JP2024036020A - Learning assist system, learning assist method, and learning assist program - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a learning assist system that facilitates learning which employs previous questions of tests.SOLUTION: A learning assist system that assists learning which employs previous questions of tests includes a processing unit and a memory unit. The memory unit stores question numbers of test questions that are previous questions, and correct answers, marks, classes, and pieces of teaching material information of the respective questions. The class is information with which each question included in the test questions is classified into any of three or more levels according to the priority of the question. The processing unit grants a learner an authority of a test of each class in relation to each question included in the test questions, and performs a test on the learner on the basis of the authority.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a learning support system, a learning support method, and a learning support program.

Traditionally, students have been guided based on the importance of units and problems. In problem sets and reference books, learning efficiency was improved by displaying a guideline for the importance of each problem and listing problems in order of importance.

For example, Patent Document 1 describes a learning management server device that receives content including questions and correct answers for which importance levels are set from an administrator, and extracts questions based on the importance levels.

For example, Patent Document 2 describes a learning support system that includes a review unit that extracts questions to be asked in a predetermined priority order based on the question implementation timing and correct/incorrect results for each user.

For example, Patent Document 3 describes a learning support system that can reveal the characteristics of each user through analysis information and can reduce the labor involved in analyzing tests.

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2015-43097 Re-published patent WO2006/134986 Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2019-168556

By the way, when studying for an exam such as a qualification, after purchasing a question book or reference book and studying, there are cases where you obtain past exam questions and conduct a mock test. Particularly for beginners, it is difficult to judge which questions are high priority and which are not, and it is not realistic to suddenly start studying using past exam questions. In addition, past exam questions may contain special questions called difficult questions or strange questions, and if beginners encounter such special questions, there is a risk that they will be frustrated in their studies. On the other hand, if you can study using past exam questions without purchasing question sets or reference books, you will be able to study more efficiently.

Also, for example, for past questions such as national exams, the questions and correct answers are published on the websites of the sponsoring/managing organizations, etc., but no explanations are attached, so study using only the published information. It is not possible.

In view of the above-mentioned circumstances, it is an object of the present invention to provide a learning support system that makes learning using past exam questions more efficient.

In order to solve the above invention, the present invention is a learning support system that supports learning using past exam questions,
The learning support system includes a processing unit and a storage unit,
The storage unit stores question numbers of past exam questions, correct answers for each question, score allocation, grade, and teaching material information,
The grade is information for classifying each question included in the test question into three or more levels according to the priority of the question,
The processing unit grants the learner the authority to take the grade-based test regarding the questions included in the exam questions,
Based on the authority, a test is performed on the learner.

The present invention also provides a learning support program that supports learning using past exam questions,
causing the computer to execute a step of memorizing the question numbers of past exam questions, the correct answer for each question, score allocation, grade, and teaching material information;
The grade is information for classifying each question included in the test question into three or more levels according to the priority of the question,
Further, the step of granting the computer the authority to test the learner by grade regarding the questions included in the exam questions;
and executing a test on the learner based on the authority.

The present invention also provides a learning support method for supporting learning using past test questions, comprising:
The computer has a step of storing question numbers of past exam questions, correct answers for each question, score allocation, grade, and teaching material information,
The grade is information for classifying each question included in the test question into three or more levels according to the priority of the question,
the computer further authorizing the learner to take the grade-based test regarding the questions included in the exam questions;
and executing a test on the learner based on the authority.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the grade is information that classifies each question included in the test questions into three levels: beginner, intermediate, and advanced.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the storage unit stores question sentences for each problem,
The processing unit displays an answer screen for inputting an answer for each question in the test question in the test,
The answer screen has a question display section for each question, which is operated and inputted to display each question sentence.

With this configuration, even beginners can start studying using past questions, making learning more efficient.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, each unit of exam questions is set with the number of times the exam will be held;
The processing unit grants the authority by grade with a limited number of times or a limited period,
If a learner is granted authority for another exam question that has a common exam but is held at a different time or level, the authority for the exam question for which the authority has already been granted is granted to a learner. Update limits.

With this configuration, there is an incentive to purchase additional past questions from multiple sessions and past questions from different grades, and motivation for learning is maintained.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the storage unit stores the importance level of each problem,
The processing unit executes a most important test for which the grade is specified for the learner,
The most important test for which the grade is specified is a test that uses the question with the highest degree of importance among the test questions that include the specified grade.

With this structure, students can learn from the most important questions for each level.

The present invention can provide a learning support system that makes learning using past exam questions more efficient.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a system according to an embodiment. FIG. 1 is a hardware configuration diagram of a system according to an embodiment. FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of an apparatus according to an embodiment. FIG. 2 is a data configuration diagram of an embodiment. 1 is a flowchart showing a learning procedure according to an embodiment. An example of a screen display according to an embodiment. An example of a screen display according to an embodiment.

A more detailed explanation will be given below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Preferred embodiments are shown in the drawings. However, it can be implemented in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein.

For example, in this embodiment, the configuration, operation, etc. of the learning support system 0 will be described, but similar effects can be achieved depending on the method, device, computer program, etc. that are executed. The learning support program in this embodiment may be provided as a computer-readable non-transitory recording medium, or may be provided so as to be downloadable from an external server. In this embodiment, a case will be described in which a learning support program is started in the learning support server 1, which is a server computer.

<System configuration>
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a system according to an embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the learning support system 0 includes a learning support server 1, a plurality of learner terminals 2, and a plurality of provider terminals 3. The learning support server 1 is configured to be able to communicate with the learner terminal 2 and the provider terminal 3 via the communication network NW. Although the communication network NW is an IP (Internet Protocol) network in this embodiment, there are no restrictions on the type of communication protocol, and there are also no restrictions on the type or size of the network.

As the learning support server 1, it is possible to use a general-purpose server computer, a personal computer, or the like. It is also possible to configure the learning support server 1 using a plurality of computers. As the learner terminal 2 and the provider terminal 3, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, a personal computer, a wearable device, etc. can be used. Note that the learner terminal 2 and the provider terminal 3 have an application for making a request to the learning support server 1 and receiving a response.

In this embodiment, a case where the learning platform service is provided as a web application will be described. Therefore, the learner terminal 2 and provider terminal 3 have a web browser as an application. The learner terminal 2 and the provider terminal 3 may have a native application for using the learning platform as an application.

The learner terminal 2 refers to a terminal used by a user (referred to as a learner) who studies using the learning platform. The provider terminal 3 refers to a terminal used by a user (referred to as a provider) who registers teaching materials for learning. Typically, the provider will be a publisher that sells the content.

<Hardware configuration>
FIG. 2 is a hardware configuration diagram in this embodiment. FIG. 2A is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the learning support server 1. The learning support server 1 includes a processing section 101, a storage section 102, and a communication section 103 as a hardware configuration.

The processing unit 101 includes one or more processors such as a CPU, and controls the entire operation process of the learning support server 1 by executing the learning support program according to the present invention, an OS, a web browser, and other applications. .

The storage unit 102 is a HDD, ROM, RAM, etc., and stores the learning support program according to the present invention and data used when the processing unit 101 executes processing based on the program. When the processing unit 101 executes processing based on the learning support program stored in the storage unit 102, the functional configuration described below is realized.

The communication unit 103 executes communication control with the communication network NW, and performs inputs necessary for operating the learning support server 1 and outputs related to operation results.

FIG. 2(b) is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the terminals 9 (the learner terminal 2 and the provider terminal 3). The terminal 9 includes a processing section 91, a storage section 92, a communication section 93, an input section 94, and an output section 95 as a hardware configuration.

The processing unit 91 of the terminal 9 includes one or more processors such as a CPU, and controls the entire operation processing of the terminal 9. The storage unit 92 of the terminal 9 is an HDD, ROM, RAM, etc., and stores applications and the like for operating the learning support server 1. The communication unit 93 of the terminal 9 controls communication with the communication network NW. The input unit 94 of the terminal 9 is a touch panel, a mouse, a keyboard, etc., and inputs an operation request from a user to the processing unit 91. The output unit 95 of the terminal 9 is a display or the like, and displays the results of processing by the processing unit 91 and the like.

<Functional components of learning support server 1>
As shown in FIG. 3, the learning support server 1 includes a registration section 11, a display processing section 13, a scoring section 15, a teaching material management section 17, and an authority management section 19 as functional components.

The registration unit 11 stores information transmitted from the terminal in the storage unit 102. In this embodiment, test information of past questions is stored in the storage unit 102 based on input from an administrator terminal (not shown).

<Exam information and grade>
In this embodiment, test information regarding past questions of national exams is registered by an administrator terminal (not shown). On the other hand, the provider registers the teaching material information and importance level for each question as the provider's own content corresponding to the test information.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the structure of data stored in the storage unit 102. The exam information includes a group of question numbers of exam questions included in one unit of exam, as well as the question text, correct answer, score, and grade for each exam question. The grade is information that divides each question into three or more levels depending on the priority, and in this embodiment, includes three levels: "beginner", "intermediate", and "advanced". Approximately 40% of the exam questions for one unit are ``beginner'' questions, approximately 40% are ``intermediate'' questions, and the remaining 20% are ``advanced'' questions. The class with the highest priority is the first class ("beginner" in this embodiment), the class with the next highest priority is the second class ("intermediate" in this embodiment), and the next highest priority is the second class ("intermediate" in this embodiment). The grade may be referred to as third grade ("advanced" in this embodiment). Although the proportion of the grades is arbitrary, it is preferable that the proportion of questions in the first and second grades is higher than the proportion of questions in the third and subsequent grades, which have lower priority. It may be the proportion of one test (multiple units of test questions included in one test) instead of the proportion of test questions for one unit.

The exam information illustrated in Figures 4(a) and (b) is the exam questions of the "XXX National Examination for Medical Practitioners" of the "National Examination for Medical Practitioners", and a total of 4 units of exam questions (A to D) are included in the exam information. include. The unit of the test question includes the subject name (e.g. National Center Test Japanese, Mathematics, Science, Foreign Language, etc.), answer method (mark sheet method, writing method, etc.), question method (e.g. TOEIC L&R listening, writing, etc.), etc. may be set. Each test question (A to D) has a time limit of 135 minutes, 150 minutes, 90 minutes, and 150 minutes, respectively. Here, test question A No. 001 (question number "A001") has answer branches A to E, the correct answer is D, the score is 2 points, and the grade is Beginner.

The storage unit 102 has resource information for displaying the learning platform on the learner terminal 2 and the provider terminal 3. In this embodiment, the resource information includes, for example, a document written in a predetermined markup language (e.g., HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language)), CSS (Cascading Style Sheets), a program running on a web browser (e.g., JavaScript (registered trademark)), images, etc.

In response to a request from the terminal 9, the display processing unit 13 displays various screens and information of the learning platform using resource information and/or necessary information, and returns the display processing results. In this implementation result, the display processing unit 13 provides various screens and information of the learning platform that is specified by a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) and is operated and managed so that they can be viewed on the requested terminal 9. .

<Content information>
The provider can register content information unique to the provider corresponding to the test information, and the registration unit 11 stores the content information in the storage unit 102 based on input from the provider terminal 3.

The content information illustrated in FIGS. 4(c) and 4(d) indicates content unique to the provider corresponding to the test information, and includes the provider, the target test question, and teaching material information and importance for each question. The teaching material information includes explanations of problems and lectures for studying the range of questions in each unit. The degree of importance is information used to present the most important problem, which will be described later, and is an index for determining the most important problem (in this embodiment, it is an index in the range of 0 to 1000 that can be set depending on the degree of importance). numerical value). The explanation of the problem can be text, images, videos, PDF files, or URLs for displaying these. A lecture is a text, an image, a video, a PDF file, a URL for displaying these, or the like. In this embodiment, a text is registered as an explanation, and a URL for displaying a lecture video as a lecture is registered.

<Purchase content>
The teaching material management unit 17 sells content information to learners by class, and stores sales history information in the storage unit 102. The sales history information includes information indicating the learner (purchaser), purchased content, and purchased grade, as well as purchase date and time.

A learner can purchase content information by grade defined in the exam information, for example, can purchase content information about exam questions for "beginner level (1st grade)". Note that in this embodiment, content information of level 2 and below can also be purchased separately from content information of other levels, and tests for each level can be executed based on the purchased content information. For example, content information of level 2 or below may be made available for purchase when content information of a higher level (in this case, level 1) has already been purchased or is purchased as a set. . In the example of FIG. 4(e), a learner (UUUU) has purchased a set of beginner and intermediate content (CCCC). Note that when a certain test question has content information for beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels, it may be possible to specify the level for which the test for each level is to be executed. Also, when you specify intermediate level (nth grade or lower (n = 2, 3, 4..., N)) and run a grade-specific test, the intermediate level (nth grade) is specified for the grade-specific test. It may be configured to include only questions, or it may be configured to include questions from all levels higher than the specified level (here, beginner level questions).

<Management of privileges>
The authority management unit 19 manages authority granted to learners. In this embodiment, the authority management unit 19 grants the authority to use the content and the authority to execute the test to the learner who has purchased the content. The authority may be granted with a limited number of times and/or a limited period of time, and the authority may be granted according to the level of content information that the learner has purchased.

In this embodiment, the right to use the content is granted for a predetermined period (for example, one year) starting from the date of purchase of the content. In this embodiment, an expiration date is set as the usage authority in the sales history information illustrated in FIG. 4(e). If the expiration date has passed, the authority to use, view, etc. the teaching material information and the authority to execute the test will expire.

The authority management unit 19 further grants the authority to execute the test with a limit on the number of times. In this embodiment, when one level of content information is purchased, the user is granted the right to execute the test 10 times. A learner who has execution authority can display the test screen and score the test via the display processing unit 13, and by executing the test, the number of times the test is executed is reduced.

When content is purchased, the authority management unit 19 may update restrictions related to the purchased content. In this embodiment, when the authority management unit 19 purchases different content information about the same exam, the execution authority is added up. If a learner purchases content information for multiple levels (for example, beginner and intermediate) as a set, the content information for the beginner level will give him/her the ability to run the test 10 times, and the intermediate content information will give him/her the ability to run the test 10 times, for a total of 10 tests. will be granted 20 execution privileges. When an additional purchase is made, the expiration date of the purchased content information may be set as the expiration date of the additionally purchased content information.

Different content information about the same exam includes content information held at different times (XXth, 2020, Spring/Autumn 2020, etc.), content information at different levels, and content information from different providers. One or more of the following.

In the authority information illustrated in FIG. 4(f), the learner (UUUU) has purchased the beginner and intermediate content (CCCC) as a set, so he has a total of 20 test execution authority for the exam (National Medical Practitioner Examination). It has been granted twice (10 times + 10 times).

The scoring unit 15 scores the learner's answers based on the test information and stores the scoring results as history information. The history information includes, for example, information that allows the learner to identify questions that were answered incorrectly. The history information illustrated in FIG. 4(g) includes information indicating the learner, the exam, the specified grade, and the answer results for each question (selected branch number, etc.). A grade-based test was conducted on the beginner's question A of the XXX National Medical Examination shown in a), and the score was 30 points. For example, the answer result may not include the branch numbers of all test questions, and may be, for example, the branch numbers of correct or incorrect answers.

In this embodiment, the importance level is registered by the provider, but the importance level may be registered by an administrator terminal (not shown). Further, although the class is registered by the administrator, it may be registered by the provider terminal 3 or the like.

<Learning steps>
Next, details of the learning procedure using the learning support system 0 will be explained using FIGS. 5 to 7.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the learning procedure. A test list page (not shown) is displayed on the learner terminal 2. The exam list page displays exams that the learner can study.

In S501, the learner specifies the test question he/she wants to study on the test list page. The learner also specifies the grade he/she wishes to study. In the present embodiment, the learner specifies "XXX National Medical Examination Exam A Questions" as the test questions he/she wants to study, and "Beginner" as the grade he/she wants to study.

When the display processing unit 13 receives the designation of the test questions and grade to be studied from the learner terminal 2, it displays the top page of the test questions as shown in FIG. 6(a). Specifically, for example, when the learner terminal 2 requests display processing for the top page of the exam questions, the display processing unit 13 displays resource information and necessary information for displaying the top page of the exam questions (in the illustrated example, The test name and time included in the test information, past learning history included in the history information, etc.) are determined (displayed) and sent back to the learner terminal 2. The learner terminal 2 (web browser) that has received the display processing results (necessary resource information and test information) uses the display processing results to display the top page of the test questions. In the following, description of the intervention of resource information will be omitted to the extent that it does not become unclear.

The top page W1 has a test all questions button W11, a retry button W12, and an important question retry button W13 (one-navi button). In S502, the learner specifies a learning method. In addition, in the case of the first graded all-questions test, one or both of the retry button W12 and the important question retry button W13 may be disabled so that they cannot be selected, or may be hidden.

When the learner presses the test all questions button W11 (NO in S503), the learner terminal 2 sends answers to all test questions included in the specified grade of the exam to the learning support server 1. Make a display processing request for the answer screen (all) on which you can input. The display processing unit 13 displays an answer screen for the learner to answer the test questions based on the test information of the test, and sends the display processing results to the learner terminal 2 as shown in FIG. 6(b). ) is displayed (S505). On the answer screen, an answer column for the test question selected based on the designated grade is displayed along with the question number. Here, the answer screen is provided for each question, and has a question display section into which an operation input is made to display each question sentence. In this embodiment, when the question number in the answer screen is selected as the question display section, the display processing section 13 displays the question sentence included in the test information. The illustrated example shows a case where questions 1, 4, 5, and 9 are set to Beginner level in the test information. In the illustrated example, the answer screen displays question numbers regardless of the specified grade included in the test question, but may display only some question numbers based on the specified grade. Further, the display processing unit 13 displays the question sentences of only some of the test questions based on the specified grade, but may display the test questions of each question regardless of the specified grade. Note that ``based on a specified grade'' may include only questions from the specified grade, or may include questions from all grades higher than the specified grade. .

When the user inputs and sends an answer via the answer screen, the scoring unit 15 receives the answer result, scores it, and stores history information (S506). Figure 6(c) is an example of the screen display of the top page W1 after the learner presses the new all-questions test button W11 to take the exam (studying), and the learning history W14 of the test taken earlier is added. I can see that it is being done.

The learning history W14 includes past learning data (date and time, score, answer time, etc.) that has been displayed by the display processing unit 13 based on history information, and also displays the scoring result screen for the display processing unit 13. It has a link W15 for making requests. In the case of grade-based tests, the maximum score and test time may be determined based on the number and proportion of questions in each grade. In the illustrated example, the test time for the advanced test (all questions answered) is 135 minutes, and 40% of that test is for beginners, so the test time for the beginner test is 54 minutes. Also, if you add up the scores for the beginner's questions, the beginner's test has a perfect score of 36 points.

<Scoring results>
When the link W15 is selected, the display processing unit 13 displays a scoring result screen corresponding to the learning history W14, and transmits the display processing result to the learner terminal 2. FIG. 7(a) is a screen display example of the scoring result screen. The scoring result screen W3 displays the scoring results for each question included in the test, and also includes an explanation button W31 for displaying an explanation.

<Relearning using lectures (retrying important problems)>
After completing the first grade-based all-question test, you can retake the questions you answered incorrectly. When the learner presses the important question retry button W13 on the top page W1 of FIG. A retry request is accepted, and lecture information is displayed for the most important question with the highest degree of importance among the incorrectly answered questions.

When the learner presses the important problem retry button W13 (YES in S503), the display processing unit 13 displays the lecture screen and transmits the display processing result to the learner terminal 2. FIG. 7(b) is a screen display example of the lecture screen W4.

The lecture screen W4 includes a lecture list W41 of lectures provided by the provider in response to the test questions, an important question retry button W42 (one-navi button), and a back button W43. Here, in the illustrated example, the provider "PP Publishing" associates one lecture (lecture A) with the problem (Question A, No. 4), and another provider "QQ Publishing" is associated with one lecture (the fourth lecture). When the return button W43 is pressed, the scoring result screen W3 is displayed again. When a lecture link (in the illustrated example, the lecture name in the lecture list W41) is pressed, the learner terminal 2 requests a web server from an external web server in order to transition to a URL that is teaching material information registered as a lecture. Make a page display request. The learner learns through lectures and reviews the questions before transitioning to the answer screen.

When the important question retry button W42 is pressed, the display processing unit 13 requests the display processing of the answer screen (1 question) for the question as the most important test for each grade, and displays the screen as shown in FIG. 7(c). An answer screen W5 is displayed.

<Relearning using lectures (retrying incorrect questions)>
When the learner presses the retry button W12 on the top page W1 of FIG. 6(c) (YES in S503), the display processing unit 13 performs a process of searching from the test information all the test questions that were answered incorrectly from the history information. Then, upon receiving the search processing results, the answer screens for those questions are displayed as a retry test for the incorrect questions for each grade, and the display processing results are transmitted to the learner terminal 2. Note that lectures associated with these questions may be displayed on the lecture screen. The display processing unit 13 may display the lecture screen so that it can be changed for each exam question in order of importance or problem number, or it may display the lecture screen so that it can be switched using tabs or the like. Alternatively, the lecture links for multiple question numbers may be displayed by scrolling. Further, for example, when a screen corresponding to FIG. 7B is displayed as a lecture screen when retrying an incorrect question, and a button corresponding to the symbol W42 is operated, the display processing unit 13 The answer screen may be displayed.

0: Learning support system 1: Learning support server 11: Registration unit 13: Display processing unit 15: Scoring unit 17: Teaching material management unit 19: Authority management unit 101: Processing unit 102: Storage unit 103: Communication unit 2: Learner terminal 3: Provider terminal 9: Terminal 91: Processing section 92: Storage section 93: Communication section 94: Input section 95: Output section

Claims (7)

A learning support system that supports learning using past exam questions,
The learning support system includes a processing unit and a storage unit,
The storage unit stores question numbers of past exam questions, correct answers for each question, score allocation, grade, and teaching material information,
The grade is information for classifying each question included in the test question into three or more levels according to the priority of the question,
The processing unit grants the learner test authority for each grade regarding the questions included in the test questions,
executing a test on the learner based on said authority;
Learning support system. The number of times the exam will be held is set for each unit of exam question.
The processing unit grants the authority by grade with a limited number of times or a limited period,
If a learner is granted authority for another exam question that has a common exam but is held at a different time or level, the authority for the exam question for which the authority has already been granted is granted to a learner. update limits,
The learning support system according to claim 1. The storage unit stores question sentences for each problem,
The processing unit displays an answer screen for inputting an answer for each question in the test question in the test,
The answer screen has a question display section for each question, into which an operation input is made to display each question sentence.
The learning support system according to claim 1. The grade is information that categorizes each question included in the test question into three levels: beginner, intermediate, and advanced.
The learning support system according to claim 1. The storage unit stores the importance of each problem,
The processing unit executes a most important test for which the grade is specified for the learner,
The most important test for which the grade is specified is a test that uses the question with the highest degree of importance among the group of questions that include the specified grade among the test questions.
The learning support system according to claim 1. A learning support program that supports learning using past exam questions,
causing the computer to execute a step of memorizing the question numbers of past exam questions, the correct answer for each question, score allocation, grade, and teaching material information;
The grade is information for classifying each question included in the test question into three or more levels according to the priority of the question,
Further, the step of granting the computer the authority to test the learner by grade regarding the questions included in the exam questions;
executing a test on the learner based on the authority;
Learning support program. A learning support method for supporting learning using past exam questions,
The computer has a step of storing question numbers of past exam questions, correct answers for each question, score allocation, grade, and teaching material information,
The grade is information for classifying each question included in the test question into three or more levels according to the priority of the question,
the computer further authorizing the learner to take the grade-based test regarding the questions included in the exam questions;
executing a test on the learner based on the authority;
Learning support methods.