JP2022081588A - Education support system and education support method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To support efficient learning of a learner and/or efficient education of a teacher.

SOLUTION: According to the present invention, an education support system includes a behavior history database for storing behavior history data based on learning behaviors of a learner to a digital textbook, an answer data acquisition part for acquiring answer data based on answers of the learner to questions of a test executed to the learner, a scoring processing part for performing scoring processing of the questions of the acquired answer data to generate answer data for return, and a scoring result output part for outputting the answer data for return. The scoring processing part includes a scoring result data acquisition part for acquiring scoring result data to the test in which scoring attributes are associated with the question in the answer data, and a teaching information attachment part for attaching teaching information to the questions with which the scoring attributes in the scoring result data are associated on the basis of the behavior history data of the learner stored in the behavior history database.

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Description

The present invention relates to a system for supporting education, and more particularly to an education support system for supporting lessons by an educator and school affairs incidental thereto, and an education support method using the same. The present invention also relates to a learning support system for learners and a learning support method using the same.

In the field of education such as school lessons, as a method of evaluating the level at which a student or a learner such as a student has acquired or understood the learning content, a "test" is generally used in which the learner answers a question. Is carried out. In this test, in addition to the test created by the educator, the so-called "trader test" created by the publisher in accordance with the curriculum guidelines has been used for educators such as teachers in the target class or grade. The test sheet is distributed to the learners belonging to a certain cluster to perform the test, and then the collected test sheet or answer sheet is graded and the scored result is fed back to the learner.

By the way, as the use of information communication technology (ICT) in educational settings progresses, various systems for supporting educators and / or learners have been proposed.

For example, so-called digital textbooks replace traditional paper-based textbooks by interactively displaying learning content on the screens of educators and learners' computing devices (eg, tablet computers). Make available as. In addition, computer-based testing (CBT) collects and analyzes the answer results by answering the questions displayed on the computer screen by the learner under the control of the computer system, and learns the learning contents. It is a test form that evaluates whether or not the degree has reached a certain standard.

The following Patent Document 1 discloses an education support system that enables efficient lectures by collecting and analyzing test scoring results. In such an education support system, teaching material data such as textbook data is displayed on the first display device, lectures are given with reference to this, and when tests related to the contents of the lecture are conducted, answers to the test data are collected. , Analysis is performed, and link information indicating an answer-related part in the teaching material data is generated and displayed on the second display device. In addition, teachers will use the link information to give further lectures.

Further, Patent Document 2 below discloses a technique for effectively supporting scoring of an answer sheet. Specifically, the answer processing unit acquires the image data of the answer sheet that has already been answered, extracts all the answer columns and the name columns as image data, associates them, and records them in the scan data DB. The aggregated output unit generates and prints out an aggregated answer collection in which only the same answer column is extracted. The scoring processing unit acquires the graded aggregate print output for scoring, extracts it as image data, and records it. In addition, the scoring processing unit determines the score by identifying XX and the like added to the image data. The result output unit acquires the image data and the total score of the designated answerer (print target person) and prints and outputs it as an answer sheet after scoring.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2017-15569 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2018-037832

When using the vendor test, the educator can save the trouble of creating the test questions by himself, and by conducting the test and scoring after the lesson is conducted according to the test range indicated by the vendor test. The learning level of individual learners can be evaluated.

However, traditional vendor tests still often use paper media, and educators have to score the learner's answers to individual questions after collecting the test paper, which is a very difficult scoring task. There was a problem that it was complicated and took a considerable amount of time. In this respect, the mark sheet format test is advantageous in that the scoring work can be simplified and streamlined, but for example, the answer process of the learner cannot be evaluated, and from the viewpoint of the essence of education and learning, for example, It is hard to say that it is suitable. In particular, the fact that the mark sheet type test is not suitable for learners in the lower grades of elementary school is recognized by educators.

On the other hand, ICT in educational settings can efficiently collect and analyze learning data such as the use of digital textbooks and CBT scoring results, and learners can utilize it for their own learning goals, and educators can use it. It can be used for learning instruction planning for each learner and in the class.

However, it costs a huge amount of money to convert to ICT in educational settings, and especially in educational sites centered on public schools, ICT has hardly progressed, and in the end, learners use paper test sheets. The fact is that tests that answer by free entry are frequently conducted. Further, regarding such a test, automatic scoring by a computer has not been put into practical use from the viewpoint of recognition accuracy of AI technology. For this reason, there is a demand for a system that improves the efficiency of test scoring work by educators using ICT while considering the current educational field, but there has been no system that sufficiently satisfies this demand.

In addition, previously, individual educators have relied on the educator's experience, even though there have been attempts to analyze the scoring results of the tests performed and reflect them in the learning instruction plan for individual learners and the entire class. In addition, since only the scoring results of the tests conducted were analyzed, the fact is that an effective learning instruction plan has not always been constructed.

Therefore, the present invention is an educational support system that efficiently supports lessons of educators and the like and school affairs associated therewith, and / or supports efficient learning of learners, and an educational support method using the same. The purpose is to provide.

More specifically, one of the objects of the present invention is to teach a learning method for a problem that cannot be answered correctly in the learner's test result by using the past behavior history of the learner and / or the educator. It is to provide an educational support system that can be used and an educational support method using the same.

Further, one of the objects of the present invention is to teach an educator's teaching method for a problem that could not be answered correctly in the learner's test result by using the past behavior history of the learner and / or the educator. It is to provide an educational support system that can be used and an educational support method using the same.

The present invention for solving the above problems is configured to include the following invention-specific matters or technical features.

The present invention according to a certain viewpoint can be an educational support system using digital textbooks (which may include electronic teaching materials and supplementary teaching materials; the same shall apply hereinafter). The education support system has an action history database that stores behavior history data based on the learner's learning behavior for the digital textbook, and answer data based on the learner's answers to the questions of the test conducted on the learner. The answer data acquisition unit that acquires the answer data, the scoring processing unit that performs scoring processing for the questions in the acquired answer data and generates the answer data for return, and the scoring result output unit that outputs the answer data for return. And can be prepared. Then, the scoring processing unit includes a scoring result data acquisition unit that acquires scoring result data for the test in which the scoring attribute is associated with the question in the answer data, and the learner stored in the action history database. Based on the action history data, it may be provided with a teaching information giving unit that gives teaching information to the problem associated with the scoring attribute in the scoring result data.

As a result, the education support system can add teaching information to the test questions answered by the learner based on the learner's past behavior history.

The education support system may further include a teaching information database that stores teaching information including at least one teaching item associated with the question of the test. The teaching information giving unit extracts a specific teaching item about a specific problem from the teaching information database based on the action history data, and assigns the specific teaching item to the specific problem in the scoring result data. It can be given as the specific teaching information.

The at least one teaching item includes a comment regarding the question intention of the question, a commentary comment on the question, a recommendation comment for overcoming the question, and link information indicating a specific part in the digital textbook related to the question. And at least one of the link information indicating a specific part in the supplementary teaching material related to the problem.

Further, the education support system may further include an action history acquisition unit for acquiring the action history data of the learner.

The action history acquisition unit may be configured to store the acquired action history data in the action history database.

Further, the action history acquisition unit can acquire an operation event according to a display operation of a predetermined learning item for the digital textbook by the learner, and can generate the action history data based on the acquired operation event.

Further, the action history acquisition unit can acquire a control event for the digital textbook according to an instruction from the outside and generate the action history data based on the acquired control event.

In addition, the behavior history acquisition unit may generate the behavior history data based on the time information regarding the time when the predetermined learning item is displayed by the digital textbook.

In addition, the behavior history acquisition unit can acquire behavior history data based on the behavior of the teacher with respect to the master digital textbook of the teacher who guides the learner.

Further, the education support system is a digital textbook of the learner regarding the predetermined learning item based on the behavior history data based on the learning behavior of the learner and the behavior history data based on the behavior of the teacher. Further, a synchronization state determination unit for determining the synchronization state between the teacher and the master digital textbook may be provided.

Further, the teaching information giving unit may extract the specific teaching item from the teaching information database based on the synchronization state.

The synchronization state determination unit determines the overall synchronization state for the predetermined learning item based on the behavior history data based on the learning behavior of the learner to be scored who has undergone the test. Then, the teaching information giving unit can extract the specific teaching item from the teaching information database based on the overall synchronization state.

In addition, the teaching information giving unit has the specific teaching item from the teaching information database based on the overall correct answer rate based on the answer to the specific question by the learner to be scored who has undergone the conducted test. Can be extracted.

Further, the present invention according to another viewpoint can be an educational support method using a digital textbook. The educational support method collects behavior history data based on the learner's learning behavior for the digital textbook and stores it in the behavior history database, and the learner's test questions performed on the learner. It includes acquiring answer data based on the answer, scoring the question in the acquired answer data to generate return answer data, and outputting the return answer data. obtain. Then, to generate the return answer data, to acquire the scoring result data for the test in which the scoring attribute is associated with the question in the answer data, and to generate the scoring result data of the learner stored in the action history database. Based on the action history data, it may include adding teaching information to the problem associated with the scoring attribute in the scoring result data.

Furthermore, the present invention according to another aspect can be a terminal device that functions as a digital textbook. The terminal device is based on an action history acquisition unit that acquires behavior history data based on the learner's learning behavior for the digital textbook, and answer data based on the learner's answer to the test question that the learner has taken. It may be provided with a test result display control unit that acquires the generated return answer data and displays it as a return answer sheet. Here, the return answer data may include teaching information given to a question associated with a scoring attribute in the answer data based on the action history data. Then, the test result display control unit can control so that the teaching information included in the return answer data is displayed.

Further, the present invention according to another viewpoint can be grasped as an invention relating to a program for realizing the method and an invention relating to a storage medium capable of storing the program non-temporarily on a computing device.

Further, the present invention can be grasped as a learning support system and a learning support method from the relationship between the two concepts of "education" and "learning".

In the present specification and the like, the part or means does not simply mean a physical part or means, but also includes a case where the function of the part or means is realized by software. Further, the function of one part or means may be realized by two or more physical parts or means, or the function of two or more parts or means is realized by one physical part or means. You may.

According to the present invention, it becomes possible to efficiently support the lessons of educators and the like and the school affairs associated therewith. Further, according to the present invention, it becomes possible to support the learner's efficient learning.

Other technical features, objectives, and effects or advantages of the invention will be demonstrated by the following embodiments described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

It is a block diagram explaining the computer system which realizes the education support method which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the functional structure of the terminal apparatus for learners which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the functional structure of the terminal apparatus for teachers which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the functional configuration of the education support server which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart explaining an example of the acquisition process of the action history data in the learner terminal apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a timing chart for demonstrating an example of the behavior history data acquisition processing in the learner terminal apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the behavior history data in the education support server which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart explaining the scoring process in the education support server which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart explaining the process of giving teaching information in the education support server which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the answer sheet for return displayed on the terminal device for learners in the education support system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the teaching information addition rule in the education support server which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart explaining the scoring process in the education support server which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the instruction information addition rule for teachers in the education support server which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the hardware composition of the education support server which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. However, the embodiments described below are merely examples, and there is no intention of excluding various modifications and applications of techniques not specified below. The present invention can be implemented with various modifications (for example, combining each embodiment) without departing from the spirit of the present invention. Further, in the description of the following drawings, the same or similar parts are represented by the same or similar reference numerals. The drawings are schematic and do not necessarily match the actual dimensions and ratios. Even between drawings, there may be parts where the relationship and ratio of dimensions differ from each other.

[First Embodiment]
In the present embodiment, a technique is disclosed in which the learner is given the optimum teaching information to the answer according to the history of the learning behavior taken by the learner.

(overall structure)
FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an education support system that realizes an education support method according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the education support system 1 of the present embodiment is, for example, a learner terminal device 20, a teacher terminal device 30, and an education terminal device 20 connected to each other so as to be communicable with each other via a communication network 10. It may be configured to include a support server 40. In this disclosure, the education support method and the system that realizes it will be described, but from the relationship between the two concepts of "education" and "learning", the learning support method and the system that realizes this may also be described. can.

The communication network 10 may include, for example, an IP-based computer network 12 and a mobile communication network 14 compliant with the mobile communication system standard. In the present disclosure, the computer network 12 is used in a broad concept including the Internet constructed by an IP network ("the Internet"), but is not limited to an IP network, but is a network of any protocol that enables inter-node communication. Is applicable. Further, the computer network 12 may include a wireless network constructed by a wireless base station (for example, Wi-Fi®) (not shown). The computer network 12 and the mobile communication network 14 are connected via, for example, a gateway 16 or the like, but the present invention is not limited to this.

The learner terminal device 20 is typically a computing device operated by a user (ie, a learner such as a student or student), such as a desktop computer, a notebook computer, a tablet computer, a smartphone, or the like. This includes, but is not limited to, feature phones and other intelligent devices. In the present disclosure, the learner terminal device 20 is assumed to be a tablet computer capable of touch operation by the learner, and is configured to function as a digital textbook as described below.

That is, the learner terminal device 20 may be configured to include a CPU (processor), a chip set and memory, a communication module, hardware resources such as a user interface, and an operating system (for example, a kernel, various device drivers, standard libraries, etc.). .) (Hereinafter referred to as "OS") consists of software resources. The learner terminal device 20 executes various application programs on the OS under the control of the processor and realizes a desired function. In the present disclosure, the learner terminal device 20 may implement, for example, as one of application programs, a learner client program including an instruction group or a module for making the learner terminal device 20 function as a digital textbook. .. As another example, the learner terminal device 20 implements a browser program as one of the application programs, and is configured as a digital textbook so that the digital contents on the node can be accessed by the browser realized by the browser program. May be done.

The digital textbook referred to in the present disclosure refers to an electronic textbook instead of the conventional textbook using a paper medium, and may include, for example, teaching materials and supplementary teaching materials. Thereby, for example, the learner can browse digital contents such as textbooks and / or input desired information by an interactive operation. When using a digital textbook, the learner is typically required to perform user authentication and / or device authentication to log in.

Further, the learner terminal device 20 can be communicatively connected to the computer network 12 via, for example, a Wi-Fi (registered trademark) network, or from the mobile communication network 14 via the gateway 16. You can make a communication connection to. As a result, the learner terminal device 20 can access various nodes (for example, a Web server or a cloud server) on the communication network 10 to acquire desired information resources, and various services including the service according to the present invention can be obtained. You can enjoy the service. In this disclosure, it is assumed that the learner terminal device 20 is used in a communication environment in which the communication network 10 can always be connected, but the use in a place or area where Wi-Fi radio waves or mobile communication radio waves do not reach is excluded. It's not something to do. Further, the learner terminal device 20 has a proximity communication function such as Bluetooth (registered trademark) or NFC, and may be used instead or additionally.

The teacher terminal device 30 is typically a computing device operated by a user (that is, a teacher who is a teacher or a professor who educates and teaches a learner), and is, for example, a desktop computer, a notebook computer, or the like. This includes, but is not limited to, tablet computers, smartphones, feature phones and other intelligent devices. Teachers, for example, use tablet computers during class from the standpoint of portability, and use desktop computers during school affairs such as test scoring from the standpoint of processing performance. As described above, a plurality of teacher terminal devices 30 may be used properly.

The teacher terminal device 30 may include some additional functions and configurations in addition to the same functions and configurations as the learner terminal device 20. Typically, the teacher terminal device 30 implements a teacher client program that includes the functions of the learner client program. For example, in the teacher client program, in addition to the instruction group or module for realizing the function of the digital textbook on the teacher terminal device 30, the teacher terminal device 30 is equipped with the learner's digital textbook (that is, the learner terminal device 20). ) May include instructions or modules to implement the function of remotely controlling. Also, as another example, the teacher client program has the authority to access digital content for teachers, such as instruction manuals and answers to exercises in digital textbooks. Further, as another example, the teacher client program may include a set of instructions or a module for realizing the function of supporting the scoring work of the test and the function of advising the teaching method in the teacher terminal device 30.

The education support server 40 is a system for supporting teachers who educate learners and / or supporting learning by learners, and may be configured by, for example, one or more general-purpose computing devices. The education support server 40 may be realized as, for example, a Web server or a cloud server. The education support server 40 may be managed and operated by, for example, an educational institution such as a school, or may be managed and operated by a private company or a commercial or non-profit organization. The hardware configuration of such a computing device is exemplified by FIG. 14, but since it is known to those skilled in the art, a detailed description thereof will be omitted. The education support server 40 provides a communication session with the learner terminal device 20 and the teacher terminal device 30 by using a secure communication technique such as SSL.

Further, the education support server 40 may be configured to include various databases 50. In the present disclosure, the database 50 includes a teaching material database 510 that stores digital content data (hereinafter referred to as "teaching material data") related to various teaching materials such as textbooks, and a test question database that stores test question data related to test questions and answers. 520, a teaching information database 530 that stores teaching information associated with test questions, a grade management database 540 that stores grade data related to learner test grades, and behavior history data of learners and educators. Includes the action history database 550 to be performed. These databases 50 may be associated with each other via the associated data set. For example, each question in the test question data stored in the test question database 520 is associated with a predetermined page or learning item (unit) of the textbook in the teaching material data stored in the teaching material database 510.

Further, the education support server 40 is provided with, for example, a digital multifunction device (not shown), and the digital multifunction device scans the paper-based answer sheet of the test taken by the learner to generate electronic answer data, and manages the grade. Store in database 540.

(Explanation of learner terminal device)
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the learner terminal device according to the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the learner terminal device 20 includes, for example, a storage unit 210, a control unit 220, a user interface unit 230, and a communication interface unit 240. Such a configuration can be realized, for example, by the processor of the learner terminal device 20 collaborating with various hardware resources by executing the learner client program on the operating system (OS).

The storage unit 210 is a unit for storing various programs and data sets, and is typically configured to include a storage device such as a memory used by the processor of the learner terminal device 20. As an example, the storage unit 210 stores the learner client program and the teaching material data. The learner client program and / or the teaching material data is downloaded from a predetermined site, for example. Further, the storage unit 210 can store the collected behavior history data of the learner, as will be described later. Further, the storage unit 210 can store the return answer data that has been scored and returned for the answer sheet of the test that the learner has taken in the past.

The control unit 220 is a unit that comprehensively controls the operation of the learner terminal device 20, and typically includes a processor. The control unit 220 operates under the control of the processor according to the execution of the learner client program stored in the storage unit 210. In the present disclosure, the control unit 220 of the learner terminal device 20 includes, for example, a textbook control unit 222, an action history acquisition unit 224, and a test result display control unit 226.

The user interface unit 230 is a unit that enables the learner to interactively operate the learner terminal device 20, and includes various input / output devices such as a touch panel and a speaker. As an example, when the learner touch-operates or scrolls the items of the table of contents page displayed on the touch panel in order to browse the desired page of the digital textbook, the user interface unit 230 receives this. , Sends an operation signal corresponding to the control unit 220.

The communication interface unit 240 is a unit that transmits and receives various data between the teacher terminal device 30, the education support server 40, and an external device via the communication network 10, and typically provides a communication interface circuit. Consists of. For example, the communication interface unit 240 receives various commands and data from the education support server 40 and passes them to the control unit 220, or under the control of the control unit 220, educates the collected learner's behavior history data. It may be sent to the support server 40.

The textbook control unit 222 controls so that the learning content of the digital textbook is provided to the learner via the user interface unit 230. Specifically, the textbook control unit 222 reads and interprets the teaching material data stored in the storage unit 210, and generates image data and / or sound data or the like for providing the learning content to the learner. Output to the user interface unit 230. Further, the textbook control unit 222 receives an instruction from the teacher terminal device 30 via the education support server 40, and performs control according to the instruction. For example, when the textbook control unit 222 receives an instruction to display a specific page from the teacher terminal device 30, the specific page is displayed on the user interface unit 230 without receiving an operation by the learner. , Control.

The behavior history acquisition unit 224 acquires a history related to the operation of the digital textbook by the learner. For example, the action history acquisition unit 224 has various operation events such as an operation event based on an operation performed on the user interface unit 230 and an execution event by a remote instruction from the outside such as a teacher terminal device 30 or an education support server 40. Get the event. The action history acquisition unit 224 records the acquired series of events in the storage unit 210 as the learner's action history data, and transmits the acquired events to the education support server 40 in real time and / or at any timing.

The test result display control unit 226 controls the user interface unit 230 so that the return answer data scored for the results of the tests that the learner has taken in the past is displayed on the user interface unit 230. The return answer data is transmitted from, for example, the education support server 40. In this example, as will be described later, the return answer data may include specific teaching information that is considered to have a high learning effect for the learner.

(Explanation of terminal device for teachers)
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the teacher terminal device according to the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the teacher terminal device 30 includes, for example, a storage unit 310, a control unit 320, a user interface unit 330, and a communication interface unit 340. Such a configuration can be realized in cooperation with various hardware resources, for example, by the processor of the teacher terminal device 30 executing the teacher client program on the operating system (OS). Of the configurations of the teacher terminal device 30, the same configurations as those of the learner terminal device 20 described above will be omitted as appropriate.

The storage unit 310 stores, for example, a client program for teachers and teaching material data for teachers. The teaching material data for teachers may include, for example, data on teaching materials for teachers and answers to examples, in addition to teaching material data for learners. In addition, the storage unit 310 can store the collected behavior history data of the teacher.

The control unit 320 is a unit that comprehensively controls the operation of the teacher terminal device 30, and typically includes a processor. The control unit 220 operates under the control of the processor according to the execution of the teacher client program stored in the storage unit 210. In the present embodiment, the control unit 320 of the teacher terminal device 30 includes, for example, a master textbook control unit 322, an action history acquisition unit 324, a scoring support unit 326, and a test result display control unit 328. ..

Similar to the textbook control unit 222 of the learner terminal device 20, the master textbook control unit 322 controls so that the learning content based on the teaching material data is provided via the user interface unit 330. In addition to such learning contents, the master textbook control unit 322 can control so that various information for teachers such as teaching guidelines and answers to exercises is provided. Further, the master textbook control unit 322 can remotely control the learner's terminal device 20 that functions as a digital textbook. For example, the master textbook control unit 322 transmits a display instruction to the learner terminal device 20 via the education support server 40 so that the designated page is displayed on the user interface unit 230 of the learner terminal device 20. do.

The behavior history acquisition unit 324 acquires the history related to the operation of the digital textbook by the teacher. For example, the action history acquisition unit 224 acquires various events such as an operation event based on an operation performed on the user interface unit 330 and an execution event based on an instruction to the learner terminal device 20. The action history acquisition unit 324 records the acquired series of events in the storage unit 210 as the learner's action history data, and transmits the acquired events to the education support server 40 in real time and / or at any timing.

The scoring support unit 326 supports the teacher's scoring work for the answer results (answer sheets) of the test taken by the learner. For example, the scoring support unit 326 generates scoring answer data that reorganizes the answer results of all the learners to be scored by the teacher for each test question, and receives the scoring results of the teacher based on the answer data. Generate scoring result data. As for the answer data for scoring, for example, the answer results of all the learners are anonymously displayed in a list on one screen or window on the user interface unit 330 for each question. The faculty member inputs a scoring attribute (for example, correct / incorrect information) for the scoring answer data displayed on the user interface unit 330. As a result, the teacher can efficiently grade the answer sheet of the learner to be scored. The scoring support unit 326 generates scoring result data by reorganizing the scoring answer data to which the scoring attribute is given for each learner, and transmits the generated scoring result data to the education support server 40. In response to this, for example, the education support server 40 receives and acquires the scoring result data and stores it in the grade management database 540.

The test result display control unit 328 controls so that the learner's return answer data is displayed on the user interface unit 230. That is, the test result display control unit 326 of the teacher terminal device 30 acquires the return answer data of a specific learner from the grade management database 540 of the education support server 40, and controls to display it.

(Explanation of education support server)
FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the education support server according to the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the education support server 40 includes, for example, a communication interface unit 410, a storage unit 420, and a server processing unit 430. Further, the education support server 40 includes various databases 50 as described above. Further, although not shown, the education support server 40 may include various hardware components such as a user interface unit and a storage unit. Such a configuration can be realized in cooperation with various hardware resources, for example, by the processor of the education support server 40 executing a server program on an operating system (OS).

The communication interface unit 410 is a unit that transmits and receives various data to and from the learner terminal device 20, the teacher terminal device 30, and / or an external device via the communication network 10. It includes a communication interface circuit or a chip set. For example, the communication interface unit 410 receives various instructions and data from the teacher terminal device 30 and passes them to the server processing unit 430, and the communication interface unit 410 transfers the instructions and data from the server processing unit 420 to the learner terminal device 20. Send it.

The storage unit 420 stores various programs such as a server management program and an education support program, as well as a data set. The server management program is a program for realizing the server function in the education support server 40, and may include, for example, a server operating system, a file system, and a WWW server program. The education support program is a program for realizing the function of the education support server 40 to support the education to learners and the teaching affairs of teachers. The education support program may include, for example, as a subprogram, a scoring processing program for generating return answer data from the scoring result data based on the behavior history data.

The server processing unit 430 is a unit that performs processing in response to a request from the learner terminal device 20 and the teacher terminal device 30. The server processing unit 430 includes, for example, a remote control unit 432, an action history acquisition unit 434, a statistical processing unit 436, and a scoring processing unit 438.

The remote control unit 432 remotely controls the learner terminal device 20 in response to an instruction from the teacher terminal device 30. For example, when the remote control unit 432 receives an instruction to display a specific page of a digital textbook from the teacher terminal device 30, the remote control unit 432 transmits the display instruction to the learner terminal device 20 to display the specific page. do.

The action history acquisition unit 434 acquires and collects the action history data transmitted from the learner terminal device 20 and the teacher terminal device 30, and collects the collected action history data for each learner and the teacher in the action history database 550. Store in.

The statistical processing unit 436 performs various statistical processing based on the behavior history data stored in the behavior history database 550. As an example, the statistical processing unit 436 calculates the synchronization rate of the displayed page (learning item) based on the behavior history data of all the learners. As another example, the statistical processing unit 436 calculates the synchronization rate of the displayed page (learning item) based on the behavior history data of all learners and teachers. For example, the statistical processing unit 436 provides statistical data on the overall synchronization rate indicating how many learners in the entire class displayed the page in the digital textbook for a page that the teacher instructed to display (further displayed). Calculated as. The display of the page can be regarded as the page being displayed, for example, when the predetermined cumulative time is set as a threshold value and exceeds the threshold value. The calculated statistical data can be referred to by, for example, the scoring processing unit 438.

The scoring processing unit 438 adds specific teaching information that is considered to have a high learning effect (review effect) to the learner's answer data based on the learner's answer data, and generates return answer data. More specifically, the scoring processing unit 438 responds to a specific problem in the scoring result data based on the answer data for each learner according to the behavior history data of the learner stored in the behavior history database 550, and is a teaching information database. By extracting specific teaching information from 530 and adding the extracted specific teaching information, return answer data is generated. The specific problem to which the teaching information is given is, for example, a problem that the learner made a mistake. Teaching information includes, for example, comments on the intent of the question, commentary on the question, recommendation comments for overcoming the question, and link information indicating specific points in digital textbooks and supplementary teaching materials related to the question. obtain. As a result, the learner who received the answer data for return confirms his / her own answer sheet on the learner terminal device 20, and if necessary, confirms the advice of the learning method for the wrong question. be able to.

The behavior history acquisition unit 434 may be regarded as the behavior history acquisition unit of the education support system 1 by itself, or the behavior history acquisition unit 224 and / or the teacher terminal device of the learner terminal device 20. In cooperation with the action history acquisition unit 324 of 30, it may be regarded as the action history acquisition unit of the education support system 1.

(Explanation of action history data acquisition process)
FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an example of behavior history data acquisition processing in the learner terminal device according to the embodiment of the present invention. The process shown in the figure is realized, for example, by the processor of the learner terminal device 20 in cooperation with other hardware resources by executing the learner client program.

That is, as shown in the figure, the action history acquisition unit 224 of the learner terminal device 20 monitors whether or not a predetermined event has occurred during operation (S501). A predetermined event is, for example, an operation related to a learner's browsing of a specific page or learning item such as a digital textbook or input for answering an exercise. The predetermined event may also include remote control by the faculty member for viewing a particular page or learning item of the learner's digital textbook or the like. The action history acquisition unit 224 determines whether or not an event such as displaying a page of a digital textbook or input for answering an exercise has occurred based on various operations on the user interface unit 230 by the learner. It monitors whether or not an event such as page display of a digital textbook or the like from the teacher's terminal device 30 has occurred.

More specifically, when the action history acquisition unit 224 detects an event related to page display (page display event) such as a digital textbook, time information (for example, time) is added to the page information indicating the displayed page based on the page display event. The action history data with the stamp) is generated and recorded in the storage unit 210 (S502). Further, when the action history acquisition unit 224 detects an event (practice event) related to an input operation for answering an exercise, the action history acquisition unit 224 generates and stores the action history data with a time stamp attached to the exercise and its answer. Record in unit 210 (S503). Similarly, when the action history acquisition unit 224 detects another specific event, the action history acquisition unit 224 generates the action history data with a time stamp attached to the event and records it in the storage unit 210 (S504). The action history acquisition unit 224 transmits the action history data recorded in this way to the education support server 40 at a timely timing (S505). The education support server 40 classifies the transmitted behavior history data for each learner and stores it in the behavior history database 550.

In the above, the example in which the learner terminal device 20 attaches a time stamp is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, the learner terminal device 20 transmits the generated / acquired event to the education support server 40 in real time. , The education support server 40 may attach a time stamp to the event at the time when the event is received.

Further, although the learner's behavior history acquisition process in the learner's terminal device 20 has been described above, the teacher's behavior history data acquisition process in the teacher's terminal device 30 is also performed in the same manner. Further, the learner's action history is not only based on the operation of the learner's terminal device 20, but may be based on, for example, the learner's remarks or presentations during the lesson. For example, the teacher inputs predetermined items as the learner's behavior history by using the teacher terminal device 30 for such remarks or presentations of the learner.

FIG. 6 is a timing chart for explaining an example of behavior history data acquisition processing in the education support system according to the embodiment of the present invention. The figure shows how a plurality of learners operate the display of the specified page of the digital textbook according to the instruction of the teacher to display the specified page of the digital textbook.

That is, as shown in the figure, for example, at a time _tun during class, the teacher instructs the learner to open the page Px of the digital textbook, for example, orally, and displays the page Px. He also operates the user interface unit 330 of the teacher terminal device 30. In response to this, the teacher terminal device 30 acquires the page display event _ET1 , records it with a time stamp t _n + δ1, sends it to the education support server 40, and displays it on the user interface unit 330. The page Px is displayed. On the other hand, the learners A and B operate the user interface unit 230 of their own learner terminal device 20 at their respective timings in order to display the page Px in response to the instruction of the teacher. In response to this, the learner terminal device 20 of the learner _A acquires the page display event EA1, records it with a time stamp t _n + δ1, sends it to the education support server 40, and also sends it to the user. The page Px is displayed on the interface unit 230. Similarly, the learner terminal device 20 of the learner _B also acquires the page display event EB1, records it with a time stamp t _n + δ2, transmits it to the education support server 40, and transmits the user interface unit 230. The page Px is displayed above.

The values of the time stamps for the events of learners A and B differ depending on the difference in operation timing in real time, but they can be regarded as substantially the same time stamps (it can be regarded as being synchronized with each other). Even if the education support server 40 performs a process of rounding the value in a predetermined unit time (for example, 30 seconds, 1 minute, 2 minutes, etc.) based on the time stamp of the corresponding event of the teacher, for example. good.

Next, at time t _{n + 1} , the teacher instructed the learner to open the page Py of the digital textbook, and similarly, it is assumed that the page Py is displayed. In response to this, the teacher terminal device 30 generates a page display event _ET2 , records it with a time stamp t _{n + 1} , transmits it to the education support server 40, and displays the page display event ET2 on the user interface unit 330. Display page Py. At this time, it is assumed that the learner A receives the instruction of the teacher and operates the user interface unit 230 of the learner terminal device 20 without delay to display the page Py. In response to this, the learner terminal device 20 of the learner _A generates a page display event EA2, records it with a time stamp t _{n + 1} + δ1, sends it to the education support server 40, and sends it to the user. The page Px is displayed on the interface unit 230. On the other hand, it is assumed that the learner B refers to the page Px without switching the display to the page Py regardless of the instruction of the teacher. Therefore, the learner terminal device 20 of the learner B does not generate the page display event at this point.

Further, it is assumed that the learner A switches to the page Py according to the instruction of the teacher, but performs the display operation of the page Px again. In response to this, the learner terminal device 20 of the learner A generates a page display event _EA3 , records it with a time stamp t _{n + 1} + δ2, sends it to the education support server 40, and sends it to the user. The page Px is displayed on the interface unit 230. In this case, if the display time of the page Py in the learner terminal device 20 of the learner A is equal to or longer than a predetermined threshold time, the page Py is considered to be displayed and / or synchronized with the page display of the teacher. Is considered to have been done.

Next, at time t _{n + 2} , it is assumed that the teacher instructed the learner to open the page Pz of the digital textbook and performed the display operation of the page Pz. In response to this, the teacher terminal device 30 generates a page display event _ET3 , records it with a time stamp t _{n + 1} , transmits it to the education support server 40, and displays the page display event ET3 on the user interface unit 330. Display page Pz. The learners A and B operate the user interface unit 230 of their own learner terminal device 20 at substantially the same timing in response to the instruction of the teacher. In response to this, the learner terminal device 20 of the learner _A generates a page display event EA4, records it with a time stamp t _{n + 2} + δ1, sends it to the education support server 40, and sends it to the user. The page Pz is displayed on the interface unit 230. Further, the learner terminal device 20 of the learner _B generates a page display event EB2, records it with a time stamp t _{n + 2} + δ1, transmits it to the education support server 40, and transmits the user interface unit 230. The page Pz is displayed above.

As described above, the events generated in the learner terminal device 20 and the teacher terminal device 30 are transmitted to the education support server 40 as action history data, and the education support server 40 is, for example, as shown in FIG. The transmitted action history data is stored in the action history database 550 for each user. As described above, the time stamp value may be a value rounded in a predetermined unit time (for example, 30 seconds, 1 minute, 2 minutes, etc.) in consideration of the difference in operation timing in real time. good. Further, as described above, if the time until the next event is less than a predetermined threshold time for a certain event, it may be considered that the event has not been generated.

(Explanation of scoring process)
FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a scoring process in the education support server according to the embodiment of the present invention. The processing shown in the figure is realized, for example, by the processor of the education support server 40 executing a scoring processing program in cooperation with other hardware resources.

For example, when the scoring processing unit 438 of the education support server 40 receives a scoring processing request from the teacher terminal device 30, the scoring processing unit 438 extracts the learners to be scored (S801). The learner to be scored is, for example, a learner who has taken a predetermined test among the learners in charge of the teacher. Although not shown, the scoring processing unit 438 ends the processing as an error, for example, when the learner to be scored cannot be extracted. Next, the scoring processing unit 438 selects one learner from the extracted learners (S802), and reads out the scoring result data of the selected learners from the grade management database 540 (S803). The scoring result data is data in which correct / incorrect (including partial correct answers or partial deductions) scoring attributes are associated with each question in the learner's answer data. The scoring attribute is associated, for example, by a teacher inputting a scoring using the teacher terminal device 30.

Next, the scoring processing unit 438 adds teaching information to the read scoring result data based on the learner's action history data, and generates return answer data (S804). The details of the process of assigning teaching information will be described later.

When the scoring processing unit 438 generates the answer data for return, it determines whether or not the above scoring processing has been performed for all the learners to be scored (S805). When the scoring processing unit 438 determines that the above scoring processing has not been performed for all the learners (No in S805), the scoring processing unit 438 returns to the processing of S801 in order to select the next learner. On the other hand, when the scoring processing unit 438 determines that the above scoring processing has been performed for all the learners (Yes in S805), the scoring processing unit 438 ends the processing.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating the process of assigning teaching information in the education support server according to the embodiment of the present invention, and specifically, is a flowchart showing the details of step S804 shown in FIG.

That is, as shown in the figure, the scoring processing unit 438 refers to the action history database 550 and reads out the action history data of the selected learner (S901). In this case, the scoring processing unit 438 can refer to the time stamp of the action history data and extract the action history data within a predetermined learning period associated with the test. Next, the scoring processing unit 438 analyzes the extracted behavior history data and classifies the behavior history data into a subset for each learning item (S902). For example, if each learning item is associated with a predetermined page of a digital textbook, for example, the scoring processing unit 438 will perform each event in the action history data according to the page number shown in the event content of the action history data. Is classified by learning item.

Next, the scoring processing unit 438 selects one test question in order according to the learner's scoring result data (S903), and determines whether or not the learner's answer to the question is correct (S904). .. In this example, when the scoring processing unit 438 determines that the answer to the question is correct (Yes in S904), feedback to the learner is unnecessary, so the scoring processing unit 438 returns to the processing in S903 and selects the next question. .. On the other hand, when the scoring processing unit 438 determines that the answer to the question is an incorrect answer (wrong answer) (No in S904), the scoring processing unit 438 refers to the test question database 520 and identifies the learning item associated with the question. (S905).

Subsequently, the scoring processing unit 438 evaluates the learner's learning status based on the behavior history data corresponding to the specified learning item (S906). For example, the scoring processing unit 438 determines whether or not a subset (event) of behavior history data corresponding to the specified learning item exists, and if it determines that it does not exist, the learner's learning status. Evaluates as unlearned. Further, the scoring processing unit 438 has a predetermined threshold value for the cumulative time of the display time (time from the event start time to the next event start time) even when a subset of the action history data corresponding to the learning item exists. Even if it is determined that the time is less than the time, the learner's learning situation can be evaluated as unlearned. The learning situation may be shown at a level according to the cumulative time, not as a binary value of learned or unlearned.

Next, the scoring processing unit 438 refers to the teaching information database 530 based on the evaluation result of the learning situation, and extracts at least one appropriate teaching information item (teaching item) for the problem (S907). , The extracted teaching item is given to the problem in the scoring result data as teaching information (S908). Teaching information includes, for example, comments regarding the intent of the question, commentary comments on the question, recommendation comments for overcoming the question, and link information indicating specific points in digital textbooks and supplementary teaching materials related to the question. including. As an example, if the evaluation result is that the scoring process unit 438 has not been learned, the scoring processing unit 438 adds link information or the like indicating a specific part in the digital textbook or supplementary teaching material related to the problem as teaching information. As another example, if the evaluation result is that the scoring processing unit 438 has been learned, in addition to the comment regarding the intention of the question and the commentary comment for the question, the scoring processing unit 438 makes a recommendation comment for overcoming the question. It is given as teaching information.

After adding the teaching information to the scoring result data, the scoring processing unit 438 determines whether or not the above processing has been performed for all the problems (S909), and if it is determined that there is a problem that has not been processed yet. (No of S909), the process returns to S903. On the other hand, when the scoring processing unit 438 determines that all the questions have been processed (Yes in S909), it is assumed that the generation of the learner's return answer data has been completed, and the return answer data is collected in the grade management database 540. It is stored in and the process of giving teaching information is completed.

The return answer data of each learner stored in the grade management database 540 is referred to, for example, on the learner terminal device 20. For example, the learner operates the interface unit 230 on the learner terminal device 20 in order to confirm the scoring answer of the test taken by the learner. In response to this, the test result display control unit 226 of the learner terminal device 20 requests the answer data for return from the education support server 40, and the education support server 40 is for returning the learner from the grade management database 540. The answer data is extracted and transmitted to the learner terminal device 20. The learner terminal device 20 receives the return answer data, whereby the test result display control unit 226 is on the user interface unit 230 a scoring-processed answer sheet (return answer sheet) based on the return answer data. ) Is displayed.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a return answer sheet displayed on a learner terminal device in the education support system according to the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the return answer sheet 1000 is displayed, for example, on the browser screen of the learner terminal device 20. The return answer sheet 1000 may include, for example, annotation 1010. Annotation 1010 indicates that the problem is to which teaching information has been added. When the learner taps the annotation 1010, for example, the learner terminal device 20 displays the teaching information given to the problem by a pop-up window. In this example, the display example on the learner's terminal device 20 has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the teacher may use the teacher's terminal device 30 to check the answer sheet for the learner's return. can.

In this way, teaching information is given to the question of incorrect answer in the answer sheet for return, and the learner can know that the teaching information is given by the annotation 1010. Further, the learner can confirm the teaching information given to the problem by tapping the annotation 1010, and can proceed with the learning according to the teaching information.

In this example, if the answer to the question is correct, it is considered that the learner understands the question. Therefore, the scoring processing unit 438 does not give teaching information, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, even if the question is answered correctly, the scoring processing unit 438 may be configured to give a comment regarding the question intention of the question in order to make the learner reconfirm the question. As another example, the scoring processing unit 438 evaluates the learning situation based on the learner's behavior history data even when the answer to the question is correct, and the optimum teaching according to the evaluation result. It may be configured to provide information.

[Second Embodiment]
This embodiment is a modification of the first embodiment, and is a modification of the test questions taken by the learner, the synchronization state based on the behavior history of the learner himself / herself and the learner as a whole, and the correct answer rate of the questions of the whole learner. Based on the above, a technique for adding appropriate teaching information to the answer sheet is disclosed. The synchronization state is typically determined based on whether or not an individual learner has displayed a predetermined page of a digital textbook in synchronization with the teacher's display of that predetermined page during class. That is, in the first embodiment described above, teaching information is given based on the behavior history of whether or not the learner himself has displayed (browsed) a predetermined page, but this embodiment is a lesson. It differs from the first embodiment in that it takes into consideration information such as the synchronization state and the correct answer rate of the question. As a result, individual learners will be able to receive more detailed teaching information.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a teaching information giving rule in the education support server according to the embodiment of the present invention. That is, as shown in the figure, the teaching information giving rule 1100 of the present embodiment gives what kind of teaching information based on the overall synchronization state 1110, the learner's synchronization state 1120, and the correct answer rate 1130. A table or data structure that defines rules about what to do.

More specifically, the overall synchronization state 1110 is indicated as either "synchronous" or "asynchronous", for example, based on the synchronization rate of all the learners in the class targeted by the teacher. For example, in the class, the ratio (synchronization rate) of the number of learners who displayed the page in synchronization with the display of the page by the teacher exceeds a predetermined threshold (for example, 80%, 90%, etc.). If so, the entire synchronization state 1110 is considered to be "synchronous". The learner's synchronization state 1120 is indicated as either "synchronous" or "asynchronous" based on the learner's own synchronization rate with the teacher. The correct answer rate 1130 is, for example, the correct answer rate of all the learners in the class targeted by the teacher, and the correct answer rate is high or low based on a predetermined threshold value (for example, 60%, 70%, 80%, etc.). It is distinguished by either.

As an example, for a question that a learner answered incorrectly, the entire learner was synchronized, and the learner was also synchronized, but if the correct answer rate was low, the learning by the page of the digital textbook would be said. Since it is considered that the learner's understanding was not sufficient, the teaching information that recommends the reference to the corresponding page (learning item) of another less difficult teaching material is selected. As another example, if a learner answers a question incorrectly, the whole learner is synchronized, but the learner is asynchronous, and if the correct answer rate is high, the learner is unlearned. Therefore, the teaching information that recommends the reference to the corresponding page of the basic teaching material (digital textbook) is selected again.

In addition, the teaching information giving rule may be simply configured to give teaching information based only on the learner's synchronization state, or a combination of the learner's synchronization state and the whole synchronization state. It may be configured to give teaching information based on. Alternatively, the teaching information giving rule may be configured to give teaching information based on the combination of the learner's synchronization state and the correct answer rate.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating a scoring process in the education support server 40 according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8 shows that the scoring process shown in FIG. It is different from the scoring process shown in.

With reference to the figure, the scoring processing unit 438 extracts, for example, a learner to be scored when receiving a scoring processing request from the teacher terminal device 30 (S1201). Subsequently, the scoring processing unit 438 calls the statistical processing unit 436 for the test question in order to acquire the overall synchronization rate and the overall correct answer rate (S1202). That is, when the scoring process of the test is started, the statistical processing unit 436 has a synchronization rate (overall synchronization rate) of all the learners for each problem based on the behavior history data of all the learners to be scored and the behavior history data of the teacher. ), And the correct answer rate (overall correct answer rate) for all learners for each question. For example, the statistical processing unit 436 determines the synchronization state of each learner with reference to the behavior history database 550 for the learning item (digital textbook page) associated with each test question, and synchronizes all the learners. By calculating the rate and comparing it with a predetermined threshold, the synchronization state of the entire learner is determined. In this sense, the statistical processing unit 436 functions as a synchronization state determination unit. In addition, the statistical processing unit 436 counts the number of learners who answered correctly for each test question, and calculates the ratio of how many learners answered correctly to the total number of learners. In this sense, the statistical processing unit 436 functions as a correct answer rate calculation unit. The calculated overall synchronization rate and overall correct answer rate are referred to when the teaching information is given.

Subsequently, the scoring processing unit 438 selects one learner and performs a process of adding teaching information to the scoring result data of the learner (S1203 to S1207). Since these processes are the same as those shown in FIG. 8 except for the specific processing contents in the teaching information giving process of S1206, the description thereof will be omitted.

The teaching information imparting process in the present embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. 9. In the process of step S906, the scoring processing unit 438 determines the learner's synchronization state as an evaluation of the learning behavior. Further, in the process of step S907, the scoring processing unit 438 is different from the first embodiment in that the teaching information is extracted from the teaching information database 530 according to the teaching information giving rule 1100.

That is, the scoring processing unit 438 evaluates the learner's learning situation based on the behavior history data corresponding to the learning item for the problem, and determines the learner's synchronization state (S906). For example, the scoring processing unit 438 determines whether it is "synchronous" or "asynchronous" according to a subset (event) of the behavior history data of the teacher and the learner corresponding to the learning item. Next, the scoring processing unit 438 extracts recommendations for the question from the teaching information database 530 according to the teaching information giving rule 1100 based on the above-mentioned overall synchronization state and overall correct answer rate and the learner's synchronization state.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, for the question answered incorrectly by the learner, appropriate teaching information according to the behavior history and correct answer rate of the entire learner and the behavior history of the learner himself is given to the answer. Will be able to. Therefore, this allows individual learners to be provided with more detailed teaching information.

[Third Embodiment]
The present embodiment is a modification of the second embodiment, and discloses a technique for providing teaching information to a teacher regarding a test question taken by a learner. That is, the above embodiment provides teaching information to the learner, but this embodiment provides teaching information to the learner while also providing teaching information to the teacher. In that respect, it differs from the above embodiment. As a result, for example, it becomes possible to expect an improvement in the teaching method of the teacher himself for a question for which the correct answer rate was low.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a teaching information giving rule for teachers in the education support server according to the embodiment of the present invention. That is, as shown in the figure, the teaching information giving rule 1300 of the present embodiment is a table or a data structure that defines a rule regarding what kind of teaching information should be given for teachers.

More specifically, in the teaching information assignment rule 1300 for teachers, as an example, the whole learner is synchronized with respect to the question answered incorrectly by a certain learner, and the learner is also synchronized, but the correct answer rate is high. If it is low, the teaching information that recommends the improvement of the teaching method in the lesson is selected. Improvements in teaching are, for example, recommendations for supplementary lectures with different teaching materials. As another example, for a question answered incorrectly by a learner, the entire learner and the learner are asynchronous, and if the correct answer rate is low, many of the learners in class are not focused on the subject. Therefore, the teaching information that recommends the improvement of the teaching method so that the concentration of the learner is directed to the lesson is selected.

The learner's return answer data to which the teaching information is added for the teacher in this way can be displayed as a return answer sheet on the user interface unit 330 of the teacher terminal device 30, for example. The teacher can confirm the teaching information for the learner and the teaching information for the teacher on the return answer sheet displayed on the user interface unit 330 of the teacher terminal device 30. This allows teachers to know what kind of guidance should be given, for example, to questions with a low percentage of correct answers.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is recommended to improve the teaching method to the teacher according to the overall action history and the correct answer rate and the learner's action history for the question answered incorrectly by the learner. And you will be able to give feedback to the teacher about the test results.

Each of the above embodiments is an example for explaining the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention to these embodiments only. The present invention can be carried out in various forms as long as it does not deviate from the gist thereof.

For example, in the methods disclosed herein, steps, actions or functions may be performed in parallel or in a different order, as long as the results are not inconsistent. The steps, actions and functions described are provided merely as examples, and some of the steps, actions and functions may be omitted or combined with each other to the extent that they do not deviate from the gist of the invention. It may be one, or other steps, actions or functions may be added.

Further, although various embodiments are disclosed in the present specification, specific features (technical matters) in one embodiment may be added to other embodiments or other embodiments while being appropriately improved. It can be replaced with specific features in embodiments, such embodiments are also included in the gist of the invention.

1 ... Computer system 10 ... Communication network 12 ... Computer network 14 ... Mobile communication network 16 ... Gateway 20 ... Learner terminal device 210 ... Storage unit 220 ... Control unit 222 ... Textbook control unit 224 ... Action history acquisition unit 226 ... Test result Display control unit 230 ... User interface unit 240 ... Communication interface unit 30 ... Teacher terminal device 310 ... Storage unit 320 ... Control unit 322 ... Master textbook control unit 324 ... Action history acquisition unit 326 ... Scoring support unit 328 ... Test result display control Unit 330 ... User interface unit 340 ... Communication interface unit 40 ... Education support server 410 ... Communication interface unit 420 ... Storage unit 430 ... Server processing unit 432 ... Remote control unit 434 ... Action history acquisition unit 436 ... Statistical processing unit 438 ... Scoring processing Part 50 ... Database 510 ... Teaching material database 520 ... Test question database 530 ... Teaching information database 540 ... Grade management database 550 ... Action history database

The action history acquisition unit 224 acquires a history related to the operation of the digital textbook by the learner. For example, the action history acquisition unit 224 has various operation events such as an operation event based on an operation performed on the user interface unit 230 and a control event by a remote instruction from the outside such as a teacher terminal device 30 or an education support server 40. Get the event. The action history acquisition unit 224 records the acquired series of events in the storage unit 210 as the learner's action history data, and transmits the acquired events to the education support server 40 in real time and / or at any timing.

The behavior history acquisition unit 324 acquires the history related to the operation of the digital textbook by the teacher. For example, the action history acquisition unit 324 acquires various events such as an operation event based on an operation performed on the user interface unit 330 and a control event based on an instruction to the learner terminal device 20. The action history acquisition unit 324 records the acquired series of events in the storage unit 210 as the learner's action history data, and transmits the acquired events to the education support server 40 in real time and / or at any timing.

[Second Embodiment]
This embodiment is a modification of the first embodiment, and is a modification of the test questions taken by the learner, the synchronization state based on the behavior history of the learner himself / herself and the learner as a whole, and the correct answer rate of the questions of the whole learner. Based on the above, a technique for adding appropriate teaching information to the answer sheet is disclosed. The synchronization state is typically determined based on whether or not an individual learner has displayed a predetermined page of a digital textbook in synchronization with the teacher's display of that predetermined page during class. That is, in the first embodiment described above, teaching information is given based on the behavior history of whether or not the learner himself has displayed (browsed) a predetermined page, but this embodiment is a lesson. It differs from the first embodiment in that it takes into consideration information such as the synchronization state in the above and the correct answer rate of the question. As a result, individual learners will be able to receive more detailed teaching information.

Claims (15)

It is an educational support system that uses digital textbooks.
An action history database that stores behavior history data based on the learner's learning behavior for the digital textbook, and
An answer data acquisition unit that acquires answer data based on the learner's answer to the question of the test performed on the learner, and
A scoring processing unit that performs scoring processing on the acquired answer data questions and generates return answer data.
It is equipped with a scoring result output unit that outputs the answer data for return.
The scoring processing unit
A scoring result data acquisition unit that acquires scoring result data for the test in which the scoring attribute is associated with the question in the answer data, and a scoring result data acquisition unit.
A teaching information giving unit that gives teaching information to the problem associated with the scoring attribute in the scoring result data based on the behavior history data of the learner stored in the behavior history database.
To prepare
Education support system. Further comprising a teaching information database for storing teaching information including at least one teaching item associated with the question of the test.
The teaching information giving unit extracts a specific teaching item about a specific problem from the teaching information database based on the action history data, and assigns the specific teaching item to the specific problem in the scoring result data. It is given as the specific teaching information.
The education support system according to claim 1. The education support system according to claim 2, further comprising an action history acquisition unit that acquires the behavior history data of the learner. The education support system according to claim 3, wherein the action history acquisition unit is configured to store the acquired action history data in the action history database. 3. The action history acquisition unit acquires an operation event according to a display operation of a predetermined learning item for the digital textbook by the learner, and generates the action history data based on the acquired operation event. Or the education support system described in 4. The action history acquisition unit acquires a control event for the digital textbook according to an instruction from the outside, and generates the action history data based on the acquired control event.
The education support system according to any one of claims 3 to 5. The education support system according to claim 5, wherein the behavior history acquisition unit generates the behavior history data based on the time information regarding the time when the predetermined learning item is displayed by the digital textbook. The education support system according to claim 5, wherein the behavior history acquisition unit acquires behavior history data based on the behavior of the teacher with respect to the master digital textbook of the teacher who guides the learner. Based on the behavior history data based on the learning behavior of the learner and the behavior history data based on the behavior of the teacher, the digital textbook of the learner and the master digital textbook of the teacher for the predetermined learning item. The education support system according to claim 8, further comprising a synchronization state determination unit for determining a synchronization state with. The education support system according to claim 9, wherein the teaching information giving unit extracts the specific teaching item from the teaching information database based on the synchronization state. The synchronization state determination unit determines the overall synchronization state for the predetermined learning item based on the behavior history data based on the learning behavior of the learner to be scored who has undergone the test.
The education support system according to claim 9 or 10, wherein the teaching information giving unit extracts the specific teaching item from the teaching information database based on the overall synchronization state. The teaching information giving unit extracts the specific teaching item from the teaching information database based on the overall correct answer rate based on the answer to the specific question by the learner to be scored who has undergone the conducted test. The education support system according to claim 2. The at least one teaching item includes a comment regarding the question intention of the question, a commentary comment on the question, a recommendation comment for overcoming the question, and link information indicating a specific part in the digital textbook related to the question. And at least one of the link information indicating a specific part in the supplementary teaching material related to the above-mentioned problem.
The education support system according to claim 2. It is an educational support method using digital textbooks.
Collecting behavior history data based on the learner's learning behavior for the digital textbook and storing it in the behavior history database
Obtaining answer data based on the learner's answer to the question of the test performed on the learner, and
To generate return answer data by scoring the questions in the acquired answer data.
Including outputting the answer data for return
Generating the return answer data is
Obtaining scoring result data for the test in which the scoring attribute is associated with the question in the answer data, and
Includes adding teaching information to the problem associated with the scoring attribute in the scoring result data based on the learner's behavior history data stored in the behavior history database.
Education support method. A terminal device that functions as a digital textbook
The behavior history acquisition unit that acquires behavior history data based on the learner's learning behavior for the digital textbook, and the behavior history acquisition unit.
It is equipped with a test result display control unit that acquires return answer data generated based on the answer data based on the learner's answer to the test question received by the learner and displays it as a return answer sheet.
The return answer data includes teaching information given to a question associated with a scoring attribute in the answer data based on the action history data.
The test result display control unit controls so that the teaching information included in the return answer data is displayed.
Terminal device.

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