JPH01189681A - Electronic leaning machine - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Industrial Field of Application) The present invention relates to an electronic learning machine, and more particularly to an electronic learning machine that allows a learner to re-present questions answered incorrectly.

(Prior Art) Conventional electronic learning machines ask questions, determine whether the input answers are correct or incorrect by comparing them with the correct answers that correspond to the questions, or display the correct answers. The structure was such that the learner compared the given answers with the correct answers to determine whether they were correct or incorrect.

Also, if you try to re-study questions you answered incorrectly,
The system was structured so that the user selected previously studied learning items from the learning item table, which included a mixture of questions answered correctly and questions answered incorrectly, and then selected the questions within the selected learning item that he or she wanted to restudy. .

Here, multiple questions are prepared for the study items.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) However, in order for a learner to memorize a certain learning item, it is desirable to repeatedly study that learning item.

However, because conventional electronic learning machines have been refined as described above, even if you try to re-study a question that you answered incorrectly, you must first call up the learning item table of contents screen and select the learning item [1] to be re-studyed. The problem was that it had to be done.

Further notes 1. There was no electronic learning machine that allowed students to re-study questions they answered incorrectly without learning questions that had already been answered.

The present invention solves the above problems, and when you choose to restudy, the questions you answered incorrectly last time are displayed as restudy questions without calling up the learning item table of contents screen and respecifying the learning items. The purpose is to provide an electronic learning machine that can be used for relearning.

(Means for Solving the Problems) The present invention is constructed as shown in FIG. 1 in order to solve the above problems.

The first book 1, 9 where I memorized the questions and the correct answers to the questions.
Means 1■, display means 12, and first storage means 11
The display means 12 displays the questions read out from among the questions stored in the memory.
In an electronic learning machine, the electronic learning machine is equipped with a control means 13 for displaying the question on the display means 12, and a determination means 14 for comparing the correct answer to the question displayed on the display means 12 with the inputted answer to determine whether the inputted answer is correct or incorrect. , a non-volatile second storage means 15 for storing the incorrect answer for each question when the answer input to the question is incorrect; A selection means 16 is provided for selecting whether to display the question on the display means 12 or to display the question read from the first storage means 11 on the display means 12 regardless of the question answered incorrectly.

(Function) Questions and correct answers to the questions are stored in the first storage means 11, and when the answer inputted to the question is determined by the determination means 14 and the answer is incorrect, the second storage means is stored. 15, it is remembered that each question was answered incorrectly.

During learning, the learner selects the questions read out from the first storage means 11 using the selection means 16, or selects only the 41 questions that were incorrectly answered and stored in the second storage means 15. can be selected and displayed.

Therefore, when a learner answers incorrectly, he or she can repeat and study only the questions answered incorrectly. Further, in this learning, if the inputted answer to a question that was answered incorrectly last time is correct, the stored contents are updated since the second storage means is the writable storage means 15. Furthermore, since the second storage means 15 is a non-volatile storage means, when the power is cut off and learning is started again after a period of time has elapsed, only the questions answered incorrectly during the previous learning can be selected. Can be relearned.

(Example of the invention) The present invention will be explained below using examples.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.

The electronic learning machine in one embodiment of the present invention includes a central processing unit (CPU) 1, a ROM 2 storing a bootstrap program, a RAM 3, a readable and writable nonvolatile external storage device 4, a key input device 5, and a display device. It is equipped with 6.

The external storage device 4 includes a teaching category area 4A where the control procedure of the learning machine is stored, a question/answer area 4B where a plurality of questions for each learning item and correct answers to the questions are stored, and a learning item table of contents. and a management information area 4C for storing the scoring results for the answers to the questions by the learners and the state of a flag (hereinafter referred to as a re-study flag) set for each question to indicate that the answer was incorrect. For example, it is configured with a flexible disk storage device.

RAM3 has a teaching category area 3A corresponding to external storage device 4.
In addition to the question/answer area 3B and the management information area 3C, it is equipped with a display RAM area 3D for editing image information to be output to the display device 6, and when the power is turned on, the teaching category area 4A of the external storage device 4 is displayed. The memory content of is RAM
3 is written to the teaching category area 3A, and the memory contents of the question/answer area 4B are written to the RAM 3 according to the program.
The storage contents of the management information area 4C are written to the corresponding area of the RAM 3. Furthermore, when the state of the relearning flag in the management information area 3C is changed, the configuration is such that the state of the relearning flag in the management information area 3C is written and updated in the management information area 4C each time the change occurs. be.

Furthermore, when an answer by the learner is input, a hasher area is formed in the management information area 3C to temporarily store the answer by the learner in order to compare it with the correct answer and determine whether it is correct or incorrect.

The key-powered device 5 includes a menu display key 5°, an alpha head key 5□/numeric keypad 53, a check key 1/selection key 54, a relearning instruction key 55 for instructing relearning, a judgment key 56 for instructing judgment, etc. function key,
A cursor key 5.1 and an execution key 5.2 are provided, and the cursor key 5 I+ moves a cursor displayed on the screen of the display device 6 (shading for selecting items, etc. is displayed). Further, execution keys 5 and 2 are keys for selecting items and executing functions.

The operation of an embodiment of the present invention configured as described above will be explained with reference to FIG. 3, using an example applied to English learning.

When the power is turned on, the contents of the teaching area 4A are written to the teaching area 3A in accordance with the bootstrap program stored in the ROM2, and the menu data written to the teaching area 3A is stored in the display RAM '6M area 3D.
The data is written into the display RAM area 3D and developed into data for screen display, and a menu is displayed on the screen of the display device 6. An example of this display is shown in FIG.

In this state, select the desired learning type [check sheet ("CS
By moving the cursor to "Grammar, Reading Comprehension, Composition, Mock Test, etc." and pressing the execution key 5.I, the desired type of learning is selected.
"cs" indicates a simple question format of words, phrases, and one-answer format. For example, assume that the learning type "cs" is selected (step S+).

"Learning type in management information area 4C by selecting the learning type"
The memory contents for "c s" are written to the management information area 3C, and it is determined whether there is a re-learning flag set in the management information area 3C (step S2). In the case of the first learning after the power is turned on, the determination is made based on the state of the memory relearning flag in the management information area 4C when the power is turned on. When the relearning flag does not exist, that is, when there are no questions answered incorrectly, CS table of contents data is written from the management information area 4C to the management information area 3C.The C8 table of contents data written to the management information area 3C is stored in the display RAM. Written to area 3D, display RAM area 3
The C8 table of contents is expanded into screen data on D and displayed on the screen of the display device 6. An example of the C8 table of contents is shown in FIG. The questions are learning blocks (hereinafter referred to as
(also simply referred to as blocks), each block having 20
It consists of questions, and each block is attached and divided.

In step S2, if there is at least one restudy flag set, that is, if there is at least one question answered incorrectly, an instruction is given as to whether or not to restudy following step S2. wait. When there is a relearning flag set in step S2,
The learning selection data written from the question/answer section area 4B to the question/answer section area 3B is written to the display RAM area 3D, expanded to data for the screen, and the learning selection display is displayed on the screen of the display device 6. be done. An example of the learning selection display is as shown in FIG. 6, in which questions for incorrect answers are displayed as unfixed questions.

If there is a question answered incorrectly in step S2, an instruction is given as to whether or not to re-study. For relearning instructions, press the relearning instruction key 5. This is done by pressing.

When learning another "cs" without relearning, the C8 selection key 54 is pressed (step S3). When the C8 selection key 54 is pressed in step S3, the C8 table of contents illustrated in FIG. 5 is displayed on the screen of the display device 6.

A case where there is no relearning flag set in step S2 and a case where the C8 selection key 54 is pressed in step S3, that is, a case where relearning is not selected will be described.

A learning block is selected by moving the cursor to the block number position for which learning is desired in the CS table of contents illustrated in FIG. 5 and pressing execution keys 5 and 2 (step S4).
). Step S, the problem with the block selected in the smell
The correct answer data is written from the question/answer section area 4B to the question/answer section area 3B, and the question data written in the question/answer section area 3B is written to the display RAMjU area 3D and expanded to data for the screen. The question is then displayed on the screen of the display 6 (step S5). An example of the displayed problem is as shown in FIG.

Following step S5, the learner inputs an answer using the alphabet key 5□, and inputs the answer by pressing the determination key 56 (step s6). When the judgment key 56 is pressed in step S6, the correct answer data for the question being asked, the answer data input by the learner, and the correctness judgment data as a result of comparing both answer data are converted into screen data. It is expanded and displayed on the screen of the display device 6 along with the problem display of step S5 (step S7). An example of the result displayed in step S7 is as shown in FIG. 8, which shows an example of a case where an incorrect answer is given.

It is checked whether the result of the correct/incorrect determination in step S7 is correct (step Sa), and if the answer given by the learner is incorrect, a relearning flag for that question is set (step s).

If the answer given by the learner is correct in step S8, step S is skipped.

Step S8. Following S, step 85~ is repeated until learning of all the problems in the selected block number is completed.
S is executed (step S+o), and when all the questions in the selected block number have been studied, it is checked whether the end key among the function keys has been pressed (step S++). When the end key is pressed, the learner intends to finish learning now, and when the end key is not pressed, the learner intends to continue learning. If the end key is not pressed in step Sll, the process is executed again from step S2.

Next, a case will be described in which there is a relearning flag that was set in step S2 and relearning is instructed in step S3.

For relearning instructions, press the relearning instruction key 5. When the relearning instruction is given by pressing , the question data for the questions for which the relearning flag is set is developed into screen data in the display RAM area 3D following step S3, and the data is displayed on the screen of the display device 6. (Step S1
□). That is, in step S1□, relearning questions are displayed. An example of the display in this case is as shown in FIG. The question in FIG. 9 is the same as that in FIG. 7, but because the student answered incorrectly during the previous study, the student will be asked to restudy and apply again.

For the application in Step S1□, enter the answer (Sterap Sl
+) and correct/incorrect determination display (step 514) are performed in the same manner as in steps S6 and S7 described above.

Following step S14, it is checked whether the answer input in step SI3 is correct (step 515), and if the answer input in step S13 is correct, the relearning flag for that question is reset. (Step 5I6).

If the answer input in step SI3 is incorrect, the relearning flag for that question remains set and step S16 is skipped.

Learning a predetermined number of relearning problems as above,
For example, steps 81□ to SI6 are executed again until learning of the number of problems in the unit block is completed (step 517).
), when the above predetermined number of learnings are completed, step S is executed to check whether or not the learning is to be completed.

(Effects of the Invention) As explained above, according to the present invention, when an answer input to a question is determined to be an incorrect answer, the fact that the answer is incorrect is stored in the non-volatile storage means for each question. Then, it is possible to select by the selection means whether only questions that were answered incorrectly are displayed on the display means or questions read out from the storage means in which the questions are stored regardless of questions that were answered incorrectly are displayed on the display means. This allows learners to repeat and study only the questions they answered incorrectly.

Furthermore, since the memory means that remembers incorrect answers is a writable memory means, even if you gave a wrong answer in the previous study, if the answer was correct in the current study, the memory contents are updated and the memory contents are updated. You can re-study only the problems that are your weaknesses. Furthermore, since the storage means is a non-volatile storage means, even if the power is turned off once, the memorized information of incorrect answers for each question is saved, and even if the power is turned off and then turned on again. Even if you restart your study, you can still select and study only the questions you answered incorrectly in the previous study.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of one embodiment of the present invention. FIGS. 4 to 9 are diagrams showing display screens for explaining the operation of an embodiment of the present invention. 1...CPU, 2...ROM, 3...RAM, 4
...External storage device, 5...Key manual device, 6...
Display devices, 11 and 15...first and second storage means, 12...display means, 13...control means, 14...judgment means, 16...selection means. -Patent applicant: Brother Industries, Ltd. (and one other person)

Claims (1)

[Claims] a first storage means in which questions and correct answers to the questions are stored; a display means; a control means for causing the display means to display the questions read out from among the questions stored in the first storage means; and the display means. In an electronic learning machine, the electronic learning machine is equipped with a determining means for comparing the correct answer to the question displayed on the screen with the input answer to determine whether the input answer is correct or incorrect. a non-volatile second storage means for storing for each question that the answer was incorrect at the time; and displaying only the questions for which the answer was incorrect on the display means again;
An electronic learning machine characterized by comprising: selection means for selecting whether or not to display the question read from the first storage means on the display means regardless of the question for which the answer was incorrect.