KR102242539B1 - System for optical mark reader - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an OMR (Optical Mark Reader) system, and the problem to be solved by the present invention is that it is possible to modify an answer right away without replacing the test answer sheet used as an OMR card or paper. It can be customized to match the number of questions, and it is easy to manage test scores of test takers after automatic scoring.
For example, an OMR card on which the general answer entry area and the correct answer entry area are printed; And an OMR processing program unit generating the OMR card, performing scoring by recognizing the markings of the general answer writing area and the corrected answer writing area, and providing a scoring result, wherein the OMR card comprises: test candidate information A test candidate information entry area for marking and writing; A general answer writing area including a general question number marking area for marking the general question number and a general answer marking area for marking the general answer; And an amendment answer writing area including a correction question number marking area for marking the corrected question number by dividing it into tens and ones digits, and a correction answer marking area for marking the corrected answer. Start.

Description

OMR system {SYSTEM FOR OPTICAL MARK READER}

An embodiment of the present invention relates to an OMR (Optical Mark Reader) system.

OMR (Optical Mark Reader) cards and papers are used as answer sheets in various tests such as national examinations and regular examinations at schools and academies.

Answer sheets using such OMR cards or paper have the advantage of shortening the scoring time and quickly calculate grades, but if the examinee incorrectly marked the answer, a separate correction tool must be used or the entire answer sheet must be replaced. there was.

In addition, the decrease in concentration of other test takers due to noise generated when exchanging OMR cards or papers may be a factor, and there is discomfort for test takers due to re-entering all answers after exchanging OMR cards or papers.

Registered Patent Publication No. 10-0833690 (Registration date: May 23, 2008) Unexamined Patent Publication No. 10-2013-0021684 (published date: March 6, 2013) Registered Patent Publication No. 10-1333129 (Registration date: November 20, 2013)

In an embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to modify the answer immediately without replacing the test answer sheet used as an OMR (Optical Mark Reader) card or paper, and it can be customized to match the number of questions on the test paper and the number of questions on the test answer sheet, and automatic We provide an OMR system that allows you to easily manage test results of test takers after scoring.

An OMR (Optical Mark Reader) system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: an OMR card on which a general answer writing area and a corrected answer writing area are printed; And an OMR processing program unit that generates the OMR card, performs scoring by recognizing the markings of the general answer entry area and the correct answer entry area, and provides a scoring result.

In addition, the OMR card includes: a test candidate information entry area for marking and writing test candidate information; A general answer writing area including a general question number marking area for marking the general question number and a general answer marking area for marking the general answer; And a revised question number marking area for marking the revised question number by dividing it into tens and one digits, and a revised answer writing area including a revised answer marking area for marking the revised answer.

In addition, the OMR processing program unit includes: a test order input management unit for inputting and managing test order information; An OMR answer sheet generator for generating an OMR electronic file including the basic form of the OMR card; An OMR answer sheet editing unit for editing at least one of the general answer entry area and the revised answer entry area in the OMR electronic file; An OMR electronic file storage management unit for storing and managing OMR electronic files generated through at least one of the OMR answer sheet generation unit and the OMR answer sheet editing unit; Recognize the answer marking on the OMR card, perform scoring for each test taker by comparing it with the previously stored answer information, and provide the scoring result, based on the scoring result for each test taker, the score, number of test takers, distribution of specific score ranges, and An OMR recognition processing unit that provides at least one of a correct answer rate and an incorrect answer rate for each question; And a report card generation management unit that generates an electronic score report file for each test taker based on the information provided through the OMR recognition processing unit, and transmits the generated score report electronic file to a pre-stored contact information of the test taker.

In addition, the OMR recognition processing unit, when performing the scoring of the OMR card, corresponds to the general question number when the revised question number marked in the revised answer entry area and the general question number marked in the general answer entry area coincide with each other. The marking of the general answer can be replaced by the marking of the revised answer corresponding to the revised question number.

According to the present invention, it is possible to modify the answer immediately without replacing the test answer sheet used as an OMR (Optical Mark Reader) card or paper, and it is possible to customize the number of questions on the test paper to match the number of questions on the test answer sheet, and after automatic scoring It is possible to provide an OMR system that can easily manage test candidates' test results.

1 is a diagram showing the configuration of an OMR (Optical Mark Reader) card according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an OMR processing program unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 to 8 are diagrams showing an example of a configuration of a user interface screen for an OMR processing program unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The terms used in the present specification will be briefly described, and the present invention will be described in detail.

Terms used in the present invention have selected general terms that are currently widely used as possible while taking functions of the present invention into consideration, but this may vary according to the intention or precedent of a technician working in the field, the emergence of new technologies, and the like. In addition, in certain cases, there are terms arbitrarily selected by the applicant, and in this case, the meaning of the terms will be described in detail in the description of the corresponding invention. Therefore, the terms used in the present invention should be defined based on the meaning of the term and the overall contents of the present invention, not a simple name of the term.

When a part of the specification is said to "include" a certain component, it means that other components may be further included rather than excluding other components unless specifically stated to the contrary. In addition, terms such as "... unit" and "module" described in the specification mean a unit that processes at least one function or operation, which may be implemented as hardware or software, or as a combination of hardware and software. .

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those of ordinary skill in the art may easily implement the present invention. However, the present invention may be implemented in various different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. In the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description are omitted in order to clearly describe the present invention, and similar reference numerals are attached to similar parts throughout the specification.

1 is a diagram showing the configuration of an OMR (Optical Mark Reader) card according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an OMR processing program unit according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 3 to 8 Is a diagram showing an example of a configuration of a user interface screen for an OMR processing program unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 and 2, an OMR system according to an embodiment of the present invention may include at least one of an OMR card 100 and an OMR processing program unit 200.

On the OMR card 100, a test candidate information writing area 110, a general answer writing area 120, and a corrected answer writing area 130 are printed.

The test taker information entry area 110 is an entry area for marking and writing test taker information, and is configured to mark information such as name, grade, class, number, etc., as shown in FIG. 1. It can be configured to write test information such as test date, test order information (semester, exam), and subject code.

The general answer writing area 120 may include a general question number marking area 121 for marking the general question number and a general answer marking area 122 for marking the general answer, as shown in FIG. 1. have. Here, the general question number is sequentially described in the general answer entry area 120 as the number of the question, and the general answer may be divided into a multiple choice question and a short answer question.

As shown in FIG. 1, the corrected answer entry area 130 includes a corrected question number marking area 131 for marking the corrected question number by dividing it into tens and ones, and a modification for marking the corrected answer. It may include an answer marking area 132. Here, the revised question number marking area 131 is an area for marking the wrongly entered general question number when the test candidate incorrectly writes the answer to the general question, and the tens digit and one digit of the general question number It is structured so that it can be written by number. The revised answer marking area 132 corresponds to an area for marking a revised answer to a general question in which the answer is incorrectly written.

The OMR processing program unit 200 generates an electronic file of the OMR card 100, recognizes the markings in the general answer entry area 120 and the correct answer entry area 130, respectively, and performs scoring, and the scoring result accordingly. You can provide sexual information together with.

To this end, the OMR processing program unit 200 includes a test order input management unit 210, an OMR answer sheet generation unit 220, an OMR answer sheet editing unit 230, and an OMR electronic file storage management unit 240 as shown in Figs. ), the OMR recognition processing unit 250 and the report card generation management unit 260 may include a user interface and a program.

The test order input management unit 210 may input and manage test order information. For example, as shown in Fig. 3, the OMR card 100 to be generated can be entered by checking whether the first semester midterm, 1st semester final, 2nd semester midterm, or 2nd semester final exam in which school year is the OMR card 100 to be generated. In addition, even when it is necessary to search or load the form of the previously generated OMR card 100, information about the corresponding school year and test order information can be selected and checked.

The OMR answer sheet generator 220 may generate an OMR electronic file including a basic form of the OMR card 100. For example, in the case of creating the OMR card 100 as shown in FIG. 4, various types of OMR card samples including the basic form can be loaded and previewed (2, 3), and Basic file creation is possible. In addition, it is possible to generate OMR electronic files for various purposes such as math answer sheet, social answer sheet, performance evaluation, school science dismissal, note test, etc. and according to the test of category (1). In addition, it is also possible to provide an arbitrary OMR form by selecting the Generate Random Answer Sheet button.

The OMR answer sheet editing unit 230 may edit at least one of the general answer writing area 120 and the corrected answer writing area 130 in the OMR electronic file generated by the OMR answer sheet generating unit 200. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, it is possible to edit and set the number of multiple-choice questions, the number of narrative-type questions, and the correction question area through the number of questions setting screen 4, etc., as shown in FIG. As described above, a customized OMR electronic file can be created for a subject of a specific exam order.

The OMR electronic file storage management unit 240 may store and manage the OMR electronic file generated through at least one of the OMR answer sheet generating unit 220 and the OMR answer sheet editing unit 230, and when necessary, the OMR electronic file can be loaded or You can share it with other users. These OMR electronic files can be classified and stored and managed according to test order information and categories, etc., and when OMR paper is prepared, the OMR card 100 can be provided by outputting the corresponding OMR electronic file through a printer.

The OMR recognition processing unit 250 recognizes the answer marking of the OMR card 100, compares the answer information stored in advance, and performs scoring for each test taker, providing a scoring result, and providing a scoring result for each test taker. It is possible to provide at least one of a score, a rank, a distribution map of a specific score range, and a correct answer rate and an incorrect answer rate for each question.

The OMR recognition processing unit 250 retrieves the answer information stored in advance using the test order information and subject code information, and compares the answers marked on the OMR card 100 collected from the test taker to determine whether the correct answer and the incorrect answer are correct. It can be determined, and grade information such as the score for each subject of the test taker and the number of ranks within the class/grade for each subject can be calculated based on the scoring results for each test taker.

In addition, the OMR recognition processing unit 250 may select the test taker's number (1) as shown in FIG. 6 to call the desired test taker's OMR card 100, and the correct answer for each question for the corresponding OMR card 100 You can check and scoring results (with or without correct/incorrect answers), and scoring for narrative questions is also possible. When the OMR card 100 has been scored and verified, it can be saved and then scored and confirmed by the next test taker. If you select the Cancel button, the narrative scoring can return to its initial state.

In addition, the OMR recognition processing unit 250 can check the correct/incorrect answer of each test taker 1 for each grade/class and the contents of the narrative answer on the OMR card 100 in a list 2 as shown in FIG. In addition, statistical information can be provided by analyzing how many specific scores are distributed within a class, and how many correct and incorrect answers are per question. In addition, it is also possible to provide rank information (4) for each test taker.

On the other hand, the OMR recognition processing unit 250, when performing the scoring of the OMR card 100, the corrected question number marked in the correct answer writing area 130 and the general question number marked in the general answer writing area 120 coincide with each other. In this case, the marking of the general answer corresponding to the general question number can be replaced with the marking of the corrected answer corresponding to the revised question number.

That is, in the method of recognizing the question to be corrected by the test taker in the general answer entry area 120, first, the general question number to be corrected is marked in the revised question number marking area and then corrected in the revised answer marking area 130. If the completed answer is marked, the general answer corresponding to the general question number that matches the revised question number is ignored, and the answer of the general question number is recognized as the answer of the corresponding revised question number. Accordingly, even if an answer is incorrectly written in the general answer entry area 120, the OMR card 100 can be used as it is without the need to newly replace it, thereby reducing noise generated during replacement and replacing the existing OMR card. It is possible to solve the inconvenience of having to move all answers newly and mark them.

The score report generation management unit 260 may generate an electronic score report file for each test taker based on information provided through the OMR recognition processing unit 250, and transmit the generated score report electronic file to a pre-stored contact information of the test taker.

For example, as shown in FIG. 8, an electronic score report may be generated by selecting the test taker's number (1) and automatically inputting score information, such as scores and ranks according to the scoring result of the desired test taker, in the report card form. In addition, the generated electronic score report may be transmitted to the contact information (mobile phone, e-mail, etc.) of the test taker or guardian, and a separate notification message may be automatically transmitted when transmitted. When creating an electronic report card, you can also add comments or images. Of course, it is also possible to create a printed matter through printing of the generated electronic report card.

What has been described above is only one embodiment for implementing the OMR (Optical Mark Reader) system according to the present invention, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, the present invention as claimed in the claims below. Without departing from the gist of the present invention, anyone of ordinary skill in the field to which the present invention pertains will have the technical spirit of the present invention to the extent that various changes can be implemented.

100: OMR card
110: test candidate information entry area
120: General answer field
121: General question number marking area
122: General answer marking area
130: revised answer entry area
131: revised question number marking area
132: revised answer marking area
200: OMR processing program unit
210: test order input management unit
220: OMR answer sheet generator
230: OMR answer sheet editorial department
240: OMR electronic file storage management unit
250: OMR recognition processing unit
260: Report card generation management unit

Claims (4)

An OMR card on which the general answer entry area and the revised answer entry area are printed; And
An OMR processing program unit that generates the OMR card, performs scoring by recognizing the markings of the general answer entry area and the correct answer entry area, and provides a scoring result,
The OMR card,
Test taker information entry area for marking and writing test taker information;
A general answer writing area including a general question number marking area for marking the general question number, and a general answer marking area for marking the general answer; And
And a revised answer writing area including a revised question number marking area for marking the revised question number by dividing it into tens and one digits, and a revised answer marking area for marking the revised answer,
The OMR processing program unit,
An OMR answer sheet editing unit for editing at least one of the general answer entry area and the revised answer entry area in the OMR electronic file; And
Recognize the answer marking on the OMR card, perform scoring for each test taker by comparing it with the previously stored answer information, and provide the scoring results, and based on the scoring results for each test taker, the test taker's score, number, distribution of a specific score range, and Providing at least one of the correct answer rate and the incorrect answer rate for each question, and when performing the scoring of the OMR card, the revised question number marked in the revised answer entry area and the general question number marked in the general answer entry area are compared with each other. , If there is a revised question number that matches the general question number among the revised question numbers, the marking of the general answer corresponding to the general question number that matches the revised question number is ignored, and the revised question number that matches the general question number. An OMR system comprising an OMR recognition processing unit that substitutes for recognition by marking a corrected answer corresponding to.
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The OMR processing program unit,
A test order input management unit for inputting and managing test order information;
An OMR answer sheet generator for generating an OMR electronic file including the basic form of the OMR card;
An OMR electronic file storage management unit for storing and managing OMR electronic files generated through at least one of the OMR answer sheet generation unit and the OMR answer sheet editing unit; And
OMR system, characterized in that it further comprises a report card generation management unit for generating an electronic score report file for each test taker based on the information provided through the OMR recognition processing unit, and transmitting the generated score card electronic file to the pre-stored contact information of the test taker. .
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