JPH11119636A - Correction system by correspondence - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow a student to receive a grading result in a short time after he submitted examination paper, by automatically grading the examination paper received through facsimile and registering the grading result for each student to receive through facsimile. SOLUTION: An examination paper recognition and grading processing part 10 operates character recognition of the examination paper sent through FAX 100 from a student, and outputs it as examination paper data consisting of code information, and also executes grading of the examination paper, and outputs as graded data. A FAX information generating part 20 collectively receives the graded data outputted from the examination paper recognition and grading processing part 10 as a grading file, and converts the grading file into a grading result file consisting of binary data which can be read by each student read through FAX. A FAX information registration part 50 converts the grading result file generated by FAX information generating part 20 into the FAX data for each student, and registers the data in a FAX-BOX using a facsimile mail which the student can take out of FAX.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a communication correction system using a computer, and more particularly to a system for automatically scoring a response sent from a student via a facsimile, and for grading the result and commentary.
The present invention relates to a communication correction system that can be returned to a student via an AX.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In conventional learning by communication correction,
A general method is to receive an answer from a student by mail, score the answer by a grader, and then return the score result to the student by mail.

In recent years, a student has received a mark sheet type answer from a student, reads the answer using an OCR or the like, inputs the answer to a computer, and scores the answer data using an automatic scoring system using the computer. Has been done.

[0004]

As described above, in the conventional method of receiving an answer from a student by mail, scoring a grader and returning the result to the student by mail, the scoring work, mailing of the answer and the score result are performed. However, there is a drawback in that it takes a long time for the student to submit the answer and receive the scoring result.

According to the automatic scoring system using a computer, the time required for scoring work is reduced, but it takes a long time to receive the scoring result because the receiving of the answer and the return of the scoring result are performed by mail. Is not resolved.

Further, in the conventional automatic scoring system, it is only necessary to judge correctness and correctness of a student's answer, and only to give a score. Since no comment or comment is given to an incorrect answer, a sufficient learning effect cannot be obtained. There were also problems.

[0007] An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned conventional drawbacks and to provide a communication correction system capable of receiving a scoring result in a short time after giving an answer.

Another object of the present invention is not only the determination of correctness of an answer but also an appropriate explanation and comment for an incorrect answer, thereby enabling a sufficient learning effect to be achieved. It is to provide a correction system.

[0009]

In order to achieve the above object, a communication correction system according to the present invention receives an answer transmitted from a student by facsimile, performs character recognition processing of the answer, and comprises code information. Answer recognition means for outputting answer data, an answer recognition and scoring processing unit comprising automatic scoring means for automatically performing scoring processing on the answer data and outputting the result as scoring data, Scoring file storing means for storing the scoring data as one scoring file, commentary information storing means for storing commentary and comment information corresponding to the question answered in the answer and the contents of the answer, and scoring file storing means. For one of the extracted scoring files, for each scoring data included in the scoring file, File and a comment file by extracting and adding comment information and converting the data for each page included in the edited marking file into a raster file which is binary data. Raster file conversion means for creating a plurality of graded raster files for each student,
MH compression means for converting the scoring raster file into a scoring MH file which can be read by facsimile by MH compression, and a facsimile information creating unit comprising a transfer processing means for transferring the scoring MH file. Answer file storage means for storing the graded MH file as an answer file to be returned to the student; facsimile conversion means for converting the answer file stored in the answer file storage means to a facsimile data file; and the facsimile data file. To
And a facsimile information registration unit comprising registration means for registering in the facsimile data storage means which is assigned to each student and which can be taken out via the facsimile.

[0010] In the communication correction system according to the present invention, the processing by the FAX information creating unit is executed for each one of the scoring files stored in the scoring file storage means, and stored in the scoring file storage means. Until the processing of all the scoring files is completed, the processing by the FAX information creating unit is repeated, and for each answer file stored in the answer file storage unit, the process by the FAX information registration unit is executed, and the answer file storage is performed. Until the processing of all answer files stored in the means is completed, the fax
It is characterized in that the processing by the information registration unit is repeated.

In the communication correction system according to the third aspect of the present invention, when the processing by the facsimile information creating section for one scoring file stored in the scoring file storage means is completed, the scoring file storage means has already processed the scoring file. Deleting the scoring file, and completing the answer file processed from the answer file storage unit when the processing of the fax information registration unit for one answer file stored in the answer file storage unit is completed. And a deletion unit for deleting the.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration of a communication correction system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, the communication correction system outputs a response sent from a student by FAX 100 as character data by recognizing the character as response data consisting of code information, scores the response data, and outputs the result as scoring data. And receives the scoring data output from the answer recognition and scoring processing unit 10 as a scoring file. The scoring file is faxed for each student.
Facsimile information creating unit 20 that converts a scoring result file composed of binarized data that can be read by a facsimile, and converts the scoring result file created by the facsimile information creating unit 20 into facsimile data for each student, FA using facsimile mail that can be retrieved
A FAX information registration unit 50 for registering in the X-BOX is provided.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the answer recognition and scoring processing unit 10. As shown in FIG.

In FIG. 2, the answer recognition and scoring processing unit 10
Is a FAX-OCR 11 that stores and outputs answer data composed of code information by recognizing characters sent from a student by FAX 100, and an automatic scoring processor 12 that scores the answer data and outputs it as scoring data. It is composed of

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the facsimile information creating section 20.

The facsimile information creating unit 20 includes a scoring file directory 21, a storage directory 22, a log directory 23, and an information creating and executing unit 30, and the information executing unit 30 further includes a scoring file copy processing unit 3.
1, working directory 32, scoring file editing processing unit 3
3. Explanation information storage unit 34, edited file copy processing unit 3
5, a printer directory 36, a raster file converter 37, a tiff converter 38, an MH converter 39, a transfer processor 40, and a work file deletion processor 41.

The scoring directory 21 receives the scoring data output from the answer recognition scoring processor 10 and, at predetermined time intervals, collects the scoring data received within the predetermined time as one scoring file. Is done.

The scoring file copy processing section 31 extracts one scoring file from the scoring file directory 21 and copies the scoring file to the storage directory 22 and the work directory 32.

The scoring file edit processing unit 33 provides a commentary stored in the commentary information storage unit 34 for each question for the student's scoring data contained in the scoring file stored in the work directory 32. Add a comment.

The commentary information storage section 34 previously stores appropriate commentary and comment information for the student for each question and the answer to the question.
In step 3, commentary and comments corresponding to the answer to the question are extracted.

The editing file copy processing unit 35 is a printer directory 3 for outputting a scoring file to which a comment and a comment are added as described above by a printer.
6 and stored.

The raster file conversion unit 37 converts the above-mentioned scoring file composed of code information into binary data for each student number and the number of corrections, and outputs it as a scoring raster file.

The tiff converter 38 converts the grading raster file into a tiff format grading tiff file.

The MH conversion unit 39 converts the scoring tiff file into a scoring MH file that can be read by facsimile by compressing the file into an MH format.

The transfer processing unit 40 stores the created scoring MH file in the answer file directory 51 of the FAX information registration unit 50.

The work file deletion processing section 41 has a scoring MH
When the file transfer is completed, the working directory 3
The second scoring file and the corresponding scoring file in the scoring file directory 21 are deleted.

Also, the start time and end time of the processing by the information creation executing unit 30, the processing name for each scoring file, the input file name, the output file name, and information indicating whether the processing has been performed normally are stored in the log file directory 23. Is stored in

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the FAX information registration unit 50.

In FIG. 4, the FAX information registration unit 50
Answer directory 5 for storing the scored MH file
1, a log file directory 52, and a registration execution unit 60. The registration execution unit 60 includes an answer file copy processing unit 61, a work directory 62, a FAX conversion unit 63, a registration processing unit 64, a FAX-BOX directory 65, and a work file deletion. The processing unit 66 is configured.

In the answer directory 51, the scoring MH file output from the FAX information creating unit 20 is stored for each student and each question.

The answer file copy processing section 61 copies the answer file from the answer directory 51 to the work directory 62 for each one student number and the number of corrections.

The facsimile converter 63 stores the work directory 6
In step 2, fax conversion is performed on the answer file copied for each student number and correction number, and all pages for each student number and correction number are integrated and output to the work directory 62 as one fax file.

The registration processing section 64 includes a work directory 62
Is stored under a predetermined name in a predetermined BOX directory 65 of the FAX-BOX.

The work file deletion unit 66 deletes all the files in the work directory 62 when the fax file is stored in the BOX directory 65.

The start time and end time of the processing by the information registration execution unit 60, the processing name for each scoring file, the input file name, the output file name, and information indicating whether the processing has been performed normally are stored in the log file directory 52. Is stored in

Next, the operation of the communication correction system configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the answer recognizing and scoring unit 10 of the communication correction system according to the present embodiment.

The answer sent from the student via the FAX 100 is subjected to character recognition by the FAX-OCR 11 (step 501), and is output as answer data including code information (step 502). This answer has a predetermined format and includes a student number for identifying a student and information indicating the number of corrections. And FAX-OCR11
Are automatically scored in the automatic scoring process 12 (step 503), and the scoring result is output as scoring data (step 504).

FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the FAX information creating section 20 of the communication correction system according to the present embodiment.

The scoring data output from the answer recognition scoring processor 10 is stored in the scoring file directory 2 every 10 minutes.
1 (step 601). Here, the scoring data sent for 10 minutes is stored as one scoring file. This one scoring file contains the scoring results of a plurality of students who have sent answers in 10 minutes. The time interval at which the scoring data is stored can be arbitrarily set.

The scoring file stored in the scoring file directory 21 is given a file name such as "OCRxnnn". Here, “OCR” is fixed information, and “x” is information indicating a date (here, 1
Day 9 is a number from 1 to 9 and day 10 to 31 is A
To V), and “nnn” is the serial number (001, 00) of the scoring file created on the same day.
2,. . . ).

The information creation execution unit 30 is automatically started at one-hour intervals (step 602), and performs processing on all the scoring files stored in the scoring file directory 21 at that time, and executes the processing for the scoring file. Is repeated.

The scoring file copy processing unit 31 of the information creation executing unit 30 transfers one of the scoring files stored in the scoring file directory 21 to the working directory 32.
(Step 603). In addition, rename the copied scoring file and save it in directory 2
2 (step 604).

In this renaming, the file name "OCRxnnn" of the scoring file is changed to a file name "YYMMDD.CCC". Here, “YY” is the last two digits of the current year, “MM” is the two digits that indicate the current month, and “DD” is the two digits of the above “x”. The value of "nnn" is set in the corrected number, "CCC".

Next, in the scoring file edit processing section 33,
With respect to the scoring data for each student included in the scoring file stored in the work directory 32, commentary and comment data are taken out from the commentary information storage unit 34 and added for each question and the result of the answer to the new editing. A scoring file is created (step 605). Then, a new edited scoring file in which commentary and comment data are added to the scoring file is created in the work directory 32 with the file name “YYMMDCDCC.ALL”.

Here, “YY” is the last two digits of the Christian era at that time, “MM” is the two digits of the month at that time, and “DD” is the two digits of the above “x”. The value of the above-mentioned "nnn" is set in the numeral "CCC" converted to the date.
“ALL” is a fixed value.

The edit file copy processing unit 35 copies the edit scoring file created in the work directory 32 to the printer directory 6 and stores it (step 606).

Next, in the raster file conversion unit 37,
A conversion process for converting the edited scoring file created in the work directory 32 into a raster file is performed (step 607). Here, in the conversion process to the raster file, the scoring raster file is created by converting the data for each page included in the edited scoring file into a raster file. As a result, the edited scoring file is divided into a plurality of scoring raster files for the number of pages included therein. This scoring raster file is created on the work directory 32.

The scoring raster file includes “c999
9999ZZ. A file name of 999 is given here, where "c" is a fixed value, "999999" is a student number, "ZZ" is the number of corrections, and "999" is a page number.

As described above, the scoring raster file is created here for each correction of the student.

The tiff converter 38 converts all the graded raster files created in the work directory 32 into tiff files (step 608). As a result, the scoring tiff file becomes “t”
9999999ZZ. The file is created in the work directory 32 with a file name “999”. Here, “t” is a fixed value.

In the MH conversion section 39, the work directory 3
2 is converted into a scoring MH file that can be read by facsimile by compressing each scoring tiff file created in Step 2 into an MH format (Step 60).
9). As a result, the scoring MH file becomes “d9999”.
999ZZ. The file is created in the work directory 32 with a file name “999”. Here, “d” is a fixed value.

In the transfer processing unit 40, the work directory 3
Copy the scoring MH file for each page created in
It is transferred as a response file to the response directory 51 provided for each student and the number of corrections in the X information registration unit 50 (step 610).

When the transfer of all the graded MH files by the transfer processing unit 40 is completed, the work file deletion processing unit 41 terminates all the files in the work directory 32 and the processing in the graded file directory 21. (Step 6)
11).

The processing from step 603 to step 611 is repeated for all the scoring files in the scoring directory 21 (step 612).

FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the FAX information registration unit 50 of the communication correction system according to the present embodiment.

Information registration execution unit 6 of FAX information registration unit 50
0 is automatically activated at one hour intervals (step 70).
1) The subsequent processing is performed on all the answer files stored in the answer directory 51 at that time. The process is performed for each answer file for the number of pages of the student number + the number of corrections, and is repeated for the existing answer file of the student number + the number of corrections.

First, the answer file copy processing section 61
The answer files for the number of pages corresponding to one student number and the number of corrections are copied from the answer directory 51 to the work directory 62 (step 702).

The facsimile conversion unit 63 stores the work directory 6
The answer file copied in step 2 is converted into a fax data file (step 703). As a result, the answer files for the number of pages corresponding to one student number and the number of corrections are integrated for each student number and the number of corrections.
Two answer fax files are created. This answer fax
The file is created in the work directory 62 with a file name “f9999999.99”. here,
“F” is a fixed value, “99999999” is a student number,
The number of corrections is set to “99”.

Next, the registration processing unit 64 stores the answer fax file created in the work directory 62 with a predetermined name in a predetermined position of the BOX directory 65 corresponding to the student number and the number of corrections (step 704). ).

When the answer fax file is registered in the BOX directory 65, the work file deletion processing section 66 deletes all the files in the work directory 62 (step 705).

Then, the above steps 702 to 7
The process up to step 05 is repeated for all answer files in the answer directory 51 (step 706).

As described above, each student takes out, from the BOX directory 65 assigned according to his / her student number and the number of corrections, the answer fax file to which the scoring result, the comment and the comment are given for each question by the FAX 100. Is what you can do.

By configuring the communication correction system as described above, each student can obtain a scoring result within a short time of several hours by sending an answer by FAX 100. In addition, the answer recognition scoring processing unit 10, FA
By operating the X information creation unit 20 and the FAX information registration unit 50 for 24 hours, it is possible to transmit the answer and receive the scoring result without being restricted by time.

FIG. 8 shows an example of the answer fax file extracted via the FAX 100 in this manner.

Here, the answer fax file is composed of a student address column 201, a scoring column 202, a comment column 203 with comment information on the question, and a commentary with a comment corresponding to the question and the answer content. A column 204 has been created.

Each student who has received the answer fax file receives the scoring result indicated in the scoring column 202 and the comment column 2
By referring to the comment 03 and the commentary content of the commentary column 204, a sufficient learning effect can be obtained.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, but can be implemented with various modifications within the scope of the technical idea.

[0070]

As described above, according to the communication correction system of the present invention, the answer received by facsimile is automatically graded, and the graded result is registered for each student so that it can be received by facsimile. Unlike the conventional system, there is an effect that it is possible to receive a scoring result in a short time after issuing an answer.

Further, not only the correctness of the answer is judged but also an appropriate explanation and comment for the answer of each question are added to the scoring result, so that a sufficient learning effect can be achieved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration of a communication correction system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a response recognition scoring processing unit of the communication correction system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a facsimile information creating unit of the communication correction system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a FAX information registration unit of the communication correction system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating the processing performed by an answer recognition scoring processing unit of the communication correction system.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a process performed by a FAX information creating unit of the communication correction system.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating the processing content of a FAX information registration unit of the communication correction system.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of an answer fax file extracted via FAX.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Answer Recognition / Scoring Processing Unit 11 FAX-OCR 12 Automatic Scoring Processing Unit 20 FAX Information Creation Unit 21 Scoring File Directory 30 Information Creation Execution Unit 31 Scoring File Copy Processing Unit 33 Scoring File Editing Processing Unit 34 Explanation Information Storage Unit 37 Raster File Conversion Part 39 MH conversion part 40 transfer processing part 41 work file deletion processing part 50 FAX information registration part 51 answer file directory 60 information registration execution part 61 answer file copy processing part 63 fax conversion part 64 registration processing part 65 BOX directory 66 work file deletion Processing unit

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An answer recognizing means for receiving an answer transmitted from a student by facsimile, performing character recognition processing of the answer, and outputting answer data including code information, and automatically responding to the answer data. An answer recognition scoring processing unit comprising an automatic scoring means for performing scoring processing and outputting as scoring data; a scoring file storage means for storing a plurality of scoring data output during a predetermined time as one scoring file; Commentary information storage means for storing commentary and comment information corresponding to the question answered in the answer and the contents of the answer; and, for one scoring file taken out from the scoring file storage means, for each scoring data included in the scoring file. By extracting and adding the commentary and comment information from the commentary information storage means, a new editing scoring file can be created. Scoring file editing means for creating a file, and converting a plurality of scoring raster files for each student by converting data for each page included in the edited scoring file into a raster file as binarized data. Raster file conversion means, and MH compression means for converting the scoring raster file into a scoring MH file readable by facsimile by MH compression;
A facsimile information creating unit comprising transfer processing means for transferring the scored MH file; answer file storage means for storing the transferred scored MH file as an answer file to be returned to the student; and answer file storage means Facsimile conversion means for converting the answer file stored in the facsimile data file into facsimile data files; And a facsimile information registration unit comprising: 2. A process by the FAX information creating unit is executed for each one of the scoring files stored in the scoring file storage unit, and until the processing of all the scoring files stored in the scoring file storage unit is completed. Repeating the processing by the FAX information creating section, executing the processing by the FAX information registration section for each answer file stored in the answer file storage section, and processing all answer files stored in the answer file storage section The communication correction system according to claim 1, wherein the processing by the FAX information registration unit is repeated until the processing is completed. 3. A deleting means for deleting the processed scoring file from the scoring file storage means when the processing by the facsimile information creating unit for one scoring file stored in the scoring file storage means is completed. And deleting means for deleting the processed answer file from the answer file storage means when the processing by the FAX information registration unit for one answer file stored in the answer file storage means is completed. The communication correction system according to claim 1, wherein: