information storage means for storing identification information for identifying the examinee,
A test question for the examinee is selected based on the identification information. In other words, the identification information storage means stores identification information such as the examinee's personal information, and based on the identification information, selects a test question to be presented, thereby providing the examinee with a test that has been given in the past. It is possible to prevent questions from being duplicated and to make it difficult for test takers to notice that the test is being performed by taking different questions every time. It is possible to set a test question that can judge the answer appropriately.

[0008] The invention according to claim 3 is based on claim 1.
Alternatively, in the test proxy system according to claim 2, information of a test proxy web site for proxying the predetermined test and information of a web site provided by a system user are displayed together in one window. It is characterized by being adapted to. In other words, a proxy test W
At the time of linking to the website, for example, the display window of the browser software for browsing information on the Internet is divided into two by a frame, and information of the website of the company or school is displayed on one side, and the other is displayed. If the information on the test proxy system side is displayed on the side, the link looks as if it is moving within the Web site of the company or school, so that the examinee is made aware that the test is proxy. The effect of making it difficult can be expected.

Further, the invention according to claim 4 is based on claim 1.
4. The test proxy system according to claim 3, wherein when the proxy of the predetermined test is completed, a Web provided by a system user from the proxy test Web site. 5.
The feature is that it automatically returns to the site. In other words, when the test is completed on the proxy test Web site side, the test is automatically returned to the Web site managed by the related party such as a company or school as the link source. You can expect an effect that makes it hard to notice when there is.

[0010] The invention according to claim 5 is based on claim 1.
5. The test surrogate system according to claim 4, further comprising a time monitoring unit for setting a time limit for the predetermined test. In other words, if you take an entrance examination at the Internet or an employment examination at home or the like, if you have unlimited time, you can answer by examining the literature etc.
A time limit must be set. Therefore, in the present invention, the test time is set and monitored by the time monitoring means, and the test is terminated when the time limit is reached.

A test proxy system management server according to a sixth aspect of the present invention is a test proxy system for performing a predetermined test performed on a Web site provided by a system user. , We
b. connecting the server for site management and an examination terminal under the control of the examinee who takes the predetermined test via the Internet, wherein the server for examination management system management comprises:
When the test taker takes the predetermined test on the Web site, the test taker performs the predetermined test so as not to notice that the test taker is acting on behalf of the test taker. I have.

The invention according to claim 7 is the invention according to claim 6.
The test surrogate system management server described above has identification information storage means for storing identification information for identifying the examinee, and selects a test question for the examinee based on the identification information. It is characterized by having. According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the test surrogate system management server according to the sixth or seventh aspect, a test surrogate Web for surrogate the predetermined test is provided.
It is characterized in that site information and Web site information provided by the system user are displayed together in one window.

[0013] The invention according to claim 9 is based on claim 6.
9. The test proxy system management server according to claim 8, wherein when the proxy of the predetermined test is completed, the proxy test website is automatically returned to the web site provided by the system user. It is characterized by being. According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in the test surrogate system management server according to any one of the sixth to ninth aspects, a time monitoring unit for setting a time limit for the predetermined test is provided. .

Here, the test surrogate system management server according to any one of claims 6 to 10 is provided.
, And the description of the operation and effect is the same, and thus the description is omitted. Also,
The test proxy system control program according to claim 11, which is a test proxy system control program for controlling a test proxy system that performs a predetermined test performed on a Web site provided by a system user,
A server for managing a test proxy system, a server for managing a website, and a test terminal under the control of a test taker who takes the predetermined test are connected via the Internet; The server is characterized in that when the test taker takes the predetermined test at the Web site, the server performs a process of performing the predetermined test on behalf of the test taker so as not to notice the test taker.

Here, the program for controlling a test proxy system according to claim 11 is a program for controlling the test proxy system according to claim 1, and the description of the operation and effect is the same. .

[0016]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 4 are diagrams showing an embodiment of a test surrogate system according to the present invention. First, the configuration of a test surrogate system according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a test proxy system according to the present invention.

The examination proxy system 1 includes an examination terminal 2 for an examinee to take an examination via the Internet 5.
And a Web site management server 3 managed by a company or school related person for providing an examination that can be taken on the Internet 5, and a test proxy for proxying the test provided by the management server 3. And a system management server 4.

The examination terminal 2 is a first examination terminal 2a under the control of an examinee who takes an employment examination provided by a company.
And a second examination terminal 2b under the control of an examinee who takes an entrance examination provided by the school. Web
The site management server 3 includes a company server 3a for managing a Web site provided by a company and a W server provided by a school.
and a school server 3b for managing the website.

The test surrogate system management server 4 is a Web server provided by the company server 3a and the school server 3b.
Provide a test proxy Web site for the recruitment and entrance examinations conducted on the site b, and provide a test proxy section 4a for conducting each test on the site, and personal information of test takers and information such as test questions. It comprises a test proxy database 4b for storing data and constructing a database, and a time monitoring means 4c for monitoring the start and end times of the test and setting and managing appropriate test times. In addition,
Although not shown, the test surrogate system management server 4 includes a ROM storing a control program, a RAM storing data from a database and data from a user to use the program, and a program for executing the program. It has a central processing unit (CPU) and an interface for inputting and outputting data.

Further, a specific flow will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a procedure when a test taker takes a company employment test using the test proxy system in the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 2, first, the examinee connects to the Internet using the first examination terminal 2a, and uses a dedicated browser software to execute the URL of the Web site operated by the company server 3a.
(Uniform Resource Locators). And
A web page for an employment test provided by the company is displayed on the browser.

Next, on the page, an occupation to be taken is selected from among the occupations held by the company, and an examination button for linking to the examination agency system management server 4 is provided on the first examination terminal 2a. The user clicks with an input device such as a mouse to connect to the test surrogate system management server 4. Upon connection, the browser first displays the examinee information input screen, and displays the login ID and password issued by the company in advance, as well as information such as the examinee's own address and telephone number, also on the first examination terminal. Input is performed by an input device such as a keyboard provided in 2a. When the input is completed and the confirmation button is clicked, a confirmation process is performed on the test surrogate system management server side, and when it is confirmed that there is no mistake in the input content, the test surrogate Web site for the test surrogate goes to the employment test page. Connecting. Here, the input information is stored in the examinee database of the examination agency database 4b.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, in the information input page and the employment test page on the test surrogate system management server 4 side, the browser window 6 is divided into the first window 6a by the frame 6c.
And the second window 6b, the first window 6a displays information on the company's website containing the company logo, and the other second window 6b displays the Web site information (information input page and recruitment test page) is displayed.

When the examinee clicks the test start button on the recruitment examination page, the examination agency 4a asks the examinee in the examination agency database 4b for a test question suitable for the examinee based on the personal information entered. The data is read from the database and displayed in the second window 6b. When the test question is displayed, the test is started. At this time, the time monitoring unit 4c stores the time at which the test start button is clicked, starts counting time, and sets a preset time limit. , The information is transmitted to the test proxy unit 4a, and the test proxy unit 4a, which receives the information, notifies the examinee of the end of the test, and the W
Automatically return to the recruitment test page on the website.

Further, in the present embodiment, the input examinee's personal information and test answer information are stored in a result totaling storage device (not shown), and are scored by a totaling unit (not shown). Then, the scoring result is sent as an e-mail to a personnel manager of the company, and the test result is transmitted from the personnel manager to the examinee by telephone or e-mail.

Next, the processing flow of the control program of the test surrogate system 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the processing of the control program of the test proxy system 3. As shown in FIG. 3, first, step S
Move to 300 and link source Web such as company or school
The access from the site to the test proxy Web site of the test proxy system management server 4 is confirmed. If there is access (Yes), the process proceeds to step S302. If not (No), the process waits until there is access. I do.

If the process proceeds to step S302, the URL information of the link source is checked, and the process proceeds to step S304. This check process is performed on the U.S. website of each company or school registered in the examination agency database 4b.
This is performed by collating the RL with the URL of the link source. In step S304, it is determined whether or not the link source URL is registered. If the link source URL is registered (Yes)
The process proceeds to step S306, otherwise (No), the process proceeds to step S318.

When the process proceeds to step S306, since the link source URL is a registered regular one, access to the test proxy Web site is authorized, a testee information input page is displayed, and the process proceeds to step S308. I do. At this time, as shown in FIG.
First, the company or school website displaying the company logo, school emblem, etc. is displayed in the first window 6
a, and the page of the test proxy system side, which is the link destination, is displayed in the other second window, so that the examinee can receive a link to the test proxy Web site as if it were a company or school. It is made to appear as if the page was moved within the Web site.

In step S308, the examinee is required to input information necessary for taking the test.
The process proceeds to step S310 when the examinee presses the input end button on the screen. Step S31
In the case of 0, it is determined whether or not all necessary information has been input. If it has been input (Yes), the process proceeds to step S312, and if not (No), it is determined that there is an error or lack of input information. The information is displayed on the screen and the process proceeds to step S308. That is, the input process is repeated until the information is input accurately and without lack.

If the process has proceeded to step S312, the entered examinee information is checked and the process proceeds to step S314. This check is for confirming whether or not the test taker has ever taken a test on behalf of the test surrogate system provider. In step S314, based on the check result in step S312, a test question to be set is selected from the test questions stored in the test proxy database 4b.
Move to 316. Here, if the test taker has experience in taking the examination of this test surrogate system provider in the past, it is necessary to replace the questions so as to select a test question which does not overlap with the question set in the past. It has become.

In step S316, the test questions are displayed in the second window 6b, and the "test start" is displayed, and the time monitoring unit 4c starts measuring the test time, and then proceeds to step S318. Step S318
Then, it is determined whether or not the time limit has been reached. If it is determined that the time limit has been reached (Yes), the process proceeds to step S320.
If not (No), the process waits until the time limit is reached.

If the process has proceeded to step S320, a message indicating the end of the test is displayed, and the process proceeds to step S324. On the other hand, if it is determined by the link source check that the access is from an unregistered Web site and the process proceeds to step S322, an access denial message is displayed and the process proceeds to step S324.

In step S324, since a flag indicating that the test has been completed or that access has been denied has been generated, a connection is made to the link source Web site, and step S324 is performed.
Move to 300. That is, every time the test proxy system management server 4 accesses the test proxy Web site,
The processing in steps S300 to S324 is performed, and the display in the window is returned to the link source page when the test ends or access is denied. Then, the process returns to step S300, and waits until there is access to the test proxy Web site.

As described above, the window 6 is moved to the frame 6c.
And leave the website of the company or school on which the company logo or school emblem is displayed in the first window 6a, and the test proxy system side, which is the link destination, in the other second window 6b Is displayed so that the Web site of the link source company or school is connected to the test proxy Web site of the link destination, so that the examinees can be seen as if they were at the Web site of the company or school. It is possible to make it appear as if a test is being performed by moving a page within.

In addition, examination questions are selected on the basis of the examinee's login ID and personal information, so that the examinee is prevented from repeatedly setting the same questions. It is possible to make it difficult to understand what is happening. In addition, since the time limit of the test is measured and monitored by the time monitoring unit 4c, it is possible to perform a test with a time limit such as a recruitment test for a company or an entrance test for a school.

Here, the company server 3a and the school server 3b shown in FIG.
Test proxy database 4 corresponding to site management server
b includes the identification information storage means according to claim 2 and claim 7, and the time monitoring unit 4c corresponds to the time monitoring means according to claim 5 and claim 10. In the above-described embodiment, companies and schools are taken as examples of the subject of the examination, but the present invention is not limited to this. If so, it may be used for any test.

In the above-described embodiment, the test surrogate system according to the present invention is used for any test. However, the present invention is not limited to the test but may be used for surveys such as questionnaires and interviews. Also, in the above embodiment, one window is divided by a frame, link source and link destination information are respectively displayed in the divided windows, and information having different URLs are simultaneously displayed,
After the examination is completed, the examinee automatically returns to the linking Web site so that the examinee does not notice that he or she is acting on behalf of the examinee. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and does not depart from the gist of the present invention. Any method may be used.

[0037]

As described above, according to the test proxy system according to the first aspect of the present invention, it is possible for the examinee to take the test without noticing the proxy. Therefore, there is no loss of enthusiasm for taking a test being conducted by a particular company or school, and no extra information will be intervened by not being aware of the agency. It is possible to concentrate on

According to the test proxy system of the second aspect, in addition to the effects of the first aspect, the examinee is identified by storing a login ID, a password, personal information, and the like. Therefore, it is possible to prevent illegal acts such as speaking the name of another person to take the test, and also to prevent duplication of the test contents. Therefore, it is expected that it is difficult to grasp the tendency of the questions to be taken and therefore it is difficult to notice the substitution.

According to the test proxy system of the present invention, information of the company or school website and information of the test proxy web site are divided by dividing one window into a plurality of windows. Test is displayed in each window, so that the examination is as if W
Since it is possible to show to the examinee as if it is being performed on the website, an effect of making it difficult for the examinee to notice when acting on behalf of the examinee is expected.

According to the test proxy system of the present invention, when the test is completed on the test proxy Web site, the system automatically returns to the link source Web site of the company or school. The effect of making it difficult for the examinee to notice that the test is being performed on behalf of the examinee can be expected. According to the test proxy system of the fifth aspect, the test time is monitored.
School entrance examinations can be conducted, and simplification of procedures and procedures for examinations can be expected.

The effects relating to the test surrogate system management server and the test surrogate system control program according to claims 6 to 11 are the same as the effects according to claims 1 to 5, and will not be described. .

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a test proxy system.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a procedure when a test taker takes an employment test of a company using a test proxy system.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing processing of a control program of the test proxy system 3.

FIG. 4 is a diagram in which a browser window is divided into two by frames.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 examination agency system 2 examinee's terminal 3 Web site management server 4 examination agency system management server 4a examination agency 4b exam agency database 4c time monitoring unit 5 Internet 6 window 6a first window 6b second window 6c frame

Claims (11)

[Claims] 1. A test surrogate system for performing a predetermined test performed on a Web site provided by a system user, comprising: a test surrogate system management server; a Web site management server; To the test terminal under the control of the test taker through the Internet, the test surrogate system management server, the test taker,
A test proxy system, wherein when the predetermined test is taken at the Web site, the predetermined test is performed so that the test taker does not notice that the test is being performed. 2. An apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising identification information storage means for storing identification information for identifying the examinee, and selecting a test question for the examinee based on the identification information. The test proxy system according to claim 1, wherein 3. The information of a test proxy Web site for proxying the predetermined test and the information of a Web site provided by a system user are displayed together in one window. The test surrogate system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein: 4. The method according to claim 1, wherein when the proxy of the predetermined test is completed, the proxy test Web site is automatically returned to a Web site provided by a system user. The test proxy system according to claim 3. 5. The test proxy system according to claim 1, further comprising a time monitoring unit for setting a time limit for the predetermined test. 6. A test surrogate system for performing a predetermined test performed on a Web site provided by a system user, comprising: a test surrogate system management server; a Web site management server; To the test terminal under the control of the test taker through the Internet, the test surrogate system management server, the test taker,
When taking the predetermined test on the Web site, the predetermined test is performed so that the examinee does not notice that the test is being performed; Server. 7. An identification information storage unit for storing identification information for identifying the examinee, wherein a test question for the examinee is selected based on the identification information. 7. The test surrogate system management server according to claim 6, wherein 8. The information of a test proxy Web site for proxying the predetermined test and the information of a Web site provided by a system user are displayed together in one window. 8. The test surrogate system management server according to claim 6, wherein: 9. The method according to claim 6, wherein when the proxy of the predetermined test is completed, the proxy test Web site is automatically returned to a Web site provided by a system user. A test surrogate system management server according to claim 8. 10. The test surrogate system management server according to claim 6, further comprising a time monitoring unit for setting a time limit for the predetermined test. 11. A test proxy system control program for controlling a test proxy system for proxying a predetermined test performed on a web site provided by a system user, comprising: a test proxy system management server; a web site; A management server and a test terminal under the control of a test taker who takes the predetermined test are connected via the Internet, and the test surrogate system management server comprises:
A program for controlling a test surrogate system, comprising a process of performing the predetermined test so that the examinee does not notice that the test is being performed when the predetermined test is taken at the Web site. .