JP2022082190A - Foreign language ability test execution system, foreign language ability test execution method, and computer program for executing foreign language ability test - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a foreign language ability test execution system that can comprehensively and integrally execute a plurality of tests for certifying various skills.SOLUTION: A management server 1 of a foreign language ability test execution system A is for executing a foreign language ability test by using a plurality of examinee terminals 3 used by a plurality of examinees and a network 2, and comprises: test question making means 11 that makes test questions concerning reading skills, writing skills, and listening skills in a foreign language for the plurality of examinee terminals 3 via the network 2; score accumulation means 13 that accumulates answer results returned from the plurality of examinee terminals 3 according to the test questions via the network 2 as score information converted into numbers for each of the plurality of examinee terminals 3; and test-taking permission means 14 that, based on a result of accumulation performed by the score accumulation means 13, gives permission to take a test concerning the conversation ability in the foreign language to a predetermined number of examinee terminals 3 that have obtained the score information satisfying a predetermined cutoff point condition from among the plurality of examinee terminals 3.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a foreign language proficiency test implementation system for conducting a foreign language proficiency test such as English other than Japanese, a foreign language proficiency test implementation method, and a computer program for conducting a foreign language proficiency test.

Conventionally, in this type of system, even if the examinee is located in a remote place, the examinee is confirmed by constantly taking a picture during the test with the camera device of the user terminal, and the answerer is guaranteed to be the person himself / herself. A system capable of carrying out the test while performing the test has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2019-21002

However, although the above-mentioned conventional system can be applied to a general test using fill-in questions and answers, it corresponds to an oral test for certifying conversation skills peculiar to the foreign language proficiency test. There was a problem that it was difficult to adopt it for the foreign language proficiency test, which requires multiple skill certifications.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and is a foreign language proficiency test implementation system and a foreign language proficiency test implementation method capable of comprehensively and integrally performing a plurality of tests for various skill certifications. , And to provide a computer program for conducting foreign language proficiency tests.

(1) A foreign language proficiency test implementation system for conducting a foreign language proficiency test by utilizing multiple test taker terminals and networks used by multiple test takers.
Examination questioning means for asking the examination questions about reading comprehension skills, writing skills, and listening skills of foreign languages to the plurality of examinee terminals via the network.
A scoring aggregation means that aggregates the answer results returned from the plurality of examinee terminals in response to the test question via the network as scoring information quantified for each of the plurality of examinee terminals.
Based on the aggregation result by the scoring aggregation means, a predetermined number of examinee terminals for which scoring information satisfying a predetermined cut-off condition is obtained among the plurality of examinee terminals are subjected to a test for foreign language conversation skills. The means of permitting examinations and the means of permitting examinations
A foreign language proficiency test implementation system characterized by being equipped with.

In the invention of (1), a foreign language proficiency test implementation system for conducting a foreign language proficiency test by utilizing a plurality of test taker terminals and networks used by a plurality of test takers is provided, and the foreign language proficiency test is provided. The implementation system includes a test questioning means, a scoring counting means, and an examination permission means.
The test questioning means asks a test question about reading comprehension skill, writing skill, and listening skill of a foreign language to a plurality of examinee terminals via a network.
The scoring aggregation means aggregates the answer results returned from a plurality of examinee terminals via the network according to the test question as scoring information quantified for each of the plurality of examinee terminals.
The examination permission means is to apply foreign language conversation skills to a predetermined number of examinee terminals for which scoring information satisfying a predetermined cut-off condition is obtained among a plurality of examinee terminals based on the aggregation result by the scoring aggregation means. Allows you to take the test.

According to the invention of (1), scoring information is aggregated from the answer results for the fill-in-type test required for skill certification such as reading comprehension skill, writing skill, and listening skill, and further, a predetermined cutoff is made based on the aggregated result. Since the oral test required to certify conversation skills is permitted for a predetermined number of test taker terminals that meet the conditions, it is possible to carry out a series of tests from the entry type to the oral type systematically without delay. It is possible to carry out multiple tests for various skill certifications comprehensively and integrally.

(2) When the test question is given to the plurality of examinee terminals by the test questioning means, the image of the examinee is acquired for each of the plurality of examinee terminals via the photographing means, and the test is taken. The foreign language proficiency test implementation system according to (1), which comprises a fraudulent activity monitoring means for monitoring fraudulent activity based on a person's image.

According to the invention of (2), when the test question is given, the fraudulent activity can be monitored based on the video of the examinee, so that the fraudulent activity that may occur as a situation peculiar to the entry-type test can be detected. It can be reliably prevented.

(3) A grouping means for grouping the predetermined number of examinee terminals permitted to take the conversation skill by the examination permission means according to a specified number, and a grouping means.
A discussion space that provides a forum for discussing issues for testing conversation skills for the specified number of examinee terminals in each group grouped by the grouping means so that they can participate simultaneously via the network. With the means of provision,
The grouping means determines the role of the specified number of examinee terminals belonging to each group in the task discussion according to the scoring information based on the aggregation result by the scoring aggregation means.
The discussion space providing means is characterized in that, after showing the role determined by the grouping means, the predetermined number of examinee terminals can simultaneously participate in the task discussion space (1). Or the foreign language proficiency test implementation system described in (2).

According to the invention of (3), the examinee terminals permitted to take the conversation skill are grouped according to the specified number, and are given a role in the task discussion for testing the conversation skill. Since the specified number of test taker terminals in the group can participate in the task discussion at the same time, it is possible to efficiently carry out task discussions by multiple test takers as an oral test necessary for certifying conversation skills. ..

(4) A role-based scoring aggregation means for aggregating role-specific scoring information quantified for each role corresponding to the specified number of examinee terminals based on the progress result of the task discussion.
Based on the aggregation result by the role-based scoring aggregation means, the test pass / fail determination means for determining the pass / fail of the foreign language ability test for each of the specified number of examinee terminals is provided.
The foreign language according to (3), wherein the role-based scoring counting means generates role-based scoring information for each of the specified number of examinee terminals after correcting for the difficulty level of each role. Language ability test implementation system.

According to the invention of (4), scoring information for each role is aggregated based on the progress result of the task discussion for each of the specified number of examinee terminals of each group, and the pass / fail judgment of the foreign language ability test is made based on the aggregated result. On the other hand, the scoring information for each role is corrected according to the difficulty level for each role, so a fair and comprehensive pass / fail judgment is made using the scoring information corrected so that no advantage or disadvantage occurs according to the role. It can be performed.

(5) This is a foreign language proficiency test implementation method for conducting a foreign language proficiency test by utilizing multiple test taker terminals and networks used by multiple test takers.
A test question step in which test questions about reading comprehension skills, writing skills, and listening skills of a foreign language are given to the plurality of examinee terminals via the network, and
A scoring aggregation step that aggregates the answer results returned from the plurality of examinee terminals in response to the test question via the network as scoring information quantified for each of the plurality of examinee terminals.
Based on the aggregation result of the scoring aggregation step, a predetermined number of examinee terminals for which scoring information satisfying a predetermined cut-off condition is obtained among the plurality of examinee terminals are subjected to a test for foreign language conversation skills. Allowed test permission steps and
A method for conducting a foreign language proficiency test, which comprises.

According to the invention of (5), the same effect as that of the invention of (1) can be obtained by sequentially executing each step.

(6) A computer program for conducting a foreign language proficiency test for a computer to execute a foreign language proficiency test by utilizing a plurality of test taker terminals and a network used by a plurality of test takers.
A program for making the test questions about reading comprehension skills, writing skills, and listening skills of foreign languages function as test questioning means for questioning the plurality of examinee terminals via the network.
A program for functioning as a scoring aggregation means for aggregating the answer results returned from the plurality of examinee terminals via the network in response to the test question as scoring information quantified for each of the plurality of examinee terminals. When,
Based on the aggregation result by the scoring aggregation means, a predetermined number of examinee terminals for which scoring information satisfying a predetermined cut-off condition is obtained among the plurality of examinee terminals are subjected to a test for conversation skills in a foreign language. A program to function as a means of permitting examinations, and
A computer program for conducting a foreign language proficiency test, characterized by including.

According to the invention of (6), the same effect as that of the invention of (1) can be obtained by causing each program to be executed by a computer connected to a plurality of examinee terminals via a network.

According to the present invention, a foreign language proficiency test implementation system capable of comprehensively and integrally performing a plurality of tests for various skill certifications, a foreign language proficiency test implementation method, and a computer for conducting a foreign language proficiency test. A program can be provided.

It is a block diagram which shows the functional structure of the foreign language ability test execution system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the foreign language ability test execution processing by the foreign language ability test execution system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the display example in the foreign language ability test execution system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the display example in the foreign language ability test execution system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the display example in the foreign language ability test execution system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the display example in the foreign language ability test execution system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the display example in the foreign language ability test execution system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the same or similar configurations are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted or simplified.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of a foreign language ability test implementation system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The foreign language proficiency test implementation system A (hereinafter referred to as “system A”) according to an embodiment of the present invention is a system capable of conducting, for example, an English proficiency test as a foreign language in an online system. In the foreign language proficiency test, generally, the test questions related to the reading and writing skills for examining the translation ability such as Japanese translation and English translation, and the voice related to the listening skill for examining the hearing ability are used. In addition to the test questions being given as the primary test, a place for discussing issues related to conversation skills (meeting place) for examining communication skills is provided as the secondary test. The system A includes an operation server 1, a network 2, and a plurality of examinee terminals 3. The operation server 1 is a web server managed and operated by an organization or the like that conducts a foreign language proficiency test. The network 2 is a so-called Internet, and enables communication of information and commands between the operation server 1 and the examinee terminal 3. The examinee terminal 3 is a terminal such as a computer or a smartphone that can be operated by the examinee who takes the foreign language ability test. In particular, in this system A, the examinee terminal 3 can be connected to the network 2 and is equipped with an in-camera as a shooting means. The terminal used is used.

The operation server 1 includes communication means 10, test questioning means 11, fraudulent activity monitoring means 12, scoring counting means 13, examination permission means 14, grouping means 15, discussion space providing means 16, role-based scoring counting means 17, and test pass / fail. The determination means 18 is provided. A plurality of display operation terminals 19 for monitoring and performing necessary operations by a plurality of supervisors and the like are connected to the operation server 1.

The communication means 10 is realized by a communication module for connecting to a network 2 such as a wireless LAN. The test questioning means 11, fraud monitoring means 12, scoring counting means 13, examination permission means 14, grouping means 15, discussion space providing means 16, role-based scoring counting means 17, and test pass / fail judgment means 18 are CPUs, ROMs, and It is realized by an information processing device including a RAM, a storage device, and the like. Based on the basic program stored in the ROM and the application program stored in the storage device, the CPU performs processing to be executed as each of the above means while using the RAM as a data work area. The program for functioning as each of the above means is realized by the application program stored in the storage device. The display operation terminal 19 is realized by an input / output device such as a liquid crystal display, a keyboard, and a mouse.

The communication means 10 controls the exchange of information and commands with a plurality of examinee terminals 3 via the network 2. For example, the communication means 10 transmits page information and voice information for asking a test question to be described later to a plurality of examinee terminals 3, and the plurality of examinee terminals 3 reply as answers accordingly. Receive answer information. Further, the communication means 10 immediately transmits / receives video information including audio to / from a plurality of examinee terminals 3. In the present embodiment, "immediately" includes a time lag of approximately 10 seconds or less from substantially the same timing.

The test questioning means 11 questions a plurality of examinee terminals 3 via a network 2 as page information or voice information, for example, an entry type using a mark sheet or a test question by voice listening regarding reading comprehension skill, writing skill, and listening skill.

The fraud monitoring means 12 immediately acquires the image of the examinee via the in-camera for each of the plurality of examinee terminals 3 during the examination such as the questioning of the test question or the provision of a place for discussing the problem related to the conversation skill. The fraudulent activity is monitored by recording the video of the examinee and displaying the image of the examinee on the display operation terminal 19. The recorded video of the examinee is stored in a storage device, for example, and can be confirmed even after the test.

The scoring aggregation means 13 quantifies the answer results returned from the plurality of examinee terminals 3 via the network 2 according to the test question, and aggregates the quantified data for each of the plurality of examinee terminals 3 as scoring information. do. Further, the scoring totaling means 13 calculates the deviation value for each of the plurality of examinee terminals 3 based on the totaled scoring information.

The examination permission means 14 specifies, for example, a predetermined number of examinee terminals 3 for which scoring information having a deviation value of 55 or more is obtained, assuming that the predetermined cut-off condition for taking the secondary test described later is satisfied, and the predetermined number of examinee terminals 3 is specified. Notification information to the effect that the number of test taker terminals 3 are permitted to take the secondary test related to conversation skills is transmitted via the network 2. The notification information related to the examination of the secondary test is basically transmitted via e-mail, but may be transmitted as a message that can be exchanged within the dedicated application.

The grouping means 15 groups a predetermined number of test taker terminals 3 that are permitted to take the secondary test by a predetermined number such as four by random sampling. At that time, the grouping means 15 plays a role of a moderator, a presenter, and an opinioner in the task discussion according to the deviation value calculated as the scoring information based on the aggregation result for the specified number of examinee terminals 3 belonging to each group. And assign each role to the specified number of examinee terminals 3. For example, the grouping means 15 determines the roles of one moderator, one presenter, and two opinionators in descending order of deviation value, and assigns each role to the examinee terminal 3.

The discussion space providing means 16 provides a place for discussing issues for a predetermined number of test taker terminals 3 who are permitted to take the secondary test to simultaneously participate in the test of conversation skills via the network 2. do. As a place for discussion of issues, a multi-screen in which the facial expressions of each person are captured between the specified number of examinee terminals 3 given each role as a participant and the display operation terminal 19 operated by the supervisor. Is immediately exchanged via the network 2. Further, the discussion space providing means 16 is shown on the multi-screen so as to present a role for each examinee terminal 3 participating in the task discussion space.

The role-based scoring aggregation means 17 aggregates the results graded by the supervisor based on the progress result of the task discussion as scoring information for each examinee terminal 3, and further aggregates the scoring information according to the difficulty level of the role. It is corrected by a predetermined point addition or the like, and the corrected numerical information is generated as role-specific scoring information for each examinee terminal 3.

The test pass / fail determination means 18 performs a comprehensive pass / fail determination of the foreign language ability test for each examinee terminal 3 based on the aggregated result of the scoring information for each role. Further, the test pass / fail determination means 18 transmits the result of the pass / fail determination to the examinee terminal 3 via the network 2. The result of the pass / fail judgment is basically sent via e-mail, but it may be sent as a message that can be exchanged within the dedicated application.

The display operation terminal 19 immediately displays the image of the examinee taken by the in-camera of the examinee terminal 3 during the questioning of the examination question as the primary examination. In addition, the display operation terminal 19 immediately displays a multi-screen containing images of a plurality of examinees taken by the in-cameras of a predetermined number of examinee terminals 3 as a place for discussing issues by the secondary test ( See FIG. 7). The image of the supervisor is also included in the multi-screen of the display operation terminal 19. Audio can also be exchanged between the display operation terminal 19 and the examinee terminal 3 as included in the video.

The examinee terminal 3 displays page information and the like related to the entry-type test question, and outputs voice information and the like related to the test question of hearing by voice. Further, the examinee terminal 3 has a multi-screen including the image of the examinee taken by another examinee terminal 3 and the image of the supervisor taken by the display operation terminal 19 as a place for discussing the problem by the secondary test. Is displayed immediately. The multi-screen of the examinee terminal 3 also includes an image of the examinee taken by the examinee terminal 3.

Next, the foreign language test ability implementation process by the operation server 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a foreign language test ability implementation process.

As shown in FIG. 2, in the foreign language test capability implementation process of the operation server 1, the CPU of the operation server 1 first performs a reception process (step S1). In this reception process, the application is accepted from the examinee terminal 3 who wishes to take the examination within the predetermined acceptance period, and the application acceptance is confirmed after inputting the personal information and selecting the payment method of the examination fee. The personal information for which the application has been accepted and the payment method for the examination fee are stored in the storage device or the like as the examination information. The CPU of the operation server 1 issues an examination number based on the examination information, and notifies the examinee terminal 3 (examinee) of the examination number by e-mail or the like at least by the day of the examination.

Next, the CPU of the operation server 1 performs an operation practice process (step S2). In this operation practice process, if there is access from the examinee terminal 3 that accepted the application during the period up to the day of the examination, tutorial information and operation methods for practicing various operations at the time of the examination are provided for the examinee terminal 3. Presented. As a result, the examinee can practice the operation by the day of the actual examination, so that the examinee can take the examination with confidence even on the day of the examination.

Next, on the day of the primary test, the CPU of the operation server 1 performs the test question process (step S3). In this test question processing, personal information and a test number are transmitted from the test taker terminal 3, and after the test taker's identity is confirmed and approved through the in-camera of the test taker terminal 3, the predetermined test start time and the test taker terminal In response to the operation command from 3, page information and voice information are transmitted as a fill-in type test question and a voice test question for each examinee terminal 3. As a result, in the examinee terminal 3, the entry-type test question based on the page information is presented on the screen, or the test question of the hearing based on the voice information is output as voice, and the test question is predetermined in the answer column of the test question. When the answer is input, the answer information corresponding to the answer is transmitted from the examinee terminal 3 to the operation server 1. The answer information may be sent as confirmed information immediately after the end of the test time, or if the examinee arbitrarily selects the end of the test before the end of the test time, the information confirmed at that time. It may be sent as.

During the execution of such a test question process, the CPU of the operation server 1 performs a fraudulent activity monitoring process (step S4). In this fraud monitoring process, the image of the examinee is immediately acquired through the in-camera of each examinee terminal 3, and the images from such a plurality of examinee terminals 3 are listed in the display operation terminal 19 of the supervisor. Is displayed and saved in a storage device or the like. Further, in the fraud monitoring process, the activation of application software such as a dictionary and translation already installed in the examinee terminal 3 is forcibly prohibited, and only the question screen, the camera screen, and the answer entry screen are displayed.

Here, in the present embodiment, the question screen and the answer entry screen are displayed on the examinee terminal 3. Therefore, the examinee does not have to take his eyes off the screen during the test. Therefore, it is highly possible that the examinee who frequently takes his eyes off the screen or the examinee who takes his eyes off the screen for a long time is cheating to obtain an answer from a medium other than the question screen. Therefore, for example, when the image of the examinee's eyes deviating from the screen direction is displayed on the supervisor's display operation terminal 19, as shown in FIG. 3, the examinee is listening to the hearing test problem without fraud. Can be determined to be.

Further, for example, when the image of the examinee as shown in FIG. 4 is displayed on the display operation terminal 19 of the supervisor, it can be determined that the examinee is listening to the hearing test problem without fraud. When the image of the examinee as shown in FIG. 5 is displayed on the display operation terminal 19 of the supervisor, the examinee is answering the entry-type test question without any fraud while writing a memo or the like. Can be judged. On the other hand, when the image of the examinee as shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B is displayed on the display operation terminal 19 of the supervisor, the examinee may illegally obtain an answer by using another device. It can be determined that the examinee of the examinee terminal 3 has cheated. A warning is issued or a forced termination of the test is notified to the test taker terminal 3 (testee) in which the fraudulent activity is recognized. After the test is completed, you may be notified of the failure of the test due to fraudulent activity. Further, the recognition of fraudulent activity may be determined by the human judgment of the supervisor, or may be determined by the automatic recognition processing by AI.

Next, after the completion of the primary test, the CPU of the operation server 1 performs the scoring aggregation process (step S5). In this scoring aggregation process, the answer information transmitted from the plurality of examinee terminals 3 is quantified and scored, and the scoring results are aggregated for each examinee terminal 3 (examinee). In addition, a deviation value is calculated for each examinee terminal 3 (examinee) from the aggregated scoring results.

Next, the CPU of the operation server 1 performs an examination permission process for the secondary test (step S5). In this test permission process, for example, it is set that the deviation value is 55 or more of the predetermined border value as a cutoff condition for proceeding to the secondary test, and a deviation value of the border value or more is obtained. Only the examinee terminal 3 (examinee) is allowed to take the secondary test related to conversation skills. As a result, the CPU of the operation server 1 is a place for discussing issues that is virtually provided to the examinee terminal 3 (examinee) who can take the secondary examination on the date and time of the secondary examination and on the day of the secondary examination. Secondary test information such as URL (Uniform Resource Locator) for participating in is notified by e-mail or the like.

Further, the CPU of the operation server 1 performs a grouping process on the examinee terminal 3 (examinee) capable of taking the secondary test (step S7). In this grouping process, a plurality of examinee terminals 3 (examinees) scheduled to be subjected to the secondary test are grouped into one group for every four persons as an example by random sampling by random sampling processing. A plurality of examinee terminals 3 (examinees) belonging to each group can simultaneously participate in a place for task discussion as a secondary test. Further, the CPU of the operation server 1 determines that a plurality of examinee terminals 3 (examinees) belonging to each group are given roles such as a moderator, a presenter, and an opinioner in the task discussion. For example, of the four examinee terminals 3 (examinees) belonging to each group, the one with the highest deviation value is the moderator, the one with the next highest deviation value is the presenter, and the other two are the opinioners. The role is decided. The determined role is notified to the examinee terminal 3 (examinee) by e-mail or the like as secondary examination information. In addition, as the secondary test information, the content of remarks required for each role, exercises for practice, precautions on the day, etc. are also notified.

Next, on the day of the secondary test, the CPU of the operation server 1 performs the discussion space provision process (step S8). In this discussion space provision process, a virtual meeting room is provided as a place for problem discussion in which a plurality of examinee terminals 3 (examinees) belonging to each group and a supervisor (examiner) can exchange audio and video at the same time. .. The virtual meeting room can be entered / participated by accessing the URL notified as the secondary test information. As shown in FIG. 7, all the examinees and supervisors (examiners) who have entered / participated in the virtual meeting room are displayed as a multi-screen in each display means. At that time, the corresponding role is presented on the screen showing the examinee, and the fact that he / she is the supervisor is shown on the screen showing the supervisor (examiner). In addition, as a secondary test, a task for having the examinees discuss with each other is also presented. In such a virtual meeting room, for example, for the task displayed on the screen, the content that will be spoken by each role for 3 minutes is predicted and prepared, and then each role is performed for 17 minutes, for example. Given test takers discuss the task with each other. That is, it is possible to have a plurality of examinees talk to each other by having them discuss one task. At that time, the supervisor (examiner) can objectively evaluate each person's conversation skills by listening to each examinee's speaking style and remarks based on the expected and prepared remarks. After the discussion is over, the supervisor (examiner) can ask each examinee, for example, two questions and make a self-judgment evaluation. The number of remarks during the discussion is, for example, 30 or more for the moderator, 15 or more for the presenter, and 7 or more for each opinion person. It is considered to be within 30 seconds, and the supervisor (examiner) is timed using a stopwatch. It should be noted that during the remarks made by one examinee, the remarks made by another examinee may be forcibly prohibited from being heard or the recording may be stopped.

Next, after the completion of the secondary test, the CPU of the operation server 1 performs a role-based scoring aggregation process (step S9). In this role-based scoring aggregation process, the evaluation points related to the conversation skill evaluated by the supervisor are totaled for each examinee terminal 3 (examinee), and then the evaluation points are further evaluated according to the difficulty level of the examinee according to the role. Is corrected, and the deviation value of each examinee is calculated. More specifically, the supervisor (examiner) scores the scoring criteria for each role. The scoring is performed, for example, with a maximum of 10 points for each item during the discussion, and after the discussion is completed, the scoring content is reconfirmed for 10 minutes, and then the scoring result is saved in the operation server 1. The CPU of the operation server 1 aggregates deviation values by role based on the scoring results of examinees belonging to all groups, and determines a reference value for each role based on the deviation value for each role. Then, when it is recognized that the CPU of the operation server 1 needs to reconfirm and examine the evaluation contents of the supervisor and correct the deviation value exceeding ± 10 points from the reference value determined for each role. The deviation value is corrected. When the deviation value of the examinee is determined by this correction, the deviation value is multiplied by a correction coefficient such as 1.02 for the moderator and 1.03 for the presenter in order to further consider the difficulty level for each role. The final deviation value of the person is calculated.

Next, the CPU of the operation server 1 performs the verification pass / fail determination process (step S10). In this test pass / fail judgment process, a comprehensive foreign language proficiency test including up to the secondary test is performed based on the final deviation value obtained as a scoring result for each test taker terminal 3 (testee) who has taken the secondary test. The pass / fail judgment is made. The passee terminal 3 (testee) is notified of the pass by e-mail, etc., while the passee terminal 3 (testee), which is rejected, is rejected by e-mail or the like. Will be notified.

According to this system A as described above, scoring information is aggregated from the answer results for various primary tests required in the foreign language ability test such as reading comprehension skill, writing skill, and listening skill, and further, based on the aggregated result. Since the secondary test for conversation skills is permitted for a predetermined number of test taker terminals 3 that satisfy the predetermined cut-off conditions, it is possible to systematically carry out a series of tests from the entry type to the oral type. It is possible to comprehensively and integrally carry out ability tests for various skill certifications.

In addition, when the test question is given in the primary test, fraudulent activity can be monitored based on the video of the examinee, so fraudulent activity that may occur as a situation peculiar to the entry-type test can be reliably prevented. can do.

In addition, the examinee terminals 3 who are permitted to take the conversation skill test are divided into groups by a specified number of four people, and are given a role in the task discussion for testing the conversation skill, and the rules of each group are given. Since it is possible to participate in the meeting room at the same time as a place for virtual task discussions for the number of test taker terminals 3, multiple test takers discuss the tasks as a secondary test of the oral formula necessary for certifying conversation skills. Can be carried out efficiently.

In addition, scoring information for each role is aggregated based on the progress result of the task discussion for each of the specified number of examinee terminals 3 in each group, and pass / fail judgment is made based on the aggregated result, while the difficulty level for each role is determined. Since the scoring information for each role is corrected accordingly, it is possible to make a fair and comprehensive pass / fail judgment of the foreign language proficiency test by using the scoring information corrected so as not to cause advantages and disadvantages according to the role.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments and examples.

Regarding the answer to the test question, for example, a reply may be made by e-mail within a predetermined answer time.

Regarding scoring, for example, 10 deduction criteria such as the number of characters, description points, sentence structure, grammar, etc. are set, and points are deducted by 0.1 points out of 10 points at the discretion of the grader, and the deduction points are recorded. After totaling the scoring results of the examinees, another grader may check and examine the scoring results again, make appropriate and correct deductions, and determine the scoring results of each examinee. According to this, since the difficulty level differs depending on the test problem, it is possible to suppress the variation in the scoring result depending on the difficulty level by calculating the deviation value after the scoring is confirmed.

As a program for performing the foreign language test ability implementation process on the examinee terminal 3, for example, it may be realized by incorporating add-in software by function expansion into existing application software, or a dedicated native application on a smartphone. It may be realized by.

As the network 2, for example, it may be realized by a private network by VPN (Virtual Private Network) connection.

A Foreign language examination ability implementation system 1 Operation server 2 Network 3 Examiner terminal 10 Communication means 11 Examination questioning means 12 Fraud monitoring means 13 Scoring aggregation means 14 Examination permission means 15 Grouping means 16 Discussion hall providing means 17 Scoring by role Means 18 Test pass / fail judgment means 19 Display operation terminal

Claims (6)

It is a foreign language proficiency test implementation system for conducting a foreign language proficiency test by utilizing multiple test taker terminals and networks used by multiple test takers.
Examination questioning means for asking the examination questions about reading comprehension skills, writing skills, and listening skills of foreign languages to the plurality of examinee terminals via the network.
A scoring aggregation means that aggregates the answer results returned from the plurality of examinee terminals in response to the test question via the network as scoring information quantified for each of the plurality of examinee terminals.
Based on the aggregation result by the scoring aggregation means, a predetermined number of examinee terminals for which scoring information satisfying a predetermined cut-off condition is obtained among the plurality of examinee terminals are subjected to a test for foreign language conversation skills. The means of permitting examinations and the means of permitting examinations
A foreign language proficiency test implementation system characterized by being equipped with. When the test question is given to the plurality of examinee terminals by the test questioning means, the image of the examinee is acquired for each of the plurality of examinee terminals via the photographing means, and the image of the examinee is obtained. The foreign language proficiency test implementation system according to claim 1, further comprising a fraudulent activity monitoring means for monitoring fraudulent activity based on the above. A grouping means for grouping the predetermined number of examinee terminals permitted to take the conversation skill by the examination permission means according to a specified number, and a grouping means.
A discussion space that provides a forum for discussing issues for testing conversation skills for the specified number of examinee terminals in each group grouped by the grouping means so that they can participate simultaneously via the network. With the means of provision,
The grouping means determines the role of the specified number of examinee terminals belonging to each group in the task discussion according to the scoring information based on the aggregation result by the scoring aggregation means.
The discussion hall providing means is characterized in that, after showing the role determined by the grouping means, the predetermined number of examinee terminals can simultaneously participate in the task discussion place. Or the foreign language proficiency test implementation system described in 2. A role-based scoring aggregation means for aggregating role-specific scoring information quantified for each role corresponding to the specified number of examinee terminals based on the progress result of the task discussion.
Based on the aggregation result by the role-based scoring aggregation means, the test pass / fail determination means for determining the pass / fail of the foreign language ability test for each of the specified number of examinee terminals is provided.
The foreign language according to claim 3, wherein the role-based scoring counting means generates role-based scoring information for each of the specified number of examinee terminals after making corrections according to the difficulty level of each role. Language ability test implementation system. It is a foreign language proficiency test implementation method for conducting a foreign language proficiency test by utilizing multiple examinee terminals and networks used by multiple examinees.
A test question step in which test questions about reading comprehension skills, writing skills, and listening skills of a foreign language are given to the plurality of examinee terminals via the network, and
A scoring aggregation step that aggregates the answer results returned from the plurality of examinee terminals in response to the test question via the network as scoring information quantified for each of the plurality of examinee terminals.
Based on the aggregation result of the scoring aggregation step, a predetermined number of examinee terminals for which scoring information satisfying a predetermined cut-off condition is obtained among the plurality of examinee terminals are subjected to a test for foreign language conversation skills. Allowed test permission steps and
A method for conducting a foreign language proficiency test, which comprises. It is a computer program for conducting a foreign language proficiency test to make a computer execute a foreign language proficiency test by utilizing multiple test taker terminals and networks used by multiple test takers.
A program for making the test questions about reading comprehension skills, writing skills, and listening skills of foreign languages function as test questioning means for questioning the plurality of examinee terminals via the network.
A program for functioning as a scoring aggregation means for aggregating the answer results returned from the plurality of examinee terminals via the network in response to the test question as scoring information quantified for each of the plurality of examinee terminals. When,
Based on the aggregation result by the scoring aggregation means, a predetermined number of examinee terminals for which scoring information satisfying a predetermined cut-off condition is obtained among the plurality of examinee terminals are subjected to a test for conversation skills in a foreign language. A program to function as a means of permitting examinations, and
A computer program for conducting a foreign language proficiency test, characterized by including.

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