JP2014228957A - Teaching material creation support system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a teaching material creation support system capable creating a teaching material with higher degree-of-freedom.SOLUTION: A teaching material creation support system includes: first storage means for storing question content together with attribute information; retrieval means for accepting a retrieval condition identified by a user and retrieving question content having attribute information matched with the retrieval condition; generation means for arranging question content selected by a user according to a layout identified by the user and generating preview display of the arranged question content; and second storage means for storing information on the arranged question content. At least one of the question content includes a large question comprising a plurality of small questions. Attribute information is associated with a large question included in the question content, while attribute information independent from the attribute information of the large question is associated with each of the plurality of small questions configuring the large question.

Description

  The present invention relates to a teaching material creation support system that supports creation of a teaching material composed of several problem contents.

  There is a high need in schools and cram schools to create their own teaching materials according to the level of students and students. As an example of a method for creating such an original teaching material, a method of combining problems that have actually been given as exam questions in the past is often used.

  Regarding the creation of such teaching materials, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2006-3642 (Patent Document 1) holds databases Da, Db, Dc, Dd related to a plurality of primary teaching materials, and at least a predetermined database Da ... Disclosed is a learning material creation apparatus using a computer system having a search function for retrieving learning material data T ... and a secondary learning material creation function for creating secondary learning materials P based on the retrieved learning material data T .... In this teaching material creation device, the first table of contents data (dedicated table of contents data) Sa, Sb, Sc, Sd corresponding to each primary teaching material and the second table of contents data (universal table of contents) that can be used in common for each primary teaching material. A first search function Fs and universal table of contents data U for searching predetermined teaching material data T ... according to a specified search condition from a database Da ... associated with each corresponding primary teaching material using dedicated table of contents data Sa ... Is provided with a data search means Ws having a second search function Fu for searching predetermined teaching material data T... According to a specified search condition from a database Da.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2006-3642

  There are various needs in an actual educational field, and it is desired that teaching materials can be created with a higher degree of freedom in accordance with these needs. On the other hand, the teaching material creation apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 1 described above can create secondary teaching materials only in units of primary teaching materials, and does not satisfy such a demand.

  Therefore, there is a demand for a teaching material creation support system that can create teaching materials with a higher degree of freedom.

  A teaching material creation support system according to an aspect of the present invention is configured to receive a first storage unit that stores problem content together with attribute information, a search condition specified by a user, and has a problem content having attribute information that matches the search condition. A search means for searching, a problem content selected by the user according to a layout specified by the user, a generation means for generating a preview display of the problem content arranged, and information on the problem content arranged And second storage means for storing. At least one of the problem contents includes a large question composed of a plurality of small questions. Attribute information is associated with a major question included in the problem content, and attribute information independent of the attribute information of the major question is also associated with each of a plurality of sub questions constituting the major question. Yes.

  Preferably, the search means determines whether or not the attribute information possessed by each of the major questions included in the question content and the plurality of minor questions constituting the major questions meets the search condition.

  Preferably, the question content includes a question that has been actually given as a test question in the past, and the attribute information includes a question number when the related question content is actually given, and the generation means includes the When placing the selected problem content, a problem number independent of the problem number included in the attribute information of the problem content is assigned.

  Preferably, the attribute information associated with the problem content of mathematics or arithmetic includes information on a solution element necessary for solving the problem content among a plurality of solution elements determined in advance. A selection is made as to whether or not each of the plurality of solution elements provided is necessary.

  Preferably, the attribute information associated with the question content in English is at least one of information on the question content format of the question content, information on the content of the question content, and information on the part of speech that is the target of the question content. Includes two.

  Preferably, the attribute information associated with the problem content in Japanese language includes information on the source consisting of at least one of the author and work name of the work that is the subject of the problem, and the search means has a relatively high question frequency It is configured to display a selectable list of authors.

  The teaching material creation support system according to the present invention can create teaching materials with a higher degree of freedom.

It is a schematic diagram which shows the whole structure of the teaching material preparation assistance system according to this Embodiment. It is a sequence diagram which shows the whole process sequence in the teaching material preparation assistance system according to this Embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows the structure of the server apparatus which comprises the teaching material preparation assistance system according to this Embodiment. It is the whole transition diagram of the function and process which the teaching material preparation assistance system according to this Embodiment provides. It is a schematic diagram which shows the one aspect | mode of the learning material list page which the learning material creation assistance system according to this Embodiment provides. It is a schematic diagram which shows the one aspect | mode of the learning material edit page which the learning material preparation assistance system according to this Embodiment provides. It is a schematic diagram which shows another aspect of the learning material edit page which the learning material creation assistance system according to this Embodiment provides. It is a schematic diagram which shows the one aspect | mode of the problem extraction page which the teaching material preparation assistance system according to this Embodiment provides. It is a schematic diagram which shows another aspect of the problem extraction page which the teaching material preparation assistance system according to this Embodiment provides. It is a schematic diagram which shows the one aspect | mode of the learning material ordering page which the learning material creation assistance system according to this Embodiment provides. It is a schematic diagram which shows the structural example of the database 120 of the server apparatus which comprises the teaching material preparation assistance system according to this Embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating an example of the setting of the classification item with respect to the big question and the small question in the teaching material preparation assistance system according to this Embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating an example of the attribute information with respect to the problem of mathematics / arithmetic in the teaching material preparation assistance system according to this Embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating an example of the attribute information with respect to the problem of English in the teaching material preparation assistance system according to this Embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating an example of the attribute information with respect to the problem of a national language in the teaching material preparation assistance system according to this Embodiment.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In addition, about the same or equivalent part in a figure, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and the description is not repeated.

[A. Overall system]
First, the overall configuration of the educational material creation support system according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an overall configuration of a teaching material creation support system 1 according to the present embodiment.

  Referring to FIG. 1, teaching material creation support system 1 includes a server device 100 and a user terminal 200 as main components. The server device 100 stores problem content together with attribute information, and executes various processes in response to requests from the user terminal 200. In FIG. 1, a single computation subject is illustrated as the server device 100, but the functions of the server device 100 as described later may be realized using a plurality of computation subjects. The server device 100 may have any implementation form.

  In this specification, “problem content” includes the substance of a problem that can be used for teaching materials and an answer to the problem. Any data format may be used for storing “problem content”. However, in order to arrange the “problem content” in an arbitrary layout, a data format with higher reusability such as a text format is preferable. Typically, using text processing software such as TeX, the text composing the problem and the structure (font size, etc.) of the text are specified so that the text can be formatted according to the specified layout. More preferably, it is held as text data including instructions. In this way, the user's request can be satisfied more appropriately by separately managing the internal portion and the layout portion. In the following description, the substance of the problem included in the problem content may be simply referred to as “problem”.

  In this specification, “attribute information” is a general term for information related to “problem content”, and includes various types of information as described later. Typically, the attribute information may include a problem item classification item to be associated, information when a question is given, and the like.

  As a typical processing procedure, first, problem content is collected in advance in the server device 100 ((1) content collection). Typically, question content includes questions that have actually been presented as exam questions in the past. However, the problem is not limited to the question that is actually presented, and a problem acquired from an arbitrary source may be included. At this time, attribute information is associated with the problem content.

  Subsequently, a user such as a school teacher or a cram school teacher operates the user terminal 200 (typically, a personal computer or the like) to select problem content necessary for the teaching material ((2) problem selection). . At this time, various search processes as described later are provided. When the problem content necessary for the teaching material is selected and the product of the problem content group selected by the user is ordered ((3) print order), the teaching material including the problem content selected in cooperation with the server apparatus 100 at the printing station 300. Is printed ((4) printing), commercialized as a collection of problems and prints, and the printed matter is delivered to the user.

[B. Overall procedure]
Next, an overall processing procedure in the teaching material creation support system according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 2 is a sequence diagram showing an overall processing procedure in teaching material creation support system 1 according to the present embodiment.

  Referring to FIG. 2, first, problem content is collected in server apparatus 100, and an attribute is added to each problem content (sequence SQ2). This attribute is used for search processing described later. The collection of the problem content may be performed periodically or may be performed for every event.

  When the user operates user terminal 200 to transmit an access request to server apparatus 100 (sequence SQ4), server apparatus 100 responds with menu screen data and the like to user terminal 200 (sequence SQ6). User terminal 200 receives the menu screen data from server device 100 and provides the user with the menu screen (sequence SQ8). As an example, a general-purpose browser application is installed in the user terminal 200, and a screen user interface is provided via this browser application. However, the screen user interface and functions according to the present embodiment may be provided by installing a dedicated application in the user terminal 200. Further, when another method is put into practical use with the development of technology, such a method may be adopted.

  The user starts a teaching material creation operation after executing necessary processes and operations (for example, a login operation including an authentication process) on the menu screen.

  As an example of such a teaching material creation operation, first, the user inputs search conditions on the user terminal 200 (sequence SQ12). Then, search dialogue processing is executed between user terminal 200 and server device 100 (sequence SQ14). Specifically, the attribute information of the problem content stored in the server device 100 is searched according to the search condition transmitted from the user terminal 200, and the problem content having the attribute information that matches the search condition is extracted. Then, the server apparatus 100 responds to the user terminal 200 with the extracted problem content.

  When the user finds problem content suitable for the purpose through such search interaction processing, the user performs an operation of selecting such problem content on the user terminal 200 (step S16). A request for selecting problematic content is transmitted from user terminal 200 to server device 100 (sequence SQ18). Server apparatus 100 extracts the selected problem content in response to a selection request from the user terminal, and generates a preview screen as necessary (sequence SQ20). Then, server device 100 transmits the generated preview screen to user terminal 200 (sequence SQ22). User terminal 200 provides the received preview screen to the user (sequence SQ24).

  The user repeats the processes of sequences SQ12 to SQ24 as appropriate. When the target problem content is selected by these processes, the user places an order for printing on user terminal 200 (sequence SQ26). Then, a print order is transmitted from user terminal 200 to server apparatus 100 (sequence SQ28). Thereafter, the printing station 300 shares data with the server device 100 (sequence SQ30) and executes printing (sequence SQ32). Printed products (problems and prints) commercialized at the printing station 300 are delivered to the user (sequence SQ34).

  Through such a series of processing, the user can easily create a teaching material such as a target problem collection or print.

[C. Device configuration]
Next, the apparatus which comprises the learning material creation assistance system 1 according to this Embodiment is demonstrated. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of server apparatus 100 configuring teaching material creation support system 1 according to the present embodiment. The server apparatus 100 is typically configured according to a general purpose computer architecture.

  Referring to FIG. 3, server apparatus 100 includes, as main components, CPU (Central Processing Unit) 102, memory 104, network interface (I / F) 106, input unit 108, output unit 110, and database. (DB) 120 and hard disk 130 are included. Each component is communicably connected to each other via a bus 112.

  The CPU 102 executes an operating system (OS) and various programs stored in the hard disk 130. The memory 104 functions as a working memory for temporarily storing various data necessary for program execution in the CPU 102.

  The network interface 106 exchanges data with the user terminal 200 and the like via various communication media. Typically, the network interface 106 transmits data via a wired line such as Ethernet (registered trademark) (LAN (Local Area Network) or WAN (Wide Area Network)) and / or a wireless line such as a wireless LAN. Communicate.

  The input unit 108 typically includes a keyboard, a mouse, a touch panel, etc., and outputs the contents of instructions received from the user to the CPU 102 or the like. The output unit 110 typically includes a display or a printer that displays various GUI (Graphical User Interface) screens provided by the operating system.

  The database 120 corresponds to storage means for storing problem content together with attribute information, and stores problem content and corresponding attribute information in a data structure as will be described later.

  The hard disk 130 typically includes an interactive processing program 132, a search program 134, and a preview screen generation program 136. These programs are loaded on the memory 104 as appropriate and executed by the CPU 102.

  The dialogue processing program 132 is a program for realizing dialogue processing that is necessary when the user creates teaching materials.

  The search program 134 is a program for realizing a search for problem content according to a search condition specified by a user. That is, the search program 134 corresponds to a search unit that receives a search condition specified by the user and searches for problem content having attribute information that matches the search condition.

  The preview screen generation program 136 is a program for previewing problem content selected by the user. That is, the preview screen generation program 136 corresponds to a generation unit that arranges the problem content selected by the user according to the layout specified by the user and generates a preview display of the arranged problem content.

  Such a program stored in the hard disk 130 is stored in a recording medium such as a CD-ROM (Compact Disk-Read Only Memory) and distributed, or distributed via a network and installed in the hard disk 130. The program installed in the hard disk 130 is implemented by calling necessary modules among program modules provided as part of the operating system executed on the server device 100 at a predetermined timing and order. It may be configured. In this case, these programs themselves do not include modules provided by the operating system, and the processing is realized in cooperation with the operating system. These programs may be implemented separately, or all or a part of them may be coded as a single program. Further, all or a part of these programs may be realized by being incorporated in a part of some program instead of a single program. Even in such a case, the program itself does not include modules that are used in common with other programs, and image processing is realized in cooperation with the other programs.

  Alternatively, some or all of the functions provided by the server device 100 may be realized by dedicated hardware.

  Further, the hard disk 130 holds order information 138 that defines the contents of the teaching material ordered by the user. The order information 138 includes information on the problem and layout selected by each user. That is, the hard disk 130 corresponds to a second storage unit that stores information on the problem content arranged.

  On the other hand, the user terminal 200 can basically be realized as a general-purpose computer in which a general-purpose browser application is installed.

  In the teaching material creation support system 1, the function sharing between the server device 100 and the user terminal 200 is not limited to the example described in this specification, and the function sharing may be changed as appropriate according to the operation. Also good.

[D. Overview of system functions and processing]
Next, an overview of functions and processing provided by the teaching material creation support system 1 according to the present embodiment will be described.

<< d1: Overall transition diagram >>
FIG. 4 is an overall transition diagram of functions and processes provided by teaching material creation support system 1 according to the present embodiment. Referring to FIG. 4, teaching material creation support system 1 mainly includes a teaching material creation function 400 and a problem search / browsing function 450. The teaching material creation function 400 is for specifying the content of the teaching material for each question content and creating a unique teaching material, and the search / browsing function 450 is for searching for problems including analysis of the tendency of questions. Is.

  In the learning material creation function 400, basically, a learning material can be created and ordered in four steps. Specifically, the learning material creation function 400 includes a learning material list page 410, a learning material editing page 420, a problem extraction page 430, and a learning material ordering page 440. The problem search / browse function 450 provides a page including tabs such as a search, a search result, and a search confirmation.

Hereinafter, each page will be described in more detail.
<< d2: Teaching material list page 410 >>
FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing an aspect of the learning material list page 410 provided by the learning material creation support system 1 according to the present embodiment. Referring to FIG. 5, teaching material list page 410 includes a creating list tab 411, a new creation tab 412, and an ordered list tab 413.

  When the creating list tab 411 is selected, the screen is switched to a screen for selecting a teaching material being created or created. When the new creation tab 412 is selected, the screen is switched to a screen display for newly creating a learning material as shown in FIG. When the ordered list tab 413 is selected, the screen is switched to a screen display for confirming and revising the ordered teaching materials.

  With reference to FIG. 5, a screen user interface when the newly created tab 412 is selected will be described as a typical example. The learning material list page 410 displayed by selecting the new creation tab 412 includes an input box 414 for designating a learning material name, a selection box 415 for selecting a subject of a newly created learning material, and a newly created teaching material. A selection box 416 for selecting a size (A4 size, A5 size, B4 size, etc.) and a character set (horizontal writing / vertical writing), and an input box 417 for specifying the number of scheduled questions to be recorded in a newly created teaching material , An input box 418 for designating the planned number of pages of the newly created learning material, and a selection box 419 for selecting the scheduled delivery date of the newly created learning material.

  The user inputs information about the learning material desired to be created in accordance with the order displayed on the learning material list page 410. Among these pieces of information, the size and character set of the teaching material selected in the selection box 416 correspond to the layout specified by the user. That is, in the educational material creation support system 1 according to the present embodiment, the educational material can be created in a layout specified by the user, independently of the layout when the question content is actually presented as a test question in the past. .

  When the “Create new with this content” button is selected on the learning material list page 410 shown in FIG.

<< d3: Teaching material edit page 420 >>
FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing one aspect of the learning material editing page 420 provided by the learning material creation support system 1 according to the present embodiment. Referring to FIG. 6, the learning material editing page 420 includes a chapter assembly tab 421 and a request for editing tab 422. When the chapter assembly tab 421 is selected, the screen is switched to a screen for selecting a teaching material that is being created or has been created. When the new creation tab 412 is selected, as shown in FIG. 6, the screen is switched to a screen display for determining the chapter of the teaching material to be created. When the edit request tab 422 is selected, the screen is switched to a screen display for the user to input an instruction necessary for actual printing after ordering the teaching materials.

  With reference to FIG. 6, a screen user interface when the chapter assembly tab 421 is selected will be described as a typical example. The user specifies the structure of the chapter in the learning material desired to be created on the learning material editing page 420 displayed when the chapter assembly tab 421 is selected.

  More specifically, the learning material editing page 420 includes one or more chapter title setting areas 423. Each of the chapter title setting areas 423 includes an input box for inputting a chapter title. The chapter title setting area 423 is appropriately added when the user selects the add button 424. That is, the user arbitrarily designates a chapter to be included in the learning material desired to be created.

  Each of the chapter title setting areas 423 displays the number of questions that have been selected by a procedure that will be described later, and the number of pages that are necessary to print the selected question and the corresponding answer. Each chapter title setting area 423 includes a preview link 425 for displaying a preview of the selected problem. When the user selects the preview link 425, a preview screen is displayed so that the selected problem in the corresponding chapter can be confirmed according to the designated layout. In addition, it is preferable that this preview screen cannot be copied such as printing from the viewpoint of copyright protection.

  Each of the chapter title setting areas 423 further includes a problem list icon 426 for displaying details of the selected problem, a search icon 427 for searching for a problem to be added to the teaching material, and a created chapter. A copy icon 428 for duplicating the contents and a delete icon 429 for deleting the contents of the created chapter are displayed.

  When the search icon 427 is selected, a transition is made to a problem extraction page 430 described later. When the problem list icon 426 is selected, the details of the selected problem in the corresponding chapter are displayed as shown in FIG.

  FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing another aspect of the learning material editing page 420 provided by the learning material creation support system 1 according to the present embodiment. Referring to FIG. 7, when question list icon 426 is selected, a list of selected questions associated with the selected chapter is displayed on teaching material editing page 420. The user can confirm the selected problem while referring to the list display, and can perform operations such as changing the order of the selected problem, adding, and deleting. More specifically, in the list display, for each problem, a check box 4261 for selecting as a deletion target, an order icon 4262 for changing the order of the problems, and a preview link 4263 for previewing the corresponding problems. Then, a preview link 4264 for displaying the answer of the corresponding question as a preview, and an input box 4265 for specifying the question number when laid out as a teaching material are displayed.

  When the user checks a check box 4261 corresponding to a problem to be deleted and selects a “delete” button, the corresponding problem is deleted from the target. When the user selects preview links 4263 and 4264, a corresponding question and a preview screen of the answer to the question are displayed, respectively.

  Further, the user can arbitrarily designate a problem number assigned to each problem. Specifically, a desired question number can be entered in the input box 4265 corresponding to each question. The problem number input in this input box 4265 corresponds to the layout specified by the user. That is, in the educational material creation support system 1 according to the present embodiment, the educational material can be created in a layout specified by the user, independently of the layout when the question content is actually presented as a test question in the past. .

  That is, the attribute information associated with the problem content includes a problem number when the associated problem content is actually presented (see FIG. 11 described later). In addition, the teaching material creation support system 1 can assign a problem number independent of the problem number included in the attribute information of the problem content when the selected problem content is arranged.

  When the search icon 427 is selected on the learning material editing page 420 shown in FIG. 7, the screen transitions to the problem extraction page 430.

<< d4: Problem extraction page 430 >>
FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing one aspect of the problem extraction page 430 provided by the educational material creation support system 1 according to the present embodiment. Referring to FIG. 8, problem extraction page 430 is a screen user interface that provides search / browse function 450. Specifically, the problem extraction page 430 includes a search tab, a selection tab, and a search confirmation tab. When the search tab is selected, the search condition specified by the user is accepted and the screen display for instructing execution of the search is switched. When the selection tab is selected, the screen is switched to a screen for selecting a problem to be used as a teaching material from among the problems extracted by the search. When the search confirmation tab is selected, the screen is switched to a screen for confirming the search condition designated by the user.

  First, the screen user interface when the search tab is selected (immediately after the learning material editing page 420 shown in FIG. 7 is selected) will be described with reference to FIG. On the problem extraction page 430, the user designates a search condition necessary for searching for the target problem. Then, when the “search” button is selected, problems that match the specified search condition are extracted.

  More specifically, the question extraction page 430 includes a drop-down list 434 for designating a question school, a drop-down list 435 for designating a question year, and a check box 436 for designating a difficulty level of the problem. A classification item setting unit 437 for designating a specific classification item for each subject, and a check box 438 for validating / invalidating a search in units of small questions.

  The specifiable category items displayed in the category item setting unit 437 are customized for each selected subject, and are configured so that the user can more easily search for the target problem. Details of this classification item will be described later.

  When the “Search” button is selected on the problem extraction page 430 shown in FIG. 8, the search is executed under the designated search condition, and the screen is changed to a selection tab screen as shown in FIG.

  FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram showing another aspect of the problem extraction page 430 provided by the teaching material creation support system 1 according to the present embodiment. Referring to FIG. 9, problem extraction page 430 in which the selection tab is selected displays a list of problems that match the search conditions specified by the user, and the user can drag and drop problems suitable for the purpose. The target problem can be selected by moving it to the right column ("Selected problem" column). Again, for each question, a preview link for previewing the corresponding question itself and a preview link for previewing the answer to the corresponding question are provided. The user selects a problem while confirming the contents in the preview display.

  In addition, for each of the extracted questions, the question school, the year of question, and the problem number (major number and small number) are displayed as attribute information. The background color of each problem is color-coded according to the difficulty level of the problem. In this way, since the attributes of each problem can be grasped at a glance, the user can more easily search for a necessary problem.

  When the selection of the target question is completed, the user selects the “Save” button or “Save and return to“ 2. Edit teaching material ”” button arranged at the bottom of the question extraction page 430. When any of these buttons is selected, information on the selected problem is stored. That is, information on problem content selected and arranged by the user is stored in the server device 100.

  When the “Do not save and return to“ 2. Edit teaching material ”” button or the “Save and return to“ 2. Edit teaching material ”” button is selected, a transition is made to the teaching material editing page 420 shown in FIG. .

<< d5: Teaching material ordering page 440 >>
In the learning material editing page 420 shown in FIG. 6, when the “Proceed to“ 4. Teaching material order ”” button is selected, a transition is made to the learning material order page 440 shown in FIG. 10.

  FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing one aspect of the learning material ordering page 440 provided by the learning material creation support system 1 according to the present embodiment. Referring to FIG. 10, the learning material ordering page 440 presents an outline of learning materials already created by the user. Further, a preview link 441 is provided for previewing the state in which the problem content selected by the user is arranged according to the layout specified by the user.

  The user confirms whether or not the target teaching material has been created by such a preview display and determines that there is no problem, and selects the “apply with this content” button. Then, an order request for printing the learning material is transmitted to the server apparatus 100. Thereafter, as described above, printing is performed in the printing station 300, and printed matter such as a collection of problems and prints is delivered to the user.

[E. Database structure]
Next, an example of the structure of a database for realizing the functions and processes related to the above-described teaching material creation will be described.

  FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration example of the database 120 of the server apparatus 100 configuring the educational material creation support system 1 according to the present embodiment. Referring to FIG. 11, the database 120 includes a problem content 122, a problem data table 124 associated with the problem content 122, a problem detail table 126, and a classification table 128.

  The question content 122 may be stored as a single file for each question, or a plurality of questions (typically, a set of questions presented in an entrance examination question) may be stored as a single file. . At least, in the educational material creation support system 1 according to the present embodiment, the data format of the question content 122 is not limited as long as it can be handled independently in units of major questions or minor questions constituting each major question.

  In addition to the problem content 122, image data for realizing a preview display of the problem content 122 may be held. By using such image data, the preview display can be further accelerated.

  For each major question included in the question content 122, one entry (column) in the question data table 124 is associated. That is, the problem content 122 is given a “problem ID” for specifying each of the major questions included therein, and the “problem code” defined in one entry of the problem data table 124 is “ It is uniquely associated with the “problem ID”. Each entry of the problem data table 124 stores information necessary for problem search and problem layout.

  Furthermore, one or more entries of the problem detail table 126 are associated with each entry of the problem data table 124 according to the configuration of the associated large question. For example, when the target big question is composed of a plurality of small questions, one or more entries of the problem detail table 126 are associated with the target big question itself, and a plurality of items constituting the big question One or more entries of the problem detail table 126 are also associated with each of the questions. For example, for big questions that are a collection of multiple sub-questions with different contents (hereinafter also called “sub-question set titles”), we looked at the classification items and the sub-questions as seen in the whole big question. Since the classification items at the time are completely different, it is possible to more appropriately search for the target problem by making it possible to search these items separately. In other words, for a major question composed of a plurality of sub-questions, the attribute information possessed by the whole major question and the attribute information possessed by each sub-question may not be related to each other. , By assigning an appropriate classification item for each, search accuracy can be improved.

  The classification items assigned to each problem are defined by the classification table 128. More specifically, the problem detail table 126 and the classification table 128 are associated with each other using the “search information ID” of each entry as a key. In the classification table 128, “large item”, “medium item”, and “small item” are defined for each entry, and the values of these items are set according to the classification suitable for each subject. Note that a plurality of classification items may be assigned to the same problem (major question or minor question) from different viewpoints. In this case, classification is performed for one entry in the problem detail table 126. Multiple entries in table 128 may be associated.

  By adopting such a data structure, search and layout with a higher degree of freedom are realized.

[F. Setting independent classification items for major and minor questions]
In the teaching material creation support system 1 according to the present embodiment, the question content may include a large question consisting of a plurality of small questions. In such a case, the attribute information is associated with the major question included in the problem content, and the attribute independent of the major question attribute information is also associated with each of the plurality of minor questions constituting the major question. Information is preferably associated.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram for explaining an example of setting of classification items for major questions and minor questions in the teaching material creation support system 1 according to the present embodiment. The arithmetic problem shown in FIG. 12 is a large question composed of small questions with different contents (and may include small questions). As a whole, a classification item (major item) such as “sub-question set title” is used. It must be granted.

  Although such a large question has a situation where it is desired to use it as it is depending on the intention of the teaching material (for example, when it is used for a practical exercise problem just before the entrance examination), it is not suitable for daily exercise. Rather, for everyday exercises, it is preferable to use combinations of similar questions. Therefore, the teaching material creation support system 1 is configured so that it can be used not only for the major question itself but also for the individual sub-question units constituting it.

  For example, in the case of an arithmetic problem, the following ten types are prepared as classification items (in the order of large items → middle items) assigned to large units. Search is possible based on these ten types of classification items. In addition, about the classification items 1-9, it means that the subitem set problem described in the large item is comprised only by the subquestion of the content (for example, "number and calculation") described in the middle item. .

Category 1: Subunit set of the same unit → number and calculation Category 2: Subunit set of the same unit → number properties Category 3: Subunit set of the same unit → Unit and quantity Category 4: Same Unit sub-problem set theme → Speed / Rate Category 5: Same unit sub-problem set theme → Amount to be changed Category item 6: Same unit sub-problem set theme → Figure Category item 7: Same unit sub-problem set Title → Text title Classification item 8: Subunit set problem of the same unit → Problem of regularity and reasoning Classification item 9: Subset set problem of the same unit → Number of cases In the problem example shown in FIG. 4, the “complex unit sub-problem set subject” of the classification item 10 is given to the whole large question. Furthermore, classification items defined from a viewpoint different from the major questions are assigned to the minor questions (and possibly minor questions) constituting the major questions. The problem example shown in FIG. 12 is as follows.

1 (1) A ... Classification item: Calculation of number → Problem of obtaining unknown number 1 (1) A ... Classification item: Calculation of number → Device of calculation 1 (1) C ... Classification item: Number Calculation → Addition / subtraction of fractions 1 (2) Classification item: Number of cases → Combination 1 (3) Classification item: Ratio → Equivalent calculation 1 (4) Classification item: Text subject → Planting Calculation 1 (5) ... Classification item: Measurement of plane figure → Length / line segment ratio 1 (6) ... Classification item: Measurement of plane figure → Area Based on the classification items set in this way It is possible to independently search for big questions and small questions. That is, in the teaching material creation support system 1, in the search process, whether or not the attribute information that each of the major questions included in the question content and the plurality of minor questions constituting the major question meets the search condition is determined. to decide.

  When configuring a searchable problem by classifying questions that were actually presented as test questions in the past, the method of adding a search tag for each major question fully utilizes the “sub-question set” as described above. Can not do it. The “sub-question set subject” is often unique to an entrance examination or the like, and useful teaching materials cannot be created unless such a “sub-question set subject” can be used effectively. On the other hand, in the learning material creation support system 1 according to the present embodiment, the classification item (attribute information) is also assigned to each of the sub-questions constituting the “sub-problem set subject”, so that the search accuracy is further improved. be able to.

[G. Mathematics / Mathematical Problems]
In the teaching material creation support system 1 according to the present embodiment, unique attribute information specialized for a subject-specific search is given. Hereinafter, attribute information unique to each subject and search using the attribute information will be described.

  For example, the current high school entrance examination mathematics problems can be further subdivided based on the three fields of “algebra”, “function”, and “figure”. When creating mathematics teaching materials using such entrance examination questions, the school teachers and cram school teachers have a hard time determining when to learn each solution. In other words, it is necessary to appropriately select a problem including only an already learned solution according to the grade of the student / student targeted by each teaching material.

  Specifically, with respect to “algebra”, “primary equation” is first grade, “simultaneous equation” is second grade, “secondary equation” is third grade, and so on. As for “function”, “proportional / inverse proportion” is a first grader, “primary function” is a second grader, “secondary function” is a third grader, and so on.

  “Figures” are further subdivided, “Triangle congruence” is the first half of second grade, “Similar” is the first half of third grade, “Square theorem” is the second half of third grade, “Circular angle” is In the second half of the second year, “Proof” is in the first half of the second grade. However, for “graphics”, there are many cases where multiple solution elements are entangled with one problem. For a certain problem, the question “whether it can be used in the summer course for third graders” is determined by the teacher or instructor. There was no choice but to actually solve and confirm the solution.

  On the other hand, in the teaching material creation support system 1 according to the present embodiment, for each of the problems of mathematics / arithmetic, each solution element is assigned to each problem by adding a classification item from the viewpoint of such solution elements. “Include” or “do not include” can be designated. That is, in the teaching material creation support system 1, the attribute information associated with the mathematical or arithmetic problem content includes information on solution elements necessary for solving the problem content among a plurality of predetermined solution elements. It has become. And in the search of a problem, it is comprised so that the selection about the necessity of each of several predetermined solution elements may be received.

  By adopting such a structure, for example, for the summer training of the third grader, the solution of “similar shape” learned in the first half of the third grade is included, but the solution of the “three square theorem” learned in the second half of the third grade It is possible to easily search for a problem that does not include.

  FIG. 13 is a diagram for explaining an example of attribute information for a mathematical / arithmetic problem in the teaching material creation support system 1 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 13A shows a part of the data structure, and FIG. 13B shows an example of the classification item setting unit 437 of the problem extraction page 430.

  As shown in FIG. 13 (a), for a graphic problem, each of the five solution elements (triangle congruence, similarity, three-square theorem, circumference angle, proof) "includes" or "includes" Attribute information indicating whether or not is present. FIG. 13A shows “included” or “not included” by using a flag for each solution element as an example. That is, if the flag value is “1”, it indicates that the corresponding solution element is “included”, and if the flag value is “0”, it indicates that the corresponding solution element is “not included”.

  Since such a data structure is adopted, classification items as shown in FIG. 13B can be used as an implementation example of the classification item setting unit 437 (FIG. 4) of the problem extraction page 430. In other words, for each of the five solution elements (triangular congruence, similarity, three-square theorem, circumference angle, proof), search conditions such as “contains” or “does not include” are searched for the problem. Can do.

  In the data structure shown in FIG. 13A, for convenience of explanation, the value of the attribute information itself is specified. However, in reality, it is associated with each attribute information value using the relational database structure. It is common that stored codes (numbers) are stored.

  In the above example, the problem of graphics is illustrated, but the present invention is not limited to this. For other problems, attribute information is given from the viewpoint of solution elements, and problem search is performed using these solution elements as search conditions. It may be.

[H. English problems]
Next, for English problems, it is often difficult to search for the target problem by one-sided classification. For example, the following problems are generally classified as “currently completed (continuous usage)”.

We came to Kyoto five years ago, and we still live here.
= We () () in Kyoto () five years.
However, such a classification item (attribute information) is not sufficient for problem search for creating teaching materials. From a different point of view, the above problem is a problem of “English sentence completion (vacant space supplementation)”. The above problem is also a problem regarding “use of preposition for” from another aspect.

  Therefore, the teaching material creation support system 1 is configured to be able to search for problems in accordance with the purpose by assigning a plurality of classification items from a plurality of aspects to English problems. As an example, classification items are given from the following three aspects.

(1) Form: “English Completion (Selection Formula)”, “English Completion (Entry Formula)”, “Consent Sentence Completion”, “Rewriting by Instruction”, “Judgment of Correctness”, etc. (2) Contents: “Tenshi” , “Compare”, “Currently completed”, “Passive”, “Infinitive”, “Verb”, etc. (3) Part of speech: “Verb”, “Pronoun”, “Noun”, “Auxiliary verb”, “Adjective”, etc. In addition, you may make it provide more aspects or more classification items, without being limited to the classification | category item contained in the situation mentioned above and each situation. Alternatively, since the classification items may be given from a plurality of aspects, a configuration in which any two classification items are given may be used.

  That is, the attribute information associated with the problem content in English includes information regarding the question content format of the problem content, information regarding the content of the problem content, and information on the part of speech that is the target of the problem content.

  Furthermore, it is preferable to assign as attribute information from another aspect whether or not each question uses one of predetermined collocations (for example, 202 collocations required for junior high school). By assigning such attribute information, it is possible to accurately search for a problem more suitable for the purpose. Even if a large number of problems are accumulated, the target problem can be extracted pinpointed by narrowing down from a plurality of aspects.

  FIG. 14 is a diagram for explaining an example of attribute information for an English problem in teaching material creation support system 1 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 14A shows a part of the data structure, and FIG. 14B shows an example of the classification item setting unit 437 of the problem extraction page 430.

  As shown in FIG. 14A, for English problems, classification items (attribute information) are assigned independently from three aspects (formal, content, and part of speech). Furthermore, in the data structure shown in FIG. 14A, if the problem includes any of the predetermined collocations as described above, information specifying the collocation is stored. In the data structure shown in FIG. 14A, for convenience of explanation, the value of the attribute information itself is specified. However, in reality, the attribute information is associated with the value of each attribute information using the structure of the relational database. It is common that stored codes (numbers) are stored.

  Since such a data structure is adopted, classification items as shown in FIG. 14B can be used as an implementation example of the classification item setting unit 437 (FIG. 4) of the problem extraction page 430. That is, a search can be executed by inputting a target search condition from three different aspects (formal surface, content surface, part of speech surface).

[I. Japanese language problem]
Next, with regard to national language problems, the majority of the entrance examination questions are “Reading long sentences of modern sentences” and “Old sentences”. Therefore, in order to select appropriate problems, “units” such as novels and editorial sentences are used. In addition to “”, classification items such as “existence of description problem (and the number of characters)” and “length of material sentence” are added. In addition to such attribute information, in the teaching material creation support system 1 according to the present embodiment, attribute information related to the source of the problem is given. That is, the attribute information associated with the problem content in the national language includes information regarding the source. Information about this source consists of the author and / or title of the work that is the subject of the problem.

  Furthermore, in ancient text, it is preferable to treat the same work as a different source if the use location (stage) is different. For example, when creating an ancient textbook with the theme of “Makurasoshi”, first use “Initial: Spring is Akebono”, then use “39th: Bird is”, and finally “No. 145”. The use of “dan: Utsukushikimono” can be realized more easily.

  Furthermore, in the teaching material creation support system 1 according to the present embodiment, authors with relatively many questions are tabulated and prepared in advance as “frequent authors”. It is also possible to select an author to be searched from the list of “frequent authors”. That is, the teaching material creation support system 1 is configured to selectably display a list of authors with relatively high questions. In addition, since “frequent authors” have historical trends, a list of a plurality of “frequent authors” aggregated for different periods may be prepared. For example, a list of “frequent authors” such as the best 20 in the past 5 years, the best 20 in the past 3 years, and the best 10 in each single year in the past 5 years may be prepared. In order to more easily specify the search condition, it is preferable to display the writing of the old sentence for each stage.

  By assigning attribute information regarding the source of such a problem, it is possible to further facilitate the preparation of teaching materials and to further analyze the tendency of questions.

  FIG. 15 is a diagram for explaining an example of attribute information for a national language problem in the teaching material creation support system 1 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 15A shows a part of the data structure related to the problem attribute information, shows a part of the data structure related to frequent authors, and FIG. 15C shows the classification item setting unit 437 of the problem extraction page 430. An example is shown.

  As shown in FIG. 15 (a), for national language problems, classification items (attribute information) such as “unit”, “presence / absence of description problem”, “number of characters in description problem”, and “length of material sentence” Is granted. Further, in the data structure shown in FIG. 15A, as described above, information on the source such as “author” and “work name” of the work that is the subject of the problem is given as a classification item (attribute information). Yes.

  In the data structure shown in FIG. 15B, “frequent authors” are set for each of a plurality of different periods.

  In the data structures shown in FIGS. 15 (a) and 15 (b), the value of attribute information itself is clearly shown for convenience of explanation. In general, a code (number) associated with an information value is stored.

  Since such a data structure is adopted, classification items as shown in FIG. 15C can be used as an implementation example of the classification item setting unit 437 (FIG. 4) of the problem extraction page 430. In other words, in addition to “unit”, “presence / absence of description problem”, “number of characters in description problem”, and “length of material sentence”, category items related to the source such as “author” and “work title” are specified as search conditions. be able to. It should be noted that it is preferable to display a list in which author names are arranged in order of Iueo, etc., in order to make the designation of the “author” category easier. Further, when the frequent author drop-down list 4371 is selected, the frequent authors shown in FIG. 15B are displayed in a list, and the desired author can be designated from the frequent authors displayed in the list.

[J. advantage]
In the teaching material creation support system 1 according to the present embodiment, search and extraction can be performed in units of major questions, small questions, and small questions, not large units such as course units or unit units, and can be uniquely selected according to the purpose. Can be created more accurately and quickly. Such extracted problems can be arranged according to an arbitrary layout, and the reusability of problem contents can be improved.

  More specifically, in the reuse of question content, the content portion and layout portion of the question content can be managed independently, so that teaching materials can be created with a higher degree of freedom. Attribute information is given to both large and small questions, depending on whether or not there is a relationship between the questions (sub-questions) included in the problem. Each can be handled as an independent problem content.

  By reducing the unit of handling in this way, there is no restriction on the unit for reuse. That is, a completely new teaching material can be configured by arbitrarily collecting desired problems. That is, it is possible to create a “unique teaching material” in a true sense while extracting each question.

  Moreover, in the learning material creation support system 1 according to the present embodiment, completely different learning materials can be created from the same problem content. In creating your own teaching materials, you can freely select the problems to be recorded and set the layout freely. As described above, the content portion and the layout portion of the problem content are managed independently. By appropriately changing the layout portion, B5 size text, B4 size test format printing, and A4 size writing are performed. It can be printed in any format, such as a booklet. Furthermore, since not only the format but also the character size, column, and printing color can be set freely, it is possible to create an original teaching material as the user desires. That is, the user only has to select problem content stored in the server device 100 and specify an arbitrary layout. Therefore, the user can freely create teaching materials without being restricted by the original problem. Moreover, from the characteristic that it is not constrained by the original problem, it is also possible to change part of the expressions and numerical values in the question sentence, and to delete (or add) a small question more freely. For example, it is possible to respond to various requests such as unification of question sentences, unification of problem numbers, modification of illustrations, and display of question schools.

  The embodiment disclosed this time should be considered as illustrative in all points and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the terms of the claims, rather than the description above, and is intended to include any modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the terms of the claims.

  1 Teaching material creation support system, 100 server device, 102 CPU, 104 memory, 106 network interface, 108 input unit, 110 output unit, 112 bus, 120 database, 122 question content, 124 question data table, 126 question detail table, 128 classification Table, 130 Hard disk, 132 Interactive processing program, 134 Search program, 136 Preview screen generation program, 138 Ordering information, 200 User terminal, 300 Print shop.

Claims (6)

A teaching material creation support system,
First storage means for storing problem content together with attribute information;
Search means for accepting a search condition specified by a user and searching for problem content having attribute information that matches the search condition;
Generating means for arranging the problem content selected by the user according to the layout designated by the user, and generating a preview display of the arranged problem content;
Second storage means for storing information on the problem content arranged,
At least one of the problem contents includes a large question composed of a plurality of small questions,
Attribute information is associated with a major question included in the problem content, and attribute information independent of the attribute information of the major question is also associated with each of a plurality of sub questions constituting the major question. A teaching material creation support system.   2. The search unit according to claim 1, wherein the search unit determines whether or not the attribute information that the search means has matches the search condition for each of the major questions included in the question content and the plurality of minor questions constituting the major questions. The teaching material creation support system described. The question content includes questions that have actually been given as exam questions in the past,
The attribute information includes a problem number when an associated problem content is actually given,
The teaching material creation support system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein when the selected problem content is arranged, the generation unit assigns a problem number independent of a problem number included in the attribute information of the problem content. . The attribute information associated with the problem content of mathematics or arithmetic includes information on solution elements necessary for solving the problem content among a plurality of predetermined solution elements,
The teaching material creation support system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the search means is configured to accept selection about necessity of each of the plurality of predetermined solution elements.   The attribute information associated with the problem content in English includes at least two of information regarding the question format of the problem content, information regarding the content of the problem content, and information on the part of speech that is the target of the problem content. The teaching material creation support system according to any one of claims 1 to 4. The attribute information associated with the problem content in Japanese includes information about the source consisting of the author and / or work title of the work that is the subject of the problem,
The learning material creation support system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the search unit is configured to selectably display a list of authors with a relatively high question frequency.

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