JPS6371878A - Electronic type language learning apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] □Industrial Application Field□ This invention relates to a language learning device for learning English words, etc., and in particular to an electronic language learning device in which words to be asked in a question are stored in a phrase storage means. It relates to a learning device.

□Prior art□ This type of language learning device uses a presentation means to present each question related to a plurality of words or word strings stored in a word storage means, and after the learner answers, the correct answer is presented. It has been known. display,
It is presented in print or audio.

According to this, vocabulary ability can be improved by repeating presenting and answering questions until the correct answer can be given.

□Problem that the invention aims to solve□ However, for each question that is asked, the learner does not remember the learning status, such as whether the question has already been answered correctly or whether it is being asked for the first time. □Means for solving the problem□ In order to solve this problem, the present invention is designed to solve the problem as shown in Fig. 1. For questions regarding the plurality of words or word strings,
A learning status data generating means for generating learning status data such as correct/incorrect answer result data that is the result of each learning session and question data indicating whether or not a question has been asked, and learning that stores the learning status data. A situation data storage means is provided.

As a learning situation data generation means, for example, a learner prepares an answer to a problem presented by a learning device, and then compares and judges the correct answer presented with the answer in his/her head, such as key operation. A mode in which correct/incorrect score data is input in a mode, or a mode in which an answer is input by a learner and the learning device compares the input answer with the correct answer and generates correct/incorrect answer data, etc. There is.

Note that the learning status data also includes data such as how many times a certain question was answered correctly in the past or how many times the question was asked.

□Effect of the invention□ As mentioned above, if learning status data such as grade data and question data is imported into the learning device, the data can be used to study efficiently and the learning progress can be monitored. It becomes possible to know accurately.

For example, if questions are prioritized based on learning status data, and questions with poor grades or questions that have not been asked are prioritized (a method for determining the order of questions is provided), it is possible to eliminate waste. Able to pose questions effectively.

In addition, if the content of each study question (for example, the spelling of words, meanings, etc.) and the score data of correct or incorrect answers are printed out, the study results can be known at a glance. .

Also, based on the above learning status data, if the number of questions by grade etc. is calculated and printed out as learning statistics, or if the above question contents are divided by grade etc. and printed out in a list, It is effective for self-evaluation of learning and focused learning.

Partial Example - Next, an example in which the present invention is applied to an English word learning device (word processor with a learning function) that is also used as a word processor (hereinafter referred to as a word processor) will be described with reference to the drawings.

The device of this embodiment has a keyboard 2 as shown in FIG.
It has an integrated structure including a keyboard 2 and a printer 4, and a part of the keyboard 2 is provided with a liquid crystal display (hereinafter simply referred to as a display) 6 having a predetermined number of digits.

The keyboard 2 has various keys necessary for writing sentences such as character keys 8, a print key 10 for printing on the blink 4, and a learning mode key 1 for setting the learning mode.
2. An end key 13 to end the program, and a question key 14 as a key for the learning device. Answer call key 16. Correct answer key 18° Incorrect answer key 20. A print type selection key 22 is provided. Note that these key functions will be described later.

As shown in FIG. 3, the control circuit of this device includes a central processing unit (CPU) 30. Program memory 32. Text memory 34. Character pattern memory 36. Keyboard driver 40. A printer driver 422, a display controller 44, and a common path line 45 that connects them.
These mainly constitute the control circuit for the word processor. The above keyboard 2 is keyboard driver 4
0, and data input by key operations such as the character key 8 is supplied to the text memory 34, while patterns representing each character are sent from the character pattern memory 36 based on the document data stored therein. Data is provided to printer driver 422 and display controller 44 to operate printer 4 and display 6.

The common path line 45 includes an electronic dictionary 46 for providing a learning function. Learning situation data memory 48. RAM (random)
access memory) 50 is connected, and the above CPU
30. Program memory 32, character pattern memory 36. Printer driver 422 Display controller 44
By utilizing many parts of the word processor control circuit, such as, the control circuit for the learning device is constructed together with those parts.

The electronic dictionary 46 stores dictionary data regarding a predetermined number of English words for use in questions.

For example, as shown in Figure 4, 300
Word number and spelling for 0 English words
Two part-of-speech names and Japanese meanings are set as dictionary data.

For each word stored in the electronic dictionary 46, the learning status data memory 48 stores score data of correct and incorrect answers, which are the results of learning, and question data indicating whether or not the word has been asked. do. For example, as shown in Figure 5, with four codes 0.1 and 2.3,
It represents the information of the 4th class part, 'OJ' is unquestioned, 'IJ
may indicate a correct answer once, "2" may indicate a correct answer twice or more, and "3" may indicate an incorrect answer. Data with correct answers twice or more is effective in increasing reliability, since a correct answer only once can be influenced by chance.

As is clear from FIG. 4, these code data are stored in the learning status data memory 48 along with the word number in correspondence with the dictionary data of each word in the electronic dictionary 46, but even if the code data has not been asked even once. 'OJ' is written for missing words. Then, as shown in Fig. 6, if the word of the 'OJ code is correct, the contents of the memory are rewritten to "1", and if the word of the code "1" is correct,
In other words, if the correct answer is consecutive, it will be rewritten as '2J,
If the word in the '2J code is correct, '2J' is written as is. In addition, 'OJ,'IJ.

If the word coded '21' or '3J' is incorrect, '3J' is written in both cases, and if the word coded '3' is correct, it is rewritten to 'lj.

The RAM 50 includes a question buffer 52. Question counter 54
．． Already mentioned word storage buffer 56. In addition to the statistics counter 58, a necessary work register 60 is incorporated. The question buffer 52 temporarily stores dictionary data of words to be asked, and is used for displaying questions on the display 6 and subsequent display of correct answers. Question counter 5
Reference numeral 4 is used to randomly select words to be asked from the electronic dictionary 46, and word storage bar 56 for words that have already appeared on the test temporarily stores the number of the word that has been asked, and stores a dictionary of words corresponding to that number. It is used to print the data all at once. The statistics counter 58 is used to count the number of words for each of the four codes 'OJ to '3J for all words stored in the electronic dictionary 46, and print the results as statistics.

The above learning function and the word processor function are achieved by the CPU 30 executing a program stored in the program memory 32. Among these programs, flowcharts of an English word learning program closely related to the present invention are shown in FIGS. 7 to 10.

When the learning mode key 12 is pressed, the learning mode is set in a step not shown. Step 31 (hereinafter simply referred to as 81) in FIG.

The same goes for other steps) to 86 cycles,
As shown in FIG. 11, the question counter 54 is incremented by 10 and cycles through a loop from 40'' to 2990. In other words, when the content of this counter 54 reaches 3000, S
2. The content is set to O by S3. When the question key 14 is pressed, the question counter 54 stops updating, and in S7, the learning status data of the top 10 words (represented by 4 codes from "Oj" to "3") including the word with the number indicated by this counter 54 is displayed. ) is read out from the learning situation data memory 48. For example, if the question counter 54 stops at "30", as shown in FIG.
The score data or question data for the words up to the number are read out.

Further, S8 is executed, and one word with the highest question rank ((concern level)) is selected from among the words having the read data.
: Unasked question J-r3: Incorrect answer” - “1: Correct answer once J-rl
It is programmed to choose the word with the lowest number if there are multiple words with the highest number.

In the example shown in Figure 12, words numbered 37, 38, and 39 are the highest in the question rank, and number 37 is the lowest number, so this word number 37 is selected as the word a. becomes. By setting the priority of questions in this way, efficient learning becomes possible.

Subsequently, S9 is executed, and the dictionary data of the word selected as described above is read from the electronic dictionary 46, and its contents are supplied to the question buffer 52. Furthermore, 3 in Figure 8
20, the spelling of the word among the contents of the question buffer 52 (for example, if No. 2 in FIG.
aband.

n'') is displayed on the display 6, and the learner is asked the name of the part of speech and the Japanese translation.

After the learner thinks about the question and gives an answer in his/her head, when the learner presses the answer call key 16, S21. The process moves to S22, and the remaining contents of the question buffer 52, the part-of-speech name and the Japanese translation, that is, the "answer" are displayed on the display 6. In the previous example, the transitive verb “throw away” would be displayed.

Then, the learner looks at the answer and decides whether his/her answer is correct or incorrect, and presses the correct answer key 18 to input data indicating that the answer was correct.
Based on S's judgment, S27 is executed, and correct answer data is written into the learning status data memory 48 for the word posed on the question. The 'OJ code indicating a question not asked and the '3J code indicating an incorrect answer are changed to the rIJ code indicating a correct answer once, and
Each "1" code is rewritten to a '2J code indicating a correct answer twice or more, and the '2J code is left as is.

On the other hand, when the learner presses the incorrect answer key 20 to input data indicating that the answer was incorrect, S25 is executed based on a YES determination in S24, and the learning situation data memory 48
Incorrect data is written to the corresponding word. Regardless of whether the previous code was 'OJ, 'IJ, or '2J, it will be rewritten to the '3j code, which represents an incorrect answer, and the '3J code will remain unchanged.

After executing these S27 or S25, in S26,
The word number of the word that was asked is stored in the already asked word storage buffer 56, and the program returns to the beginning 81.

If the print key 10 is pressed, the determination at 85 in FIG. 7 becomes YES, and the process moves to 340 in FIG. This S4
0, four types of printing selection menus are displayed on the display 6, namely, printing of exercise results, printing of statistics, printing of unasked words, and printing of incorrect words.

When exercise result printing is selected by operating the printing type selection key 22, S42 is executed via S41, and the first word number stored in the already asked word storage buffer 56 is read out. In the following S43, the spelling 1 Japanese meaning data of the word with that number is read from the electronic dictionary 46, and the corresponding pattern data is transferred from the character pattern memory 36 to the printer driver 42, and the printer 4 spells the word. and the meaning are printed. Furthermore, at 344, the learning status data for that word (in this case, it is grade data, one of the codes "1" to "3") is read out from the learning status data memory 48, and the code number is also printed. It will be done. Then, in S46, the number of the next word is read from the already asked word storage buffer 56, and the same printing step is repeated, and in S45, all the words with the numbers stored in the already asked word storage buffer 56 are printed. If it is determined that it has been done, the program returns to $1. By printing out the exercise results, the results of one exercise can be confirmed later.

If it is determined in S47 that statistical printing has been selected, the content N of the word number counter in the work register 60 is set to 1, and in S50 the learning status data of the N word is stored in the learning status data memory. 48, and the statistical counter 58 corresponding to one of the four codes "0" to r3J is incremented by one. Thereafter, the content of the word number counter is updated to N+1 in S51, and then in S49. S50. By going through S51, the number of words for each code 'OJ~'3'' is counted. If it is determined in step 349 that the counting of all word numbers 1 to 3000 has been completed, then in step S52 the count values for each code of the statistical counter 58 are calculated, i.e., each of the counts of not asked, correct once, correct twice or more, and incorrect. The number of words is printed out in a predetermined format such as a graph or table based on the program stored in the program memory 32. By using this, you can grasp the learning progress at a glance.

Further, in S53, if it is determined that the printing of unquestioned words has been selected, the content N of the word number counter is reset to 1 (354), and the learning status data of the Nth word is read from the learning status data memory 48. S56 is executed, and then it is determined whether the read data is an 'OJ code, that is, whether it is an unquestioned word. If it is determined that it is an unexamined word, step 358 is executed to read the spelling and meaning of the word from the electronic dictionary 46 and print it on the printer 4, and if it is determined that it is not an unexamined word, step 358 is executed.
58 is skipped and the process moves to S59. Furthermore, S55~
The search and printing of unused B words is repeated through the rounds in S59, and if it is determined in S55 that all words up to number 3000 have been completed, this routine ends and returns to the start.

If it is determined at 870 in FIG. 10 that printing of incorrect words has been selected, in 871 to S76, similar to the steps described above, all incorrect words with words in the electronic dictionary 46 are printed. A search (search for the '3J code) and its slurping and meaning will be printed.

By using the above-mentioned printing of unanswered words and incorrectly answered words, it is possible to check words that were not asked or incorrectly answered and conduct intensive study.

Note that when the end key 13 is pressed, the determination at 84 in FIG. 7 becomes YES, and the learning program ends.

As is clear from the above explanation, in this example,
The electronic dictionary 46 constitutes a phrase storage means, the learning situation data memory 48 constitutes a learning situation data storage means, and the display 6 and the display controller 44 constitute a presentation means. In addition, the correct answer key 18 and the incorrect answer key 20 . of the keyboard 2 are also provided. The keyboard driver 40, CPU 30, etc. that perform the signal processing constitute learning status data generation means.

In addition, after the question is asked in the above-mentioned step 320, the character key 8 on the keyboard 2 is operated to answer the question, the answer is compared with the correct answer in the question buffer 52, and the result is displayed on the display 6. At the same time, it may also be written into the learning situation data memory 48.

Further, based on the operation of the question key 14, it is also possible to create a program that can sequentially read unanswered words or incorrectly answered words in alphabetical order and ask questions. In this case, the question counter 54 is unnecessary.

Also, store either grade data or question data as learning status data! Even with three types, a corresponding effect can be obtained.

Furthermore, it is also possible to create a program that uses the score data of correct and incorrect answers to score one study session, for example, and presents the score to the learner on a display or in print.

In addition, the present invention can be modified and improved in various ways based on the knowledge of those skilled in the art, such as application to learning devices for not only words but also P-words, proverbs, basic example sentences, etc., and application to dedicated devices rather than dual-purpose devices with word processors. It can be implemented in a manner in which

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of a word processor/word learning device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing its control circuit. FIG. 4 is a diagram conceptually showing the storage formats of the electronic dictionary and learning situation data memory in the block diagram in correspondence with each other. FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining the contents of the learning situation data, and FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining changes in the data contents. 7 to 10 are flowcharts showing portions of the program stored in the program memory of FIG. 3 that are closely related to the present invention. FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining the update form of the question counter in FIG. 3, and FIG. 12 is a diagram conceptually showing a partial area of the learning situation data memory specified by the counter. 4: Printer 6: Liquid crystal display 14; Question key 16: Answer call key 18; Correct answer key
20: Incorrect key 46: Electronic dictionary 48: Learning status data memory

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] An electronic language learning device in which a presentation device presents each question regarding a plurality of words or word strings stored in a word storage device, and a correct answer is presented after the learner answers the question, comprising: A learning status data generation means for generating learning status data such as correct/incorrect score data as the result of learning for questions related to multiple words or word strings, question data indicating whether the question has been asked or not. and a learning situation data storage means for storing the learning situation data.