JP7142744B1 - Exam question viewing system - Google Patents

Abstract

Kind Code: A1 A test question viewing system is provided that enables test takers with visual impairments or reading disabilities to efficiently view test questions. A test question viewing system 1 stores text data TD of test question sentences, voice data AD obtained by reading out the test question sentences, and data RD indicating a correspondence relationship between the text data TD and the voice data AD. a display unit 13 for displaying test question sentences based on the text data TD stored in the storage unit 12; and an audio reproduction unit 20 for reproducing a portion of the audio data AD stored in the display unit 13 corresponding to the test question text displayed on the display unit 13 . The text data TD includes link information for associating a specific part of the test question with another part of the test question. [Selection drawing] Fig. 1

Description

The present invention relates to a test question viewing system for examinees with visual impairments or reading disabilities.

In the common university entrance examination, various examination considerations are prepared for examinees with disabilities. For example, for examinees with severe visual impairments, considerations such as questions and answers in Braille and extended examination time have been prepared. Furthermore, in view of the recent spread of ICT (Information and Communication Technology) in the school environment of disabled examinees, viewing exam questions on a personal computer or tablet is permitted as necessary.

By the way, test takers with disabilities include, for example, not only test takers with severe visual impairments, but also test takers with disabilities that make it difficult to read and comprehend text even though they have no problems with their vision or eyesight. There are also test takers with disabilities). Such an examinee needs not only to display the content of the test questions in text, but also to have a function to read them aloud.

Here, conventionally, there is known a technique of displaying text such as characters and reproducing voice data corresponding to the displayed text (Patent Document 1). In this technique, the audio data being reproduced and the text data being displayed are synchronized, and the portion corresponding to the audio data being reproduced is highlighted.

JP 2016-12098 A

However, Patent Document 1 does not consider applying the above technology to viewing test questions for test takers with visual impairments or reading disabilities. There was a demand for a technology that would enable the efficient viewing of test questions within the time limit.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and aims to provide a test question viewing system that enables test takers with visual impairments or reading disabilities to efficiently view test questions. do.

According to the aspect of the present invention, a storage unit storing text data of test question sentences, voice data obtained by reading out the test question sentences, and data indicating a correspondence relationship between the text data and the voice data;
a display unit that displays the test question sentence based on the text data stored in the storage unit;
Audio for reproducing a portion of the audio data stored in the storage unit corresponding to the test question sentence displayed on the display unit based on the data indicating the correspondence relationship stored in the storage unit. a playback unit;
The text data includes first link information for associating a specific portion of the test question text with another portion of the test question text,
The display unit highlights a part of the test question text displayed on the display unit that is being reproduced by the audio reproduction unit, and when displaying the specific part, the specific part is the test question. displaying a first mark indicating that it is associated with another part of the sentence;
When the first mark is selected while the specific location is displayed on the display unit, the display unit displays the another image associated with the specific location based on the first link information. Provided is a test question viewing system characterized by displaying locations.

In the test question browsing system according to the aspect of the present invention, the display unit displays the test question sentences based on the text data of the test question sentences stored in the storage unit. Then, based on the data indicating the correspondence relationship between the text data and the voice data stored in the storage unit, the voice reproduction unit reproduces the test question text displayed on the display unit out of the voice data stored in the storage unit. Play the part corresponding to . Therefore, examinees with visual impairments or reading disabilities can view exam questions. In addition, the display section highlights the portion of the test questions displayed on the display section that is being reproduced by the audio reproduction section. Therefore, an examinee who has a visual impairment or a reading disability can easily understand which part of the test question text displayed on the display unit is being reproduced by voice. Further, the text data includes first link information for associating a specific part in the test question text with another part in the test question text, and the display unit displays the specific part when the specific part is A first mark is displayed to indicate that it is associated with another location. For this reason, examinees who have visual impairments or reading disabilities can select the first mark displayed on the display section to display another section associated with the specific section. can. For example, by selecting the first mark displayed at a specific location in the text of the test question text, the display on the display unit can be directly changed to the question portion associated with the specific location in the text. . As a result, test takers with visual impairments or reading disabilities can efficiently browse the test questions.

In the test question viewing system according to the aspect of the present invention, when reproducing a portion of the audio data corresponding to the specific portion, the audio reproduction unit confirms that the specific portion is associated with the another portion. A notification sound may be further output.

It is conceivable that examinees with visual impairments or reading disabilities may not be able to recognize the first mark even if the first mark is included in the test questions displayed on the display unit. In the test question browsing system according to the aspect of the present invention, when reproducing the part corresponding to the specific part of the audio data, the audio reproducing unit further produces a notification sound indicating that the specific part is associated with another part. Output. Therefore, an examinee who has a visual impairment or a reading disability can reliably grasp that a specific portion is associated with another portion.

In the test question browsing system according to the aspect of the present invention, the text data may further include second link information for associating the different part in the test question text with the specific part,
The display unit, when displaying the another location, may display a second mark indicating that the another location is associated with the specific location,
When the second mark is selected while the another location is displayed on the display unit, the display unit displays the second mark associated with the another location based on the second link information. You may display a specific part.

By selecting the second mark displayed on the display section, an examinee who has a visual impairment or a reading disability can cause the display section to display a specific portion associated with the other portion. For example, after browsing the question part of the test question text, by selecting the second mark displayed in the question part, the display by the display unit can be directly made to the specific part in the text associated with the question part. can be transitioned. As a result, test takers with visual impairments or reading disabilities can efficiently browse the test questions.

In the test question viewing system according to the aspect of the present invention, the audio player may include earphones. Furthermore, the test question viewing system according to the aspect of the present invention may include a touch panel for receiving the selection.

According to the present invention, examinees who have visual impairments or reading disabilities can efficiently browse test questions.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a test question viewing system according to the present invention; FIG. It is an example of a test question display screen. It is an example of a test question display screen after transition. 3 is an example of data showing the correspondence relationship between text data of a test question sentence and voice data reading the test question sentence, (a) corresponds to the underlined part shown in FIG. 2, and (b) is shown in FIG. It corresponds to the question part that can be It is an example of text data of a test question sentence, (a) corresponds to the underlined part shown in FIG. 2, and (b) corresponds to the question part shown in FIG.

An embodiment of a test question viewing system according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1 , the test question browsing system 1 is configured by a tablet terminal 10 and earphones 20 connected to the tablet terminal 10 . The tablet terminal 10 mainly includes a CPU 11, a storage unit 12, a display 13, a touch panel 14, an earphone terminal 15, and a media interface (hereinafter referred to as "media I/F") 16. are connected to each other via a bus.

Examples of the storage unit 12 include a semiconductor memory and a hard disk drive. The storage unit 12 mainly stores text data TD of test question sentences, voice data AD reading out the test question sentences, and correspondence data RD indicating the correspondence relationship between the text data TD and the voice data AD. . The voice data AD is data obtained by recording and editing the voice of a test question read by a human being, and is data without reading errors. These data correspond to the international standard EPUB Media Overlays 3.0. Specifically, the text data TD is an XHTML file, the audio data AD is an MP3 file, and the correspondence data RD is SMIL (Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language). Created as a file.

The display 13 is a device for displaying various kinds of information such as test question sentences. Based on the text data TD stored in the storage unit 12, the display unit has the function of displaying the test question sentences in vertical or horizontal writing on the display 13, as well as the size of the characters displayed on the display 13, the typeface, and the screen. It has a function to adjust the contrast and the like.

The touch panel 14 is a device for receiving various input operations of the user of the test question viewing system 1 . The touch panel 14 is superimposed on the display area of the display 13 . The touch panel 14 can detect an instruction operation due to contact or proximity of an indicator to the display area of the display 13 . That is, the touch panel 14 is configured to be capable of outputting position information indicating the indicated position, which is the position where the pointing operation is performed, when the display area of the display 13 is being operated by the pointing body. there is Note that the touch panel 14 may be configured to detect only contact as an instruction operation.

The CPU 11 acquires the position information output from the touch panel 14, and based on the acquired position information, the presence or absence of the pointing operation of the pointer, the pointing position when the pointing operation is performed, and whether the pointing operation is performed. It is possible to detect a specific operation by the pointer when the pointer is present.

Specific operations detectable by the CPU 11 include, for example, a tap operation, a flick operation, and a drag operation. The pointing body capable of performing the pointing operation may be, for example, the fingertip of the user of the test question viewing system 1 or a specific pointing device such as a stylus pen.

Earphone terminal 15 is a terminal for connecting earphone 20 . The CPU 11 reproduces the audio data AD by sending a reproduction signal of the audio data AD to the earphone 20 via the earphone terminal 15 . In other words, the CPU 11, the earphone terminal 15, and the earphone 20 implement the function of the audio reproducing section of the present invention. Note that the audio reproduction unit also has a function of adjusting the volume and reproduction speed of the reproduced audio. Since the test question viewing system 1 is premised on being used in an examination hall where a plurality of examinees are present, by reproducing the audio data AD through the earphones 20, other examinees can hear the sound being reproduced. You can prevent it from being lost.

The media I/F 16 is an interface to which various media such as an SD card are attached. In this embodiment, the text data TD, the audio data AD, and the correspondence data RD are stored in the SD card with a password or the like added in advance to prevent leakage of test questions. Then, at the examination venue, the test supervisor attaches the SD card to the media I/F 16 of the tablet terminal 10 and enters the pre-assigned password to read the text data TD and voice data AD stored in the SD card. , and the correspondence data RD are read and written to the storage unit 12 of the tablet terminal 10 .

Next, screens displayed on the display 13 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3. FIG.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the display area of the display 13 of the test question browsing system 1 is roughly divided into a main area MA, an upper area UA, and a lower area LA. In the main area MA, test questions are displayed page by page. When a flick operation is performed on any part of the main area MA, the page preceding or following the currently displayed page of the test questions is displayed in the main area MA. In the upper end area UA, there are icons for adjusting the character size, typeface, screen contrast, etc. of the test questions displayed in the main area MA, and for adjusting the volume and playback speed of the audio played back by the audio playback unit. - An icon or the like for displaying is displayed. A group of operation buttons for performing operations related to audio reproduction are displayed in the lower end area LA. The operation button group includes, for example, a play/stop button for starting/stopping the reproduction of audio data, as well as a button for moving the audio reproduction part within the page of the test question text displayed in the main area MA. Buttons etc. are arranged to make it work.

For example, when an arbitrary page of test questions is displayed in the main area MA and no audio is being played back, if a tap operation is performed on the play/stop button in the lower end area LA, the Audio playback starts from the beginning of the test question that is displayed. At this time, of the page displayed in the main area MA, the portion currently being reproduced by voice is highlighted with a background color different from that of the portion not being reproduced. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 2, the part "It seems that you are planning to turn this area into a tourist attraction." is played back and highlighted. Therefore, examinees who have visual impairments or reading disabilities can view the test questions not only by text but also by voice, and which part of the test question text displayed in the main area MA can be played back by voice. It is easy to ascertain whether When a tap operation is performed on the play/stop button while audio is being reproduced, audio reproduction is stopped.

Here, in the present embodiment, the text data TD can include link information for associating a specific portion of the test question with another portion of the test question. Then, when displaying a page including a specific part in the test questions in the main area MA, a mark indicating that the specific part is associated with another place is displayed. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 2, the "*" portion above "two birds with one stone" is highlighted with a background color different from that during audio playback. Then, the examinee taps the part marked with "*" to display a page including another part associated with the specific part (for example, a page including the question shown in FIG. 3) as the main part. It can be displayed in the area MA. That is, the screen displayed in the main area MA can be directly transitioned from a page including a specific portion to a page including another portion. As a result, test takers with visual impairments or reading disabilities can efficiently browse the test questions. This effect is particularly effective when the page containing the specific part and the page containing the other part are separated from each other in the test questions. Furthermore, in the example shown in FIG. 2, the audio playback unit indicates that the "*" part is associated with another part in the test question sentence immediately before playing back the "two birds with one stone" part by voice. Outputs a notification sound that is different from the sound being played. As a result, test takers with visual impairments or reading disabilities can reliably understand that the following "killing two birds with one stone" part is associated with another part.

Then, for example, on the screen on which the transition destination page shown in FIG. 3 is displayed, audio is reproduced and the reproduced portion is highlighted in the same manner as the transition source page shown in FIG. Furthermore, a mark for transitioning to the transition source page can also be displayed on the transition destination page. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 3, the "underlined part" is highlighted with a background color different from that during audio reproduction. In other words, a mark with a background color different from that during audio playback is displayed. The examinee can change the screen displayed in the main area MA from the page containing the question to the specific part in the test question text by tapping the highlighted "underlined part". You can directly transition to the page. In this way, in the text data TD, by including link information in both the specific portion and another portion, it is possible to further improve the readability of the test questions.

Next, specific contents of the data RD indicating the correspondence between the text data and the voice data and the text data TD will be described with reference to FIGS. 4(a) to 5(b). FIG. 4(a) shows an example of a portion of the data RD indicating the correspondence relationship corresponding to "* killing two birds with one stone" in FIG. 2, and FIG. This is an example of the part corresponding to "the sidelined part 'killing two birds with one stone'" in FIG. FIG. 5(a) shows an example of a portion of the text data TD that corresponds to "* kill two birds with one stone" in FIG. 2, and FIG. "Two birds with one stone" is an example of the part corresponding to ".

As shown in FIGS. 4(a) and 4(b), the smil file as the data RD indicating the correspondence relationship includes the xhtml file name and the id of the span tag as text data information. Information on the associated audio data includes an mp3 file name, a time notation of the playback position, and an id for identifying the correspondence between the text data and the audio data. In the example of FIG. 4A, the id for identifying the correspondence is "s006_00142", the xhtml file name is "section0006.xhtml", and the span tag id is "s006_00142". The mp3 file name is "sound0006.mp3", and the playback position is "0:01:06.163" to "0:01:06.663". In the example of FIG. 4B, the id for identifying the correspondence is "s007_00250", the xhtml file name is "section0007.xhtml", and the id of the span tag is "s007_00250". The mp3 file name is "sound0007.mp3", and the playback position is "0:00:03.397" to "0:00:04.677".

As shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, xhtml as text data TD includes an a tag as link information for associating a specific location with another location. In the a tag, an id is specified for identifying the correspondence in the smil file. For example, in the example of FIG. 5(a), the id "s007_00250" shown in FIG. 4(b) is specified in the a tag, and "*" is sandwiched between the a tags. Therefore, in the state shown in FIG. 2, by tapping the part marked with "*", the screen corresponding to the id "s007_00250" in the smil file, that is, the screen shown in FIG. transition to the screen that appears. In the example of FIG. 5(b), the id "s006_00142" shown in FIG. 4(a) is specified in the a tag, and the "sideline portion" is sandwiched between the a tags. Therefore, in the state shown in FIG. 3, by performing a tap operation on the "underlined part", the screen changes to the screen associated with the id "s006_00142" in the smil file, that is, the screen shown in FIG. transition to the displayed screen.

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Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications are possible within the scope of the claims.

In the above embodiment, of the page displayed in the main area MA, the part currently being played back by voice was highlighted with a background color different from that of the part not being played back, but the present invention is not limited to this. do not have. The portion currently being played by voice may be highlighted, for example, the portion currently being played by voice may be displayed in bold and displayed in a different color compared to the portion not being played. may be

In the above-described embodiment, it is assumed that a plurality of examinees are present in the examination hall, and the audio data of the test question sentences are played back through the earphones 20, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, if the test venue is a private room where no other examinees are present, the audio data of the test question sentences may be reproduced by a speaker provided in the tablet terminal 10 instead of the earphones 20 .

In the above-described embodiment, an example in which the test questions are written vertically in Japanese has been described, but the test questions may be written in a foreign language or horizontally.

Contents that can be browsed by the exam question viewing system of the above-described embodiment are not limited to exam questions, and can be applied to, for example, electronic books.

1 Exam question browsing system 10 Tablet terminal 11 CPU
12 storage unit 13 display 14 touch panel 15 earphone terminal 16 media I/F
20 Earphone TD Text data AD Audio data RD Correspondence data

Claims (4)

a storage unit storing text data of test question sentences, audio data obtained by reading the test question sentences, and data indicating a correspondence relationship between the text data and the audio data;
a display unit that displays the test question sentence based on the text data stored in the storage unit;
Audio for reproducing a portion of the audio data stored in the storage unit corresponding to the test question sentence displayed on the display unit based on the data indicating the correspondence relationship stored in the storage unit a playback unit;
The text data includes first link information for associating a specific part in the test question sentence with another part in the test question sentence, and link information for associating the different part in the test question sentence with the specific part. and second link information ;
The display unit highlights a part of the test question text displayed on the display unit that is being reproduced by the audio reproduction unit, and when displaying the specific part, the specific part is the test question. displaying a first mark indicating that it is associated with another part of the sentence;
When the first mark is selected while the specific location is displayed on the display unit, the display unit displays the another image associated with the specific location based on the first link information. show the location
When displaying the another location, the display unit displays a second mark indicating that the another location is associated with the specific location,
When the second mark is selected while the another location is displayed on the display unit, the display unit displays the second mark associated with the another location based on the second link information. A test question browsing system characterized by displaying a specific part . The audio reproduction unit, when reproducing a portion of the audio data corresponding to the specific location, further outputs a notification sound indicating that the specific location is associated with the other location. The examination question browsing system according to claim 1. 3. The test question browsing system according to claim 1, wherein the audio reproducing unit includes earphones. 4. The exam question viewing system according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , further comprising a touch panel for accepting said selection.

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