KR20020032202A - Internet education apparatus and its mathod - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A device and a method for the Internet education are provided to maximize the learning efficiency of user by simply and conveniently asking and answering a question of mathematics and chemicals after making the question with a general character, a special character, a figure and a special symbol. CONSTITUTION: The system comprises a learner terminal(102), a server(104) and a teacher terminal(108a-108c). The server equips a database(106) to store the learning data. The learner transmits the information to learn by connecting to the server through the learner terminal and the server transmits the learning contents in response to a request. The learner writes the question content in handwriting by using an input device such as a digitizer to the server in the course of learning the transmitted learning contents. The server transmits the question content to a preset teacher referring to the learning information. The teacher received the question content writes an answer in handwriting and transmits to the server. The server transmits the answer received from the teacher to the learner.

Description

INTERNET EDUCATION APPARATUS AND ITS MATHOD}

The present invention relates to an internet education apparatus and method, and more particularly, it is convenient for users, such as students, to make inquiries when learning mathematics, chemistry, etc. in general letters, special characters, figures, special symbols, etc. It is designed to help you answer questions.

Recently, the Internet is being used to connect the network around the world and provide data such as moving picture voices that the user wants regardless of the place. There are various servers providing information on the Internet. Among these servers, the World Wide Web (WWW) has gained tremendous popularity all over the world by providing many services such as the simplicity of the structure and the provision of multimedia services.

The early World Wide Web merely provided a variety of information quickly, but now the Common Gateway Interface (CGI), which not only provides picture information, but also video, and allows users and servers to communicate with each other through a web browser. The environment is becoming more and more popular.

On the other hand, distance education is a way to make the education when the educator and the trainees are located at a distance from the distance, the conventional distance education method, first, the broadcast broadcast by radio or cable, which is a TV at a fixed time Second, the distance education method using video, which is a lecturer and a student in two classrooms equipped with a video conferencing system, is a limited educational content. How to proceed.

In addition, the distance learning method using a general network is an instant video and graphics using a dedicated video telephone system in which data is shared between two users connected to a local area network (LAN) or a wide area network (WAN). As a method of teaching and receiving data, the LAN refers to a network connecting computers in close proximity, and Wan refers to a network connecting computers in a larger area than the LAN network.

However, the above-described conventional distance education method has many problems such that the user is limited in time and place, it is difficult to expand and diversify the contents of the user, and cannot evaluate and manage the user's learning.

On the other hand, the Internet education system has been created in the past, but when the students ask questions and receive answers when learning on the Internet, the graphic cannot be used, so all the contents must be explained as text, for example, mathematics, chemistry, and physics. In the case of subjects such as science, biology, etc., there is no way to express mathematical symbols, special characters, and various shapes in the web browser, and there is a problem in that questions and answers about these subjects cannot be evaluated and managed. .

In addition, the bulletin board function used in the above-described education system uses the Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML) function, so the content that can be written in the document is text only. After writing using the application program, you must send it as an attachment.

However, if you create a picture or shape with an application, the file size is large, which slows down network transfers, takes up a lot of server capacity, and requires that you have all the applications you used to create the file before you can open and use the file. Therefore, the conventional education system does not allow questions through file transfer, and thus there are many problems such as writing and sending a question as text.

Accordingly, the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems, it is easy for users, such as students on the Internet to write inquiries when learning mathematics, chemistry subjects, etc. in general letters, special characters, figures, special symbols, etc. The purpose of the present invention is to provide an internet education apparatus and method that can be conveniently answered and answered to maximize the user's learning efficiency.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an Internet education apparatus and method capable of not only diversifying and diversifying educational contents of a user, but also efficiently evaluating and managing a user's learning.

1 is an overall system configuration for implementing the present invention

2 is a flowchart of an internet teaching method according to the present invention;

3 is a detailed flowchart of a learning content specific information receiving step according to the present invention;

4 is a system configuration diagram showing an operation between a learner terminal device and a server device according to the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart specifically illustrating an operation between a learner terminal device and a server device shown in FIG. 4.

6 is a view showing a web page written by handwriting a question content on a learning content according to the present invention.

7 is a diagram illustrating a case of implementing an online test using an OMR card according to the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

102, 420: learner terminal device 104, 460: server device

106: learning materials DB108: teacher terminal device

712: touch screen 706, 714: OMR card

In order to achieve the object described above, the present invention provides a method for implementing online education using a computer, the method comprising: receiving input of learning content specific information from a learner, and learning content corresponding to the learning content specific information; Transmitting the question content to the teacher according to the learning content, receiving the input of the question content handwritten about the learning content from the learner, and transmitting the question content to the corresponding teacher according to the learning content. And receiving a handwritten answer content from the teacher, and transmitting the answer content to the learner.

The handwritten question is characterized in that it includes a formula, formula or figure.

The handwritten question content may be written through a pen mouse, a digitizer, or a touch screen.

The handwritten question content is overwritten with the learning content.

The handwritten question content may be linked to the learning content.

The present invention also provides an apparatus for implementing online education, comprising: a storage device and a processor connected to the storage device, the storage device storing a program for controlling the processor, wherein the processor is connected with the program. Receiving learning content specific information from the learner; transmitting learning content corresponding to the learning content specific information to the learner; and inputting question content handwritten about the learning content from the learner. Receiving step, Transmitting the question content to the corresponding teacher according to the learning content, Receiving the input of the handwritten response to the question content from the teacher, and Sending the response content to the learner It characterized in that to perform.

In another aspect, the present invention provides a method for implementing an online test using a computer, comprising the steps of receiving the test content specific information from the tester, transmitting the test content and OMR answer sheet corresponding to the test content specific information to the tester; Receiving the content of the OMR answer sheet checked for the test content from the examiner, scoring the content of the OMR answer sheet with the correct answer to the test content, and transmitting the scoring result to the tester Characterized in that it comprises a step.

Checking the OMR answer sheet is characterized in that it is performed through a pen mouse, digitizer, or a touch screen.

In addition, the present invention provides a device for implementing an online test, the storage device,

A processor connected to the storage device, the storage device storing a program for controlling the processor, wherein the processor is associated with the program.

Receiving test information specific information from a tester, transmitting test information and an OMR answer sheet corresponding to the test content specific information to the tester, and contents of the OMR answer sheet checked for the test content from the tester Receiving an input, comparing the content of the OMR answer sheet with a correct answer to the test content, and scoring the result; and transmitting the scoring result to the examiner.

In addition, the check of the OMR answer sheet is characterized in that it is performed through a pen mouse, digitizer, or a touch screen.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, preferred embodiments of the present invention for achieving the above object will be described in detail.

1 is a diagram showing the overall system configuration for implementing the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the system of the present invention is composed of a learner terminal device 102, a server device 104, and teacher terminal devices 108a, 108b, and 108c. The server device 104 has a database 106 for storing learning materials. In FIG. 1, the learner terminal device 102, the server device 104, and the teacher terminal devices 108a, 108b, and 108c are connected by a communication network, but the type of the communication network is not limited. That is, a wired network may be used or a wireless network may be used.

2 is a flowchart illustrating the overall process of the online teaching method according to the present invention. First, when the learner accesses the server device 104 using the learner terminal device 102 and transmits information (hereinafter, "learning content specific information") about the content to be learned (202), the server device accordingly. 104 transmits the learning content (204). If there is a question while learning through the transmitted learning content, a question content is written by handwriting using an input device such as a digitizer (206) and transmitted to the server device 104 (208). The server device 104 transmits the question content to the predetermined teacher terminal devices 108a and 108b 108c with reference to the learning content specific information. The teacher, having received the question content, writes the answer content by handwriting in the same manner as the learner writes the question content (212) and transmits it to the server device (104). The entire process is terminated by sending the transmitted contents of the response to the learner.

3 is a flow chart showing the detailed process of the learning content specific information receiving step according to the present invention. A person who wants to learn through the server device 104 according to the present invention first accesses the server device 104 through a wired or wired network, and inputs a unique number (IP) and a password to inform that the user is a legitimate user (302). . The server device 104, which has received the unique number and password, checks whether the user who has just accessed is a legitimate user and transmits subject information so that the learner can select which subject to learn if the legitimate user (304). ). Referring to this subject information, when the learner transmits information for selecting which subject to learn (hereinafter, referred to as "subject selection information") (306), the server apparatus 104 selects the learner terminal apparatus 102. Progress information is sent to allow selection of which part of the subject to learn (308). When the learner who has sent the progress information selects a part to be studied by referring to this information and transmits information specifying this (hereinafter, referred to as "progress selection information"), the learning content specific information receiving step 202 ends.

Although FIG. 3 illustrates the specification of learning contents by transmitting subject selection information and progress selection information when the learner tries to learn and accesses the server device 104, the contents to be learned may be reserved in advance. That is, by inputting the unique number and password, the reservation details are immediately checked and the reserved learning contents are transmitted, so that the learner can access the server device 104 and immediately learn the identity of the learner. This has the effect of minimizing the time required for the learner to start learning in time.

4 is a system configuration diagram showing the operation between the learner terminal device 102 and the server device 104 in accordance with the present invention.

The learner terminal device 420 and the teacher terminal device 460 output an input unit 422 for inputting correction data of the respondents to the questions and answers of the learner or the teacher and the answer of the user to the corresponding device. The interface unit 424 is connected. The input unit 422 is a digitizer used to receive location information from a place such as a mouse, a pen mouse, a diagram, a drawing or a design drawing as well as a keyboard. Touches the content displayed on the screen, the touch screen detects this fact in a grid set by infrared rays and transmits the position of the user's finger to the computer so that the user can select the content on the screen with a finger.

In addition, the learner terminal device 102 and the teacher terminal device 108 is connected to the operating system 426 connected to the output terminal of the interface unit 424 and the protocol unit 428 operated by the operating system is interconnected The operating system 426 serves to operate each device so that the device processes the content input through the interface unit 424, and the protocol unit 428 refers to all protocols used on the Internet. It is an essential component to receive service through internet.

In addition, the learner terminal device 102 and the teacher terminal device 108 are operated by the operating system 426 and provided with a browser 430 capable of internet access by the protocol unit 428, the browser 430 ) Is a tool commonly used to search for hypermedia documents. Hypermedia documents are documents written in Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML), which must be recognized and interpreted by browsers, browsers. In a hypermedia document authoring language, the browser 430 searches for all documents on the Internet and displays the contents of the documents on a screen for the user to view.

In addition, the learner terminal device 102 and the teacher terminal device 108 includes a connection unit 440 connected between the interface unit 424 and the Internet and an output unit 442 connected to the interface unit 424. 440 includes a modem and a network adapter for connecting to the Internet network, and the output unit 442 includes various devices such as a monitor to display the searched content by the browser 430.

In addition, the browser 430 of the learner terminal 102 and the teacher terminal 108 according to the present invention is provided with a hypertext markup language (HTML), a question, an answer writing area or an inquiry area, and a question, an answer. Alternatively, an ActiveX control for searching is provided, and the input unit 422 is freely provided with general text contents, shapes such as circles and squares, and free lines in the question and answer creation area using the ActiveX control. The user draws a picture using a mouse or a pen mouse, writes a complex mathematical expression, or communicates with a server using the ActiveX control to receive a stored question or answer and express the content in an inquiry area.

In addition, the browser 430 is provided with a button for viewing a question or an answer to a button for pressing to receive a question or an answer or a button for registering a question or an answer when the question or answer is completed and transmitted.

On the other hand, the server device 460 operates and is configured like the connection unit 440, the interface unit 424 and the operating system 426 and the protocol unit 428 of the learner terminal device 102 and the teacher terminal device 108. do.

That is, the server device 460 is provided with a connection unit 462 connected to the Internet and an interface unit 464 for outputting the input content to the corresponding device, and the content input through the interface unit 464 is applied to the corresponding device. Is operated by an operating system 466 that operates each device for processing, and a web server unit 470 operating on a protocol unit 468 is provided, which web browser unit 470 includes a browser and a server device. The data requested by the browser 430 is transmitted according to a Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP) that defines a communication protocol between the browsers.

In addition, the server device 460 is connected to the common gateway interface (CGI) program unit 474 between the web server unit 470 and the database management unit 472, the CGI program unit 474 is an operating system 466, and operates while exchanging data with the web server unit 470, the CGI program unit 474 provides an educational program for the user to learn based on the function of the CGI, In addition, the CGI not only provides a moving image but also serves to allow a user and a server to communicate with each other through the browser 430.

In addition, a database manager 472 is connected to the server device 460 between the CGI program unit 474 and the database unit 476, and the database manager 472 is operated by the operating system 436. The CGI program unit 474 outputs data necessary for the operation of the CGI program unit 474 by referring to the database unit 476.

In addition, the server device 460 is provided with a database unit 476 connected to the database management unit 472, the database unit 476 outputs the data required by the database management unit 472, or a database It is configured to store the data input through the management unit 472.

5 is a flowchart of the operation on the system shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 5, the user is given an account that is eligible to use the Internet, and after the server device 460 accesses the Internet through the connection unit 462, programs on the Internet are domain names which are names of Internet sites. Set (Domain Name).

When the user enters the Internet address of the web server unit 470 (step 500), the web server unit 470 requests input of the user's name and password (step 502), and the user enters the name and password. In operation 504, the web server 470 determines whether the user is registered (operation 506). If the user is not registered, the web server unit 470 transmits a registration screen (step 508), and allows the user to enter a name and password again to register (step 504). If the user is registered, the web server unit 440 transmits a homepage for training and executes training (step 510). The training homepage corresponds to the first page of a program for receiving remote training on the Internet. Say that.

The user views the education homepage and selects the user's personal information and the learning process (step 512). The web server 470 drives the CGI program 474 (step 514). CGI program is a program written to enable remote education based on the function of CGI that allows users to run and exchange data with the server to which the user is connected. And processing data such as a learning selection process and requesting data analysis to the database manager 472 (step 516).

The database manager 472 searches for and analyzes the requested data with reference to the database 476 and outputs the data to the CGI program 474 (step 518). The CGI program unit 474 generates an education page and outputs it to the web server unit 470 so that the user can be educated by referring to the input data (step 520). The web server 470 outputs the input educational page to the browser 430 (step 522). The user sees and learns the educational page output by the browser 430 to the output unit 442 (step 524).

When the user's learning is completed, the browser 430 outputs the learning data to the web server unit 470, and then the web server unit 470 drives the CGI program unit 474 to process the inputted learning data. (Step 526). As in steps 516 and 518, the CGI program unit 474 processes the input training data and requests the data manager to analyze the data (step 528). The database manager 472 searches for the input data, analyzes the data so that the user can take a test, and outputs the data to the CGI program unit 474 (step 530). The CGI program unit 474 generates an evaluation page so as to evaluate the user's learning contents by referring to the input data and outputs it to the web server unit 470 (step 532). The web server 470 outputs the input evaluation page to the browser 430 (step 534).

The user writes a test for the evaluation page searched through the browser 430 with the content shown in the output unit 442 (step 536). When the user completes the test, the browser 430 outputs the test data to the web server unit 470, and then the web server unit 470 analyzes the input test data and stores the CGI program unit 474 to store the test data. (Step 538).

Thereafter, the CGI program unit 474 processes the input test data, evaluates the test data (step 540), and creates a result page. (Step 542). The CGI program unit 474 requests the database manager 472 to analyze the tested result data and store the result data (step 544). The database unit 476 analyzes the input result data and stores the data to be used as data on the learner's learning level the next time the user learns (step 546).

The CGI program unit 474 transmits the created result page to the web server unit 470, and the web server unit 470 outputs the input result page to the browser 430 (step 548) so that the user can browse. The result of the search page 430 is viewed on the output unit 442 to complete the learning.

On the other hand, when a user asks a question during learning, or when a respondent who is a teacher wants to answer the question, general text contents, a circle, a square, etc. are used in the question or answer writing area by using the ActiveX control provided in the browser 430. The drawing and free lines of the drawing freely using a keyboard, a mouse, a pen, a digitizer, a touch screen, or the like provided in the input unit 422, or when the creation of complex mathematical expressions is completed, the browser 430 After inputting the provided HTML input field, press the registration button 433 to transmit the HTML input field and the content written in the composition area to the server device 460 via the Internet to facilitate the content that users and respondents are difficult to ask or answer It can be written and transmitted arbitrarily.

In this case, when the registration button is pressed, the HTML input field is transmitted by using a form of HTML, which is an existing transmission method, and the browser 430 and the server device 460 communicate with each other through the HTTP protocol. The transfer of the contents in the area uses the transfer function inside the ActiveX control.

In addition, the ActiveX control can communicate with the server device 470 without the help of the browser 430 surrounding itself, and the ActiveX control uses the FTP protocol to the server device 470 using the FTP protocol. The content written in 431 is transmitted, and the transmitted question or answer is stored in a file in the server device or stored in a database.

In addition, when the stored question or answer is selected, a screen is opened when one of the question or answer list is selected. When the question or answer button is pressed, the ActiveX control communicates with the server device 470 to display the stored question or answer. It can be expressed in the search area, and the searched content can be saved as a file or printed, and can be reused for other questions.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a case where a question content is created by handwriting using a digitizer or the like in the learning content according to the present invention. As illustrated in FIG. 6, a chemical formula, a mathematical formula, and the like can be easily expressed, thereby improving learning efficiency.

7 is a diagram illustrating a case of a multiple-choice test using an OMR card online according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 7, the monitor 702 displays the test contents 704 and the OMR card 706. The examiner can place the OMR card 714 on the digitizer 712 and display the realistic multiple-choice test online by marking it with the pen 716 as in the actual test. These online test results are sent to the server device 104 can be easily scored.

As described above, the present invention is a simple and convenient question and answer by the user, such as students on the Internet to write inquiries when learning mathematics, chemistry, etc. in general letters, special characters, figures, special symbols, etc. It is a very useful invention with many advantages such as maximizing user's learning efficiency, diversifying user's expansion and educational contents, and efficiently evaluating and managing user's learning.

Claims (10)

In a method of implementing online education using a computer, Receiving learning content specific information from the learner, Transmitting the learning content corresponding to the learning content specific information to the learner; Receiving input of the question content handwritten with respect to the learning content from the learner; Transmitting the question contents to the corresponding teacher according to the learning contents; Receiving the handwritten answers to the questions from the teacher; Transmitting the answer to the learner Online education implementation method comprising the. The method of claim 1, The handwritten question content is an online education implementation method comprising a mathematical formula, a formula or a figure. The method of claim 1, The handwritten question contents are written through a pen mouse, digitizer, or a touch screen. The method of claim 1, The handwritten question content is overwriting the learning content. The method of claim 1, The handwritten question content is linked to the learning content. An apparatus for implementing online education, Storage, A processor connected to the storage device, The storage device stores a program for controlling the processor, The processor is with the program Receiving learning content specific information from the learner, Transmitting the learning content corresponding to the learning content specific information to the learner; Receiving input of the question content handwritten with respect to the learning content from the learner; Transmitting the question contents to the corresponding teacher according to the learning contents; Receiving the handwritten answers to the questions from the teacher; Transmitting the answer to the learner On-line education implementation device characterized in that performing. In a method for implementing an online exam using a computer, Receiving test information specific information from the examiner; Transmitting a test content and an OMR answer sheet corresponding to the test content specific information to the examiner; Receiving the content of the OMR answer sheet checked for the test content from the examiner; Scoring the contents of the OMR answer sheet in comparison with the correct answers to the contents of the test; Transmitting the scoring result to the examiner Online test implementation method comprising a. The method of claim 7, wherein Checking of the OMR answer sheet is an online test implementation method, characterized in that performed via a pen mouse, digitizer, or a touch screen. An apparatus for implementing an online test, Storage, A processor connected to the storage device, The storage device stores a program for controlling the processor, The processor is with the program Receiving test information specific information from the examiner; Transmitting a test content and an OMR answer sheet corresponding to the test content specific information to the examiner; Receiving the content of the OMR answer sheet checked for the test content from the examiner; Scoring the contents of the OMR answer sheet in comparison with the correct answers to the contents of the test; Transmitting the scoring result to the examiner On-line test implementation method, characterized in that performing. The method of claim 9, Checking of the OMR answer sheet is an online test implementation method, characterized in that performed via a pen mouse, digitizer, or a touch screen.