JP2007333849A - Teaching material learning support system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a teaching material learning support system enabling a learner of a teaching material to effectively learn a web documented teaching material by unifying learner's visual and auditory senses. <P>SOLUTION: The teaching material learning support system is constituted of: a teaching material providing server transmitting a learning material that is a web documented teaching material document to a web server; the web server holding the learning material in a database; and a teaching material learning client receiving and viewing the learning material from the web server, and they are networked on the Internet. In the teaching material learning support system, the teaching material document is formed in a tree structure of high order and low order and, for each content block, output in text, voice, and image is carried out. In synchronization with the word-for-word output of the voice, the text is underlined word for word or outputted by automatic typing. Thus, the teaching material learner's visual sense (silent reading and recitation of the teaching material) and auditory sense (listening to the teaching material) are unified, and the learning effect is enhanced. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a learning material learning support system.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various teaching material learning systems have been developed in which a teaching material document is converted to a Web document on the Internet or an intranet, and the learning effect is enhanced by utilizing the learner's vision and hearing simultaneously.

  Among such learning material learning systems, a conventional system to be compared with the present invention is an audiovisual learning material learning support system referred to in Patent Document 1.

  This conventional audiovisual learning material learning support system includes a learning material providing server that forms a learning material document into a Web document file, a Web server that receives the Web document file from the learning material providing server, and transmits the Web document file to the learning material learning client, and the Web document. It is composed of a learning material client that receives and outputs a file, and a Web document file is composed of a text data part, an audio data part that expresses the content by voice, and an image data part that displays an image related to the content. A tree structure is formed, which is composed of all, upper, middle, and lower four levels of data blocks corresponding to each pair. When the learning material learning client outputs the contents of the Web document file by the browser, text output, image output, and audio output can be arbitrarily performed for all the upper, middle, and lower text / image / sound data blocks. The text / voice simultaneous output means can be provided which can repeat the number of times and change the speed of the voice output for each repetition. In addition, only the words or phrases included in the upper, middle, and lower texts are displayed on the screen, and the learner of the teaching material inputs the text including the stored words or phrases by keyboard input or headphones with a microphone, Text data stream comparison means for comparing the difference between the stored text data stream and the original text stream is provided. With the above-mentioned means, a learning material learner wears headphones with a microphone, reads and listens to the learning material document, learns (memorizes) the learning material document, and can check the learning results. .

JP 2004-45473 A

  In the conventional audiovisual learning material learning support system described above, the learning material document learning means sequentially learns each data block from the entire data block to the lower data block along the tree structure step by step. The learning material learner does not take the learning step of the learning material document self-oriented, but learns mechanically according to the steps provided by the system, so that the whole details are not leaked, By unifying visual, auditory, and consciousness (reading), it is possible to demonstrate the effect of improving learning outcomes. However, in this learning method, text data is displayed on the screen all at once, in any of the upper, middle, and lower blocks, and the corresponding voice is output immediately after that. In some cases, the text may be read silently, and in this case, the visual, auditory, and consciousness (recitation) is not unified, and attempts to improve the learning result by learning mechanically according to the steps provided by this system. There is a problem that the purpose is impaired. In this embodiment of the teaching material learning support system, it is possible to change the color tone of the displayed text step by step or to underline the text according to the flow of the audio output. Since the text is output to the screen at the beginning of learning, it is inevitable that some textbook learners read the text silently before voice output.

  In addition, a learning result checking method is provided for checking whether the learning material learner has correctly stored the text by using words and phrases as keys, but this is only for checking the learning result. However, considering the case where the learning material learner wants to learn (memorize) from now on, it is also an effective learning (memory) method to learn the text that contains the word or phrase with particular attention. However, this conventional audiovisual teaching material learning support system lacks the means.

  In view of such a conventional problem, the present invention synchronizes text output and audio output to unify visual learning (reading, silent reading) and hearing (listening) of the learning material learner, An object is to provide a means for learning texts while paying attention to key words (words) and phrases (phrases), and to further enhance the learning effect of learning material learners.

  In the learning material learning support system according to claim 1, a learning material networked by the Internet or an intranet, which is a learning material materialized as a Web document, and a learning material browsing means of the learning material by a browser are formed and transmitted to a Web server. A learning material providing server; a learning server and learning material browsing means transmitted from the learning material providing server; and a Web server that stores the learning material and learning material browsing means in a learning material database and transmits them to the learning material learning client in response to a transmission request from the learning material learning client; In a learning material learning support system comprising: a learning material requested to be transmitted to a Web server and learning material browsing means from a Web server, and a learning material learning client browsing the learning material with the learning material browsing means by a browser The teaching material document is Forming a tree structure of a document composed of a number of upper learning material document blocks and an arbitrary number of lower learning material document blocks attached to each upper learning material document block, and in each of the upper learning material document blocks, A text data file that expresses the contents as a pair corresponding to each subordinate teaching material document block, an audio data file that expresses the contents as a pair corresponding to each text data file, and the text data An arbitrary number of image data files representing the related images of the content are formed corresponding to the files arbitrarily.

  The learning material is provided with a later-described DTD and a later-described style sheet, externally referring to a later-described text data file, audio data file, and image data file, and associating them with a hypertext markup language, A Web document that forms a postscript learning material browsing means in a language, and the DTD defines a document type common to the content of an arbitrary upper learning material document block and the content of an arbitrary lower learning material document block of the learning material document, and a style sheet Defines a document expression format common to the contents of any upper learning material document block and any lower learning material document block of the learning material document, and the text data file, the audio data file, and the image data are defined as the learning material document. The contents of an arbitrary upper learning material document block or an arbitrary lower learning material document block of the document are externally referenced as unique data files.

  The teaching material browsing means first outputs all the text and images in batch with respect to the text data file, the audio data file, and the image data to be externally referenced, and then outputs the audio that expresses the content of the text. A text / image / speech batch output unit that repeats an arbitrary number of repetitions of the text string in sequence and synchronizes with the speech output sequentially, and changes the speech output speed for each repetition; First, output all images at once, then output audio that expresses the content of the text, and then synchronize with the audio output in sequence, and automatically output the text string in sequence. Repeated number of times, text / image / sound sequential output means for changing the speed of sound output at each repetition In the text / image / sound batch output means or the text / image / sound sequential output means, a character string to which markup of an arbitrary keyword is added and a character string to which markup is not attached are each in an arbitrary color or shading. The keyword emphasis output means for performing the output gradation is formed, and in the learning material learning client, the learning material learner browses the learning material with the browser by the learning material browsing means.

  In the learning material learning support system according to claim 2, in the learning material learning support system according to claim 1, first, in the learning material learning means browsing means for any upper learning material document block of the learning material document, the text / image / sound batch output means Or a text / image / sound sequential output means and a keyword emphasis output means for adding a markup to a character string forming an arbitrary keyword, and then the first lower learning material document block attached to the upper learning material document block For the learning materials up to the lower level document block, the text / image / sound batch output unit or the text / image / sound sequential output unit and the character string forming an arbitrary keyword are marked in the learning material browsing unit of each learning material. Keyword strength with up And then again in the learning material learning means for learning material related to any upper learning material document block of the learning material document, the text / image / sound batch output means or the text / image / sound sequential output means, A keyword emphasis output means for adding a markup to a character string constituting a keyword is provided.

  As described above, in the teaching material learning support system of the present invention, the learning material is blocked in a tree structure, and the contents are repeatedly output evenly from the whole to the part, so that the learning material learner does not learn the whole and specifies Eliminates the learning bias of learning only the parts in detail, and demonstrates the effect of learning the whole and parts in a well-balanced manner. In addition, in the teaching material browsing means, text is output in batch, then this content is output as audio, and the text is sequentially output in synchronism with this audio output, and text / image / audio is output in sequence in the text string. And a text / image / speech sequential output unit that outputs the text content in speech and synchronizes each speech to the speech output in order to automatically output the character string of the text sequentially. Depending on the characteristics of the learning material (for example, law, foreign language, engineering, etc.), difficulty level, or quantity, these two methods can be used arbitrarily or combined in a series of learning steps. (Reading, silent reading) and the ability to unify hearing in a balanced manner. On the other hand, in the above-mentioned conventional audiovisual teaching material learning support system, text data is displayed in a batch screen and only the means for outputting the corresponding voice is applied unilaterally, so even if it is synchronized with the voice output verbatim. Even if the text is underlined, it is inevitable that the learning material learner will silently read the text prior to the speech output, and this alone has a problem that visual and auditory senses may not be unified. Further, in the learning material learning support system of the present invention, in any of the text / image / speech batch output unit and the text / image / speech sequential output unit, the character string serving as a learning material key is distinguished from other character strings. By applying keyword emphasis output means that outputs in accordance with the color to be used and the gradation of light and shade, the learning material learner's attention can be paid to this, and the effect of improving the learning result can be exhibited.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described based on examples with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a system configured by a learning material providing server 1, a Web server 2, and a learning material learning client 4 that are networked via the Internet. The learning material providing server 1 forms a learning material 6 obtained by converting the learning material document 5 created by the learning material provider into a Web document, and learning material browsing means of the learning material 6 by a browser, and transmits them to the Web server 2. The Web server 2 holds the learning material 6 and the learning material browsing means transmitted from the learning material providing server 1 in the learning material database 3 and transmits them to the learning material learning client 4 in response to a transmission request from the learning material learning client 4. The learning material learning client 4 receives from the Web server 2 the learning material 6 requested to be transmitted to the Web server 2 and the learning material browsing means, and the learning material learner 11 browses the learning material 6 using the browser with the learning material browsing means.

  FIG. 2 shows a tree structure diagram of the learning material document 10. The learning material document 10 forms two upper learning material document blocks, that is, the upper learning material document (1) 20 and the upper learning material document (2). In the upper learning material document (1) 20, two lower learning material documents, a lower learning material document (1) 21 and a lower learning material document (2) 24, are formed. The lower learning material document block (1) 21 corresponds to the text data file (1) 31, the audio data file (1) 32, and the image data file (1) 33, and the lower learning material document block (2) 24 includes the text. The data file (2) 34, the audio data file (2) 35, and the image data file (2) 36 correspond to each other. Then, a lower learning material document block (3) is formed in the upper learning material document block (2), which includes a text data file (3), an audio data file (3), and an image data file (3). It corresponds. In this case, the contents of the upper learning material document block (2) and the lower learning material document block (3) are equal. (At this time, the upper learning material document block (2), the lower learning material document block (3) and the corresponding text, sound, and image data files are related to the example sentences of the contents of the learning material document block described later. Note that the image data files 33 and 36 are associated with the lower learning material document block (1) 21 and the lower learning material document block (2) 24, respectively. Depending on the contents of the teaching material document, the image data file may not correspond, or a plurality of image data files may correspond.

  FIG. 3 is an example diagram of text and images constituting the contents of the lower learning material document block (1) 21 and the lower learning material document block (2) 24 attached to the upper learning material document block (1) 20. The contents of the lower teaching material document block (1) 21 are formed of text (1) 22 that forms a description of the hydraulic power transmission system and an image (1) 23 that forms a related drawing, and a character string (1) that forms a keyword. ) 41 is displayed slightly thicker and darker than the other character strings. Then, the lower learning material document block (2) 24 is formed by a text (2) 25 that explains the advantages and disadvantages of the hydraulic type and an image (2) 26 that forms the related drawing, and a character string ( 1) 42 and character string (2) 43 are displayed slightly thicker and darker than other character strings. The image (1) 23 and the image (2) 26 shown here merely indicate the existence thereof, and the figures forming these images do not make any sense.

  FIG. 4 is an implementation diagram of text and images constituting the contents of the above-mentioned upper learning material document block (1) 20. The upper learning material document block (1) 20 is a set of the lower learning material document block (1) 21 and the lower learning material document block (2) 24 shown in FIG. 3, and in the contents, the text is text (1). 22 and text (2) 25 are combined and displayed as one continuous character string block, and the image is displayed as two separate blocks separated by image (1) 23 and image (2) 26. .

  FIG. 5 shows an embodiment of a Web document file configuration pattern constituting a learning material and relates to the lower learning material document block (1). This pattern is commonly applied to the upper learning material document block (1) and the lower learning material document block (2). This Web document file is formed by an XML data file (Edoc.xml) 7, an XSL style sheet file (Docstyle.xml) 8, an HTML data file (Emain.html) 9, and a JavaScript file 10 (Java is a registered trademark). ing. The XML data file (Edoc.xml) 7 refers to the text data file (Etext.xml) 31, the audio data file (Evoice.wav) 32, and the image data file (Eimage.gif) 33 according to the definition of the external file reference. At the same time, the external file of the style sheet is declared, and is associated with the XSL style sheet file (Docstyle.xsl) 8 that defines the style when the above three files are displayed by the browser. Further, an XML data file (Edoc.xml) 7 describes therein a DTD definition that defines its own data structure and attributes, and the text data file (Etext.xml) 31 and the voice data file (Evoice.wav). ) 32 and an external file declaration for associating the image data file (Image.gif) 33 with each other. At this time, the text data file (Etext.xml) 31, the audio data file (Evoice.wav) 32, and the image data file (Eimage.gif) 33 are separate data files for the lower teaching material document block (1). The definition contents of the style sheet and DTD are common to all data blocks related to the teaching material document, that is, the upper learning material document block (1), the lower learning material document block (1), and the lower learning material document block (2).

  The XML data file (Edoc.xml) 7 and the XSL style sheet file (Docstyle.xsl) 8 make a JavaScript (Java is a registered trademark) external file declaration, and call a function from the JavaScript file (Escript.js) 10. Is going. A JavaScript file (Escript.js) 10 (Java is a registered trademark) describes generation of a Document object, reading of XML, reading of XSL, and display processing by describing a function.

  In this way, the HTML data file (Emain.html) 9 becomes the main, and the function of the JavaScript file (Escript.js) 10 (Java is a registered trademark) is called as an XML data file (Edoc.xml) 7. The XSL style sheet file (Docstyle.xsl) 8 is read, and the content of the XML data file (Edoc.xml) 7 is displayed on the browser in accordance with the style specification of the XSL style sheet file (Docstyle.xsl) 8. It has become.

Next, an embodiment of learning material browsing means for learning materials displayed by the browser will be described. FIG. 6 is a display example of texts and images output by the text / image / sound batch output means of the learning material learning means for the learning material document block (1). In this case, the text (21) 22 and the image (1) 23 of the lower teaching material document block (1) 21 are all output at once, then the audio of the content of the text (1) 22 is output, and this audio output is sequentially performed. A state in which the character string of the text (1) 22 is underlined to the middle of the text in synchronism with each word. The character string (1) 41 forming the keyword is displayed with a slightly thick dark gradation. In this teaching material browsing means, this process can be repeated an arbitrary number of times, and the speed of sound output can be changed at each repetition.

FIG. 7 is a display example of text and images output by the text / image / sound sequential output means of the learning material learning material browsing means for the learning material document block (1) similar to FIG. In this case, the image (1) 23 of the lower teaching material document block (1) is output, and then the sound expressing the content of the text (1) 22 is output, and further the text (1) is synchronized with the sound output. 22 shows a state in which 22 character strings are automatically typed, that is, a character is displayed on the screen one by one. The character string (1) 41 forming the keyword is displayed with a slightly thick dark gradation. Even in the teaching material browsing means, this process can be repeated an arbitrary number of times, and the speed of sound output can be changed at each repetition.

  FIG. 8 shows a character string and a markup that have been subjected to keyword emphasis output means in the text / image / sound batch output means by applying keyword emphasis output means in the teaching material browsing means of the lower learning document block (1) 21 described above. It shows a state in which the tone gradation of the character string not subjected to is different. In FIG. 8 (a), markup is added to the long character string (4) 44 of “a method of connecting a power source of a machine or device and an actuator unit (working part), that is, a method of transmitting power”. In this case, the character string (4) 44 is displayed with a little thick and darkness, and the other character strings are displayed with a normal thickness and darkness. In (b), when the markup is applied to the short character string (1) 41 of “method of transmitting power”, this character string is displayed slightly thick and dark as in (a), and the other character strings are The display is slightly thinner than in the case of (a). In (c), when the markup is applied to the character string (1) 41 of the same “method of transmitting power” as in (b), this character string is displayed slightly thicker and darker as in (a). The character string is displayed thinner than (b).

  FIG. 9 shows an embodiment of learning steps of the upper learning material document block (1) of the learning material document and the lower learning material document blocks (1) and (2) attached thereto. This learning step is formed from step 1 to step 8. The learner first learns the entire upper learning material document block (1) in steps 1 and 2. At this time, the text / image / sound batch output means is applied to the upper teaching material document block (1) in Step 1, and the batch-displayed text is silently read or read aloud along the underline synchronized with the voice output. Then, in step 2, text / image / speech sequential output means is applied, and silent reading or reading is performed along with automatic typing output of text synchronized with the voice output. By performing Step 1 and Step 2, the learning material learner learns the entire learning material at least twice. At this time, it is up to the contents of the teaching material document whether or not to change the number of repetitions of the process in step 1 and step 2 and the voice output speed. The contents of this embodiment are extremely simple for explanation. However, in actual learning, there are a wide variety of laws, geography, history, electricity, machines, etc., and repetition of processes and sound output suitable for them. It is important to change the speed.

  Next, the lower learning material document block (1) is learned in steps 3 and 4. At this time, the text / image / sound batch output means is applied to the lower teaching material document block (1) in step 3, and the displayed text is read silently or read aloud along the underline synchronized with the voice output. Then, in step 4, text / image / speech sequential output means is applied to read silently or read aloud along the automatic typing output of the text synchronized with the speech output. By performing Step 3 and Step 4, the learning material learner has already learned the whole learning material in general about Step 1 and Step 2, so that the lower learning material document block (1) is redundantly learned. It will be. Next, step learning similar to step 3 and step 4 is performed for the lower learning material document block (2) in steps 5 and 6. Thereby, since the learning material learner has already learned the whole learning material in general about Step 1 and Step 2, the learning material document block (2) is redundantly learned.

  Next, in step 7 and step 8, the same step learning as in step 1 and step 2 is performed again on the upper teaching material document block (1). Thereby, the learning material learner has already learned at least four times from step 1 and step 6 even if the repeated learning in each step is once, and the same by adding step 6 and step 7 to this. By learning the teaching materials from the whole to the part and from the whole to the whole, the learning materials are thoroughly learned. Then, as the above steps progress, the keyword emphasis output means shown in FIG. 8 arbitrarily changes the character string that has been marked up as a keyword, or the gradation of the character string that is not marked up as the above steps progress. The learning material learner pays attention to the keyword, and it can be expected that the learning effect is enhanced by paying particular attention to the content of the teaching material with the keyword as the core. In addition, it is desirable for learning material learners to wear headphones with a microphone because it is easy to unify text reading and listening consciousness.

Configuration diagram of a system networked via the Internet Tree structure diagram of educational material document Example diagram of text and images constituting the contents of the upper / lower teaching material document Example diagram of text and images that make up the contents of the upper learning document Web document file structure pattern diagram Example of text and image by text / image / audio batch output means Example of text and image by text / image / sound sequential output means Display example of emphasis gradation output of text keywords Learning step diagram of teaching materials

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Teaching material provision server 2 Web server 3 Teaching material database 4 Teaching material learning client 5 Teaching material document 6 Learning material 7 XML data file 8 XSL style sheet 9 HTML data file 10 JavaScript file (Java is a registered trademark)
11 Learning Material Learner 20 Top Document Block (1)
21 Lower document block (1)
22 Text (1)
23 images (1)
24 Lower document block (2)
25 text (2)
26 images (2)
31 Text data file (1)
32 Audio data file (1)
33 Image data file (1)
34 Text data file (2)
35 Audio data file (2)
36 Image data file (2)
41 Character strings that form keywords (1)
42 Character strings that form keywords (2)
43 Character strings that form keywords (3)
44 Character strings that form keywords (4)

Claims (2)

A learning material that is networked via the Internet or an intranet and forms learning materials on a Web document, and a learning material browsing means for the learning materials by a browser, and a learning material providing server that transmits these learning materials to a Web server; Learning materials and learning material browsing means to be received and stored in the learning material database, and in response to a transmission request from the learning material learning client, these are transmitted to the learning material learning client, and the learning materials and learning material browsing requested to be transmitted to the Web server In a learning material learning support system comprising: a learning material client that receives learning means from a web server, and a learning material learner browses the learning material by means of a learning material browsing means using a browser;
The teaching material document is:
A document tree structure is formed by an arbitrary number of upper learning material document blocks and an arbitrary number of lower learning material document blocks attached to each upper learning material document block,
In the tree structure of the teaching material document,
A text data file that expresses the contents of the upper learning material document block or each lower learning material document block in a pair,
A pair of audio data files corresponding to the text data files, respectively, and an arbitrary number of image data files expressing images related to the contents, arbitrarily corresponding to the text data files, Forming,
The learning material is
The following DTD and postscript style sheet are provided, the text data file, audio data file, and image data file of the postscript are externally referenced, these are associated with each other by a hypertext markup language, and the postscript teaching material browsing means is provided by a script language. W to form
an eb document,
DTD is
Defining a document type common to the contents of any upper learning material document block and the contents of any lower learning material document block of the learning material document;
The style sheet is
Prescribing a document expression format common to the contents of any upper learning material document block and any lower learning material document block of the learning material document;
Text data file, audio data file and image data are
The content of any upper learning material document block or any lower learning material document block of the learning material document is externally referred to as a unique data file, respectively.
Teaching material browsing means
Regarding the text data file, audio data file and image data to be externally referenced,
A process that first outputs all text and images at once, then outputs a voice that expresses the content of the text, and further synchronizes the voice output sequentially with words, and sequentially applies a word-by-word underline to the text string. Is repeated any number of times, and the text / image / voice batch output means for changing the voice output speed for each repetition;
First, output all images at once, then output audio that expresses the content of the text, and then synchronize with the audio output in sequence, and automatically output the text string in sequence. Text / image / sound sequential output means for repeating the number of times and changing the speed of sound output for each repetition;
In the text / image / sound batch output means or the text / image / sound sequential output means, a character string to which markup of an arbitrary keyword is added and a character string to which markup is not attached are each in an arbitrary color or shading. And keyword emphasis output means for performing output gradation of
A learning material learning support system, wherein a learning material learner browses the learning material with a browser by the learning material browsing means in a learning material learning client The teaching material learning support system according to claim 1,
First, in the learning material learning means related to any upper learning material document block of the learning material document, the text / image / sound batch output means or the text / image / sound sequential output means is marked up to a character string that forms an arbitrary keyword. Keyword emphasis output means with
Next, with respect to learning materials relating to the first lower learning material document block to the last lower learning material document block attached to the upper learning material document block, in the learning material browsing device of each learning material, the text / image / audio batch output device or the text / Image / sound sequential output means, and keyword emphasis output means for adding markup to a character string constituting an arbitrary keyword,
Next, again in the learning material learning means for learning materials related to any upper learning material document block of the learning material document, the text / image / sound batch output means or the text / image / sound sequential output means is converted into a character string that forms an arbitrary keyword. Teaching material learning support system characterized by applying keyword emphasis output means with markup

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