JP2005062528A - Lecture assistance system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enables a lecturer to grasp how much all participants understand the contents of a lecture in real time. <P>SOLUTION: The lecture assistance system which supports the lecturer to lecture on a plurality of participants is equipped with a lecturer's terminal 1 that the lecturer operates, a system server 8, and a display device 7 which displays question items and answers thereto to show them to the participants. The system server 8 distributes data regarding the question items generated on the lecturer's terminal 1 to participant's terminals 10A, 11B, and 12C that the participants operate through a prescribed network 9, receives data regarding the answers to the question items from the lecturer's terminal through the network 9, and stores the distributed question items and the received answers to the question items and transmits specified question items and answers thereto among the stored data to the lecturer's terminal 1 at need. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a lecture support system that supports lectures performed by a lecturer for a plurality of students.

  Conventionally, when a lecture with a large number of students is conducted by a single lecturer, it is often a uniform lecture regardless of the level of understanding of the students. One reason for this is that it is difficult for the lecturer to understand the level of understanding of the student during the course.

  Patent Document 1 provides a lecturer and student terminals and a lecture during the lecture in order to compensate for the fact that the lecturer cannot confirm the level of understanding of the student so that only a uniform lecture is possible. A remote lecture support system in which a database storing information is connected via a network is disclosed.

In this remote lecture support system, questionnaire / test data in which questions related to lecture contents are provided and material data associated therewith are stored in the storage means in the database in advance. Questionnaires / test data with questions related to lecture contents are distributed to a plurality of student terminals, and the students are made to answer and reply. Further, when the response results are aggregated, necessary materials are determined for each student's response results, and the necessary materials are distributed to each terminal after the aggregation (for example, paragraph [0008] ], [0013], [0018] to [0019], etc.).
JP 2002-14601 A

  By the way, in the technique described in Patent Document 1, the level of understanding of the student can be understood only within a range that is preliminarily assumed by the lecturer and staged. That is, the question must be prepared in advance, and the answer must be in the range prepared in advance. In other words, it is not possible to take a fluid response such as deciding the questions while observing the progress of the lecture, or changing the progress of the lecture according to the degree of understanding of the entire student.

  On the other hand, in this system, even if the lecturer can grasp the degree of understanding of the student, the student has no way of knowing how much the other student shows about the lecture content. Therefore, it is difficult to objectively judge the degree of understanding.

  Furthermore, when the number of students increases, the amount of data handled when the answers from the students are aggregated becomes enormous, making it difficult for the lecturer to instantly grasp the trends of the entire students.

  Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a lecture support system that enables a lecturer to grasp the degree of understanding of lecture contents of the entire student in real time. It is said.

In order to solve the above problems, a lecture support system according to the invention described in claim 1 is a lecture support system that supports lectures given to a plurality of students by a lecturer.
A lecturer terminal operated by the lecturer;
Data relating to the question items created by the lecturer terminal to the student terminal operated by the student is distributed through a predetermined network, and the answer to the question item from the student terminal transmitted through the network In addition to receiving data, the questionnaire to be distributed and the answers to be performed on the received questionnaire are accumulated, and if necessary, predetermined questions and answers to these questions are accumulated from the accumulated data. A system server for transmitting to the lecturer terminal;
It is characterized by comprising at least one display device for displaying the question items and the answers to the questions and showing them to the students.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the lecturer creates questions about the lecture contents and sends them to the system server while giving a lecture in a classroom, a remote place, or the like. Whether the lecturer will immediately send the created questionnaire to the student terminal, or if he / she wants to send the instruction to the lecturer terminal, send the created questionnaire The transmission instruction of whether or not can be set for each question item.

  The system server registers (accumulates) the sent question items, and when a predetermined instruction is given from the lecturer terminal, the designated question items can be viewed from the student terminal. . Note that the question items can be prevented from being viewed from the student terminal unless instructed by the lecturer to be viewable.

  When a student downloads a question item that can be viewed by accessing the system server at the student terminal, the answer to the question content is input on the display screen to be transmitted to the system server, and the system The server registers the sent answer. It is preferable that the registered answer is associated with the question information and, if necessary, identification information for identifying the student or the student terminal.

  Furthermore, in the system server, when there is a predetermined instruction from the lecturer, the data on the question items specified by the lecturer and the answer are taken out from the already registered data, and sent to the display device. Is displayed. Thereby, both the lecturer and the student can confirm the question contents and the answer contents during the lecture.

  In this way, it is possible to instantly collect answers from students corresponding to the questions from the lecturer in the course of the lecture, and to display the questions and answers together with the lecturer. It becomes possible to grasp the degree of understanding of the lecture contents of the whole student in real time. Further, by making the display device visible to the students, the students can know the degree of understanding of other students.

  In addition, instead of sending e-mail to the student terminal, the student can access the predetermined address from his / her terminal and download the questions so that the e-mail can be sent in advance. Even if the registration work is not necessary and the number of students and information on the students are difficult to grasp, the lecture support can be performed smoothly. Further, on the system server side, data can be distributed to many students at the same time without burdening traffic such as transmission of e-mail, so that operability is improved.

  In addition, the system server retrieves the questions and answers that are registered and stored in accordance with instructions from the lecturer terminal, and sends information disclosure instructions to the system server by the lecturer. Download is possible. As a result, even if it is not in real time, it becomes possible to confirm and examine the questions and the corresponding answers when looking back at the lecture later, so that the quality of the lecture can be improved.

  The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that, in the invention according to claim 1, the system server performs aggregation based on the accumulated data in accordance with an instruction from the lecturer terminal. Yes.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, it is possible to operate the system server so as to count the answers from the students at the terminal for the lecturer, so that complicated work originally performed by the lecturer is performed. This reduces the burden on the lecturer and allows the lecturer to concentrate more on the lecture.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect of the present invention, the display information is controlled so that the system server displays the result of the aggregation in accordance with an instruction from the lecturer terminal. It is characterized by.

  According to the invention described in claim 3, by automatically displaying the counting results obtained by the system server on the display device, the burden on the lecturer related to operations other than the creation of the questionnaire, for example, the operation of the display device As a result, the lecturer can concentrate more on the lecture. In this display, a visualization method, that is, a graph form such as a pie chart, a bar graph, or a scatter chart may be operated from the lecturer terminal.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, in the system server, the data relating to the question items is data in a format that can be received by each of the student terminals. It is featured in that it is delivered to a mobile terminal.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the question items are created in a data format that can be received by all student terminals in the system server. As a result, regardless of the data format that can be received by each student's terminal, it is possible to download and provide data related to questions from lecturers to each student's terminal, improving operability To do.

The invention according to claim 5 provides the relay server corresponding to each of the data formats that can be received by a plurality of student terminals in the invention according to claim 4,
The student terminal is connected to a relay server corresponding to a receivable data format.

  According to the invention described in claim 5, the invention according to claim 4 is provided by providing a relay server that relays the access of the student terminal instead of the student terminal directly accessing the system server. It becomes possible to execute concretely. Note that this relay server may be newly laid or may be existing.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, in the system server, in accordance with a request from the student terminal, requested data is retrieved from the accumulated data and retrieved. Data is transmitted to the student terminal.

  According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, it becomes possible to perform an operation for sending data registered and accumulated in the system server from the student to his / her terminal, so that the lecture can be given later even if it is not real time. It becomes possible to confirm and examine the questionnaire and the corresponding answer when looking back, and improve the quality of the lecture. Also, if the system server associates the answer with the corresponding question item and the identification information for identifying the student or the student terminal, the student can provide the answer history to the student terminal. become able to.

The invention according to claim 7 is the lecture supporter terminal operated by the person who supports the lecture that is not a lecturer in the invention according to claim 1,
A switching unit that switches between data from the lecturer terminal and data from the lecture support terminal is provided.

  According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, it is possible to reduce the burden on the lecturer by allowing a third party who is not a lecturer to operate the system server as a lecture supporter. Become. In addition, even lecturers with poor operating skills can lecture using this system, so they can ask questions and learners who respond to these questions without having to operate the system server themselves. By displaying the answers, it becomes possible for the lecturer to grasp the degree of understanding of the lecture contents of the entire student in real time. Furthermore, by using this display device to display the answer, the student can see the answer, and the student can know the degree of understanding of other students.

  In addition, by providing a switching unit, it is possible to switch between the lecture supporter's operation and the lecturer's operation even when the lecture supporter is requested to operate the system server and, if necessary, the display device. Therefore, the lecturer can also appropriately operate the system server or the display device as necessary, so that more flexible system operation can be performed.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, it is possible to instantaneously collect answers from the students corresponding to the questions from the lecturer in the course of the lecture, and to combine these questions with the answers. This makes it possible for the lecturer to grasp the degree of understanding of the lecture content of the entire student in real time. Further, by making the display device visible to the students, the students can know the degree of understanding of other students. Even if it is not in real time, it becomes possible to confirm and examine the questions and the corresponding answers when looking back at the lecture later, so that the quality of the lecture can be improved.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, it is possible to operate the system server so as to count the answers from the students at the terminal for the lecturer, so that complicated work originally performed by the lecturer is performed. This reduces the burden on the lecturer and allows the lecturer to concentrate more on the lecture.

  According to the invention described in claim 3, by automatically displaying the counting results obtained by the system server on the display device, the burden on the lecturer related to operations other than the creation of the questionnaire, for example, the operation of the display device As a result, the lecturer can concentrate more on the lecture.

  According to the invention described in claim 4, it is possible to download and provide data related to questions from the lecturer to each student terminal regardless of the data format that can be received by each student terminal. It becomes possible and the operability is improved.

  According to the invention described in claim 5, the invention according to claim 4 is provided by providing a relay server that relays the access of the student terminal instead of the student terminal directly accessing the system server. It is possible to execute concretely and obtain an effect.

  According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to perform an operation for sending data of the system server from the student to his / her terminal. It becomes possible to confirm and examine matters and corresponding answers, and improve the quality of lectures.

  According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, it is possible to reduce the burden on the lecturer by allowing a third party who is not a lecturer to operate the system server as a lecture supporter. Become. In addition, even lecturers with poor operating skills can lecture using this system, so they can ask questions and learners who respond to these questions without having to operate the system server themselves. By displaying the answers, it becomes possible for the lecturer to grasp the degree of understanding of the lecture contents of the entire student in real time. Furthermore, by using this display device to display the answer, the student can see the answer, and the student can know the degree of understanding of other students.

  In addition, by providing a switching unit, it is possible to switch between the lecture supporter's operation and the lecturer's operation even when the lecture supporter is requested to operate the system server. The system server can be operated, and a more flexible system operation can be performed.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a lecture support system according to the present invention. A lecturer terminal 1 is a terminal operated by a lecturer, and an operation output is sent to the switching unit 3. It has become. The lecture supporter terminal 2 is a terminal operated by a person supporting the lecture, and the operation output is sent to the switching unit 3.

  The operations here include creation and input of question items related to lecture contents, instruction to enable browsing of the question items, instruction to display on the display device 7, an instruction to ask questions already answered and an answer to this request, etc. Is mentioned. In addition, when inputting a browsing enabling instruction, a display instruction, and an instruction indicating that the predetermined question item and an answer to the predetermined question item are desired, a keyword that can identify the question item is also input.

  The switching unit 3 switches the connection to the network 9 by either the lecturer terminal 1 or the lecture supporter terminal 2. That is, when the lecturer performs the above-described operation, the lecturer terminal 1 is connected to the network 9, and when the lecture supporter performs the above-described operation, the lecture supporter terminal 2 is connected to the network 9 or It is connected to the display device 7 as required.

  The student terminals 10A, 11B, and 12C are terminals operated by the lecture students, and access the question items that can be viewed by the lecturer (or lecture supporter) and download the question items. Are displayed. The student performs an operation for answering on the display screen.

  The student terminals 10A, 11B, and 12C access the network 9 using any one of different carriers A, B, and C, and the relay servers 4, 5 that relay the access. 6 can be accessed. Although the case where the number of carriers is three will be described as an example, the present invention is not limited to the case where there are three carriers. Here, the student terminal 10A uses the carrier A, and these terminals 10A are respectively accessible to the relay server 4 that relays the carrier A. Similarly, the student terminal 11B uses the carrier B, and these terminals 11B can access the relay server 5 that relays the carrier B, respectively. Similarly, the student terminal 12C uses the carrier C, and these terminals 12C are respectively accessible to the relay server 6 that relays the carrier C. Further, the relay servers 4, 5, 6 are connected to the system server 8 through the network 9.

  These relay servers 4, 5, and 6 may be newly provided or may be set to existing ones. By using an existing relay server, the cost when introducing the system can be reduced.

  As a result, in the student terminals 10A, 11B, and 12C, the answer input on the display screen is transmitted to the system server 8 through one of the relay servers 4, 5, and 6.

  In addition, the student terminals 10A, 11B, and 12C can also give instructions to ask questions that have already been made and to answer them. When inputting this instruction, a keyword that can identify the question is also input.

  The display device 7 is provided in a lecture room where there are lecturers and students (and in some cases, lecture supporters), and is based on data sent from the system server 8 or, as necessary, the lecturer terminal 1 or a lecture. The screen is displayed on the basis of data sent from the supporter terminal 2 through the switching unit 3, and the display content is shown to the student.

  The system server 8 is connected to the lecturer terminal 1 and the lecture supporter terminal 2 through the network 9 and the switching unit 3, while the student terminals 10 </ b> A and 11 </ b> B through the network 9 and the relay servers 4, 5, and 6. , 12C.

  Further, the system server 8 registers and accumulates the question items input at the lecturer terminal 1 or the lecture supporter terminal 2. In addition, according to the browsing enable instruction from the lecturer terminal 1 or the lecture supporter terminal 2, the corresponding question items can be downloaded to the students who access from the relay servers 4, 5, and 6. It is like that. At this time, the questions that can be browsed are created in a data format corresponding to each relay server 4, 5, 6. That is, the questionnaire in the data format corresponding to the carrier A is in the student terminal accessed from the relay server 4, and the questionnaire in the data format corresponding to the carrier B is in the student terminal accessed from the relay server 5, The questions in the data format corresponding to the carrier C can be downloaded from the student terminal accessed from the relay server 6.

  On the other hand, the system server 8 registers and accumulates the answers made on the spot to the question items browsed on the student terminals 10A, 11B, and 12C in association with the corresponding question items. At this time, as identification information for specifying the student or the student terminal, for example, using any identification data, an e-mail address specified as the transmission source, etc., each answer and the student terminal that transmitted the answer are It is preferable to associate them.

  Further, in the system server 8, in accordance with a display instruction from the lecturer terminal 1 or, in some cases, the lecture supporter terminal 2, data relating to the display questions and the answers to the questions are extracted and sent to the display device. By doing so, display information is controlled. In addition, when an operation for editing a question item already registered in the system server 8 is performed by the lecturer terminal 1 or the lecture supporter terminal 2, the identified data is transferred to the lecturer terminal 1 or The lecture supporter terminal 2 is made to download through the network 9.

  This change is sent to the system server 8 when the lecturer or lecture supporter confirms the operation content by performing an operation on the question edit screen downloaded and displayed on his / her terminal. It is like that. The system server 8 registers the transmitted change contents. In this registration, the original data may be overwritten or registered as new data.

  Further, the system server 8 is instructed to request a predetermined question item and an answer thereto at the lecturer terminal 1 or the lecture supporter terminal 2 and the student terminals 10A, 11B, and 12C depending on the case. In this case, the specified data is taken out, and the data concerning the taken-out question item and the answer to the taken-out question is transmitted through the network 9 to the terminal to which the instruction is given. Further, the student can take out his / her answer history from the system server 8 using his / her identification information as a keyword.

  The network 9 forms a path connecting the terminals 1 and 2 or the relay servers 4, 5, 6 and the system server 8, and is configured by a local area network (LAN), a wide area network (WAN), the Internet, and the like. The

  2-7 is a figure which shows the example of the operation screen displayed on the terminal at the time of creating and editing the question matter performed by the terminal 1 for lecturers or the terminal 2 for lecture supporters depending on the case, FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a total result displayed on the display device. Data for performing these displays is stored in the system server 8 in advance, and the lecturer terminal 1 or the lecture supporter terminal 2 accesses and downloads this data as appropriate and downloads it at its own terminal. Data is created and edited on this display screen.

  FIG. 2 shows an initial screen for inputting a new question in the lecturer terminal 1 or lecture supporter terminal 2 when a question occurs for a student during a lecture. The initial screen for question input 20 includes a question input region 22 for inputting question data, and a management region 21 for managing display contents of the question input region 22.

  In the management area 21, a question button 23 for switching to a screen display of a question input area, a selection button 24 for switching to a screen display of a selection input area, and a question desired to display a total result are selected. And a totaling button 25 for switching to the screen display of the question selection area.

On the other hand, the question input area 22 is a screen area for inputting a question. In this question input area 22, a question is received following the message “Register a new question and press the add button”. A service status determination button 26 for setting a service status as to whether or not to send to the user terminals 10A, 11B, and 12C, a question name input window 27 for inputting a question name as a question title, and a question for inputting a question text A sentence input window 28, a button 26, and an add button 29 for confirming that the contents input through the windows 27 and 28 are newly registered are provided.
The question items created by the lecturer terminal 1 or the lecture support terminal 2 are directly stored in the system server 8.

  FIG. 3 shows an example of a screen that is displayed on the lecturer terminal 1 or the lecture supporter terminal 2 when editing the question items once registered. The question editing screen 30 edits data. For editing, and a management area 21 for managing display contents of the editing area 31. This screen 30 is displayed when the question button 23 in the management area 21 is clicked on the screens of FIGS.

  The editing area 31 is a screen area for editing a question. In the editing area 31, “please press the new registration button to add a new question and the delete button to delete an existing question.” A new registration button 33 that is clicked when a new question is added and a question item list 32 for question editing are provided. Further, in the question list 32, a service status display column 34 for displaying a service status, a question name display column 35 for displaying a question name, a question statement display column 36 for displaying a question sentence, and steps for deleting each question. A delete button group 37 provided for each question and a change button group 38 provided for each stage for changing the contents of each question are provided.

  Such a question editing screen 30 is displayed on the terminal by receiving direct access through the network 9 from the lecturer terminal 1 or lecture supporter terminal 2 as described above, and the processing related to the change is performed by the system server. The change result is directly updated on the system server 8.

  FIG. 4 shows an example of a screen to be displayed on the lecturer terminal 1 or the lecture supporter terminal 2 when identifying the question items including options to be edited for each question item. It consists of a specifying area 40 for specifying the question items and a management area 21 for managing the display contents of the specifying area 40. This screen 39 is displayed when the option button 24 of the management area 21 is clicked on the screens of FIGS.

  The specifying area 40 is a screen area for specifying a question item to be edited for an option. In the specifying area 40, a message “Please press the change button when editing an option” is displayed. A question item list 41 for specifying a question item is provided. In the question list 41, a question name display field 42 for displaying a question name, a question sentence display field 43 for displaying a question sentence, and a step for changing the contents of options provided for each question. A provided change button group 44 is provided.

  FIG. 5 shows an example of a screen displayed on the lecturer terminal 1 or the lecture supporter terminal 2 when newly registering the options provided for the question identified in FIG. The initial screen 45 includes an option input area 46 for inputting data, and a management area 21 for managing display contents of the option input area 46. When any one of the change button groups 44 is clicked on the screen of FIG. 4, a screen 45 about options provided in the corresponding question items is displayed.

  The option input area 46 is a screen area for input of options. In the option input area 46, following the message “Enter a new option and press the registration button”, the identified question name is displayed. A question name display field 47 indicating the question content, a question text display field 48 indicating the content of the corresponding question, an option input window 49 for inputting an option, and an option registered in the input window 49 are newly registered. And an add button 50 for confirming.

  Such option creation is also performed on the system server 8, and the options created in the lecturer terminal 1 or the lecture supporter terminal 2 are directly stored in the system server 8.

  FIG. 6 shows an example of a screen displayed on the lecturer terminal 1 or lecture supporter terminal 2 when editing the options provided for the question items specified in FIG. The screen 51 includes an option editing area 52 for editing options and a management area 21 for managing the display of the option editing area 52. Note that when any one of the change button groups 44 is clicked on the screen of FIG. 4, a screen 51 for options provided in the corresponding question items is displayed.

  The option editing area 52 is an option editing screen area, and a message “Press a new registration button when adding a new option, or press each button when updating or deleting an existing option.” Next, a new registration button 53 to be clicked when adding a new option, a question name display field 54 indicating the specified question name, a question text display field 55 indicating the content of the corresponding question, and an option list 56 are provided. Is provided. In the option list 56, an option display field 57 indicating the contents of each option and a delete button group 58 provided for each level for deleting each option are provided.

  Such an option editing screen 51 is displayed on the terminal by receiving direct access through the network 9 from the lecturer terminal 1 or the lecture support terminal 2 as described above, and the processing related to the change is performed by the system server. The change result is directly updated on the system server 8.

  FIG. 7 shows an example of a screen displayed on the lecturer terminal 1 or the lecture supporter terminal 2 in order to select a question to be displayed from among the totaled results of questions already asked. , A question selection area 60 for performing a display for selecting a question for a total result to be displayed, and a management area 21 for managing the display of the question selection area 60. A question selection screen 59 is displayed when the aggregation button 25 in the management area 21 displayed on any of the screens of FIGS. 2 to 6 is clicked.

  The question selection area 60 is a screen area for showing questions that have already been asked, and a prompt message field 61 for displaying a message prompting the user to input a question selection button following the message “View the total!” A question list 62 is provided for selecting a question item for the total result to be displayed. Further, in the question list 62, a question name display field 63 indicating a question name, a question text display field 64 indicating the question content, and a selection display field 65 for selecting a question for which a total result is desired to be displayed are provided. In FIG. 8, for example, in the question text display field 64, the display is changed from other question texts so as to stand out about the question items that are newly added or attention is to be drawn. For example, the display is enlarged or the color is changed. May be displayed.

  FIG. 8 shows an example of the display of the total result for the question selected according to the screen display of FIG. 7. The total result display screen 66 includes a result display area 67 for displaying the total result, and the result display. The management area 21 manages the display of the area 67. In FIG. 7, when the selection button in the selection display field 65 corresponding to the “30-day question 1” field is clicked, this totaling result display screen 66 is sent from the system server 8 to the display device via the network 9. Is displayed.

  The result display area 67 is provided with a question name display field 68 indicating a question name corresponding to the total result, a question text display field 69 indicating the content of the question, and a result list 70 indicating the total result as a list. In the result list 70, there are provided an option content display column 71 indicating the content of each option, a count number display column 72 indicating the number of selected options, and a count table column 73 indicating the number of the users.

  In FIG. 8, the total results of the students' responses to the question “Did you know the fact of the population explosion?” Of “30th Question 1” are shown. It is shown that there are 51 persons who have selected the option “ta” and 12 persons who have selected the option “I did not know”. Although not shown in the figure, the total result may be represented by a predetermined graph such as a pie chart, a bar graph, or a scatter diagram and displayed on the display device 7.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.
A lecturer who has a question about the contents of a lecture for a student during a lecture, or operates a lecturer terminal 1 by himself before the lecture, or contacts a lecture supporter in advance. The user terminal 2 is operated to download a predetermined input screen, for example, a screen as shown in FIGS. 2 and 5 from the system server 8, and according to this screen, data relating to the question items and options for this question is created. To do. The created data is sent to the system server 8 through the network 9 and registered and accumulated.

  It should be noted that the stored data regarding the questions and options can be obtained by clicking the option button 24 in the management area 21 of the screen displayed on the terminal by the lecturer or the lecture supporter as necessary. It is possible to switch to a screen as shown in FIGS. 3 to 6 and add, edit, and update according to this screen.

  The lecturer or lecture supporter can access the system server 8 at an appropriate timing in the course of the lecture, and can identify and view an appropriate question from the data on the stored question and options. Operate as follows. In addition, it is possible to perform an operation so as to specify to which student terminals 10A, 11B, and 12C the user can browse the question items as necessary.

  Based on this operation, the system server 8 identifies the question, creates a file in a data format that can be transmitted / received by each carrier A, B, C based on this question, and relays corresponding to each carrier. The student terminals that are accessed from the servers 4, 5, and 6 are made in a viewable state.

  In the student terminals 10A, 11B, and 12C, by accessing the system server 8 through a relay server corresponding to its own carrier, data related to the question items is downloaded and the question items are displayed. The student reads this displayed question item, performs an operation of answering the question written therein and confirming the content of the answer.

  The answers confirmed by the student terminals 10A, 11B, and 12C are transmitted to the system server 8 through the corresponding relay servers 4, 5, 6 and the network 9, and are registered and stored in association with the corresponding question items. Is done. At this time, identification information for identifying the transmission source student terminal is also associated and registered.

  When the lecturer determines that answers have been collected in the system server 8, an operation for prompting the data to be aggregated from the lecturer terminal 1 or the lecture supporter terminal 2, that is, a predetermined aggregation according to the operation screen as shown in FIG. An operation is made.

  In response to this counting operation, the system server 8 totals the answers to the identified question items, and sends these answers and the question items to the display device 7. In addition, the display device 7 displays the sent questions and answers together. It should be noted that the totaling result may be sent to the terminal where the operation is performed at an arbitrary timing according to the operation from the lecturer terminal 1 or the student terminals 10A, 11B, and 12C.

  In addition, students can obtain their own response history by sending identification information that identifies themselves or their terminals at the time of answering, and if you want your own response history, By operating the terminals 10A, 11B, and 12C, the system server 8 is accessed through the corresponding relay servers 4, 5, and 6, and the identification information of itself and information for specifying the desired question items are input as necessary. By transmitting, an instruction to request an answer history is sent. In response to this instruction, the system server 8 takes out the answer associated with the corresponding question item and the identification information of the student, and through the relay servers 4, 5, 6, the student terminals 10 A, 11 B, 12 C Sent to.

  It is also possible to connect the lecturer terminal 1 and the student terminals 10A, 11B, and 12C through the network 9, and in this case, for example, after the lecture, the student terminal 11 can be arbitrarily connected to the mail format. It is possible to ask questions about the lecture contents at this time. This is a particularly effective means when the lecturer and the student are away from each other or in different rooms.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to instantaneously collect answers from students corresponding to questions from the lecturer in the course of the lecture, and further display the questions and answers together. By doing so, it becomes possible for the lecturer to grasp the degree of understanding of the lecture contents of the entire student in real time. Further, by making the display device 7 visible to the students, the students can know the degree of understanding of other students. Even if it is not in real time, it becomes possible to confirm and examine the questions and the corresponding answers when looking back at the lecture later, so that the quality of the lecture can be improved.

  In addition, by making it possible to operate the system server 8 so as to aggregate answers from students at the lecturer's terminal 1, it is possible to perform complicated work originally performed by the lecturer. As well as reducing the burden on the lecturer, the lecturer can concentrate more on the lecture.

  Further, by automatically displaying the total results obtained by the system server 8 on the display device 7, the burden on the lecturer related to operations other than the creation of the question items, for example, the operation of the display device 7, is reduced. Person can concentrate more on the lecture.

  In addition, by creating the question items in a data format that can be received by all student terminals 10A, 11B, and 12C in the system server, a data format that can be received by each student terminal 10A, 11B, and 12C. Regardless of the difference, it becomes possible to download and provide data related to the questions from the lecturer to each of the student terminals 10A, 11B, 12C, and the operability is improved. Further, the student terminals 10A, 11B, and 12C do not directly access the system server 8, but the relay servers 4, 5, and 6 that relay the access of the student terminals 10A, 11B, and 12C are provided. The effect can be obtained specifically.

  In addition, since it is possible to perform an operation to send data of the system server 8 to the terminals 10A, 11B, and 12C from the student, questions and responses when the lecture is looked back later even if it is not in real time It is possible to confirm and examine the answers to be made, and to improve the quality of the lecture.

  Further, by allowing a third party who is not a lecturer to operate the system server 8 as a lecture supporter, the burden on the lecturer can be reduced. In addition, even a lecturer with poor operation ability can conduct a lecture using this system, so that the question item and the student corresponding to this question item can operate without operating the system server 8 themselves. By displaying the answer, it is possible for the lecturer to grasp the degree of understanding of the lecture content of the entire student in real time. Furthermore, by using this display device to display the answer, the student can see the answer, and the student can know the degree of understanding of other students.

  In addition, since the switching unit 3 is provided, it is possible to switch between the operation of the lecture supporter and the operation of the lecturer even when the lecture supporter is requested to operate the system server 8. In addition, it becomes possible to operate the system server as appropriate, and a more flexible system operation can be performed.

  In this embodiment, the lecturer and the student communicate with each other by transmitting / receiving character data by e-mail. However, the present invention uses a terminal capable of transmitting / receiving still images or moving images. If possible, lectures and questions using still images or moving images can be conducted.

It is a block diagram which shows one Embodiment of the lecture assistance system which concerns on this invention. In the said embodiment, when inputting and editing a question matter, it is a figure which shows the initial screen displayed on a terminal for lecture assistance or a terminal for lecturers. In the said embodiment, it is a figure which shows an example of the screen displayed when editing the questionnaire once registered. In the said embodiment, it is a figure which shows an example of the screen displayed in order to edit the choice provided about the question matter. In the said embodiment, it is a figure which shows an example of the screen displayed for creating and adding the choice about a question matter. In the said embodiment, it is a figure which shows an example of the screen displayed when the option produced once is edited and deleted. In the said embodiment, when the answer with respect to a question is totaled and displayed, it is a figure which shows an example of the screen which selects the question matter totaled and displayed. In the said embodiment, it is a figure which shows an example of the display of a total result.

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1 Lecturer terminal 2 Lecture supporter terminal 3 Switching unit 4, 5, 6 Relay server 7 Display device 8 System server

Claims (7)

In a lecture support system that supports lectures given to multiple students by a lecturer,
A lecturer terminal operated by the lecturer;
Data relating to the question items created by the lecturer terminal to the student terminal operated by the student is distributed through a predetermined network, and the answer to the question item from the student terminal transmitted through the network In addition to receiving data, the questionnaire to be distributed and the answers to be performed on the received questionnaire are accumulated, and if necessary, predetermined questions and answers to these questions are accumulated from the accumulated data. A system server for transmitting to the lecturer terminal;
A lecture support system, comprising: at least one display device for displaying the question items and the answers thereto and showing them to a student. 2. The lecture support system according to claim 1, wherein the system server performs aggregation based on the accumulated data in accordance with an instruction from the lecturer terminal. 3. The lecture support system according to claim 2, wherein the display information is controlled in the system server so as to display the result of the aggregation in accordance with an instruction from the lecturer terminal. The lecture according to claim 1, wherein the system server distributes data related to the question items to each student terminal in a format that can be received by each student terminal. Support system. Provide a relay server corresponding to each of the data formats that can be received by multiple student terminals,
The lecture support system according to claim 4, wherein the student terminal is connected to a relay server corresponding to a receivable data format. In the system server, requested data is extracted from the accumulated data in accordance with a request from the student terminal, and the extracted data is transmitted to the student terminal. The lecture support system according to Item 1. A terminal for a lecture supporter operated by a person who supports a lecture that is not a lecturer,
The lecture support system according to claim 1, further comprising a switching unit that switches between data from the lecturer terminal and data from the lecture support terminal.

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