Learning support system

Abstract

To provide a learning support system using digital teaching materials that enables teachers to use the system in accordance with their teaching styles and enables students to use the system easily without worrying about the teachers' eyes.SOLUTION: A learning support system includes a student terminal, a teacher terminal, and a server connected via a communication network, and is configured to enable learning by accessing a predetermined digital teaching material stored in the server from the student terminal. The learning support system is configured so that two learning modes of a first learning mode in which the learning history of the digital teaching material by the student terminal can be confirmed from the teacher terminal and a second learning mode in which the learning history of the digital teaching material by the student terminal cannot be confirmed from the teacher terminal can be selected from the student terminal.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a learning support system using a mobile terminal or the like.

Background Art

[0002] In recent years, in education at elementary and junior high schools, etc., the introduction of digital teaching materials in which the contents of paper-based textbooks and teaching materials such as drills are digitized has been rapidly progressing (for example, Patent Document 1). By using this digital teaching material, for example, a student can solve practice problems using a digital-based drill with a terminal such as a tablet (also referred to as a student terminal), and can check answers using an attached automatic scoring function, so that efficient self-study at home becomes possible. And a teacher can confirm the learning situation of each student at home by a terminal such as his / her own personal computer (also referred to as a teacher terminal) connected to the student terminal via the Internet or the like, and can more accurately grasp the learning comprehension degree of each student.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

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Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] However, when such digital teaching materials are introduced, if the learning situation of each student at home can be checked from the teacher's terminal, the burden on the teacher for managing the learning situation of each student may actually increase. Therefore, some teachers want to actively use digital teaching materials for the efficient learning of students, but also hope that the learning situation of each student cannot be checked from the teacher's terminal in order to reduce the burden. On the contrary, some teachers also hope that the learning situation of each student using digital teaching materials can be checked from the teacher's terminal in order to manage it firmly. Since such demands for managing the learning situation vary among teachers in primary and secondary schools that handle the same digital teaching materials, it is desirable to be able to appropriately select the management level of the learning situation according to the teaching style of each teacher when introducing digital teaching materials.

[0005] Also, from the perspective of students, if the learning situation at home is managed by teachers, they may be concerned about the teachers' attention and may be afraid that they cannot freely carry out independent learning using digital drills and the like. Therefore, from the students' perspective, it is desirable to make it possible to use digital teaching materials freely without being concerned about the teachers' attention when introducing digital teaching materials.

[0006] Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and its main object is to provide a learning support system using digital teaching materials that can be used according to the teaching style of the teacher for the teacher and can be used freely by the students without being concerned about the teachers' attention.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0007] That is, the learning support system according to the present invention includes a student terminal, a teacher terminal, and a server connected via a communication network, and is configured to enable the student terminal to access a predetermined digital teaching material stored in the server for learning. The student terminal can select two learning modes: a first learning mode in which the teacher terminal can confirm the learning history of the digital teaching material by the student terminal, and a second learning mode in which the teacher terminal cannot confirm the learning history of the digital teaching material by the student terminal.

[0008] With such a configuration, there are two learning modes with different levels of management of the learning situation by the teacher terminal, namely, a first learning mode in which the teacher terminal can confirm the learning history by the student terminal, and a second learning mode in which the teacher terminal cannot confirm the learning history by the student terminal. Therefore, the teacher can use the digital teaching material according to his or her teaching style. For example, a teacher who wants to firmly manage the learning situation of students can let the students select the first learning mode when doing homework or self-study using the digital teaching material. On the other hand, a teacher who does not want to manage the learning situation of students by the digital teaching material can let the students select the second learning mode when doing homework or self-study. Also, as a student, when doing self-study or the like using the digital teaching material at home or the like, by selecting the second learning mode in which the learning history cannot be confirmed by the teacher terminal, the student can study freely without worrying about the teacher's attention.

[0009] As a specific aspect of the learning support system, the server further includes a learning history storage unit that stores learning history data indicating the learning history of the digital teaching material by the student terminal. When the first learning mode is selected by the student terminal, the learning history data is transmitted from the student terminal to the server and stored in the learning history storage unit.

[0010] As a specific aspect of the learning support system, there is one that further includes a learning history management unit that transmits the learning history data stored in the learning history storage unit to the teacher terminal for display.

[0011] Also, as a specific aspect of the learning support system, when the second learning mode is selected by the student terminal, the learning history data is stored in the student terminal without being transmitted from the student terminal to the server.

[0012] The learning support system further includes a selection history storage unit that stores the selection history of each learning mode by the student terminal. When there is a selection history of the first learning mode in the selection history storage unit, even if the second learning mode is selected by the student terminal, it is preferable to perform processing as if the first learning mode has been selected. In this way, when the teacher is constantly managing the learning situation of the students, even if the student accidentally selects the second learning mode, learning starts in the first learning mode, so the teacher can firmly manage the learning situation of each student.

Advantages of the Invention

[0013] According to the present invention configured in this way, it is possible to provide a learning support system using digital teaching materials that can be used according to the teacher's own teaching style for the teacher, and can be used casually by the student without worrying about the teacher's eyes.

Brief Description of the Drawings

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Mode for Carrying Out the Invention

[0015] Hereinafter, an embodiment of a learning support system 100 according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0016] As shown in FIG. 1, the learning support system 100 of the present embodiment includes a student terminal 1 used by students, a teacher terminal 2 used by teachers, and a server 3 connected to these via a communication network N such as the Internet. The digital textbooks such as Chinese character drills and calculation drills stored in the server 3 can be accessed and used from the student terminal 1 and the teacher terminal 2. Hereinafter, the learning support system 100 will be described in detail.

[0017] The student terminal 1 and the teacher terminal 2 are portable computers such as tablets and smartphones, and in addition to a CPU, a memory, etc., they integrally include a communication port for wirelessly or wiredly connecting to the communication network N. Note that the student terminal 1 and the teacher terminal 2 may be so-called desktop computers in which a display, a keyboard, etc. are provided separately from the main body and communicably connected. The server 3 is a computer equipped with a CPU, a memory, a communication port, etc.

[0018] Thus, the learning support system 100 of the present embodiment can take two learning modes: a first learning mode in which the learning history of digital teaching materials by the student terminal 1 can be confirmed from the teacher terminal 2, and a second learning mode in which the learning history of digital teaching materials by the student terminal 1 cannot be confirmed from the teacher terminal 2, and these learning modes are configured to be selectable by the student terminal 1.

[0019] Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, this learning support system 100 is configured to function as follows by the cooperation of each terminal and the server 3 while communicating with each other. (1) A mode selection reception unit 31 that receives a selection of a learning mode from the student terminal 1; (2) A teaching material management unit 32 that transmits teaching material data to the student terminal 1 and the teacher terminal 2 according to the selected learning mode and causes it to be displayed on the screen; (3) It is configured to function as a learning history management unit 33 and the like that manages the learning history of the student terminal 1 in each learning mode.

[0020] Next, the operation of this learning support system 100 will be described in conjunction with the description of each part above.

[0021] First, when starting learning with digital teaching materials, the student selects whether to start in the first learning mode or the second learning mode using the student terminal 1. Specifically, the student selects one of the learning modes by accessing the web page set for each learning mode using the browser installed on the student terminal 1. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, two two-dimensional codes such as QR codes (a code for the first learning mode and a code for the second learning mode) indicating the link destinations of the web pages for selecting each learning mode are distributed in advance from the teacher to the student, and the student can select the learning mode by reading one of the two-dimensional codes with the camera provided in the student terminal 1. When one of the learning modes is selected by the student terminal 1, the mode selection reception unit 31 causes each functional unit to function in the selected learning mode.

[0022] Here, in order to use digital teaching materials in the first learning mode, the accounts (ID and password) of each student are set in advance by the teacher. And in the code for the first learning mode distributed to each student, the account information for each student is individually associated. When this code for the first learning mode is read, it can automatically log in with the account of each student so that the digital teaching materials can be used in the first learning mode. As the code for the second learning mode, a common one for each student is distributed. This code for the second learning mode may be printed, for example, on paper-based teaching materials related to digital teaching materials.

[0023] Also, in this embodiment, when the learning mode is selected by the student terminal 1, the selection history is stored in the selection history storage unit (such as the cache of the browser, etc.) set in the memory of each student terminal 1. And when there is a selection history of the first learning mode in the selection history storage unit, even if the student terminal 1 reads the code for the second learning mode, it is processed as if the first learning mode has been selected.

[0024] Next, when the learning mode is selected by the student terminal 1, the teaching material management unit 32 acquires teaching material data indicating the teaching materials corresponding to each learning mode from the teaching material storage unit D1 set in the memory, and transmits this to the student terminal 1 for display.

[0025] Here, regardless of whether the first learning mode or the second learning mode is selected, on the display of the student terminal 1, as shown in FIG. 4, a table of contents screen with a plurality of unit names described is displayed. On this table of contents screen, there is a problem start button B1 for starting the practice problems of each unit, and the student touches or otherwise selects the problem start button B1 of the unit they want to study. When this operation is performed, as shown in FIG. 5, a problem screen showing the practice problems of the selected unit is displayed on the display of the student terminal 1. When the student makes an answer by touch operation or the like on this problem screen and touches the grading button B2 or the like, automatic grading is performed.

[0026] Here, when a student selects the first learning mode and conducts learning, the learning history management unit 33 causes the learning history data indicating the learning history of the digital teaching materials on the student terminal 1 to be transmitted to the server 3 and stored in the learning history storage unit D2 set in the memory. The learning history indicated by the learning history data includes, for example, the implementation status (implemented or not implemented), implementation date, implementation times, scoring results, etc. of the practice questions for each unit on the student terminal 1. The learning history management unit 33 acquires the learning history data from each student terminal 1 and stores them in the learning history storage unit D2.

[0027] Then, the teacher can confirm the learning history of each student stored in the learning history storage unit D2 using the teacher terminal 2. When the teacher performs a predetermined operation (such as accessing the portal site) for confirming the learning history on the teacher terminal 2, the learning history management unit 33 causes the learning history stored in the learning history storage unit D2 to be displayed on the teacher terminal 2. Here, as shown in FIG. 6, a result screen including a learning history display column C2 indicating the learning history of each student is displayed on the display of the teacher terminal 2. On this result screen, the implementation date, implementation times, scoring results of each practice question, number of correct answers, etc. of each unit on each student terminal 1 are displayed in a list.

[0028] The learning history in this first learning mode can also be confirmed from each student terminal 1. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, the implementation status and scoring results (such as scores) of the practice questions for each unit are displayed as the learning history in the learning history display column C1 on the table of contents screen when the first learning mode is selected and displayed on the student terminal 1.

[0029] On the other hand, when a student selects the second learning mode and conducts learning, the learning history management unit 33 stores the learning history data indicating the learning history of the digital teaching materials on the student terminal 1 in the learning history temporary storage unit (such as the browser cache, etc.) set in the memory of each student terminal 1 without transmitting it to the server 3. Since the learning history in this second learning mode is stored in each student terminal 1, it cannot be confirmed or viewed from the teacher terminal 2 (that is, the teacher terminal 2 does not have the confirmation authority), but the student himself / herself can confirm it. Specifically, similar to the case of selecting the first learning mode, as shown in FIG. 4, in the learning history display column C1 on the table of contents screen when the second learning mode is selected and displayed on the student terminal 1, the implementation status and scoring results (scores, etc.) of the practice questions for each unit are displayed as the learning history.

[0030] Also, in this embodiment, the units that can be learned on the student terminal 1 when the first learning mode is selected can be selected by the teacher terminal 2. Specifically, when a predetermined operation (such as accessing the portal site) is performed on the teacher terminal 2, as shown in FIG. 7, a table of contents screen with a plurality of unit names described is displayed on the teacher terminal 2. On this table of contents screen, a question confirmation button B3 for confirming the practice questions for each unit, a switching button B4 for switching the public / private setting of the practice questions for each unit, and a learning history display column C3 indicating the implementation status (such as the number of students who have completed) of the practice questions for each unit are displayed. By operating the switching button B4 on this table of contents screen, the teacher can select the units that can be implemented on the student terminal 1 when the first learning mode is selected.

[0031] According to the learning support system 100 of this embodiment configured as described above, two learning modes with different management levels of the learning situation by the teacher terminal 2 are provided, that is, the first learning mode in which the teacher terminal 2 can confirm the learning history by the student terminal 1, and the second learning mode in which the teacher terminal 2 cannot confirm the learning history by the student terminal 1. Since the teacher can select either mode, the teacher can use digital teaching materials according to his or her own teaching style. For example, a teacher who wants to firmly grasp the learning situation of students may let the students select the first learning mode when they use digital teaching materials for homework or self-study. Also, a teacher who does not want to manage the learning situation by digital teaching materials may let the students select the second learning mode when they do homework or self-study. Also, as for students, by selecting the second learning mode in which the learning history cannot be confirmed from the teacher terminal 2, they can freely perform self-study and the like without worrying about the teacher's eyes.

[0032] Note that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, in the learning support system 100 of the above embodiment, when there is a selection history of the first learning mode, even if the second learning mode is selected from the student terminal 1, it is processed as if the first learning mode has been selected. However, in other embodiments, it is not limited to this, and it may be processed as if the second learning mode has been selected.

[0033] In the above embodiment, the functions as the mode selection reception unit 31, the teaching material management unit 32, and the learning history management unit 33 are assigned to the server 3, but it is not limited to this. In other embodiments, some or all of these functions may be provided in the student terminal 1 or the teacher terminal 2. Furthermore, the functions of one functional unit may be distributed to a plurality of terminals or the server 3. Conversely, all of these may be aggregated in one computer such as the student terminal 1.

[0034] Also, in the above embodiment, the teacher terminal 2 and the server 3 are separately configured, but it is not limited to this. In other embodiments, the teacher terminal 2 and the server 3 may be integrally configured.

[0035] In addition, it goes without saying that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit thereof.

Explanation of Signs

[0036] 100 ··· Learning support system 1 ··· Student terminal 2 ··· Teacher terminal 3 ··· Server 31 ··· Mode selection reception unit 32 ··· Teaching material management unit 33 ··· Learning history management unit D1 ··· Teaching material storage unit D2 ··· Learning history storage unit N ··· Network

Claims

1. A learning support system comprising a student terminal, a teacher terminal, and a server connected via a communication network, configured to enable the student terminal to access and learn a predetermined digital teaching material stored in the server, wherein the student terminal can select two learning modes: a first learning mode in which the teacher terminal can confirm the learning history of the digital teaching material by the student terminal, and a second learning mode in which the teacher terminal cannot confirm the learning history of the digital teaching material by the student terminal, and in either the first learning mode or the second learning mode, the student terminal is configured to be able to select any unit included in the digital teaching material and start learning.

2. The server further comprises a learning history storage unit for storing learning history data indicating the learning history of the digital teaching material by the student terminal, and when the first learning mode is selected by the student terminal, the learning history data is transmitted from the student terminal to the server and stored in the learning history storage unit. The learning support system according to claim 1.

3. The learning support system according to claim 2, further comprising a learning history management unit for transmitting the learning history data stored in the learning history storage unit to the teacher terminal for display.

4. When the second learning mode is selected by the student terminal, the learning history data is stored in the student terminal without being transmitted from the student terminal to the server. The learning support system according to claim 2 or 3.

5. The student terminal further comprises a selection history storage unit for storing the selection history of each learning mode by the student terminal, and when there is a selection history of the first learning mode in the selection history storage unit, even if the second learning mode is selected by the student terminal, the processing is performed as if the first learning mode has been selected. The learning support system according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

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