JPH09134117A - Automatic grading device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To automatically transfer test answer sheets and grading through facsimile communication. SOLUTION: When test answer sheets 1 of which necessary matters have been filled in by students are transmitted by facsimile 2, an OCR 4 converts the necessary data described in the test answer sheets 1 into data to transfer them to a computer 6, and the result data are made by correction processing, processing grading, and result processing only when the computer 6 should execute an automatic grading processing from the student number and are transferred to an OCR 8. And the OCR 8 converts the result data into facsimile- communication-capable data and transmits them to facsimile 10 specified by the students, and the facsimile 10 print out the data as results 11 comprehensive to the students.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic scoring device for automatically scoring answers sent by a student in a facsimile in correspondence courses and returning the result to the student in a facsimile.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In correspondence courses, students study in textbooks and fill in a fixed answer sheet with answers to problems set for each unit, such as chapters or sections of the textbook, and mail it to a leader.
Then, the instructor fills in the answer sheet sent by mail, including the correctness of the answer, scoring and general evaluation, and sends the answer sheet back to the student by mail.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional postal communication, a great deal of labor and time are required for both the trainee and the instructor because of the application of stamps, advance payment of postage, time required for mailing, delivery, sorting, etc. Is required.

Therefore, the present invention is to provide an automatic scoring device or an automatic scoring method capable of exchanging answers and scoring by facsimile communication.

[0005]

The invention according to claim 1 is provided with an answer sheet, a receiving means, a judging means, a correctness processing means, a scoring processing means, a grade processing means and a transmitting means, and the answer sheet represents a unit of a question. The report number field, the student number field, and the response field for entering the answers to the questions are formed in a fixed format, and the receiving means is the student's report number field, student number field, and response field respectively. By receiving the data sent by facsimile of the answer sheet in which the report number, student number and answer corresponding to the above are received and converted into a code that can be processed by the computer, the judging means receives the output from the receiving means. If the student number is checked against the preset student target data and the corresponding student number exists in the student target data, the scoring process is prompted and corrective error When the means receives the output from the judging means, the report number is collated with the preset correct answer file, the correct answer data is extracted, the correctness of the answer is processed, the scoring processing is prompted, and the scoring processing means By receiving the output from the correctness processing means, the corresponding score data is extracted from the score file preset by the report number, the scoring process is performed, and the execution of the grade processing is prompted, and the grade processing means outputs from the grade processing means. By receiving the report number, the corresponding comment data is extracted from the preset comment file, the grade process is performed, the grade data is created, and the sending process is prompted, and the sending means is output from the grade processing means. Convert grade data into data that can be communicated by facsimile and send it back to the corresponding facsimile designated by the student. It is characterized in that there was Unishi. According to the configuration of the first aspect of the invention, the computer is provided with the judging means, the correct / wrong processing means, the scoring processing means, and the grade processing means, so that the answer sheet in which the necessary items are filled in by the student is facsimile. When it is sent, the receiving means converts the necessary information written on the answer sheet and transfers it to the computer, and only when the computer should execute the automatic scoring process from the student number, the correctness process, scoring process and The grade data is processed and the grade data is created and transferred to the transmission means. The transmission means converts the grade data into data that can be communicated by facsimile and sends it to the facsimile designated by the student. By printing out the results that can be understood by other people, it is possible to exchange answers and grades more easily than by mail. .

[0006]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 shows an automatic scoring device according to the first embodiment. This automatic scoring device is an optical character reading device (hereinafter, referred to as a response form 1), a facsimile 2 for a student to send the response form 1 to an instructor, and a receiving means connected to the facsimile 2 by a telephone line 3. 4), a computer 6 in which the OCR 4 is connected to the input end through a dedicated line 5, and a dedicated line 7 is connected to the output end of the computer 6.
The OCR 8 constituting the transmission means connected by the above, the facsimile 10 connected by the telephone line 9 to the OCR 8 for the student to receive the grade result from the instructor, and the grade result 11 printed out from the facsimile 10, When the student sends the answer sheet 1 filled with the answer to the question provided for each unit such as chapter or section of the textbook by the facsimile 2 through the telephone line 3, the sent answer sheet 1
Is read by the OCR 4 and converted into a code that can be processed by the computer 6, transferred to the computer 6 through the dedicated line 5, and the CPU (central processing unit) 6 of the computer 6
The scoring process execution / non-execution determination unit 6g in a has an OCR 4 according to a program preset in the memory 6b.
The student number in the code received from the student is collated with the student target file 6c in the memory 6b, and if the student number exists in the student target data stored in the student target file 6c, the scoring process is performed. It is judged that it should be executed, and C
The correctness / incorrectness processing means 6h in the PU 6a extracts the correct / correct answer data from the correct answer file 6d in the memory 6b according to the report number in the code received from the OCR 4, and performs correct / incorrect processing. According to the report number in the code received from the OCR 4, the corresponding score data is extracted from the score file 6e in the memory 6b to perform the scoring process, and the grade processing means 6j in the CPU 6a further receives the report in the code received from the OCR 4. The corresponding comment data is extracted from the comment file 6f in the memory 6b according to the number, the grade processing is performed to generate the grade data, and the result is generated through the dedicated line 7.
Transferred to CR8, OC
R8 converts the data into data which can be communicated by facsimile and transmits it to the facsimile 10 through the telephone line 9, and the facsimile 1
0 prints out the result data received from the OCR 8 as a result result that the learner can understand.

FIG. 2 shows the answer sheet 1. The answer sheet 1 is a "Facsimile Correction Answer Sheet" showing the title 1a at the top thereof, and a "insertion direction and arrow" indicating the direction 1b of inserting the answer sheet 1 into the facsimile 2 at the time of facsimile transmission on the right side of the title 1a. , "Form No." showing the form number 1c on the lower left side of the title 1a, and "Report N" showing the report number 1d on the right side of the form number 1c.
o. , "Student No." showing the student number 1e on the right side of the report number 1d, the form number frame 1f consisting of a plurality of frames for filling the form number 1c along the bottom of the form number 1c, and the report number 1d Report number 1d along the bottom of
Report number box 1 consisting of multiple boxes for filling in
g, a student number frame 1h consisting of a plurality of frames for writing the student number 1e along the bottom of the student number 1e, and a plurality of questions such as "01 to 50" in the center of the answer sheet 1 Answer column 1i for filling in the answer of 1), and precautions 1 to call attention to the students in the lower middle part of the answer column 1i
j, Sticker sticker frame 1k showing the position for sticking the attendance number sticker on the right side of Note 1j, Sticker sticker frame 1
F to enter the fax number for return at the bottom of k
Entry guideline 1n that shows cautions when filling in the AX number frame 1m, FAX number frame 1m, Entry example 1p that shows how to fill in the frame at the bottom of the answer sheet 1, etc. are in a printed standard form. ing.

Therefore, according to this embodiment, the student studies in the textbook and writes the answers to the questions provided for each unit such as chapters or sections of the textbook on the fixed answer sheet 1 shown in FIG. In this case, in the form number frame 1f, for example, the identifier is “000001” for the reply method by facsimile communication,
The identifier is "0000" for the response method by the interview with the leader.
02 ", which is designated by a leader who provides and teaches correspondence courses, is entered with a 6-digit identifier for distinguishing the type of answer system.

In the report number frame 1g, a 6-digit report number designated by the instructor for each unit such as a chapter or section of a textbook is entered, for example, "000001", "000002", and the student number frame 1h. Is the 8-digit student number assigned by the instructor to the student, eg "00
Enter as "000001".

In the answer column 1i, a set of answer frames for writing an answer to each question is formed by one frame marked with * and five blank frames, so that the trainee can answer each question. Select the answer that seems to be the correct answer from the five answers, and determine the position of the frame corresponding to the selected answer by counting from the frame marked with * in the set of answer frames corresponding to each question to the right Then, the inside of the determined frame is painted black with a pencil or a ballpoint pen, or a diagonal line is drawn. In other words, the trainee carries out marking using the mark sheet method on the frame that seems to be correct.

Further, while the student sticks a student number sticker (not shown) provided by the instructor in advance on the sticker frame 1k, a FAX other than a predetermined FAX number of the student with the instructor is attached. If you would like the results to be returned to the fax number, enter the fax number in the fax number box 1m. That is, when the student wants to have the result of the grade returned to the facsimile of the FAX number that has been arranged in advance with the instructor, the FAX number frame 1m is left blank.

[0012] Then, the student sends the student's sticker or the completed answer sheet 1 in a predetermined form to the instructor's computer 6 by the facsimile 2, and the facsimile 2
When the computer 6 receives the response data (same as the answer data) from the student sent from the computer 6, the computer 6 collates the student number with the student target file 6c,
If the attendee number exists in the attendee data stored in the attendee file 6c, the computer 6 determines that the scoring process should be executed, and sends the correct answer data corresponding to the sent report number. The score data corresponding to the received report number, the comment data corresponding to the transmitted report number, the correct answer file 6d,
The correct / wrong process, the scoring process, and the grade process shown in FIG. 3 are performed by extracting from the score file 6e and the comment file 6f.

The correctness process, the scoring process, and the grade process executed by the computer 6 will be described with reference to the flow chart shown in FIG. 3. Each answer in the answer column 1i is regarded as correct answer data in the order of answer numbers “01 to 50”. Matching is performed, and correctness or correctness, that is, “○ ×” is added for each answer number, and a correctness / correctness list as shown in step 301 is created. In this correct / wrong process, the answer data in the answer column 1i is a continuous column code from the initial number to the final number of the answer number, but in this embodiment, each answer is distinguished by a code indicating * and indicates *. Read the number of the frame marked with the code following the code and determine whether the code matches the code of the corresponding answer number in the correct answer data. Correspondingly, the code indicating ○ is temporarily stored in correspondence with the answer number, and if they do not match, the code indicating “x” is associated with the answer number and temporarily stored, and then the operation to proceed to the next answer number is performed. Repeat from the initial number to the final number.

Subsequent to the completion of the creation of the correct / incorrect list, the extracted point data is associated with the answer numbers in the correct / incorrect list to create the point list as shown in step 302.

Then, after multiplying the correct answer for each answer number in the point list and the point, and temporarily storing the score for each answer number as the multiplication result, the answer number is divided into groups according to the point data, and is temporarily stored. The scoring list as shown in step 303 is obtained by allocating the scoring for each stored answer number to a group, calculating the total value of each group, and associating the scoring of each group as the calculation result with the group. To create.

Subsequently, “○ ×” (correctness) is judged for each answer number in the scoring list, and the ratio of the score to the perfect score for each group is calculated, and these correctness judgment and the scoring ratio are collated with the comment data. The optimum comment data applicable to each group is extracted and temporarily stored, while the scores for each group are added to obtain the total score, and the ratio of this total score to the full score of all responses is calculated, and the total score is calculated. By calculating the scoring rate for each group and comparing these rates with the comment data to extract the optimum total evaluation data, a grade list as shown in step 304 is created, and correct / incorrect processing, scoring processing and grade processing are performed. One cycle of is finished.

When there is FAX number data written in the FAX number frame 1m, the computer 6 transfers the result data together with the FAX number data to the OCR 8 through the dedicated line 7, and when the FAX number frame 1m is blank. Is transmitted to the OCR 8 via the telephone line 9 by the OCR 8 through the dedicated line 7 together with the grade data created by extracting the FAX number data of the relevant student from the student target file 6c. The facsimile 10 prints out a result list as shown in step 304 of FIG. 3 as a result that the student can understand.

The facsimile 10 for printing out the above-mentioned result list means a facsimile having a FAX number other than that which the student has previously agreed with the instructor when the FAX number frame 1m is filled in. If the FAX number frame 1m is not filled, it means the facsimile of the FAX number that the student has agreed with the instructor beforehand, in short, the corresponding facsimile designated by the student. .

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the OCR 4, 8 is used as the transmitter / receiver on the instructor side. However, the data received by the facsimile can be taken into the computer 6 as it is, or the computer 10 can directly send the facsimile 10 to the destination. It is also possible to use a FAX adapter for sending to. In this case, it is possible to use a system in which a FAX adapter is built into a facsimile that prints out the facsimile data received from the facsimile 2 as a sheet.

Further, in FIG. 1, the facsimiles 2 and 10 and the OCRs 4 and 8 are illustrated in a state in which separate hardware is associated with the transmission and reception to be clear. Facsimile and OCR
It is common to use 4, 8 as one OCR.

FIG. 4 shows a distance learning attendance start registration card 20 of the second embodiment. This correspondence course attendance registration card 20 is for creating the student target file 6c shown in FIG. 1, and in the case of this embodiment, the form of a postcard is adopted. That is, as shown in FIG. 4A, on the surface of the correspondence course attendance registration card 20,
Postcode entry field 20a, post office approval field 20b corresponding to a postage stamp contract with the post office, instructor's address 20c, instructor's address 20d, address of shop where the textbook was purchased Printed is a frame outside the drawing for the instructor to know distribution information such as the store name and store name. As shown in FIG. 4b, on the back side of the distance learning attendance start registration card 20, there is a heading 20e called "distance education attendance start registration card" for informing the student what the postcard is. Item name field 20f printed with a specific course name that indicates what kind of correspondence course the textbook purchased by the person is, fill in the student's name, reading, gender, date of birth, etc. 20g for the student identification column, 20h for sending the certificate, where the student must fill in the postal code, address, home / work location, etc. to send the certificate showing that he / she has completed the correspondence course. Telephone number field 20i that asks the student to enter a telephone number indicating a facsimile number for communication, workplace field 20j that allows the employee to fill in the work, department name, work telephone number, etc., opinion on the distance learning purchased Fill in the students The receive opinion column 20k Te are printed in order from top to bottom.
This correspondence course start registration card 20 is used when a trainee who intends to receive correspondence course purchases a textbook from a teacher.
Use one of the communication means such as the facsimile 2 or the mail or the Internet shown in FIG. 1 by receiving it in association with the textbook, filling in the required fields in each field printed on the registration card 20 for distance learning. And send it to the instructor, the instructor number for identifying that the instructor who has sent the correspondence course attendance registration card 20 is a legitimate student in the correspondence course, and The learner is stored in the learner target file 6c, and the learner who has sent the correspondence course attendance registration card 20 is notified of the determined learner number. File 6 for this instructor
When creating c, by storing the necessary items described in the distance learning attendance registration card 20 obtained from the student in the student target file 6c or another file in association with the student number, When the grade data created by the grade processing is transmitted to the student's facsimile 10 through the telephone line 9 shown in FIG. 1, the corresponding student's facsimile 10 can be automatically identified from the student number and sent.

FIG. 5 shows the answer sheet 1 of the third embodiment. In the answer sheet 1, the student number column of the first embodiment is formed of the student number frame 1h and the sticker frame 1k, whereas the student number column is composed of only the sticker frame 1k. Instead of the student number frame 1k of the first embodiment, a course number 1r showing the title of the course number taken by the student who sent the answer sheet 1 and the course number 1r along the lower part Course number frame 1 consisting of multiple frames
t, a "test code" representing the test number 1q corresponding to the "report No." representing the report number 1d in the first embodiment, and a test code consisting of a plurality of frames for writing the test code along the lower part thereof. The frame 1s is printed. In the case of this embodiment, a 6-digit identifier such as "2000/0" to be entered in the form number frame 1f, a 6-digit identifier such as "123456" to be entered in the test code frame 1s, and an attendance number frame 1t. Since the 8-digit identifier such as "09876543" has already been determined when the instructor creates and sells the correspondence course, the form number frame 1f corresponding to those identifiers by serial numbers.
Print it on the test code frame 1s and the class number frame 1t.
It is designed to save students' writing effort and improve accuracy. In addition, in the answer sheet 1 of this embodiment, each part other than the above, such as a title 1a, an insertion direction 1b, an answer column 1i, a note 1j, a sticker attachment frame 1k, a FAX number frame 1m, an entry guideline 1n, and an entry example 1p. Is basically the same as that of the first embodiment, the lower part of the answer column 1i is omitted from the illustration, but the left column of the answer column 1i shows questions “1 to 20”.
As you write the answers to the 20 items up to
The right column is arranged so as to write the answers of the 15 items up to the question "36 to 50" so that the answers of the 15 items up to "35" are written.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a view showing a reply sheet of the same embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of the same embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a lecture start registration card according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an answer sheet according to a third embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Answer Form 2 Facsimile 4 OCR (Receiving Means) 6 Computer 6g Judgment Means 6h Correctness Correcting Means 6i Scoring Means 6j Grade Processing Means 8 OCR (Sending Means) 10 Facsimile 11 Results Results 20 Correspondence Course Registration Card

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An automatic scoring device for automatically grading answers sent by a student by facsimile and returning the result to the student by facsimile, including a report number column and a student number indicating a unit of question. Columns and fixed-size answer sheets with answer boxes for entering answers to questions, and report numbers, student numbers, and answers corresponding to each of the report number column, student number column, and answer column depending on the student Receiving means that receives the data sent by facsimile of the completed answer sheet and converts it into a code that can be processed by the computer, and the output of this receiving means. The judgment means for executing the scoring process when the student number corresponding to the target data exists in the student target data and the output from this judgment means By receiving the report number, the correct answer file is collated with a preset correct answer file, the correct answer data is extracted, the correctness processing of the answer is performed and the scoring processing is executed, and the output from this correctness processing means is received. By doing so, the corresponding scoring data is extracted from the scoring file preset by the report number, the scoring processing means for performing the scoring processing and executing the grade processing, and the report number is preset by receiving the output from the scoring processing means. A grade processing means for extracting corresponding comment data from the set comment file, performing grade processing, creating grade data, and executing transmission processing, and grade data output from this grade processing means can be communicated by facsimile. Sending means to convert to data and send back to the corresponding facsimile specified by the student Automatic grading apparatus according to claim that there were example.