Educational support device, educational support method and program

Abstract

To easily create an individual form which is easily accepted by each user.SOLUTION: An education support device initially specifies one of a plurality of first comments. Also, the education support device has a plurality of coach characters associated with a plurality of pieces of text data and image data associated with the first comments. Then, the education support device acquires a second comment associated with the first comment based on the selected coach character. Further, the education support device outputs the first comment. Moreover, the education support device outputs the second comment together with the coach character.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 9

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a technique for creating individual forms for each user. [Background technology]

[0002] Systems have been known in the past that store test results administered to students in a database and enable them to be checked on a computer. Patent Document 1 discloses an education support system that has a performance summary database that summarizes the test scores of learners and is configured so that the database can be accessed using a tablet terminal device. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2016-65987 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] Teachers and other learning support staff keep track of grade information based on test results and other factors as a whole, such as for the entire class or grade, and distribute the test results to each student as paper forms or digitized electronic forms. When creating and providing individual forms for each student in this way, it is preferable to create forms that are easy for each student to accept.

[0005] The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and has as its main object to provide an educational support device that allows easy creation of individual forms that are easy for each user to accept. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] In one aspect of the present invention, the education support device calculates a plurality of first comments from a teacher character that is an avatar of a teacher. ,based on the learning outcomes related to learners' learning.a memory unit that stores a plurality of coach characters, each of which is an avatar of a coach having a different personality from the teacher, and to which a plurality of text data and image data related to the first comment are associated; a second comment acquisition unit that acquires a second comment linked to the first comment based on the selected coach character; a first comment output unit that outputs the first comment; and a second comment output unit that outputs the second comment together with the coach character. the second comment acquisition unit creates the second comment based on the first comment. According to this aspect, the educational support device can make a coach character, which is an avatar with a different personality from the teacher, appear in the learning software or on the forms used by the learner, and output learning-related notices and the like as personalized comments to the coach character. Furthermore, comments linked to the teacher character's comments can be output as personalized comments to the coach character.

[0007] In one aspect of the educational support device, the first comment Specific part teeth , the above Based on learning outcomes , recommended learning Identify the comment vinegar In this embodiment, the educational support device The teacher character can be used to give students advice on recommended learning methods. The educational support device is personalized with a coach character. , according to each learner's learning outcomes A second comment can be output.

[0008] In another aspect of the education support device, the coach character is selected according to the characteristics of the learner. With this aspect, the education support device can automatically select a coach character according to the learner's characteristics such as personality, gender, and age.

[0009] In another aspect of the above-described education support device, the storage unit storing the teacher character; The first comment output unit The first comment is output together with the teacher character. In this manner, the educational support device displays the first comment and the teacher's avatar. is You can output a teacher character.

[0010] In another aspect of the present invention, an education support method executed by an education support device includes: ,based on the learning outcomes related to learners' learning. a storage step of storing a plurality of coach characters, each of which is an avatar of a coach having a different personality from the teacher, in which a plurality of text data and image data related to the first comment are associated with each other; a second comment acquisition step of acquiring a second comment linked to the first comment based on the selected coach character; a first comment output step of outputting the first comment; and a second comment output step of outputting the second comment together with the coach character. The second comment acquisition step is a step of creating the second comment based on the first comment. By executing this educational support method, the educational support device can make a coach character, which is an avatar with a different personality from the teacher, appear in the learning software or forms used by the learner, and output learning-related announcements and the like as personalized comments to the coach character. Furthermore, the education support device can output, as the coach character's comment, a comment linked to the teacher character's comment.

[0011] In yet another aspect of the present invention, a program executed by a computer generates a plurality of first comments by a teacher character that is an avatar of a teacher. ,based on the learning outcomes related to learners' learning. a storage unit that associates a plurality of text data and image data related to the first comment with each other and stores a plurality of coach characters that are avatars of coaches with personalities different from the teacher; a second comment acquisition unit that acquires a second comment linked to the first comment based on the selected coach character; a first comment output unit that outputs the first comment; and a second comment output unit that outputs the second comment together with the coach character. The second comment acquisition unit creates the second comment based on the first comment. By installing this program in a computer and running it, the educational support device according to the present invention can be configured. [Effects of the Invention]

[0012] According to the education support device of the present invention, individual forms that are easy for each user to accept can be easily created. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0013] [Figure 1] 1 shows a configuration of an education support system according to an embodiment. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of a management server. [Figure 3] 10 is an example of a template. [Figure 4] 10 is an example of a form creation screen that displays a form into which common item information has been input. [Figure 5] 10 is an example of a report creation screen displaying a report corresponding to a student's rank "A." [Figure 6] 10 is an example of a report creation screen displaying a report corresponding to a student's rank "B." [Figure 7] 10 is an example of a report creation screen displaying a report corresponding to a student's rank "C." [Figure 8] 10 is an example of a report creation screen displaying a report corresponding to a student's rank "D." [Figure 9] 10 is a flowchart of a form creation process. [Figure 10] 10 is an example of a form creation screen that displays a form using multiple characters. [Figure 11] 10 is an example of a coach character and a comment according to a first modified example. [Figure 12] 10 is an example of a form creation screen that displays a form using a growing character. [Figure 13] This is an example of a factor for determining a growth level. [Figure 14] 10 is an example of the growth process of a growing character according to a second modified example. [Figure 15] 13 is an example of a form creation screen displaying an electronic form according to a third modified example. [Figure 16] 13 shows the configuration of an education support system according to a fourth modified example. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0014] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. <Embodiment> [Overall configuration] 1 shows the configuration of an education support system to which the education support device of the present invention is applied. The education support system 100 is configured so that a plurality of terminal devices 10 and a management server 20 can communicate with each other via a network 5. In this embodiment, as an example, a form creation process will be described in which a teacher, who is a learning supporter, creates and outputs individual forms for students using the education support system 100.

[0015] The terminal device 10 is used by a teacher and is, for example, a desktop PC, laptop PC, tablet PC, etc. The terminal device 10 is equipped with a display unit such as a liquid crystal display, and is used to create and output forms based on test results, etc.

[0016] The management server 20 is connected to a student database (hereinafter, "database" will be referred to as "DB") 31, a learning information DB 32, a template DB 33, a standard text DB 34, a learning element DB 35, a character DB 36, and a recommended question DB 37, and creates individual forms for each student in response to various requests from the terminal device 10 used by the teacher. Here, "form" refers to all documents created in the course of a teacher's work, such as class newsletters, report cards, test results, or a combination thereof, and includes both paper forms and digitized electronic forms. In this embodiment, a form combining class newsletters and test results is created. Furthermore, the management server 20 outputs the created individual forms for each student. Here, "output" includes printing on paper, displaying on a screen, and sending to another terminal device, but in this embodiment, it is assumed to print on paper.

[0017] The communication between the management server 20 and the terminal device 10 via the network 5 may be wired or wireless.

[0018] [Administration Server Configuration] 2 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of management server 20. Management server 20 includes a communication unit 21, a learning information acquisition unit 22, a rank determination unit 23, a template selection unit 24, a common item information creation unit 25, an individual item information creation unit 26, and a form creation unit 27. These components, a student DB 31, a learning information DB 32, a template DB 33, a standard text DB 34, a learning element DB 35, a character DB 36, and a recommended question DB 37 are interconnected via a bus 29.

[0019] The communication unit 21 is a communication unit for communicating with the terminal device 10 via the network 5. Specifically, the communication unit 21, which will be described in detail later, receives learning information, a template selection request, a common item information request, an individual item information request, a form saving request, a form output request, and the like from the terminal device 10 used by the teacher, and transmits templates, common item information, individual item information, and the like required to create individual forms for the students to the terminal device 10.

[0020] The learning information acquisition unit 22 acquires learning information related to the student's learning. The learning information includes test information related to tests taken by the student and learning progress information related to the student's learning progress. Specifically, the test information is, for example, information such as the student's score, deviation value, and correct / incorrect answers to questions in the test, all associated with a test ID that identifies the test taken by the student. The learning progress information is, for example, information such as the submission history and submission rate of learning-related work such as homework, the time spent on drills related to learning such as kanji and arithmetic, activity information for committees and classes, and images and videos featuring students related to learning. Here, images and videos featuring students related to learning refer to photos and videos of students related to learning, such as photos of students actively speaking during class or videos of students tutoring their friends during recess.

[0021] The student DB 31 stores information about students. Specifically, the student DB 31 stores the student's name, grade, class, attendance number, and individually created forms in association with the student ID, which is the student's identification information.

[0022] The learning information DB 32 stores the learning information of each student acquired by the learning information acquiring unit 22 in association with the student ID.

[0023] The template DB 33 stores templates corresponding to each rank, in association with a form ID that identifies the type of form. Here, the rank indicates the student's level of understanding of the learning (hereinafter also referred to as "level of understanding"), and is determined, for example, by an IRT (Item Response Theory) analysis, which will be described later. In this embodiment, four ranks, A, B, C, and D, are assumed, in descending order of level of understanding. Specifically, the template DB 33 stores templates corresponding to each of the four ranks, A to D, in association with the form ID of a form that combines a class newsletter and test results.

[0024] An example of a template is shown in Figure 3. As shown in Figure 3, the template is a prototype of a form 40, and is made up of multiple items, including common items (indicated by thick lines) that are common to all ranks, and individual items (indicated by dashed lines) that differ for each rank.

[0025] The standard text DB 34 stores text data to be entered into each item in association with each template. For example, in the case of a template corresponding to a class newsletter, a common item is the "title" of the class newsletter. In this case, the standard text DB 34 stores standard text such as "A happy class full of friends, 4th grade, class 3, class newsletter, Jump!!" or "Let's shine as the top grade, 6th grade, class 1, class newsletter, Challenge!!" as text data associated with the common item. In addition, the standard text DB 34 stores various optional standard texts, such as seasonal greetings, study advice, and words of encouragement, as text data associated with each item, depending on the type of form. The standard text DB 34 also stores multiple patterns of text data associated with individual items for each student rank, as described below.

[0026] In this embodiment, the standard text DB 34 stores standard text to be entered in each item as text data, but is not limited to text data. Standard images may also be stored as image data to be entered in each item.

[0027] The learning element DB 35 stores information about learning elements. Specifically, the learning element DB 35 stores information about major categories, medium categories, minor categories, learning elements, and other learning content that are subdivided in stages. Learning elements are learning content that has been subdivided at an appropriate level for purposes such as linking with textbooks and teaching materials, understanding learning progress, and creating teaching plans.

[0028] The character DB 36 stores information about characters in association with character IDs that identify the characters. Here, a character is an image of a person, animal, or the like that appears in manga, anime, games, or the like, and can be applied arbitrarily to avatars of teachers, students, etc. Specifically, the character DB 36 stores information such as image data of characters, such as still images and videos, and characteristic data relating to characteristics associated with the characters, in association with the character IDs.

[0029] The recommended question DB 37 stores information about recommended questions linked to each learning element and test questions that make up a test. Here, recommended questions are questions that are recommended for improving a student's academic ability. Specifically, the recommended question DB 37 stores information such as identification information for the recommended question, the learning elements and test questions linked to the recommended question, text information indicating the recommended question, code information for obtaining the recommended question, and a portable document format (PDF) in which the recommended question is displayed.

[0030] The rank determination unit 23 analyzes learning information and the like to determine a rank indicating the student's level of understanding of the learning. Here, IRT analysis and LRT (Latent Rank Theory) analysis are applied to the analysis of the learning information. IRT analysis is a test theory for measuring a subject's characteristics (cognitive ability, knowledge, etc.) and the difficulty of the evaluation items based on responses to a group of evaluation items. LRT analysis is an IRT analysis that uses an ordinal scale for latent characteristics and is a test theory that enables gradual and sequential evaluation. IRT analysis and LRT analysis can utilize test information to calculate a student's cognitive ability for each test question in a test taken by the student. For example, the rank determination unit 23 refers to the learning information DB 32 and performs IRT analysis or LRT analysis based on the test information to calculate the student's level of understanding of a specific test and determine whether the student is ranked A to D. In other words, the rank determination unit 23 determines a student's rank based on the student's learning achievement.

[0031] The rank determination unit 23 determines the student's rank based on learning results by analyzing the learning information, but details such as what information contained in the learning information to analyze and when the test information was administered can be set arbitrarily.

[0032] The template selection unit 24 selects a template from the template DB 33 based on the template selection request received from the terminal device 10 and the student's rank determined by the rank determination unit 23, and transmits the selected template to the terminal device 10. The template selection request is information that the teacher transmits to the management server 20 using the terminal device 10, and includes, for example, the form ID of the form the teacher wants to create and the student ID of the student to whom the created form will be provided. Specifically, the rank determination unit 23 determines the rank of the student indicated by the student ID included in the template selection request. If the determined student's rank is "A," the template selection unit 24 selects a template with a rank of "A" that corresponds to the form ID from the template DB 33 and transmits the selected template to the terminal device 10. The terminal device 10 displays the received template as a form creation screen.

[0033] The template displayed on the form creation screen may be used as is, or the layout of the items that make up the template may be changed as desired by the teacher.

[0034] The common item information creation unit 25 creates common item information to be input into the common items that make up the template. Fig. 4 is an example of a form creation screen that displays a form 40 into which common item information has been input. As shown in Fig. 4, the form 40 is a form that combines a class newsletter and test results, and has a common item 41 that is the "title" of the form 40, a common item 42 that is the "issuer," a common item 43 that is the "common summary," and a common item 44 that is the "comment from parents."

[0035] Specifically, the common item information creation unit 25 extracts text data of the standard text "Happy Class with Lots of Friends, Year 4, Class 3, Class Newsletter, Jump!!" from the standard text DB 34 based on the common items 41 and the grade and class of the student providing the form 40. Based on the extracted text data, the common item information creation unit 25 creates common item information for the common items 41 and transmits it to the terminal device 10. The terminal device 10 displays the form 40, in which the received common item information has been entered into the common items 41, as a form creation screen.

[0036] The teacher may use the common items 41 with the common item information entered on the form creation screen as is, or may edit some or all of them by operating the terminal device 10. Editing may be performed after pressing the edit button 45. The teacher may also request a different pattern of common item information corresponding to the common items 41 by operating the terminal device 10. In this case, the terminal device 10 transmits the common item information request to the management server 20. Upon receiving the common item information request, the common item information creation unit 25 extracts text data for another class or grade from the standard text DB 34 based on the common items 41, such as "Shine as the top grade, Class 6-1, Class Newsletter, Challenge!!" and transmits the extracted text data to the terminal device 10 again as common item information. The terminal device 10 displays the form 40 with the received common item information entered in the common items 41 on the form creation screen.

[0037] In this embodiment, the teacher checks the common items 41 in which the common item information has been entered on the form creation screen, and issues a common item information request if another pattern is desired. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the common item information creation unit 25 may create multiple patterns of common item information in advance and transmit them to the terminal device 10. In this case, the teacher can select the common item information that suits his or her preference from the multiple patterns on the form creation screen without issuing a common item information request.

[0038] The common item information creation unit 25 creates common item information corresponding to each of the common item 42, which is "Publisher," the common item 43, which is "Common Summary," and the common item 44, which is "Comments from Parents," in the same way as the common item 41, and transmits the information to the terminal device 10. The terminal device 10 displays, as a form creation screen, a form 40 in which the received common item information has been entered into the corresponding common item 42, common item 43, and common item 44. The example is not limited to the above, and the common item information creation unit 25 can create any common item information by referring to the standard text DB 34.

[0039] The individual item information creation unit 26 creates individual item information to be entered into the individual items that make up the template. FIG. 5 is an example of a form creation screen that displays a form 40 into which individual item information has been entered. As shown in FIG. 5, the form 40 is a form that uses a template for a student's rank "A," and includes individual item 51, which is "study advice," individual item 52, which is "a graph showing the level of achievement of learning elements," individual item 53, which is "a bar graph showing the student's position within the grade," individual item 54, which is "a line graph showing the transition of test scores," individual item 55, which is "a graph showing a radar chart," and individual item 56, which is "a challenge from the teacher."

[0040] Specifically, the individual item information creation unit 26 extracts text data of the standard text "The teacher's study advice to A-san is very good overall. Try working on the recommended questions listed in the learning element achievement level!" from the standard text DB 34 based on the individual item 51 and the rank "A" of the student providing the form 40. The individual item information creation unit 26 changes "A-san" in the extracted text data to the name of the student providing the form, "Suzuki Hanako." Based on the name-changed text data, the individual item information creation unit 26 creates individual item information for the individual item 51 and transmits it to the terminal device 10. The terminal device 10 displays the form 40, in which the received individual item information has been entered into the individual item 51, as a form creation screen.

[0041] The teacher may use the individual items 51 with the individual item information entered on the form creation screen as is, or may edit some or all of them by operating the terminal device 10. Editing may be performed after pressing an edit button. The teacher may also request a different pattern of individual item information corresponding to the individual item 51 by operating the terminal device 10. In this case, the terminal device 10 transmits an individual item information request to the management server 20. Upon receiving the individual item information request, the individual item information creation unit 26 extracts text data of a different pattern from the standard text DB 34 based on the individual item 51 and transmits it again to the terminal device 10 as individual item information. The terminal device 10 displays the form 40 with the received individual item information entered in the individual item 51 as the form creation screen.

[0042] In this embodiment, the teacher checks the individual items 51 in which individual item information has been entered on the form creation screen, and makes an individual item information request if a different pattern is desired. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the individual item information creation unit 26 may create multiple patterns of individual item information in advance and transmit them to the terminal device 10. In this case, the teacher can select individual item information that suits his or her preference from the multiple patterns on the form creation screen without making an individual item information request.

[0043] The individual item information creation unit 26 creates individual item information corresponding to the individual item 56, which is a "challenge from the teacher," similar to the individual item 51, and transmits it to the terminal device 10. The terminal device 10 displays the form 40, in which the received individual item information has been entered into the individual item 56, as a form creation screen.

[0044] Furthermore, the individual item information creation unit 26 references the learning information DB 32, the learning element DB 35, and the recommended question DB 37, and creates a graph representing the student's learning element achievement level based on the learning information of the student who provided the form 40. Based on the created graph, the individual item information creation unit 26 creates individual item information for the individual items 52 and transmits it to the terminal device 10. The terminal device 10 displays, as a form creation screen, the form 40 in which a "graph representing the learning element achievement level" based on the received individual item information has been entered into the individual items 52.

[0045] Here, the graph representing the learning element achievement level is a graph that visualizes the degree to which a student understands each learning element and provides recommended questions corresponding to learning elements with low levels of understanding, and is created by referring to the learning element DB 35 and recommended question DB 37 and analyzing the learning information of the student providing the form 40. Specifically, when creating a form 40 that combines class newsletters and test results, the individual item information creation unit 26 creates a graph representing the learning element achievement level by referring to the learning element DB 35 and recommended question DB 37 and analyzing the student's test information.

[0046] Similarly to the individual item 52, the individual item information creation unit 26 analyzes the student's test information to create graphs corresponding to the individual item 53, which is a "bar graph showing the student's position within the grade," the individual item 54, which is a "line graph showing the transition of test scores," and the individual item 55, which is a "graph showing a radar chart," as well as individual item information based on the graphs, and transmits these to the terminal device 10. The terminal device 10 displays, as a form creation screen, a form 40 in which the received individual item information has been entered into the corresponding individual item 53, individual item 54, and individual item 55. The example is not limited to the above, and the individual item information creation unit 26 can create any graph and individual item information based on the graph by analyzing the student's learning information.

[0047] Furthermore, the individual item information creation unit 26 can create graphs corresponding to predetermined individual items and individual item information based on the graphs based on not only test information but also learning progress information. Furthermore, the individual item information creation unit 26 can input photos and videos included in the learning progress information into predetermined individual items as individual item information. The individual item information creation unit 26 can also refer to the character DB 36 to create individual item information including characters.

[0048] For convenience of explanation, the template selection unit 24 transmits only the selected template to the terminal device 10. For convenience of explanation, the common item information creation unit 25 and the individual item information creation unit 26 create common item information or individual item information for each item and transmit it to the terminal device 10 each time. However, the present invention is not limited to this. After the common item information creation unit 25 and the individual item information creation unit 26 create common item information and individual item information for all items that make up the form 40, the form creation unit 27, which will be described later, may transmit the template, common item information, and individual item information together to the terminal device 10. Even in this case, the teacher can operate the terminal device 10 to perform editing, such as changing the layout or text, on the form creation screen.

[0049] The teacher edits the form 40 on the form creation screen and uses the terminal device 10 to send a form storage request or a form output request to the management server 20. The form storage request includes information about the form 40 displayed on the form creation screen at the time the request is made. The form output request also includes the student ID of the student providing the form 40.

[0050] When the form creation unit 27 receives a form storage request from the terminal device 10, it stores information about the form 40 included in the form storage request in the student DB 31. When the form creation unit 27 receives a form output request from the terminal device 10, it extracts information about the form 40 corresponding to the student ID included in the form output request from the student DB 31. Then, based on the extracted information about the form 40, the form creation unit 27 outputs the information by sending it to the terminal device 10 or printing the form 40 on a paper medium. The teacher distributes the form 40 printed on a paper medium using the terminal device 10 or the like to students and parents.

[0051] In addition, the report creation unit 27 may obtain information about the report 40 currently being displayed on the report creation screen from the terminal device 10 and store it in the student DB 31 not only when a report saving request is received, but also when the report creation screen is closed or a report output request is received.

[0052] Furthermore, the terminal device 10 may be operated by the teacher to store information about the form 40 from the form creation screen without going through the management server 20, or to print the form 40 onto a paper medium.

[0053] In the above configuration, the management server 20 is an example of an educational support device, and the individual item information creation unit 26 of the management server 20 is an example of a first comment identification unit and a second comment acquisition unit of the present invention. The form creation unit 27 is an example of a first comment output unit and a second comment output unit of the present invention. The character DB 36 is an example of a storage unit of the present invention.

[0054] [Report according to student rank] Next, we will explain the reports according to student ranks with reference to Figures 5 to 8. The reports are a combination of class newsletters and test results. Figure 5 is an example of a report creation screen displaying a report 40 corresponding to a student's rank "A." Figure 6 is an example of a report creation screen displaying a report 60 corresponding to a student's rank "B." Figure 7 is an example of a report creation screen displaying a report 70 corresponding to a student's rank "C." Figure 8 is an example of a report creation screen displaying a report 80 corresponding to a student's rank "D."

[0055] Students ranked "A" have a high level of understanding of their studies, so as shown in Figure 5, not only absolute evaluation but also relative evaluation is used, and individual items are graphs that allow students to check how well they have done (for example, individual item 53, which is a "bar graph showing their position within their grade"), or graphs that compare them with the rank one level above. This can help to improve students' confidence and stimulate their motivation.

[0056] Students ranked "B" do not have a high level of understanding of learning, but are above average, so as shown in Figure 6, not only absolute evaluation but also relative evaluation is adopted, and individual items include individual item 61, which is a graph showing the correct answer rate for each test question, the student's correct answers, and recommended questions, and individual item 62, which is a graph showing learning elements that should be reviewed to improve academic ability. This makes it possible to overcome students' weaknesses and improve their academic ability.

[0057] Students ranked "C" have average or below-average levels of understanding. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 7, absolute evaluation is the focus. Individual items include individual item 71, a radar chart showing high-rated information based on the difference from the average, and individual item 72, a message of encouragement using a character. Here, high-rated information refers to any information that can be used to determine an improvement in a student's understanding by analyzing the learning information, such as subjects with higher scores than the average, learning elements corresponding to test questions with a correct answer rate of 50% or more, or trends in test questions with improved scores or correct answer rates compared to the previous test. In this case, the individual item information creation unit 26 analyzes the student's test information to determine high-rated information based on the difference from the average, and creates graphs and tables based on this information, as well as individual item information based on the graphs and tables. Furthermore, the use of characters can increase students' motivation to read the form 70. Furthermore, for students who score below average, conventional test results only emphasize the bad points, but by focusing on graphs and tables showing highly rated individual items, as in Form 70, it is possible to increase students' self-esteem and stimulate their motivation to learn.

[0058] Students ranked "D" have low levels of understanding of their learning. Therefore, as shown in Figure 8, absolute evaluation is the focus. Individual items are based on learning progress information rather than test information, such as individual item 81, which is a graph showing the time spent on drills, and individual item 82, which is a photo of the student studying. Even in report 80, which combines class newsletters and test results, test results are not mentioned. Instead, based on learning progress information, the report focuses on small everyday efforts and uses graphs and photos of only the student's strengths. The cognitive load on students and parents can be reduced by increasing the font size or using more visually appealing information such as photos or videos rather than text. If report 80 is printed and provided to students, individual items can be individual item 83, which consists of text data and a two-dimensional barcode that allows the video to be viewed on a smartphone or other device. If analysis of both test information and learning progress information reveals no information, photos, or videos showing improvements over time, teachers can directly enter positive information about the student in the designated individual items.

[0059] [Report creation process] 9 is a flowchart of the form creation process according to this embodiment. This process creates individual forms for students based on their learning information, and is realized by the computers constituting the terminal device 10 and the management server 20 executing a program prepared in advance.

[0060] It is assumed that the management server 20 acquires the learning information of each student from the terminal device 10 and stores it in the learning information DB 32 in advance.

[0061] First, the terminal device 10, operated by the teacher, transmits a template selection request including the form ID of the form to be created and the student ID to the management server 20 (step S11). The management server 20 receives the template selection request from the terminal device 10 (step S12). Then, the management server 20 refers to the learning information DB 32 and analyzes the student's learning information based on the student ID included in the template selection request to determine the student's rank (step S13). Furthermore, the management server 20 selects a template from the template DB 33 based on the form ID included in the template selection request and the determined student's rank (step S14).

[0062] A template is composed of common items and individual items, and the management server 20 refers to the standard text DB 34 and the like to create common item information to be entered into each common item (step S15). The management server 20 also refers to the standard text DB 34, learning element DB 35, character DB 36, recommended question DB 37, and the like to analyze the student's learning information to create individual item information to be entered into each individual item (step S16). The management server 20 then transmits the selected template and the common item information and individual item information for all items that make up the template to the terminal device 10 (step S17).

[0063] The terminal device 10 displays the form on the form creation screen based on the template, common item information, and individual item information received from the management server 20. Furthermore, the terminal device 10 performs editing such as any layout change or text change on the form creation screen in response to an operation by the teacher (step S18). When editing is complete, the terminal device 10 transmits a form output request to the management server 20 in response to an operation by the teacher (step S19).

[0064] When the management server 20 receives the form output request, it acquires information about the form currently displayed on the form creation screen and stores it in the student DB 31 based on the student ID of the student providing the form. Furthermore, the management server 20 performs output based on the acquired information about the form (step S20). This completes the form creation process.

[0065] This allows the education support system 100 to easily create individual forms for each student based on the student's rank and learning information. Furthermore, the education support system 100 can create forms that improve students' confidence and stimulate their motivation to learn by using templates that correspond to the student's rank and learning information.

[0066] Furthermore, the educational support system 100 can provide students and parents with individually optimized reports for each student by creating reports that combine test results, which were previously created by testing companies, with class newsletters, which are in high demand among parents.

[0067] <Modification> (First Modification) In the above embodiment, the individual item information creation unit 26 can create individual item information including characters by referring to the character DB 36. As a result, as shown in Fig. 7, image data of a character is input into the individual item 72, which is "words of encouragement using a character," in the form 70. The present invention is not limited to this, and the management server 20 can also use multiple characters or link characters together when creating a form.

[0068] FIG. 10 is an example of a form creation screen that displays a form 65 using multiple characters. Specifically, the management server 20 uses a teacher character 75, which is a teacher's avatar, and a coach character 78, which the student selects from multiple characters, in the individual item 64, "study advice," of the form 65. Information about the teacher character 75 and the coach character 78 is stored in the character DB 36. The character ID of the coach character 78 selected by the student is stored in the student DB 31. The form 65 combines test results corresponding to the student's rank "B" with class newsletters.

[0069] Here, the creation of individual item information to be entered into the individual item 64 will be described in detail. For convenience, explanations of parts similar to those in the above embodiment will be omitted. The individual item information creation unit 26 first extracts text data of the standard text "Mr. B, you did well, above the average score" from the standard text DB 34 based on the individual item 64 and the rank "B" of the student providing the report. Furthermore, the individual item information creation unit 26 references the student DB 31 and identifies the text data "Mr. Yamada, you did well, above the average score" in which "Mr. B" is changed to "Mr. Yamada," the name of the student providing the report, as a teacher comment to be output as a statement by the teacher character 75.

[0070] The individual item information creation unit 26 also refers to the student DB 31 to identify the coach character 78 selected by the student who provided the form 65. In this modified example, the coach character 78 is selected by the student, but the present invention is not limited to this and the coach character may be selected automatically or by the teacher depending on the student's characteristics. Here, the student's characteristics refer to the student's nature, such as personality, gender, and age.

[0071] Then, the individual item information creation unit 26 refers to the character DB 36 and creates coach comments that are linked to the teacher comments and that are personalized for the coach character 78 based on the characteristic data linked to the coach character 78 and the teacher comments.

[0072] FIG. 11 shows an example of characters and comments according to the first modified example. The learning information of the learners Takahashi, Tanaka, and Yamada is completely identical, and the rank is "B." The coach character 76 selected by Takahashi is a chicken and is linked to feature data that defines the characteristic as "strict." The coach character 77 selected by Tanaka is a snowman and is linked to feature data that defines the characteristic as "hot-blooded." The coach character 78 selected by Yamada is a cat and is linked to feature data that defines the characteristic as "gentle."

[0073] In this case, the individual item information creation unit 26 creates individual item information in the individual item 64 of the form 65 to be provided to Yamada so that the teacher comment "Yamada, you did well, above the average score" is output as a statement from the teacher character 75. Similarly, in the forms to be provided to Takahashi and Tanaka, the individual item information creation unit 26 creates individual item information so that the teacher comments "Takahashi, you did well, above the average score" and "Tanaka, you did well, above the average score" are output as statements from the teacher character 75, respectively.

[0074] Furthermore, the individual item information creation unit 26 creates a coach comment personalized to the coach character 78, "This time, you fought against yourself and overcame a wall," based on the characteristic data of the coach character 78 and the teacher's comment. That is, the individual item information creation unit 26 creates a coach comment linked to the teacher's comment. Then, the individual item information creation unit 26 creates individual item information so as to output the coach comment personalized to the coach character 78, "This time, you fought against yourself and overcame a wall," in the individual item 64 of the report 65 to be provided to Yamada.

[0075] Similarly, in the forms to be provided to Takahashi and Tanaka, the individual item information creation unit 26 creates coach comments "That's good for you. I'll praise you" and "That's amazing, you can do it if you try! Aim even higher next time!!" that are personalized for the coach character 76 and the coach character 77, respectively. Then, the individual item information creation unit 26 creates individual item information so that the coach character 76 and the coach character 77 output the personalized coach comments as utterances in the individual items of the forms to be provided to Takahashi and Tanaka.

[0076] In this way, for example, even if the learning information of Takahashi, Tanaka, and Yamada are completely identical and the teacher comments are the same, the coach comments will all be different based on the characteristics of the character selected by each learner. For the sake of convenience, it has been assumed that the learning information of Takahashi, Tanaka, and Yamada are completely identical, but because the actual learning information differs for each student, even if the individual items are the same "study advice," the individual item information creation unit 26 will identify the student's rank, i.e., the student's learning results, based on the learning information, and create coach comments that are personalized for the coach character.

[0077] The individual item information of the individual items 64 created by the individual item information creation unit 26 is transmitted to the terminal device 10 by the form creation unit 27. As shown in Fig. 10, the terminal device 10 displays a form 65 in which the received individual item information has been entered into the individual items 64 as a form creation screen.

[0078] In this modified example, as shown in FIG. 10, the teacher comment is output along with image data of the teacher character 75. However, the present invention is not limited to this; only the teacher comment may be output without image data. The teacher character 75 is not limited to a teacher's avatar; any character may be set. The management server 20 extracts text data from the standard text DB 34 to create the teacher comment. However, this is not a limitation; previously used teacher comments or free-form teacher comments created by the teacher may be stored in the character DB 36 and used. The teacher may identify a teacher comment by referring to the character DB 36 regardless of the student's learning outcome, and may freely edit the identified teacher comment.

[0079] Furthermore, in this modified example, coach comments are created based on the feature data and teacher comments, but this is not limited to this. Text data of coach comments may be stored in the standard text DB 34 or character DB 36 in association with each character. In addition, in this modified example, the student's rank is determined and text data corresponding to the rank is acquired. However, this is not limited to this. Text data may be acquired based on the student's learning information without determining the rank. Furthermore, teacher comments and coach comments may be output as audio instead of text. In addition, in this modified example, the teacher character 75 and coach character 78 are used in the form, but this is not limited to this. They may be applied to any learning software.

[0080] In this way, according to this modified example, an actual "school teacher" and a virtual "coach" can appear in the learning software and forms used by students as teacher character 75 and coach character 78, respectively, and announcements regarding learning can be output as comments that correspond to the characteristics of each character.

[0081] (Second Modification) The characters used in the report are not limited to those described in the above embodiment and first variant example, but may also be characters that change according to the student's academic growth (hereinafter also referred to as "growing characters").

[0082] FIG. 12 is an example of a form creation screen that displays a form 73 using a growing character. Specifically, the management server 20 causes the growing character to appear in an individual item 74 of the form 73. The growing character is an avatar corresponding to a student, and is a character that grows according to the student's learning progress, achievement level, etc. The design of the growing character is set arbitrarily, and information about the growing character is stored in the character DB 36. The management server 20 analyzes the student's learning progress, achievement level, etc. based on the learning information to determine the growth level indicating the student's degree of learning growth, and changes the growing character so that it grows according to the growth level and outputs it to the individual item 74 of the form 73.

[0083] Here, the creation of individual item information to be entered into the individual item 74 will be described in detail. For convenience, the description of portions similar to those in the above embodiment will be omitted. Specifically, a case in which a growing character grows according to study time will be described. In this case, the individual item information creation unit 26 first extracts the time spent on drills from the student's study information and calculates the total study time as the study time. The individual item information creation unit 26 then determines the growth level based on the study time. The relationship between study time and growth level can be set arbitrarily. For example, a study time of less than one hour can be assigned growth level 1, a study time of one hour or more but less than ten hours can be assigned growth level 2, and a study time of ten hours or more can be assigned growth level 3. Furthermore, the character DB 36 stores information about growing characters that grow according to the growth level, such as an egg character associated with growth level 1, a chick character associated with growth level 2, and a chicken character associated with growth level 3.

[0084] The individual item information creation unit 26 references the character DB 36 and creates individual item information that causes a growth character corresponding to the growth level to appear in the individual item 74 of the form 73. When a student is at growth level 1, the individual item information creation unit 26 creates individual item information that causes a character 101 wearing an egg shell to appear in the individual item 74a of the individual form 73a for that student, as shown in FIG. 12(a). The form creation unit 27 outputs the character 101 to the individual item 74a of the form 73a based on the created individual item information. Thereafter, when time passes and the student reaches growth level 2, the individual item information creation unit 26 creates individual item information that causes a chick character 102 to appear in the individual item 74b of the individual form 73b for that student, as shown in FIG. 12(b). The form creation unit 27 outputs the character 102 to the individual item 74b of the form 73b based on the created individual item information.

[0085] Although the time spent working on drills is considered study time, this is not limited to this. For example, if a student studies using a terminal device such as a tablet and learning software, the time spent using the tablet when the learning software is launched can be considered study time; study time can be set as desired.

[0086] Furthermore, the individual item information creation unit 26 may determine the growth level taking into consideration not only the study time but also the elapsed time. For example, if the elapsed time is 2 hours and the study time is 1 hour, and if the elapsed time is 72 hours (3 days) and the study time is 1 hour, it can be said that the study methods are different even though the study time is the same, 1 hour. In this way, by determining the growth level taking into consideration not only the study time but also the elapsed time, the individual item information creation unit 26 can introduce a growth character taking into consideration the student's study method.

[0087] The individual item information creation unit 26 may determine the growth level by analyzing the judgment factors, such as test scores and achievement levels of drills included in the learning information, in addition to the study time and elapsed time. The judgment factors may be arbitrarily set for each subject. IRT analysis or LRT analysis may be applied to the analysis of the judgment factors.

[0088] FIG. 13 shows an example of the determination factors that the individual item information creation unit 26 takes into consideration when determining a student's growth level. When the determination factors are set as shown in FIG. 13, if the subject is Japanese, the management server 20 determines the student's growth level by analyzing the quiz scores and regular test scores based on the learning information. If the subject is mathematics, the individual item information creation unit 26 determines the student's growth level by analyzing the quiz scores, regular test scores, study time for drills, and achievement level for drills based on the learning factors. For example, the study time for drills can be calculated from the time spent on the drills, and the achievement level for drills can be calculated from the achievement level for the learning elements corresponding to the drills.

[0089] The changes due to the growth of a growing character may branch according to the growth level. FIG. 14 shows an example of branching according to the growth level of a growing character. In the example of FIG. 14, if the total study time is less than one hour, the individual item information creation unit 26 determines the growth level to be 1 and creates individual item information in which a character 201 wearing an egg shell appears. If the total study time is one hour or more, the individual item information creation unit 26 determines the growth level to be 2 and creates individual item information in which a baby monster character 202 appears. After the total study time is one hour or more, the individual item information creation unit 26 determines the growth level by analyzing the scores on quizzes and regular tests based on the study information. For example, if the analysis results show little growth, the individual item information creation unit 26 determines the growth level to be 3 and creates individual item information in which a character 203 appears. If the analysis results show average growth, the individual item information creation unit 26 determines the growth level to be 4 and creates individual item information in which a character 204 appears. If the analysis result shows that significant growth has been observed, the individual item information creation unit 26 determines that the growth level is 5 and creates individual item information in which the character 205 appears. The characters 203 to 205 may be differentiated to stimulate the student's motivation to learn, for example, by making the character 203 a villain character, the character 204 a general character, and the character 205 a rare character.

[0090] In this modified example, growing characters are used in the form, but this is not limited to this and can be applied to any learning software.

[0091] In this way, the management server 20 analyzes the evaluation factors such as the student's study time, test results, and unit achievement level, and changes the growing character. Therefore, the growth process of the growing character will be different for each student depending on the combination and timing of the evaluation factors.

[0092] According to this modification, the growing character, which is the student's avatar, changes appearance and grows according to the student's academic growth. The growth of the growing character reflects the learning information, which is the student's entire learning log, and a growing character with a different growth process for each student can be used in reports and learning software. This allows the management server 20 to visualize the student's academic growth using the growing character. Therefore, it is easy to create individual reports that stimulate each student's motivation to learn.

[0093] (Third Modification) In the above embodiment, the first modification, and the second modification, the management server 20 and the terminal device 10 print individually created forms on paper media and provide them to the students, but the present invention is not limited to this, and individually created forms may be provided to the students as digitized electronic forms. In this case, the management server 20 and the terminal device 10 are capable of communicating with student terminals such as smartphones and tablets used by students and their parents, and send individually created electronic forms to the student terminals.

[0094] Fig. 15 is an example of a form creation screen displaying an electronic form 85. As shown in Fig. 15, the electronic form 85 is composed of multiple common items and individual items, and has an individual item 86 which is "video of a student studying" and a common item 47 which is "comments from parents."

[0095] When providing individually created forms to students as electronic forms, the individual item information creating unit 26 can use videos of the students studying as individual item information based on the learning progress information.

[0096] The common item information creation unit 25 can also create, as common item information, an item with a reply function that transmits text data, etc., entered into the electronic form 85 by parents or students using the student terminal to the terminal device 10 or the management server 20. This reply function is realized by the student terminal acquiring the text data, stroke data, etc. entered into the electronic form 85 as student input information and transmitting the student input information to the terminal device 10 or the management server 20 at an arbitrarily set trigger. For example, the common item information creation unit 25 creates common item information corresponding to the common item 47, which is a "comment from parent," as an item with a reply function that is triggered by pressing the send button 48. With paper forms, parents had to cut out the comment field and submit it, but with an electronic form with such a reply function, parents can easily submit the entered comments to the teacher by simply pressing the send button 48.

[0097] (Fourth Modification) In the above embodiment, first modified example, second modified example, and third modified example, the teacher uses the terminal device 10, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the teacher may use a teacher terminal 90 that has the functions of the management server 20. Like the terminal device 10, the teacher terminal 90 is, for example, a desktop PC, a laptop PC, or a tablet PC.

[0098] 16 shows an example of the configuration of an education support system 200 in this case. As shown in the figure, a student DB 91, a learning information DB 92, a template DB 93, a fixed text DB 94, a learning element DB 95, a character DB 96, and a recommended question DB 97 are connected to a teacher terminal 90 in the education support system 200, and the teacher terminal 90 can execute the processes (corresponding to steps S12 to S17 and step S20 in FIG. 9) that were performed by the management server 20, create and output forms. In this case, the teacher terminal 90 is an example of the education support device of the present invention. [Explanation of symbols]

[0099] 5. Network 10 Terminal Equipment 20 Management Server 31 Student DB 32 Learning Information DB 33 Template DB 34 Standard Text DB 35 Learning Element DB 36 Character DB 37 Recommended Questions DB 100 Educational Support System

Claims

1. a first comment identifying unit that identifies one of a plurality of first comments made by a teacher character that is a teacher avatar based on a learning outcome related to the learner's learning; a storage unit that associates a plurality of text data and image data related to the first comment with each other and stores a plurality of coach characters that are avatars of coaches having personalities different from the teacher; a second comment acquisition unit that acquires a second comment linked to the first comment based on the selected coach character; a first comment output unit that outputs the first comment; a second comment output unit that outputs the second comment together with the coach character; Equipped with The second comment acquisition unit creates the second comment based on the first comment.

2. The education support device according to claim 1 , wherein the first comment identification unit identifies a comment about a recommended study based on the learning outcome.

3. The educational support device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the coach character is selected according to the characteristics of the learner.

4. the storage unit stores the teacher character; The education support device according to claim 1 , wherein the first comment output unit outputs the first comment together with the teacher character.

5. An education support method executed by an education support device, a first comment identifying step of identifying one of a plurality of first comments made by a teacher character, which is a teacher avatar, based on the learning outcome of the learner; a storage step of associating a plurality of text data and image data related to the first comment with each other and storing a plurality of coach characters which are avatars of coaches having personalities different from the teacher; a second comment acquisition step of acquiring a second comment linked to the first comment based on the selected coach character; a first comment output step of outputting the first comment; a second comment output step of outputting the second comment together with the coach character; Equipped with The second comment acquisition step is a method of supporting education in which the second comment is created based on the first comment.

6. A program executed by a computer, a first comment identifying unit that identifies one of a plurality of first comments made by a teacher character that is a teacher avatar based on a learning outcome related to the learner's learning; a storage unit that associates a plurality of text data and image data related to the first comment with each other and stores a plurality of coach characters that are avatars of coaches having personalities different from the teacher; a second comment acquisition unit that acquires a second comment linked to the first comment based on the selected coach character; a first comment output unit that outputs the first comment; a second comment output unit that outputs the second comment together with the coach character; causing the computer to function as The second comment acquisition unit is a program that creates the second comment based on the first comment.

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