Adaptive Interview Questioning System for Level Assessment

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional information processing methods for evaluating interview responses fail to adaptively select questions based on the sequential evaluation of the interviewee's level, leading to inaccurate determination of the interviewee's level and lack of verification for the evaluation results.

Innovation Solution

An information processing method that involves uttering questions at predetermined levels, detecting breakdowns in responses, and determining the interlocutor's level to adjust question difficulty dynamically, with features like utterance control, detection, and determination steps, along with display and motion control to enhance the evaluation process.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If questions are selected from predetermined levels according to evaluation, then question selection is systematic, but the questions cannot be adaptively selected based on sequential evaluation of the interviewee's level

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveadaptive question selectionVSAvoidquestion selection mechanism
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements dynamic question selection by transitioning from static predetermined question lists to a dynamic system that adjusts question difficulty in real-time based on the interviewee's demonstrated ability level. The system continuously updates the difficulty level during the interview process, selecting questions adaptively rather than following a fixed sequence.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies feedback mechanisms by using the interviewee's responses to questions as input for determining the next question's difficulty level. The system evaluates each response, determines the appropriate difficulty level based on performance, and uses this feedback to select subsequent questions, creating a closed-loop adaptive questioning system.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

2Measurement precision

If predetermined questions are asked according to talk development, then the interview follows a structured flow, but accurate determination of the interviewee's level cannot be achieved

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvelevel determination accuracyVSAvoidinterview efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The system dynamically adjusts the interview flow by selecting questions from different difficulty levels based on real-time evaluation of the interviewee's responses. Rather than following a predetermined sequence, the system adapts the question difficulty to match the interviewee's demonstrated ability, thereby improving measurement precision while maintaining interview efficiency.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The patent changes the parameter of question difficulty level based on the interviewee's performance. The system evaluates responses and adjusts the difficulty parameter of subsequent questions, allowing for accurate level determination by matching question complexity to the interviewee's actual capability rather than using fixed difficulty levels.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Reliability

If evaluation is performed without verification means, then the process is simple, but accurate determination is not necessarily performed

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveevaluation reliabilityVSAvoidverification mechanism
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements preliminary verification by asking questions at higher difficulty levels than the currently determined level to confirm the interviewee's actual ability. Before finalizing the level determination, the system performs preliminary checks by presenting challenging questions that verify whether the interviewee can truly handle the assigned difficulty level, thereby improving evaluation reliability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system uses feedback from verification questions to confirm or adjust the determined level. By evaluating responses to verification questions and comparing them against the current level determination, the system ensures accurate and reliable assessment before finalizing the interviewee's ability level.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS20250014592A1Information processing method, information processing program, and information processing device
Publication Date: 2025.01.09 WASEDA UNIV
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AI summary

Provided are an information processing method, an information processing program, and an information processing device for asking a question in consideration of the level of an evaluatee and improving the accuracy of determining the level of the evaluatee. An information processing device includes: an utterance control means for controlling utterance of a question at one level among a plurality of levels determined in advance to a user as an interlocutor; a voice recognition means for performing voice recognition on an answer of the user to the question; a breakdown detection means for detecting a breakdown of the user in the answer; and an ability determination means for determining a level of the user on the basis of at least a level at which the breakdown is detected.