System and method for statistical analysis of student information

Abstract

This invention is a computer based system for the assessment, management and instruction of students, and for the delivery of work pages and other instructional materials in the form of electronic student workbooks. The computer based assessment of the student produces a student profile including skill gaps or learning objectives. Teacher ( 20 ) and student ( 22 ) workstations are networked CPUs with pen-based tablet inputs, and displays network with a central processor ( 10 ) and data base. A director workstation may also be networked with the central processor. The central processor generates a teacher workbook either directly or with input from the director workstation. The teacher, or teacher and director together, assemble an electronic student workbook containing instructional materials correlated with the student profile. The system tracks useful data such as instructional material (e.g., textbook pages, work sheets, software, simulations, tests, etc.) delivered to students.

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       40 . A method of processing educational information over a network, comprising:
 establishing learning sessions with students over the network, wherein each student is associated with a student profile stored in one or more databases;   generating student workbooks at student workstations by running a software module supplied over a network within the network to provide a user interface for entry of student inputs, wherein each student workbook is generated in accordance with a corresponding student profile that specifies at least one learning objective, each of said at least one learning objective being correlated with one or more instructional materials presented to the students;   recording statistical information derived from student test results generated based on student inputs received at the student workbooks, said test results corresponding to one or more skill levels of the students with respect to the learning objectives;   determining at least one relationship between at least one of the one or instructional materials presented to students and a demographic characteristic; and   amending one or more student profiles based on the at least one relationship.   
   
   
       41 . The method of  claim 40 , further comprising:
 supplying a software module to a teacher work station from a remote station; and   running the software module at the teacher workstation to generate a teacher workbook; said teacher workbook displaying records associated with a plurality of students, wherein said teacher workbook provides a user interface for a teacher at the teacher station to select a student record associated with any one of a plurality of assigned students, said student record including a listing of one or more instructional materials related to a learning objective associated with the student as specified in the student profile.   
   
   
       42 . The method of  claim 41  further comprising:
 simultaneously presenting an instructional material associated with a student profile on the teacher work book and a corresponding student workbook.