JP5723238B2 - Learning support program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a program constituting application software for supporting independent learning.

  As a learning application for elementary and junior high school students and high school students, a database in which multiple types of units set for each grade and subject and the learning items included in each unit are linked and registered in a hierarchical relationship between the two, One having a database in which learning content for each learning item is registered is known. In this type of application, a table of contents screen in which the names of units and learning items are arranged according to the hierarchical relationship between them is displayed, selection of a learning item is accepted, and learning content corresponding to the selected learning item is executed (Patent Literature) 1 and 2).

JP-A-5-11682 JP 2011-70021 A

  In the application having the above-described configuration, when the content of learning to be learned is changed in each grade when the learning guidance guidelines are revised, it is necessary to update the database accordingly. As described in Patent Document 2, unit names and learning item names are generally managed by identification codes, but this type of identification code is used for correspondence between units and learning items and a table of contents screen. In many cases, the ID code is set in consideration of the display order, etc., so that the identification code needs to be changed when the database is updated. In general, the learning content and the learning item are associated with each other by the identification code of the learning item, so that the association information needs to be updated.

  If there is a mistake in the replacement of the above identification code or the update of the linking information, the display of the table of contents screen or the calling of the contents will be hindered. For this reason, the developer needs to perform the update work while performing a careful check, and the labor of the work becomes enormous. Further, since it is necessary to recover the cost of this work, it is difficult to lower the sales price of the application.

  The present invention pays attention to the above problem, and an object thereof is to provide an application having a configuration that can easily cope with a change in learning content.

The program according to the present invention displays a table of contents screen in which names of a plurality of units and learning items belonging to each unit are arranged based on a hierarchical relationship between each unit and each learning item, and an operation for selecting a learning item on this table of contents screen The computer is caused to function as a learning support apparatus that executes the learning content corresponding to the learning item selected in response to the fact that is performed.
This learning support device includes a unit data storage unit in which unit names of each unit are registered together with identification codes, a learning item data storage unit in which item names of learning items belonging to each unit are registered together with identification codes, An identification code storage unit registered by combining an identification code of a learning item registered in the item data storage unit with a unit identification code corresponding to the item and a serial number indicating a display order on the table of contents screen; and an identification code storage Based on the combination of each identification code and serial number registered in the unit, the relationship between the learning item registered in the learning item data storage unit and the unit registered in the unit data storage unit, and display of each learning item Specify the order, determine the unit name and learning item name arrangement in the table of contents, and create display data for the table of contents The learning content corresponding to each learning item is selected from the learning content storage unit in which the learning screen corresponding to each learning item is registered in response to the operation for selecting the learning item name in the displayed table of contents screen and the table of contents screen displayed. Content learning means for reading out the learning content corresponding to the learning item and executing the learning content.

  According to the above configuration, when displaying the table of contents screen, by referring to the unit data storage unit and the learning item data storage unit by the combination of the identification codes registered in the identification code storage unit, the unit and the learning item Are easily identified, and the order of unit numbers and learning item names in the table of contents screen can be easily determined by applying an order based on serial numbers to these relationships.

  In addition, when a unit or learning item is changed, it is possible to maintain the existing identification data for the existing unit or learning item and set new identification data for the newly added unit or learning item. be able to. Also, if you need to change the display order of existing units or learning items as units or learning items are added or deleted, change the serial number of the corresponding record in the identification code storage unit. can do.

In particular, if the identification data of the learning item is set as an invariable code in principle, the update of the learning item data storage unit can be limited to the process of adding a new learning item. Further, even when the correspondence between the existing learning item and the unit is changed, it can be dealt with by a process of rewriting the registration information in the identification code storage unit. Information used for associating a learning item with a learning content can be maintained with existing content.
The unit name identification code is preferably an invariant code, but if the number of units is relatively small, the unit name identification code may be reset according to the update.

  According to the present invention, even if it becomes necessary to change the hierarchical relationship between the unit and the learning item or the configuration of the table of contents screen due to the revision of the course of study, etc., it can be easily handled without much effort. It becomes possible. Therefore, it is possible to provide a high-quality learning application at a stable price.

It is a functional block diagram which shows the structural example of the application for independent learning. It is a figure which shows the kind of screen displayed by said application, and the relationship between screens. It is a figure which shows an example of a learning start screen. It is a figure which shows the structural example of a unit data table. It is a figure which shows the structural example of a learning item data table. It is a figure which shows the structural example of a matching data table. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the procedure concerning the production | generation process of table of contents data. It is a figure which shows the example of a change of a unit data table. It is a figure which shows the example of a change of a learning item data table. It is a figure which shows the example of a change of a matching data table. It is a figure which shows the change of the display of the table of contents column accompanying the change of the data of FIGS.

FIG. 1 shows a configuration example of an application for self-learning to which the present invention is applied.
This application is for causing a personal computer to function as a device for supporting junior high school students' independent learning. The user interface 1, the data processing unit 2, the fixed data table group 3, the content database 4, and the variable data table It is composed of group 5 and the like. These functions are set by a considerable number of program files and data files installed in the hard disk device of the personal computer. The installation program is provided by distribution via a storage medium such as a CD-R or a network. However, since the content database 4 has a large capacity, for example, a hard disk device in which the content database 4 is registered in advance is sold. For example, it may be provided by a method different from other functions.

  The user interface 1 displays various screens on a monitor (not shown) and receives input from a learner via an input unit such as a mouse or a keyboard. In FIG. 1, the content selection processing unit 11, the content execution unit 12, the learning record processing unit 13, and the comprehensive results processing unit 14 are shown as main functions included in the user interface 1. Also, a function for accepting learner registration information, a function for accepting a registered learner login, and the like are set.

  The data processing unit 2 provides data for output to the user interface 1 and processes data received by the user interface 1, and includes a content reading unit 21, a reference data reading unit 22, a scoring processing unit 23, A grade processing unit 24, a registration processing unit 25, and the like are included.

  The fixed data table group 3 includes a subject data table 31, a unit data table 32, a learning item data table 33, an association data table 34, and the like. These data tables are created by a developer, and are set so that only those who have accessed with a specific password are allowed to rewrite.

  In the subject data table 31, 14 types of subject names to be described later are registered in combination with subject codes. Each subject includes a plurality of units, and each unit includes at least one learning item. In the unit data table 32, a unit name of a unit set for each subject is registered in combination with a unit code. In the learning item data table 33, the item name of each learning item is registered in combination with the learning item code.

  In this embodiment, numbers (100, 200, 300... 1400) obtained by multiplying the numbers 1 to 14 by 100 are set as subject codes for 14 types of subjects. In addition, in the unit of each subject, a serial number following the subject code of the corresponding subject is set as a unit code. For example, the subject code of “Mathematics S3” to be described later is 600, and the unit codes are 601, 602, 603,.

  A two-digit serial number is assigned to the learning item code. Since this serial number is reassigned with 01 as the initial value for each subject, the number overlaps between subjects, but in this embodiment, a combination of the subject code and the learning item code results in “600-01”. Set a unique code. The code based on the combination of the subject code and the learning item code is used as an identification code to identify the learning item to be processed when calling up learning content or saving the learning history. Is referred to as a “learning item identification code”.

In this example, the learning item code is not rewritten in principle. However, since the learning item is specified by the combination of the subject code and the learning item code, even if a new learning item is added, the learning item code is not changed. The learning item code can be made continuous.
In addition, if the item code has a configuration in which a number representing the subject code is incorporated as in the unit code, the learning item can be specified only by the item code, and the learning item code may be continued for each subject. it can. If there is no need to continue the learning item code for each subject, an item code with a series of serial numbers may be assigned to all the learning items regardless of the subject or grade.

  In the association data table 34, combinations of the item codes of each learning item and the unit code of the unit to which the item belongs are registered in association with the serial numbers. The combination of the item code and the unit code is also a unique code, like the learning item specifying code.

  In the content database 4, a storage area (folder) for content data is set for each learning item. Each folder stores a group of content data (data files such as images, sounds, and texts) and files in which definitions necessary for executing learning content are written. Each folder or file is given a folder name or file name including learning item specifying data of the corresponding learning item.

  The variable data table group 5 includes a learning history data table 51, a user registration data table 52, and the like.

  In the user registration data table 52, the names and identification codes of learners received by the user registration function of the user interface 1 are registered. The registration of the learner is not limited to one person, and a plurality of learners can be registered.

In the learning history data table 51, learning contents that have been executed, learning results for exercises presented by the learning contents, and the like are accumulated in the order of execution. A learning item specifying code of the corresponding learning item is also given to the accumulated information.
In this embodiment, a new learning history data table 51 is created in response to a learner being registered in the user registration data table 52. Therefore, when a plurality of learners are registered, the learning history data table 51 is set for each learner.

  Each function of the data processing unit 2 operates in conjunction with the user interface 1. The content reading unit 21 is responsible for reading content data from the content database 4, and the reference data reading unit 22 is responsible for reading information from the data tables 31 to 34 of the fixed data table group 3. The scoring unit 23 scores the answers to the exercises in the executed content, and the registration processing unit 25 stores the scoring results in the learning history data table 51 and the registration processing in the user registration data table 52. In charge. The grade processor 24 statistically processes the data stored in the learning history data table 51 and derives grade data in units of weeks or months for each subject.

FIG. 2 shows a relationship between main screens presented by the user interface 1.
As shown in this figure, in this embodiment, the menu screen G0 is first presented after accepting the learner's login on the login screen _GL . The menu screen G0 is configured so that a learning start screen G1, a learning record display screen G2, a comprehensive results display screen G3, and the like can be selected.

  The learning start screen G1 is created by the content selection processing unit 11, the learning record display screen G2 is created by the learning record processing unit 13, and the comprehensive results display screen G3 is created by the comprehensive results processing unit 14. Data necessary for creating these screens is obtained by reading by the reference data reading unit 22 and editing processing by the grade processing unit 24.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the learning start screen G1 includes a table of contents column 102 in which unit names and learning item names are arranged. The table of contents column 102 is configured so that learning items can be selected. The learning record display screen G2 shows the history of each learning on a daily basis, and the overall results display screen G3 shows the results of accumulating the results of the exercises executed in each learning for each unit or each learning item.

  Each screen G1, G2, G3 is set so that it can move mutually. Further, in order to encourage the relearning of learning items with poor results, the learning record display screen G2 and the overall results display screen G3 are set so that selection of learning items can be accepted.

When a learning item is selected on any of the screens G1, G2, and G3, the selection is accepted by the user interface 1, and the screen is switched to the content execution screen G4. At this stage, the content execution unit 12 and the content reading unit 21 cooperate to execute the learning content of the selected learning item. In addition, the user's answer to the exercise problem in the learning content is passed to the scoring processing unit 22 and the scoring process is performed. Is done.
When the learning content ends, the screen returns to the screen displayed before the content execution.

  Hereinafter, the configuration of the learning start screen G1, the unit data table 32, the learning item data table 33, and the association data table 34 that are largely involved in the creation of the screen G1 will be described in detail.

  FIG. 3 shows a specific example of the learning start screen G1. This screen G1 is provided with a subject selection column 101 and a table of contents column 102 corresponding to the selected subject. The subject selection field 101 is provided with a selection button 107 including the subject name for each subject registered in the subject data table 31. In the screen G1 in the example of FIG. 3, “Mathematics S3” (the junior high school third grade mathematics) is selected, but when the selection of the subject is switched by any button 107, the table of contents column 102 is displayed accordingly. Is updated.

  In the table of contents column 102, the unit name of the unit set for the selected subject and the item name of the learning item included in each unit are edited in a table format based on the hierarchical relationship between the unit and the learning item. expressed. Further, a button 110 for calling up learning content is set for each learning item. At the right end of the table of contents column 102, a column 111 (challenge column) for displaying the past number of learnings and a column 112 (score column) for displaying the scores obtained in the exercises in the content are provided. The information displayed in these fields 111 and 112 is created by the grade processing unit 24. If the history data necessary for the creation is not stored in the learning history data table 51, as shown in FIG. , Columns 111 and 112 are blank.

  In the example of FIG. 3, one content call button 110 is provided for each learning item. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and lesson content call buttons and exercise content call buttons. A plurality of buttons may be provided, for example. In addition, in the example of FIG. 3, one display line is provided for each learning item. However, the display line is not limited to this, and a plurality of lines may be displayed for each learning item according to the content or level of learning. Good.

In addition to the above, the learning start screen G1 in FIG. 3 is provided with buttons 103, 104, 105 for instructing switching to another screen, a button 106 for instructing the end of learning, and the like. When the button 104 is operated, the screen shifts to the learning record display screen G2 shown in FIG. 2, and when the button 105 is operated, the screen shifts to the comprehensive results display screen G3. When the button 103 is operated, the screen shifts to a learning start screen for an actual battle problem not shown in FIG. 2 (the screen has the same configuration as that in FIG. 3). When the button 106 is operated, the login screen G Return to _L.

  4 shows a configuration example of the unit data table 32, FIG. 5 shows a configuration example of the learning item data table 33, and FIG. 6 shows a configuration example of the association data table 34. In these figures, data in a range corresponding to “mathematics S3” selected on the screen of FIG. 3 is extracted.

  Each record of the unit data table 32 shown in FIG. 4 includes a unit code and a unit name with three digits. As described above, the unit code is a serial number (601, 602, 603...) Continuing from the subject code (600) of the corresponding subject. This unit code is set in the display order of each unit in the table of contents column 102.

  Each record of the learning item data table 33 shown in FIG. 5 includes an item code consisting of a two-digit number and a learning item name. Although not shown in FIG. 5, each record is associated with the subject code (600) of the corresponding subject, and by combining this subject code with the item code in the record, learning in the record is performed. A learning item specifying code corresponding to the item name can be created. 5 is a table in an initial state, and each item code is consistent with the display order of the learning items in the table of contents column 102. However, when a learning item is added or deleted, the item code and the display order are displayed. May be lost.

  In the association data table 34 shown in FIG. 6, for each learning item registered in the learning item data table 33 in FIG. 5, the unit code of the unit to which the learning item belongs, the item code and serial number of the learning item, Is registered. The combination of the unit code and the item code represents the correspondence between the unit and the learning item, and the serial number indicates the display order when each learning item is displayed in the table of contents column 102. Each record of the association data table 34 may further include a subject code.

  FIG. 7 shows an example of a processing procedure when determining the unit and the arrangement of learning items in the table of contents column 102 of the learning start screen G1 using the three types of data tables 32, 33, and 34 described above. In this example, the records of the association data table 34 are read in the order of serial numbers, and the display of each column of the table of contents column 102 is determined line by line based on the unit code and item code in this record.

  First, in a first step S1, a variable num for specifying a record to be read is set to an initial value “1”, and in a next step S2, a record having a serial number num is read from the association data table 34. If the unit code in the read record is a new code (a code that has not been read yet), the determination in step S3 is “YES”, and the process proceeds to step S4. When num = 1, step S3 is “YES”.

  In step S4, the unit name corresponding to the unit code in the record read in step S2 is read from the unit data table 32, and the name is added to the unit column. Next, in step S5, the learning item name corresponding to the item code in the record read in step S2 is read from the learning item data table 33, and the name is added to the learning item column.

  In step S6, the learning history data table 51 is searched by the learning item specifying code based on the subject code of the selected subject and the item code in the read record, and the past learning frequency and grade of the corresponding learning item are retrieved. To get.

  In step S7, display of the challenge column 111 and the score column 112 is set based on the information acquired in step S6. However, if information cannot be acquired in step S6, these fields 111 and 112 are set to a blank state.

  When the display information for one line in the table of contents column 102 is determined by the processes in steps S4 to S7, num is incremented in step S8, and the process returns to step S2. Thereafter, the same processing as described above is repeated until there is no record corresponding to num and the determination in step S9 is “NO”. If the unit code already read is included in the second and subsequent records, step S3 is “NO” and step S4 is skipped.

  When the display content of each line is determined by the processing of FIG. 7, a learning start screen G1 including a table of contents column 102 based on the determined content is created and displayed on the monitor. In the line where the unit name is set by the process of step S4, numbers (1, 2, 3,...) Indicating the order of the units are set, and a separating line is set between the line above. Is done. In addition, a link of the learning item specifying code of the learning item displayed in the row is set to the button 110 in each row of the table of contents column 102.

  As described above, in this embodiment, the unit code of each unit and the item code of each learning item are individually managed by the data tables 32 and 33, and the correspondence between each unit and the learning item and the display order are set. The unit in the table of contents column 102 is defined by the association data table 34, each record in the association data table 34 is read in the order of serial numbers, and the tables 32 and 33 are referred to by the unit code and item code in each record. Determine the array of names and learning item names.

  Furthermore, according to the configuration of the above-described three types of data tables 32, 33, 34, even if it becomes necessary to change the unit or the breakdown of learning items in accordance with the revision of the guidance guidelines, the learning item data table 33 is stored. It is possible to respond without changing data on existing registered learning items.

  8, 9, and 10 show examples of updating the unit data table 32, the learning item data table 33, and the association data table 34, respectively. In any of the figures, the table (A) before the change on the left side is the same as that shown in FIGS. 4, 5, and 6. In the table (B) after the change on the right side, the changed part is shown. , Surrounded by a thick frame line (dashed line). In addition, the records added to the data tables 32, 33, and 34 are identified by alphabetic codes.

  In the update example of the unit data table 32 shown in FIG. 8, all existing records are maintained and two records P and Q are added. In the record P, “609” is set as the unit code, and accordingly, the unit codes “609”, “610”, and “611” that have been set so far (unit names: “similar to figure”, “ The unit code of “the ratio of parallel lines to line segments” and “three-square theorem and its application”) is carried down one by one. The unit code “613” is assigned to the other new record Q.

  In the example of updating the learning item table 33 shown in FIG. 9, all existing learning items are maintained, and six records a, b, c, d, e, and f are added. There is no change in the contents of the existing records, and new item codes “33” to “38” that follow the item codes of the existing records are set in the new records a to f.

  In the example of updating the association data table 34 illustrated in FIG. 10, six records a1, b1, c1, d1, e1, and f1 corresponding to the new records in the learning item table 33 are added. Each of these new records a1 to f1 includes an item code in the corresponding record in the learning item table 33 and a unit code to which the learning item in the corresponding record belongs. Records a1 to e1 are inserted between the existing record arrays, record f1 is set as the last record, and serial numbers within the range including these new records are reassigned. For the existing records whose unit codes are set to “609”, “610”, and “611”, each unit code is carried down one by one as in the change of the unit data table 32 of FIG.

  FIG. 11 shows an example in which the display in the table of contents column 101 of the learning start screen G1 changes as the data tables 32, 33, and 34 are changed as shown in FIGS. Specifically, in FIG. 11, the unit column and the learning item column are extracted from the sixth unit (“quadratic equation”) and subsequent components affected by the data change.

  First, in this example, a new learning item “Formula for solving quadratic equations” is added to the existing unit “quadratic equations”. This addition is realized by the new record a1 inserted between the records whose item codes of the association data table 34 are “16” and “17”. The new learning item name is derived by reading the new record a from the learning item table 32 with the item code “33” in the record a1.

  Next, a new unit “Characteristics of a circle” is inserted between the existing unit “function and graph” and “similar shape”, and three learning items “right triangle and Circle, “circumference angle theorem”, and “inverse of the circumferential angle theorem” are set. These additions are realized by the new records b1, c1, and d1 inserted between the records whose item codes in the association data table 34 are “22” and “23”. The new unit name is derived by reading the new record P from the unit data table 32 using the unit code “609” in the record b1. The new learning item name is derived by reading the new records b1, c1, and d1 from the item data table 33 using the item codes “34”, “35”, and “36” in the records b1, c1, and d1. .

  Furthermore, in the example of FIG. 11, a new learning item “Similar figure area ratio and volume” between “Parallel line to ratio” and “Middle point connection theorem” of the existing unit “Parallel line to line segment ratio”. Ratio "is inserted. This is realized by the new record e1 inserted between the records whose item codes of the association data table 34 are “28” and “29”. The new learning item name is derived by reading the new record e in the learning item data table 33 with the item code “37” in the record e1.

  Finally, “sample survey” is added as a new unit, and a learning item “sample survey” having the same name as this unit name is set. This is realized by the new record f1 added at the end of the association data table 34. The new unit name is derived by reading the new record Q from the unit data table 32 with the unit code “613” in the record f1. The new learning item name is derived by reading the new record f from the learning item table 33 with the item code “38” in the record f1.

  In the above example, with respect to the unit data table 32, the unit code is reassigned as a new unit is inserted between existing units. However, the unit code is not changed in the same manner as the learning item code. In the new unit code, a number following the existing unit code may be set.

  In the above description, only the example of adding a unit or learning item is shown. However, when deleting a unit or learning item, a record including data to be deleted in each of the data tables 32, 33, and 34 is deleted. That's fine. However, if the target record in the association data table 34 is deleted, the corresponding record in the unit data table 32 or the learning item data table 33 may be maintained.

  When moving a unit in a different school year, the same processing as when deleting a unit or learning item for the previous school year is executed, and a unit or learning item is added to the moved school year. The same processing may be executed. However, with regard to learning content, exceptionally, a process for changing an existing folder name or file name is required.

  Each of the data tables 32, 33, 34 and the content database 4 is manually updated. In this embodiment, when adding a learning item, the item code of the existing learning item is maintained and added. Since it can respond by the method of setting a new item code to a learning item, the operation | work which allocates an item code becomes easy. In addition, for updating the content database 4, it is not necessary to change the name of the data file group of the learning content corresponding to the existing learning item, and the minimum effort is required to add the learning content corresponding to the new learning item. Can respond. Furthermore, even in the operation of updating the association data table 34, it is possible to easily identify a new record by the added item code and determine whether the unit code or serial number in the record is correct, so it is easy to find bugs. Become. Therefore, the labor required for updating the data is greatly reduced, and the provision price of the application can be lowered.

  Moreover, according to said structure, only the updated data tables 32, 33, and 34 and the data for contents added or corrected with the update can also be sold as an update program.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 User interface 2 Data processing part 3 Fixed data table group 4 Content database 11 Content selection process part 12 Content execution part 21 Content reading part 22 Reference data reading part 32 Unit data table 33 Learning item data table 34 Correspondence data table

Claims (1)

A table of contents screen is displayed in which the names of learning units belonging to multiple units and each unit are arranged based on the hierarchical relationship between each unit and each learning item, and an operation to select a learning item has been performed on this table of contents screen A program for causing a computer to function as a learning support device that executes learning content corresponding to a learning item selected in response to the learning item,
A unit data storage unit in which each unit name is registered together with an identification code;
A learning item data storage unit in which item names of learning items belonging to each unit are registered together with an identification code,
An identification code storage unit registered in combination with a unit identification code corresponding to the item and a serial number indicating a display order on the table of contents screen, the identification code of the learning item registered in the learning item data storage unit;
Based on the combination of each identification code and serial number registered in the identification code storage unit, the relationship between the learning item registered in the learning item data storage unit and the unit registered in the unit data storage unit And a display order of each learning item, a unit name and an array of learning item names in the table of contents screen are determined, and a table of contents screen creation means for creating display data for the table of contents screen,
Learning corresponding to a learning item selected from a learning content storage unit in which learning content corresponding to each learning item is registered in response to an operation for selecting a learning item name in the displayed table of contents screen Content execution means for reading out the content and executing the learning content;
A learning support program including a program to be given to the computer.

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