Learning support device and program

Abstract

To enable provision of support to students and instructors in implementing effective learning methods.SOLUTION: A test support device is provided, comprising a questionnaire presentation unit for presenting questionnaire questions regarding learning to test takers, a questionnaire result acquisition unit for acquiring results of the questionnaire, and a learning style determination unit for determining learning styles of the test takers based on the acquired results of the questionnaire and feature information, indicative of features of each learning style, predetermined for each of multiple learning styles.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a learning support device and a program. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, systems that support learning using computers have been proposed. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a system that automatically recommends learning tasks. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2023-126712 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] In recent years, the educational goals of children, pupils, and students (hereinafter collectively referred to as students) have become increasingly diverse, and it is desirable to be able to propose a learning method that is more suited to each individual student.

[0005] An object of the present invention is to provide a learning support device and program that can support students and instructors in learning methods that are effective. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] One aspect of the present invention is a test support device that includes a questionnaire presentation unit that presents questionnaire questions about learning to a test taker, a questionnaire result acquisition unit that acquires the results of the questionnaire, and a learning type determination unit that determines the learning type of the test taker based on the acquired questionnaire results and characteristic information that indicates the characteristics of each learning type and is information that is predetermined for each of a plurality of learning types.

[0007] One aspect of the present invention is a program for causing a computer to present a questionnaire about learning to a test taker, obtain the results of the questionnaire, and determine the test taker's learning style based on the obtained results of the questionnaire and characteristic information, which is information indicating the characteristics of each learning style and is information predetermined for each of a plurality of learning styles. [Effects of the Invention]

[0008] According to the present invention, it is possible to support students and instructors in learning how to proceed with learning effectively. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0009] [Figure 1] 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a device configuration of a learning support system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of a learning support system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 3] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the operational flow (part 1) of the learning support system 1 of this embodiment. [Figure 4] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of an achievement test home screen according to the present embodiment. [Figure 5] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a utilization test home screen according to the present embodiment. [Figure 6] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a desired course input screen according to the present embodiment. [Figure 7] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of the operational flow (part 2) of the learning support system of this embodiment. [Figure 8] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a test progress screen according to the present embodiment. [Figure 9] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of the operation flow (part 3) of the learning support system of this embodiment. [Figure 10] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a test result home screen according to the present embodiment. [Figure 11] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a grade comparison screen according to the present embodiment. [Figure 12]FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a utilization grade transition screen according to the present embodiment. [Figure 13] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a utilization grade transition screen for each subject according to the present embodiment. [Figure 14] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a task presentation screen according to the present embodiment. [Figure 15] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of an advice screen according to the present embodiment. [Figure 16] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of an overall result screen according to the present embodiment. [Figure 17] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a display column for each problem set in this embodiment. [Figure 18] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a subject-specific result screen according to the present embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0010] A learning support system 1 of this embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. The embodiment described below is merely an example, and the embodiments to which the present invention is applied are not limited to the following embodiment. In all the drawings for explaining the embodiments, the same reference numerals are used for components having the same functions, and repeated explanations will be omitted. Furthermore, in this application, "based on XX" means "based on at least XX," and includes cases where it is based on other elements in addition to XX. Furthermore, "based on XX" is not limited to cases where XX is used directly, but also includes cases where it is based on XX that has been calculated or processed. "XX" is any element (for example, any information).

[0011] [Embodiment] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the device configuration of a learning support system 1 according to this embodiment. The learning support system 1 includes an examinee terminal device 10, an instructor terminal device 20, and a test support device 30. As an example, the learning support system 1 of this embodiment supports students' learning for entrance exams to advance to higher education. In this example, the test takers ST are, for example, children, pupils, or students. In the following explanation, these are collectively referred to as students. The instructors TC are, for example, teachers, lecturers, learning support staff, and teaching assistants. In the following explanation, these are collectively referred to as teachers.

[0012] The examinee terminal device 10 is a computer device such as a personal computer, tablet, smartphone, etc. used by the examinee ST (for example, a student). The examinee terminal device 10 includes a display unit 11 and an operation unit 12. The display unit 11 includes, for example, a liquid crystal display, and displays various images. In the following description, displaying an image on the display unit 11 is also referred to as presenting the image to the student. The operation unit 12 includes, for example, a touch panel, and detects operations by students.

[0013] An examinee terminal device 10 is distributed to each student, for example. For example, in a certain school, if there are n students (n is a natural number) who are to use the learning support system 1, n examinee terminal devices 10 from examinee terminal device 10-1 to examinee terminal device 10-n are connected to the learning support system 1. In the following description, when there is no need to distinguish between the n devices from examinee terminal device 10-1 to examinee terminal device 10-n, they will also be collectively referred to as examinee terminal device 10.

[0014] The examinee side terminal device 10 includes a calculation unit 100 and a storage unit 150, both of which are not shown. The calculation unit 100 includes, for example, a central processing unit (CPU), and operates based on programs and data stored in the storage unit 150 to provide various functions. The storage unit 150 is configured with, for example, a hard disk drive or semiconductor memory (flash memory, RAM, ROM), and stores various information such as programs and data read by the calculation unit 100. The storage unit 150 may be realized by a virtual storage device such as a cloud server external to the examinee side terminal device 10.

[0015] The instructor's terminal device 20 is a computer device such as a personal computer, tablet, smartphone, etc. used by an instructor TC (for example, a teacher). The instructor's terminal device 20 includes a display unit 21 and an operation unit 22. The display unit 21 includes, for example, a liquid crystal display, and displays various images. In the following description, displaying an image on the display unit 21 is also referred to as presenting the image to the teacher. The operation unit 22 includes, for example, a keyboard, a mouse, and a touch panel, and detects the teacher's operations. For example, one to several instructor's side terminal devices 20 are provided per school (for example, one per grade, one per class, one per teacher, etc.).

[0016] The instructor's terminal device 20 includes a calculation unit 200 and a storage unit 250, both of which are not shown. The calculation unit 200 includes, for example, a central processing unit (CPU), and operates based on programs and data stored in the storage unit 250 to provide various functions. The storage unit 250 is configured with, for example, a hard disk drive or semiconductor memory (flash memory, RAM, ROM), and stores various information such as programs and data read by the calculation unit 200. The storage unit 250 may be realized by a virtual storage device such as a cloud server external to the examinee side terminal device 10.

[0017] Note that some of the functions of the test support device 30 described below may be provided in the examinee's terminal device 10 or the instructor's terminal device 20.

[0018] The test support device 30 is configured as, for example, a cloud server, and provides various functions in the learning support system 1. The above-mentioned examinee terminal device 10, instructor terminal device 20, and test support device 30 can communicate with each other via a network NT. The network NT includes the Internet, a wide area network (WAN), a local area network (LAN), a public line, a provider device, a dedicated line, a wireless base station, etc.

[0019] [Overview of Learning Support System 1] The learning support system 1 of this embodiment provides a learning support environment that does not rely on so-called deviation scores. The "deviation score" here is an index that indicates the position of each individual student in the score distribution of all students, determined by setting standardized questions to all students taking so-called mock exams and statistically processing the scores of the answers.

[0020] In order to improve the effectiveness of students' learning, it is preferable to have them continually practice solving problems of a difficulty level that is appropriately suited to their individual academic ability, rather than having all students answer standardized questions at the same time in a situation where there is a wide range of academic ability among students in order to calculate the above-mentioned "standard score."

[0021] Furthermore, if a student has a clear idea of ​​the school, faculty, department, etc. that he or she wishes to attend (hereinafter collectively referred to as the desired school or desired career path), it is preferable to be able to grasp the degree of discrepancy between the academic ability required to be accepted into these desired career paths and the student's current academic ability. In order to visualize the degree of this discrepancy in academic ability, it is desirable to be able to quantify the academic ability required to pass into a student's desired career path and the student's current academic ability using a common evaluation axis.

[0022] The learning support system 1 of this embodiment uses grades instead of the above-mentioned "deviation score" as an evaluation axis for a student's academic ability. Grades include a target grade D33 that indicates the academic ability required to be accepted into a desired university, and an application grade D34 that indicates the student's current academic ability.

[0023] Here, the utilization grade D34 is an index that shows how well a student can utilize the knowledge they have accumulated (for example, knowledge acquired through past experience or memorization) when faced with a problem (i.e., the degree to which they utilize knowledge).As an example, the utilization grade D34 is expressed as an index that comprehensively shows a student's thinking ability, judgment ability, and expression ability.

[0024] In addition, entrance exam questions are generally composed of combinations of so-called textbook-level basic questions. The difficulty of the exam questions varies depending on the complexity of the combinations of these basic questions. For example, questions with complex combinations are more difficult. Therefore, the difficulty of entrance exam questions can be expressed by the degree to which basic knowledge is utilized, i.e., how basic knowledge must be combined to answer correctly. The target grade D33 mentioned above is an index that shows the academic ability required to pass the entrance exam for a student's desired school by the degree to which the student utilizes knowledge. As an example, the target grade D33 is expressed as the area of ​​the three axes of thinking ability, judgment ability, and expression ability required to answer entrance exam questions correctly.

[0025] As described above, in one example of the learning support system 1 of this embodiment, both the target grade D33 and the application grade D34 are indicators expressed by the areas of the three axes of thinking ability, judgment ability, and expression ability. Therefore, according to the learning support system 1 of this embodiment, the academic ability required to pass the desired career path and the student's current academic ability can be quantified using a common evaluation axis (i.e., grade).

[0026] In addition, by assessing the utilization grade D34 (for example, the student's thinking ability, judgment ability, and expressive ability) using questions of a difficulty level that is appropriately matched to the student's current academic ability, the accuracy of the assessed utilization grade D34 can be further improved. The learning support system 1 of this embodiment conducts a two-stage test consisting of a first test (hereinafter also referred to as an achievement test) that measures the student's current basic academic ability, and a second test (hereinafter also referred to as an application test) whose questions are constructed based on the results of the first test, in order to assign a utilization grade D34 to the student using questions of a difficulty level that is appropriately suited to the student's current academic ability.

[0027] The functions and operation flow of this learning support system 1 will be described below. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the learning support system 1 of this embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the operation flow (part 1) of the learning support system 1 of this embodiment.

[0028] [First test (achievement test)] The learning support system 1 of this embodiment provides an achievement test. Specifically, the learning support device 30 provides the test question D31 (hereinafter also referred to as the first test question D311) of the achievement test to the testee side terminal device 10.

[0029] In this embodiment, the case where all students take the test at the same time is described, but the present invention is not limited to this. The achievement test may be taken by all students in one grade at a school at the same time, or by each student individually. In this embodiment, the operation of the examinee terminal device 10 of one student (for example, the examinee terminal device 10-1) will be described. The examinee terminal devices 10 of the other students operate in the same manner, so their description will be omitted.

[0030] (Step S111) The question presenter 301 of the learning support device 30 transmits a test question (first test question D311) for the achievement test. The examinee side terminal device 10 displays the first test question D311 on the display unit 11.

[0031] That is, the question presenter 301 presents the first test question D311 (first test) to the test-taker ST.

[0032] The examinee ST (e.g., a student) operates the operation unit 12 of the examinee's terminal device 10 to input an answer to the first test question D311. The examinee's terminal device 10 temporarily stores the input answer in the storage unit 150 (not shown) as an answer result D12.

[0033] The achievement test is a test to measure the basic academic ability of the test taker ST. For example, the achievement test consists of so-called textbook-level questions, each covering about five units, with about 10 sub-questions each (i.e., about 50 questions). Each sub-question is structured so that it can be scored with either O (correct) or X (incorrect).

[0034] When the examinee ST has completed all of the answers to the first test questions D311, the examinee ST performs an operation to send the answers. Upon receiving the operation to send the answers, the examinee side terminal device 10 sends the answer result D12 input by the examinee ST to the learning support device 30 as the answer result D121 of the first test.

[0035] (Step S311) The learning support device 30 receives the answer results D121 of the first test from each of the multiple examinee side terminal devices 10. The learning support device 30 grades the answer results D121 of the first test based on the correct answers stored in advance in the storage unit 350. The learning support device 30 stores the answer results D121 of the first test and the grading results thereof in the storage unit 350. The answer results D121 of the first test and the grading results thereof stored in the storage unit 350 can be viewed from the examinee's terminal device 10 and the instructor's terminal device 20. Note that only the results of the student who answered the test (i.e., his / her own) can be viewed from the examinee's terminal device 10. The results of all students who took the achievement test can be viewed from the instructor's terminal device 20.

[0036] (Step S112) When the examinee ST performs a viewing operation, the examinee side terminal device 10 acquires the results of the achievement test from the learning support device 30, and causes the display unit 11 to display the acquired results of the achievement test.

[0037] The instructor TC can operate the instructor's terminal device 20 to check the test-taking status D111 of the first test at any time.

[0038] 4 is a diagram showing an example of an achievement test home screen P1 according to this embodiment. The achievement test home screen P1 is a screen that shows the implementation status and implementation schedule of achievement tests for each school year and each semester, and is displayed on the instructor-side terminal device 20. The achievement test home screen P1 displays an achievement test tab P101 and an achievement test selection field P102. The achievement test tab P101 is an operation image for switching the screen displayed on the instructor's terminal device 20 to the achievement test home screen P1. The achievement test selection field P102 is an operation image selected when viewing the achievement test taking status D11. When receiving an instruction to view the test-taking situation D11 from the instructor's terminal device 20, the first display control unit 3111 of the learning support device 30 causes the instructor's terminal device 20 to display the test-taking situation D11.

[0039] That is, the first display control section 3111 causes the instructor's terminal device 20 to display the examination status D11.

[0040] As described above, the first display control section 3111 causes the test-taking situation D111 of the first test to be displayed on both the examinee's terminal device 10 and the instructor's terminal device 20.

[0041] That is, the first display control unit 3111 displays the test-taking status D111 of the first test (the test-taking status of the first test).

[0042] [Creating a question set for the second test (utility test)] (Step S312) The learning support device 30 determines the learning achievement level for each test-taker ST based on the results of the achievement test. The learning support device 30 selects questions for the application level test for each test-taker ST based on the learning achievement level for each test-taker ST.

[0043] The application test is a test that measures the extent to which and how well the test-taker ST can use the basic knowledge and skills that they have accumulated. For example, the application test measures the test-taker ST's application ability using an application ability index that multiplies the number of basic knowledge and skills that the test-taker ST possesses by the niche level (which can also be said to be rare) of the application scenarios for this knowledge and skills. For example, the application ability index expresses the test-taker ST's application ability as the area of ​​the three axes of thinking ability, judgment ability, and expression ability.

[0044] The questions for the practical application test are prepared in advance as a practical application test question set in which basic questions, which are easy to answer correctly, standard questions, which are medium in difficulty, and advanced questions, which are difficult to answer correctly, are distributed. The storage unit 350 stores in advance a plurality of utilization test question sets corresponding to the stages of the utilization ability index. For example, for test-takers ST whose application ability is below the specified criterion, a basic problem set is prepared, which includes three basic questions, five standard questions, and two advanced questions. For test-takers ST whose application ability is intermediate, a medium problem set is prepared, which includes three basic questions, three standard questions, and four advanced questions. For test-takers ST whose application ability exceeds the specified criterion, a difficult problem set is prepared, which includes one basic question, two standard questions, and eight advanced questions. In this way, the difficulty level of the questions in the proficiency test question set is adjusted to suit the level of achievement of the test-taker ST, which can further improve the accuracy of the results of the proficiency test for the test-taker ST.

[0045] The learning support device 30 creates a question set for the utilisation test by selecting, for each test-taker ST, a question set for the utilisation test in which basic questions, standard questions and advanced questions are allocated, based on the results of the achievement test. The learning support device 30 transmits the created problem set for the utilization test to the instructor's terminal device 20.

[0046] (Step S211) The instructor TC operates the instructor-side terminal device 20 to check whether the problem set for the utilization test received from the learning support device 30 is adapted to the academic ability of each individual examinee ST. For example, the instructor-side terminal device 20 displays the utilization test home screen P2.

[0047] 5 is a diagram showing an example of a utilization test home screen P2 according to this embodiment. The utilization test home screen P2 is a screen showing the implementation status and implementation schedule of utilization tests for each school year and each semester, and is displayed on the instructor's terminal device 20. The utilization test home screen P2 displays a utilization test tab P201 and a utilization test selection field P202. The utilization test tab P201 is an operation image for switching the screen displayed on the instructor's terminal device 20 to the utilization test home screen P2. The utilization test selection field P202 is an operation image selected when viewing the utilization test examination status D11 (i.e., the examination status D112 of the second test).

[0048] (Step S212) The instructor TC changes the problem set of the utilisation test for each examinee ST as necessary. The instructor's terminal device 20 transmits the name of the problem set of the utilisation test confirmed or changed by the instructor TC (for example, basic problem set, intermediate problem set or difficult problem set) to the examinee's terminal device 10. The names of the problem sets for the practicality test may be, for example, basic, standard, advanced, etc.

[0049] (Step S113) The examinee's terminal device 10 displays the name of the problem set of the utilisation test (for example, basic, standard, or advanced) on the display unit 11. The examinee ST checks the name of the problem set of the utilisation test that is displayed.

[0050] [Setting desired course] (Step S114) The examinee ST operates the examinee side terminal device 10 to input his / her desired course.

[0051] 6 is a diagram showing an example of the desired career path input screen P3 of this embodiment. The desired career path input screen P3 is a screen displayed on the examinee's terminal device 10, and has a desired career path input field P31 and a desired career path save button P32. The desired career path input field P31 is a field where the examinee ST inputs his / her desired career path. The desired career path save button P32 is a field where the input desired career path is saved in the learning support system 1. When the desired career path save button P32 is operated, the examinee's terminal device 10 transmits the information entered in the desired career path input field P31 to the learning support device 30 as a desired career path D13.

[0052] (Step S313) The learning support device 30 determines the grade of the desired career path of the examinee ST based on the desired career path D13 received from the examinee terminal device 10. The grade of the desired career path is also referred to as a target grade D33.

[0053] More specifically, the learning support device 30 stores in advance in the storage unit 350 the grade of the school, faculty, department, or other educational institution to which the student will advance for each educational institution. The grade of the educational institution to which the student will advance is calculated using a predetermined grade calculation algorithm defined by the learning support system 1, based on the question trends of past entrance exams and the results of pass / fail assessments. This predetermined grade calculation algorithm is used in common to calculate the target grade D33 and the utilization grade D34 described above. That is, the target grade D33 and the utilization grade D34 are calculated using the same grade calculation algorithm. Since the learning support system 1 of this embodiment evaluates the target grade D33 and the utilization grade D34 using a grade calculation algorithm that is common to both, the degree of deviation D35 between the two grades can be calculated by arithmetic operations.

[0054] The target grade acquisition unit 303 of the learning support device 30 uses the desired career path of the examinee ST as a search key to search for the grade for each educational destination stored in the storage unit 350. The target grade acquisition unit 303 acquires the grade for each educational destination obtained as a result of the search as the target grade D33.

[0055] That is, the target grade acquisition unit 303 acquires the target grade D33 of the school to which the examinee ST will advance.

[0056] Here, if the examinee ST has a plurality of desired career paths, the target grade acquisition section 303 acquires a target grade D33 for each of the plurality of desired career paths.

[0057] In this case, the target grade acquisition unit 303 acquires the target grades D33 of the multiple educational destinations.

[0058] (Step S314) The target grade acquisition unit 303 stores the target grade D33 acquired by each test-taker ST in the storage unit 350 for each test-taker ST. That is, the target grade acquisition unit 303 sets the target grade D33 for each test-taker ST.

[0059] [Second test (utility test)] Next, the flow of the implementation of the utilization test by the learning support system 1 will be described. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of the operational flow (part 2) of the learning support system 1 of this embodiment.

[0060] In this embodiment, the case where all students take the Utilization Test at the same time will be described, but this is not limited to this. The Utilization Test may be taken by all students in one grade at a school at the same time, or by each student individually. As with the explanation of the achievement test described above, the operation of the examinee terminal device 10 (for example, the examinee terminal device 10-1) for one student will be explained. The examinee terminal devices 10 of the other students operate in the same way, so their explanations will be omitted.

[0061] (Step S121) The question presenter 301 transmits test questions for the utilization test to the examinee's terminal device 10. As described above, the test questions for the utilization test are constructed based on the answer results D12 (test results) of the first test questions D311. When the examinee side terminal device 10 receives the test questions for the utilization test (that is, the second test questions D312) from the learning support device 30, the examinee side terminal device 10 displays the test questions for the utilization test on the display unit 11.

[0062] That is, the question presenter 301 presents to the examinee ST second test questions D312 (second test) whose questions are constructed based on the answer results D12 (test results) of the first test questions D311 (first test).

[0063] The examinee ST solves the test questions of the utilisation test. Here, the test questions of the utilisation test may include so-called multiple choice questions. Multiple choice questions are questions that the examinee ST can choose to answer at will from multiple questions (or a group of questions). Depending on how the multiple-choice questions are selected, the number of questions that the test taker ST must answer in the practicality test may change.

[0064] (Step S122) The examinee ST operates the examinee terminal device 10 to select a question to answer from the multiple-choice questions. The examinee side terminal device 10 transmits the test taking status D11 of the practical test by the examinee ST (i.e., the test taking status D112 of the second test) at any time to the learning support device 30. The learning support device 30 can grasp the test taking status D112 of the second test by the examinee ST at any time.

[0065] (Step S321) The progress acquisition unit 302 of the learning support device 30 acquires the test-taking status D112 of the second test from the examinee side terminal device 10.

[0066] That is, the progress acquisition unit 302 acquires the test status D11 (answer progress) input to the test-taker side terminal device 10 (terminal device) for each of the multiple test-taker ST.

[0067] (Step S322) In response to a request from the instructor-side terminal device 20, the display control unit 311 of the learning support device 30 transmits the test-taking status D11 for each examinee ST to the instructor-side terminal device 20. In other words, the learning support device 30 notifies the instructor-side terminal device 20 of the test-taking status D112 for the second test for each examinee ST. (Step S221) The instructor's terminal device 20 displays the test-taking status D112 of the second test received from the learning support device 30 on the display unit 21.

[0068] That is, the display control unit 311 of the learning support device 30 displays the acquired progress status of each test taker ST on the instructor's terminal device 20.

[0069] 8 is a diagram showing an example of the test progress screen P4 in this embodiment. The test progress screen P4 is a screen displayed on the instructor's terminal device 20, and is a screen that shows, in a list format, the test-taking status D112 of the second test for each test-taker ST. The test progress screen P4 has a test progress list screen P41, a test status display field P42, a question set display field P43, an answer count display field P44, and an answer count display field P45 when no question has been selected. The test progress list screen P41 is a screen that displays a list of the test status D11 for each test taker ST.

[0070] The test-taking status display field P42 is a field that indicates whether the test-taker ST has not yet started the utilitarian test, is currently answering, or has completed submitting the answers. When the utilitarian test has not yet started, it may be that there is a communication problem between the test-taker's terminal device 10 and the learning support device 30. When the test-taking status display field P42 indicates that the utilitarian test has not yet started (for example, "waiting"), the instructor TC can urge the test-taker ST to check the operating status of the test-taker's terminal device 10.

[0071] The question set display field P43 is a field that indicates which question set the examinee ST is answering. As an example, the question set display field P43 displays either Basic, Standard, or Advanced for each examinee ST.

[0072] The answer count display field P44 is a field that displays the number of questions in the problem set of the utilisation test (i.e., the number of questions in the second test question D312) for each test-taker ST. As mentioned above, the problem set for the utilisation test is selected according to the achievement level of the test-taker ST. For example, if there are three types of problem sets, basic, standard, and advanced, the number of questions may differ between these problem sets.

[0073] The display control unit 311 displays the number of questions in the test for each examinee ST on the instructor's terminal device 20. According to the learning support system 1 configured in this way, even if the number of questions varies for each question set, the instructor TC can easily grasp how far the examinee ST has progressed in answering the questions (i.e., the test-taking status D112 of the second test).

[0074] As mentioned above, the problem set for the utilisation test may include multiple choice questions. In this case, the number of questions may vary depending on how the multiple choice questions are selected. In other words, the number of questions in the test may differ for each test-taker ST depending on the number of multiple choice questions selected by each test-taker ST.

[0075] The display control section 311 displays on the instructor's terminal device 20 the number of questions corresponding to the number of multiple-choice questions selected by the examinee ST.

[0076] Furthermore, in cases where the number of questions changes depending on how multiple-choice questions are selected, the number of questions to be answered is not determined when the examinee ST has not selected any multiple-choice questions. In such a case, the display control unit 311 displays the number of questions to be answered in a range (for example, between 85 and 100 questions), as shown in the answer number display field P45 when no question has been selected.

[0077] That is, in a state where the examinee ST has not selected any multiple-choice questions, the display control section 311 displays on the instructor's terminal device 20 the range of the number of questions that changes depending on the selection result of the multiple-choice questions. According to the learning support system 1 configured in this manner, even if the number of questions to be answered varies depending on how the multiple-choice questions are selected, it is possible for the instructor TC to easily grasp how far the test-taker ST has progressed in answering the questions (i.e., the test-taking status D112 of the second test).

[0078] As described above, the test status D11 (answer progress status) includes the number of answers for each test taker ST. The display control unit 311 displays the number of answers as a fraction (numerator: number of answered questions, denominator: number of questions to be answered) as shown in the answer number display field P44, or displays a range of the number of questions as shown in the answer number display field P45 when no question has been selected.

[0079] That is, the display control section 311 displays the number of answers to the test for each examinee ST on the instructor's terminal device 20. As described above, the learning support system 1 displays in real time the test status D11 of the utilization test for each examinee ST (i.e., the test status D112 of the second test) on the instructor's terminal device 20. The learning support system 1 configured in this way makes it easier for the instructor TC to grasp the progress of the utilization test. Next, the functions provided by the learning support system 1 after taking the practical application test will be described.

[0080] [Student Survey] FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of the operation flow (part 3) of the learning support system 1 of this embodiment.

[0081] (Step S331) The questionnaire presentation unit 307 presents questionnaire questions about learning to the test-taker ST. In this questionnaire, the test-taker ST answers questions about their own lifestyle habits and study habits. The learning support system 1 provides study advice to each test-taker ST based on the questionnaire results D14.

[0082] This questionnaire includes questions about the examinee ST's daily rhythm and the amount of sleep the examinee ST gets. In other words, the questionnaire includes questions about sleep time as questions about the examinee ST's daily rhythm. The questionnaire also includes questions about the examinee ST's school hours and their daily routines.

[0083] (Step S131) ​​The examinee ST answers the questionnaire by operating the examinee terminal device 10. The examinee terminal device 10 transmits the questionnaire result D14 of the examinee ST to the learning support device 30.

[0084] The survey result acquisition unit 308 of the learning assistance device 30 acquires the survey results D14.

[0085] [Learning Pattern Assessment] (Step S332) The learning style determination unit 309 determines the "learning style" of the test-taker ST based on the acquired questionnaire results D14. A learning style refers to a learning style pattern that the test-taker ST is accustomed to or that has relatively high learning efficiency. Examples of learning styles include "interactive style," "text style," "image style," and "action style."

[0086] The interactive style is a learning style that focuses on deepening understanding of the subject matter through dialogue with friends, teachers, etc. The text type is a learning style that is good at deepening understanding of the subject matter by writing it down in a notebook or other document. The image-based learning style is one that is good at deepening understanding of the subject matter by replacing it with pictures and using one's imagination. The behavioral type is a learning style that excels at deepening understanding of the subject by trying things first before thinking about them.

[0087] These learning patterns are classified (or tagged) according to their characteristics and stored in advance as characteristic information in the storage unit 350. In other words, the storage unit 350 stores characteristic information that indicates the characteristics of each learning pattern and is information that is predetermined for each of a plurality of learning patterns.

[0088] The learning type determination unit 309 uses the learning characteristics and behavioral characteristics of the test taker ST indicated by the questionnaire results D14 as a search key, and determines the learning type of the test taker ST from among the multiple learning types indicated by the characteristic information stored in the memory unit 350 that matches the characteristics of the test taker ST.

[0089] That is, the learning type determination unit 309 determines the learning type of the test taker ST based on the acquired questionnaire results D14 and characteristic information, which is information indicating the characteristics of each learning type and is information that is predetermined for each of multiple learning types.

[0090] Furthermore, the self-study time calculation unit 310 calculates the self-study time of the test taker ST based on the acquired questionnaire results D14.

[0091] [Usability test score: Utilization grade D34] (Step S333) The learning support device 30 grades the answer results of the utilization test (that is, the answer results D122 of the second test) for each test-taker ST.

[0092] (Step S334) The learning support device 30 determines the utilization grade D34 of the test-taker ST based on the scoring results. As described above, the utilization test questions are constructed based on an index of the utilization ability of the test-taker ST obtained in the achievement test (for example, an index shown by the area of ​​the three axes of thinking ability, judgment ability, and expression ability). In addition, the utilization grade D34 is an index showing the utilization level of the test-taker ST (for example, the area of ​​the three axes of thinking ability, judgment ability, and expression ability). That is, the learning support system 1 is configured so that the structure of the questions in the utilization test correlates with the utilization grade D34. Therefore, the learning support system 1 can determine the utilization grade D34 of the examinee ST depending on which questions in the utilization test the examinee ST answered correctly.

[0093] [Determining learning task D38] (Step S335) The task setting unit 305 of the learning support device 30 calculates the degree of discrepancy D35 between the target grade D33, which is the grade of the candidate ST's desired career path D13, and the candidate ST's current practical grade D34. As described above, the target grade D33 and the utilization grade D34 are calculated using a common grade calculation algorithm. Therefore, the learning support system 1 can calculate the degree of deviation D35 between the target grade D33 and the utilization grade D34 by performing an arithmetic operation (e.g., calculating the difference) between the two grades.

[0094] The task determination unit 305 determines the study tasks that the test-taker ST should study from now on, based on the calculated deviation D35. As an example, there are three levels of study tasks: "Must tasks," "More tasks," and "Challenge tasks." The must-do tasks are tasks that the test taker ST must tackle in order to bring the utilization grade D34 closer to the target grade D33 (that is, to reduce the deviation D35). The more issue is one that needs to be addressed in order to improve the utilization grade D34 and further reduce the deviation D35. The challenge tasks are tasks that involve deliberately taking on high-difficulty tasks to further improve motivation and utilization grade D34.

[0095] The task determination unit 305 determines a learning task D38 to be presented to the test taker ST based on the test taker ST's utilization grade D34 based on the test taker ST's answer result D12 (test result) to the second test question D312 (second test) and the target grade D33.

[0096] That is, the task determination unit 305 determines the learning task D38 to be presented to the test taker ST based on the utilization grade D34, which is the grade of the test taker ST based on the test answer results D12 (test results) of the test taker ST, and the target grade D33.

[0097] As described above, the learning tasks D38 are set as must tasks, more tasks, challenge tasks, etc. according to the difficulty level of the answers. These must tasks, more tasks, and challenge tasks are stored in advance in the storage unit 350. The task determination unit 305 determines the learning task D38 for each test-taker ST by selecting from the learning tasks D38 stored in the storage unit 350 according to the learning task D38 for each test-taker ST.

[0098] That is, the task determination unit 305 determines the learning task D38 to be presented to the test-taker ST from among a plurality of types of learning tasks D38 set for each difficulty level of the answer.

[0099] That is, the learning task D38 is determined from among a plurality of types of learning task D38 based on the target grade D33 and the utilization grade D34 of the test-taker ST.

[0100] (Step S336) The second display control unit 3112 of the learning support device 30 transmits the results of the utilization test score for the above-mentioned test taker ST, the learning type, utilization grade D34, and learning task D38 to the test taker's terminal device 10 and the instructor's terminal device 20, and displays them.

[0101] That is, the second display control section 3112 causes the examinee's terminal device 10 to display the answer result D122 of the second test (the test result of the second test).

[0102] That is, the second display control section 3112 causes the examinee's terminal device 10 to display the test taking situation D11.

[0103] [Presenting the results to the examinee's terminal device 10] (Step S132) The examinee side terminal device 10 displays the information about the utilization test received from the learning support device 30 on the display unit 11.

[0104] 10 is a diagram showing an example of the test result home screen P5 of this embodiment. The test result home screen P5 is a screen displayed on the test-taker side terminal device 10, and functions as a home screen that displays a list of the test results of the utilization test. The test result home screen P5 includes a test result list screen P51, a confirmed test result display P52, and an unconfirmed test result display P53. The test result list screen P51 is a screen that displays a list of the test results of the test taker ST's past utilization level tests.

[0105] The test result confirmation display P52 indicates that the test-taker ST has already viewed the results of his / her past application level tests. In this example, the test-taker ST took application level tests in three subjects (e.g., Japanese, mathematics, and English). In the fall application level test for this test-taker ST in his / her first year (shown as "Fall Test I" in the figure), his / her application grade D34 was: Japanese: Grade 10, Mathematics: Grade 12, English: Grade 9. The grade display for each subject is expressed by the number of vertices of a polygon. This makes it easier for the test-taker ST to understand the grade level at a glance compared to when the grade level is displayed only as a number.

[0106] The unconfirmed test result display P53 indicates that the examinee ST has not viewed the results of his / her past application level tests. In this example, the examinee ST has taken application level tests in three subjects (e.g., Japanese, mathematics, and English) but has not viewed the results of any of them. The display control unit 311 does not disclose the results of the application level tests until the examinee ST actively operates the examinee-side terminal device 10, and only discloses the results of the application level tests once the examinee ST performs a viewing operation. The learning support system 1 configured in this manner can motivate the examinee ST to want to view the results of the application level tests, thereby improving their motivation to more actively engage in learning. .

[0107] In one example of this embodiment, the learning support system 1 provides utilisation tests for multiple subjects (for example, three subjects: Japanese, mathematics, and English). The utilisation tests for each of these subjects each have questions structured based on an index (for example, the area of ​​the three axes of thinking ability, judgment ability, and expression ability) based on the above-mentioned grade calculation algorithm. In other words, even if the utilisation tests are for different subjects, the questions for each utilisation test are structured based on the sole index, "grade."

[0108] That is, in the learning support system 1 of this embodiment, the grade functions as an absolute evaluation axis or evaluation index. This differs from conventional mock exams with standardized questions, in which the student's academic ability is expressed as a relative index (i.e., deviation value) based on the score distribution of other students.

[0109] Therefore, the results of the utilization test can be directly compared between subjects using the absolute evaluation index of the test-taker ST's utilization grade D34. For example, in the example of the test result confirmation display P52 shown in the figure, it can be determined that the examinee ST is good at mathematics and somewhat weak at English.

[0110] When the examinee ST operates each test result column on the test result list screen P51, the second display control section 3112 causes the display section 11 of the examinee side terminal device 10 to display the grade comparison screen P6.

[0111] [Presenting the target grade D33 and utilization grade D34] 11 is a diagram showing an example of the grade comparison screen P6 of this embodiment. The grade comparison screen P6 is a screen displayed on the display unit 11 of the examinee's terminal device 10, and is a screen showing detailed content of each test result shown on the test result home screen P5. The grade comparison screen P6 displays an utilized grade field P61, a target grade field P62, and a grade comparison field P63.

[0112] The utilization grade column P61 is a column showing the results of the utilization test, similar to the test result confirmation display P52 described above. In this example, the utilization grade D34 of this test taker ST is shown to be Japanese: Grade 10, Mathematics: Grade 12, and English: Grade 9.

[0113] The target grade column P62 is a column showing the target grade D33 for each desired career path D13 entered by the examinee ST in step S114 described above. In this example, the target grades D33 of the examinee ST's first choice are Japanese: Grade 12, Mathematics: Grade 10, and English: Grade 14.

[0114] That is, the display control unit 311 displays the target grade D33 and the utilization grade D34 of the test taker ST.

[0115] The grade comparison column P63 is a column that displays the utilization grade D34 of the examinee ST for each subject of the utilization test and the target grade D33 of the desired career path D13 in comparison. In this example, the utilization grade D34 of the examinee ST and the target grade D33 of the desired career path D13 (for example, first choice) are aligned on the same axis for each subject and displayed overlapping each other.

[0116] That is, the display control unit 311 displays the utilization grade D34, which is the grade of the examinee ST based on the test answer results D12 (test results) of the examinee ST, and the degree of deviation D35 between the target grade D33.

[0117] That is, the display control unit 311 presents the deviation degree D35 for each subject of the test.

[0118] In addition, in this example, the grade comparison field P63 displays the target grade D33 of the first desired career path D13 among the desired career paths D13, but is not limited to this. When there are multiple desired career paths D13, the display control unit 311 may display the deviation degree D35 in a manner that allows the utilization grade D34 and the target grade D33 to be compared for each desired career path D13.

[0119] That is, the display control unit 311 presents the degree of deviation D35 for each school to be advanced to.

[0120] In addition, in the example of the grade comparison column on page 63 mentioned above, the difficulty level of the problem sets for the practical application test differs for each subject. For example, "Advanced" is selected for Japanese, "Standard" for Mathematics, and "Basic" for English. As mentioned above, even if the subjects of the application tests are different, the questions for each subject's application test are constructed based on a single indicator: "grade." Furthermore, even if the problem sets for the practical use tests are of different levels of difficulty, the problems for each level of practical use test are constructed based on a single indicator, the "grade."

[0121] As shown in the grade comparison column P63, the display control unit 311 displays the utilization grade D34 and target grade D33 of the examinee ST in the direction of the grade display axis AX based on the only indicator, "grade." Furthermore, the display control unit 311 displays the utilization grade D34 and the target grade D33 aligned in the direction of the grade display axis AX, as shown in the grade comparison column P63.

[0122] According to the learning support system 1 configured in this manner, even if the subjects and difficulty levels of the utilization test are different, and even if there are multiple desired career paths D13, the utilization grade D34 and the target grade D33 can be visually and directly compared using the only indicator, "grade."

[0123] FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of the utilization grade transition screen P7 of this embodiment. The utilization grade transition screen P7 is a screen displayed on the examinee's terminal device 10, and is a screen that shows the time series transition of the utilization grade D34 of the examinee ST for each utilization test taken. In one example of this embodiment, the utilization grade transition screen P7 displays the transition of the utilization grade D34 for all subjects (for example, three subjects: Japanese, mathematics, and English) for which the examinee ST has taken the utilization test.

[0124] That is, the display control unit 311 displays the time-series change in the utilization grade D34 of the test taker ST.

[0125] In this example, the horizontal axis represents the time when the application test was conducted (i.e., the time axis), and the vertical axis represents the grade display axis AX, which indicates the grade. In this example, the application grade D34 can be visually and directly compared across multiple subjects and test periods using the single indicator, "grade."

[0126] The utilization grade progression screen P7 also includes a subject-specific symbol legend column P71. The subject-specific symbol legend column P71 is a column showing shapes corresponding to the subjects of utilization grade D34. In one example of the figure, it shows that a circle (○) corresponds to Japanese, a square (□) to mathematics, and a diamond (◇) to English.

[0127] Screens showing the time series changes in the utilization grade D34, such as the utilization grade transition screen P7, may be printed out by the instructor TC or the examinee ST. In this case, if the subjects are classified by color on the utilization grade transition screen P7, the printed screen may be displayed in monochrome, making it impossible to distinguish the subjects. As in the utilization grade transition screen P7 of this embodiment, by expressing each subject by a different shape of a figure, it is possible to distinguish the subject even when printed in monochrome.

[0128] 13 is a diagram showing an example of the utilization grade progression screen P8 for each subject in this embodiment. The utilization grade progression screen P8 for each subject is a screen displayed on the examinee's terminal device 10, and is an image showing the position (standing position) of the examinee ST in the population who took the utilization test. The utilization grade progression screen P8 for each subject includes a subject symbol legend field P81, a subject distribution field P82, and a population switching button P83. The subject symbol legend field P81 is similar to the subject symbol legend field P71 described above, and therefore a description thereof will be omitted.

[0129] The distribution by subject field P82 is a field showing the distribution of grades of the application test results, with the horizontal axis being the grade display axis AX and the vertical axis being the percentage. The distribution by subject field P82 displays the application grade of Japanese P821, the application grade of mathematics P822, and the application grade of English P823 for the test-taker ST himself / herself. The population switching button P83 is an operation image for switching the population of the grade distribution. The population switching button P83 has options such as "within school," "all," and "students with the same goals as you," each of which can be selected arbitrarily. "All" refers, for example, to the entire prefecture or all of Japan. "Students with the same goals as you" refers to the population of examinees ST who are registered in the learning support system 1 and have the same desired career path D13.

[0130] [Presenting learning task D38] 14 is a diagram showing an example of the assignment presentation screen P9 in this embodiment. The assignment presentation screen P9 is a screen displayed on the examinee's terminal device 10, and displays the learning assignment D38 determined by the assignment determination unit 305 in step S335 described above. The assignment presentation screen P9 has an assignment list P91 and an assignment unit number field P92. The assignment list P91 displays a list of the learning assignments D38 determined by the assignment determination unit 305. The assignment unit number field P92 displays the number of assignments (e.g., number of units) for each of the above-mentioned assignment difficulty levels (e.g., must-have assignments, more assignments, and challenge assignments). By presenting the task presentation screen P9 to the test taker ST, the learning support system 1 can clearly communicate to the test taker ST the learning task D38 that the test taker ST should work on, as well as manage the test taker ST's learning progress and increase their motivation to learn.

[0131] [Study advice D37] 15 is a diagram showing an example of an advice screen P10 of this embodiment. The advice screen P10 is a screen displayed on the examinee's terminal device 10, and displays the learning style determined in step S332 described above and learning advice D37 corresponding to the learning style. The advice screen P10 includes a learning status display field P1001 and a learning style display field P1002.

[0132] The learning status display column P1001 is a column that displays the lifestyle of the test taker ST (e.g., daily sleeping and study times, time allocation) and study time for each subject, as determined by the learning support device 30 based on the results of the above-mentioned questionnaire (questionnaire results D14). The learning style display field P1002 is a screen that presents the test-taker ST with the test-taker ST's learning style and learning advice D37 based on that learning style in a format that compares it with the general learning characteristics of other learning styles.

[0133] That is, the display control unit 311 displays, on the examinee's terminal device 10 used by the examinee ST, learning advice D37 based on the determined learning type and information indicating the examinee ST's general characteristics of learning types other than the examinee ST's learning type.

[0134] [Presenting to the instructor's terminal device 20] (Step S231) The second display control section 3112 causes the instructor's terminal device 20 to display information relating to the test results of the utilization test.

[0135] That is, the second display control section 3112 causes the instructor's terminal device 20 to display the examination status D11 (particularly, the examination status D112 of the second test; the examination status of the second test).

[0136] 16 is a diagram showing an example of an overall result screen P11 of this embodiment. The overall result screen P11 is a screen displayed on the instructor's terminal device 20, and is a screen that displays in a list format the test results of all test takers ST included in the unit (for example, by school, by grade, by class, etc.) that took the utilization test. The overall result screen P11 includes a utilization grade distribution column P111, a question set display column P112, a previous test comparison column P113, and a previous year comparison column P114.

[0137] The utilization grade distribution column P111 is a column showing the distribution of utilization grade D34 of all examinees ST, with the horizontal axis representing the grade display axis AX and the vertical axis representing the proportion of the number of people.

[0138] Here, the utilization grade acquisition unit 304 of the learning support device 30 acquires, for each of the multiple examinees ST, the utilization grade D34, which is the grade of the examinee ST based on the test answer results D12 (examination results) of the examinee ST. That is, the utilization grade acquisition unit 304 acquires the utilization grades D34 of all test takers ST included in the unit for which the utilization test was taken.

[0139] The distribution calculation unit 306 calculates the distribution of utilization grades D34 for a plurality of examinees ST. The display control unit 311 causes the examinee side terminal device 10 to display the distribution of utilization grades D34 calculated by the distribution calculation unit 306 as an utilization grade distribution field P111.

[0140] The problem set display field P112 is a diagram showing the proportion of students by subject and by difficulty level of the problem set. Details of the problem set display field P112 will be explained with reference to FIG.

[0141] 17 is a diagram showing an example of the problem set display field P112 of this embodiment. In the problem set display field P112, the proportion of people by subject and by difficulty level of the problem set is shown using a box-and-whisker plot PB1. The box-and-whisker plot PB1 of the utilization grade D34 is a diagram showing the distribution of the utilization grade D34 of all target test-takers ST, with the maximum value V6, distribution upper limit V5, median V4, mean V3, distribution lower limit V2, and minimum value V1 of the utilization grade D34 displayed in different ways along the grade display axis AX.

[0142] In addition, the example in the same figure also shows an outlier V0. The outlier V0 is a value that no longer has statistical significance for reasons such as a participant dropping out of the utilization test due to poor health or being unable to answer due to a communication failure. By excluding the outlier V0 from the valid values ​​of the box plot PB1, which are the maximum value V6 to the minimum value V1, the statistical reliability can be improved.

[0143] That is, the display control unit 311 displays the distribution using a box-and-whisker plot PB1 in which the maximum value V6, distribution upper limit value V5, median value V4, average value V3, distribution lower limit value V2, and minimum value V1 of the utilization grade D34 are represented in different ways along the grade display axis AX.

[0144] Here, the distribution lower limit V2 is the grade value that includes 25% of the total number of test-takers ST. The distribution upper limit V5 is the grade value that includes 75% of the total number of test-takers ST. In other words, half of the total number of test-takers ST is included between the distribution lower limit V2 and the distribution upper limit V5.

[0145] That is, the display control unit 311 displays the distribution of the utilization grade D34 for each test subject in a box-and-whisker plot PB1.

[0146] Also, similar to the case described for the grade comparison field P63 of the grade comparison screen P6, the display control unit 311 displays the distribution of the utilization grade D34 of the examinee ST aligned in the direction of the grade display axis AX.

[0147] That is, the display control unit 311 displays the distribution of utilization grades D34 for each test subject side by side as box and whisker plots PB1 by matching the values ​​of the grade display axis AX between subjects.

[0148] According to the learning support system 1 configured in this manner, even if the subject and difficulty level of the utilization test are different, the distribution of utilization grade D34 can be visually and directly compared using the only indicator, "grade."

[0149] Furthermore, as a general statistical finding, when the mean value V3 and the median value V4 are different from each other, or when the lower limit value V2 and the upper limit value V5 of the distribution are significantly different from each other, some kind of problem may occur in the population. In such cases, the display control unit 311 may change the display color or density (for example, the density of the hatching) of the box-and-whisker plot PB1 so that it stands out to the instructor TC.

[0150] That is, when the correspondence between at least two of the indicators of the maximum value V6, the upper distribution limit V5, the median V4, the average value V3, the lower distribution limit V2, and the minimum value V1 of the utilization grade D34 deviates from a predetermined range of correspondence, the display control unit 311 displays the box-and-whisker plot PB1 in a manner different from when the correspondence does not deviate.

[0151] Returning to Fig. 16, the past test comparison column P113 is a column showing the distribution of grades for each utilization test previously administered to students who enrolled in the same year (i.e., students of the same year). In the past test comparison column P113, the vertical axis is also the grade display axis AX, so past test comparisons can be made intuitively and visually.

[0152] The column for comparing past years, page 114, compares the distribution of grades in the utilization tests taken by students who enrolled in past years, by year.

[0153] That is, the display control unit 311 displays the distribution of utilization grades D34 based on multiple past answer results D12 (examination results) that include at least either answer results D12 (examination results) from multiple years or answer results D12 (examination results) from multiple tests within a year, using a box-and-whisker plot PB1.

[0154] 18 is a diagram showing an example of the subject-specific result screen P12 of this embodiment. The subject-specific result screen P12 is a screen displayed on the instructor's terminal device 20, and includes a utilization grade distribution field P121, a problem set display field P122, and a gap display field P123. The utilization grade distribution column P121 is similar to the utilization grade distribution column P111 described above, and the problem set display column P122 is similar to the problem set display column P122 described above, so their explanation will be omitted.

[0155] The gap display field P123 is a field for displaying a diagram (gap diagram) in which the horizontal axis is the utilization grade D34 of the examinee ST and the vertical axis is the target grade D33 of the examinee ST, and the intersection of the combination of the utilization grade D34 and the target grade D33 for each examinee ST is plotted. The diameter of the plot circle indicates the number of examinees ST plotted at that intersection.

[0156] The gap diagram intuitively and visually represents the discrepancy between the target grade D33, which indicates the aspirations of a certain test-taker ST, and the utilization grade D34, which indicates the actual ability of that test-taker ST. For example, a test-taker ST plotted in the upper left of the gap diagram indicates that their goal is too high compared to their actual ability. A test-taker ST plotted in the lower right of the gap diagram indicates that their goal is too low compared to their actual ability.

[0157] Furthermore, the display control unit 311 may operate (for example, tap) a plot in the gap display field P123 to display an individual screen of the test taker ST corresponding to the plot.

[0158] By checking the plot in the gap display column P123, the instructor TC can grasp the discrepancy between the goal and the ability for the examinees ST as a whole and for each individual examinee ST.

[0159] As described above, the learning support system 1 can measure the test-taker ST's ability to apply knowledge and present effective learning tasks based on the measurement results to each test-taker ST individually. The learning support system 1 configured in this way can support the test taker ST and the instructor TC in learning how to proceed with effective learning.

[0160] Although an embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail above with reference to the drawings, the specific configuration is not limited to this embodiment, and design changes and the like are also included within the scope that does not deviate from the gist of the present invention. For example, a computer program for implementing the functions of each of the above-described devices may be recorded on a computer-readable recording medium, and the program recorded on the recording medium may be read and executed by a computer system. Note that the term "computer system" may include hardware such as an OS and peripheral devices.

[0161] In addition, "computer-readable recording medium" refers to writable non-volatile memory such as a flexible disk, optical magnetic disk, ROM, or flash memory, portable media such as a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc), or a storage device such as a hard disk built into a computer system. Furthermore, "computer-readable recording medium" also includes those that retain a program for a certain period of time, such as volatile memory (e.g., DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory)) within a computer system that serves as a server or client when a program is transmitted via a network such as the Internet or a communication line such as a telephone line.

[0162] The program may be transmitted from a computer system storing the program in a storage device or the like to another computer system via a transmission medium or by transmission waves in the transmission medium. Here, the "transmission medium" that transmits the program refers to a medium that has the function of transmitting information, such as a network (communication network) such as the Internet or a communication line (communication line) such as a telephone line. The program may also be a program for implementing some of the functions described above, or may be a so-called differential file (differential program) that can implement the functions described above in combination with a program already stored in the computer system. [Explanation of symbols]

[0163] 1...Learning support system, 10...Examinee's terminal device, 11...Display unit, 12...Operation unit, 20...Instructor's terminal device, 21...Display unit, 22...Operation unit, 30...Learning support device, 300...Calculation unit, 301...Question presentation unit, 302...Progress status acquisition unit, 303...Target grade acquisition unit, 304...Utilization grade acquisition unit, 305...Task determination unit, 306...Distribution calculation unit, 307...Questionnaire presentation unit, 308...Questionnaire result acquisition unit, 309...Learning style determination unit, 310...Self-study time calculation unit, 311...Display control unit, 3111...First display control unit, 3112...Second display control unit, 350...Storage unit, NT...Network

Claims

1. a questionnaire presentation unit that presents questionnaire questions regarding learning to the test taker; a survey result acquisition unit that acquires the results of the survey; A learning type determination unit that determines the learning type of the test taker based on the acquired results of the questionnaire and characteristic information that indicates the characteristics of each learning type and is information that is predetermined for each of a plurality of learning types; A test support device comprising:

2. The questionnaire includes questions about the examinee's daily routine. The test support device according to claim 1 .

3. The questionnaire includes questions about sleep time as a part of the examinee's daily routine. The test support device according to claim 2 .

4. The questionnaire includes questions about school attendance hours as part of the examinee's daily routine. The test support device according to claim 2 .

5. a self-study time calculation unit that calculates the self-study time of the examinee based on the obtained results of the questionnaire; The test support device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

6. a display control unit that displays advice based on the determined learning style and information indicating general characteristics of test takers of learning styles other than the test taker's learning style on a test taker-side terminal device used by the test taker; The test support device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

7. On the computer, Presenting test-takers with survey questions about their learning; obtaining the results of the survey; Determining the learning style of the test taker based on the results of the obtained questionnaire and characteristic information that indicates the characteristics of each learning style and is information that is predetermined for each of a plurality of learning styles; A program to execute.

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