Education monitoring

Abstract

Group-based, periodic education intervention that provides a targeted curriculum selected specifically for each period based on current skill assessment data is described. For example, candidates' skill levels in multiple skills are assessed, and groups are formed based on commonality of skill level. A period-specific curriculum is generated for each group to address the specific needs of the individuals of the respective group. After delivery of the period-specific targeted curriculum over the period, re-assessments of the current skill of the group members are made, and a period-specific curriculum for the subsequent period is generated and delivered. Fidelity of an implementation of the curriculum is analyzed, and alerts, reminders, and reports are provided to improve fidelity of an implementation of the curriculum.

1 . (canceled) 
     
     
         2 . A computer-implemented method, comprising:
 executing one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processing devices, cause the one or more processing devices to:
 perform one or more operations included in an actual implementation of an educational process that correspond to operations in a model implementation of the educational process, the model implementation including at least the following:
 accessing first assessments of a skill level of candidates for at least one skill, 
 grouping a subset of the candidates into an instructional group based, at least in part, on the first assessments, 
 generating a first set of instructional materials for teaching the at least one skill, 
 storing the first set of instructional materials on one or more storage devices, 
 sending, by an instructor via one or more communication devices, a request for the first set of instructional materials to the one or more processing devices, 
 receiving, via the one or more communication devices, the request for the first set of instructional materials from the instructor, 
 providing, via the one or more communication devices, the first set of instructional materials to the instructor, 
 teaching, by the instructor, the instructional group using the first set of instructional materials, 
 accessing second assessments of the skill level of instructional group members for the at least one skill, 
 generating a second set of instructional materials for teaching the at least one skill, 
 storing the second set of instructional materials on the one or more storage devices, 
 sending, by the instructor via the one or more communication devices, a request for the second set of instructional materials to the one or more processing devices, 
 receiving, via the one or more communication devices, the request for the second set of instructional materials from the instructor, 
 providing, via the one or more communication devices, the second set of instructional materials to the instructor, and 
 teaching, by the instructor, the instructional group using the second set of instructional materials; 
 
 determine a fidelity level based at least on a timing of assessments for the instructional group members, the fidelity level relating to a degree of conformity between operations of the model implementation of the educational process intended to be performed and the corresponding operations of the actual implementation of the educational process; 
 compare the fidelity level to a threshold level; and 
 generate a fidelity alert message regarding the degree of conformity between operations of the model implementation of operations of the educational process intended to be performed and the corresponding operations of the actual implementation of one or more operations of the educational process based on the comparison of the fidelity level to the threshold level. 
   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the instructions include instructions that, when executed by the one or more processing devices, cause the one or more processing devices to transmit the fidelity alert message to one or more of the instructor, an administrator, or a parent. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the fidelity alert message includes one or more recommendations regarding modification of the actual implementation of the education process to align the actual implementation to the model implementation. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the fidelity alert message provides feedback regarding adequate and inadequate aspects of the actual implementation of the educational process. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the fidelity alert message includes a reminder regarding upcoming milestones related to the first and second sets of instructional materials. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the subset of candidates are grouped such that members of the instructional group have similar skill levels with respect to the at least one skill. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the similar skill levels of the members of the instructional group includes a deficiency in the at least one skill. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein determine a fidelity level based at least on a timing of assessments for the instructional group members comprises determine a fidelity level based at least on indications of times that the assessments for the instructional group members are obtained. 
     
     
         10 . A system for ensuring fidelity to a model implementation of an educational process, the system comprising:
 one or more processing devices;   one or more communication devices; and   one or more storage devices storing instructions, the one or more processing devices configured to execute the instructions to cause the one or more processing devices to:
 perform one or more operations included in an actual implementation of an educational process that correspond to operations in a model implementation of the educational process, the model implementation including at least the following:
 accessing first assessments of a skill level of candidates for at least one skill, 
 grouping a subset of the candidates into an instructional group based, at least in part, on the first assessments, 
 generating a first set of instructional materials for teaching the at least one skill, 
 storing the first set of instructional materials on one or more storage devices, 
 sending, by an instructor via one or more communication devices, a request for the first set of instructional materials to the one or more processing devices, 
 receiving, via the one or more communication devices, the request for the first set of instructional materials from the instructor, 
 providing, via the one or more communication devices, the first set of instructional materials to the instructor, 
 teaching, by the instructor, the instructional group using the first set of instructional materials, 
 accessing second assessments of the skill level of instructional group members for the at least one skill, 
 generating a second set of instructional materials for teaching the at least one skill, 
 storing the second set of instructional materials on the one or more storage devices, 
 sending, by the instructor via the one or more communication devices, a request for the second set of instructional materials to the one or more processing devices, 
 receiving, via the one or more communication devices, the request for the second set of instructional materials from the instructor, 
 providing, via the one or more communication devices, the second set of instructional materials to the instructor, and 
 teaching, by the instructor, the instructional group using the second set of instructional materials; 
 
 determine a fidelity level based at least on a timing of assessments for the instructional group members, the fidelity level relating to a degree of conformity between operations of the model implementation of the educational process intended to be performed and the corresponding operations of the actual implementation of the educational process; 
 compare the fidelity level to a threshold level; and 
 generate a fidelity alert message regarding the degree of conformity between operations of the model implementation of operations of the educational process intended to be performed and the corresponding operations of the actual implementation of one or more operations of the educational process based on the comparison of the fidelity level to the threshold level. 
   
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein the instructions include instructions that, when executed by the one or more processing devices, cause the one or more processing devices to transmit the fidelity alert message to one or more of the instructor, an administrator, or a parent. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein the fidelity alert message includes one or more recommendations regarding modification of the actual implementation of the education process to align the actual implementation to the model implementation. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein the fidelity alert message provides feedback regarding adequate and inadequate aspects of the actual implementation of the educational process. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein the fidelity alert message includes a reminder regarding upcoming milestones related to the first and second sets of instructional materials. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein the subset of candidates are grouped such that members of the instructional group have similar skill levels with respect to the at least one skill. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 15 , wherein the similar skill levels of the members of the instructional group includes a deficiency in the at least one skill. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein determine a fidelity level based at least on a timing of assessments for the instructional group members comprises determine a fidelity level based at least on indications of times that the assessments for the instructional group members are obtained. 
     
     
         18 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing software comprising instructions executable by one or more computers which, upon such execution, cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising:
 perform one or more operations included in an actual implementation of an educational process that correspond to operations in a model implementation of the educational process, the model implementation including at least the following:
 accessing first assessments of a skill level of candidates for at least one skill, 
 grouping a subset of the candidates into an instructional group based, at least in part, on the first assessments, 
 generating a first set of instructional materials for teaching the at least one skill, 
 storing the first set of instructional materials on one or more storage devices, 
 sending, by an instructor via one or more communication devices, a request for the first set of instructional materials to the one or more processing devices, 
 receiving, via the one or more communication devices, the request for the first set of instructional materials from the instructor, 
 providing, via the one or more communication devices, the first set of instructional materials to the instructor, 
 teaching, by the instructor, the instructional group using the first set of instructional materials, 
 accessing second assessments of the skill level of instructional group members for the at least one skill, 
 generating a second set of instructional materials for teaching the at least one skill, 
 storing the second set of instructional materials on the one or more storage devices, 
 sending, by the instructor via the one or more communication devices, a request for the second set of instructional materials to the one or more processing devices, 
 receiving, via the one or more communication devices, the request for the second set of instructional materials from the instructor, 
 providing, via the one or more communication devices, the second set of instructional materials to the instructor, and 
 teaching, by the instructor, the instructional group using the second set of instructional materials; 
   determine a fidelity level based at least on a timing of assessments for the instructional group members, the fidelity level relating to a degree of conformity between operations of the model implementation of the educational process intended to be performed and the corresponding operations of the actual implementation of the educational process;   compare the fidelity level to a threshold level; and   generate a fidelity alert message regarding the degree of conformity between operations of the model implementation of operations of the educational process intended to be performed and the corresponding operations of the actual implementation of one or more operations of the educational process based on the comparison of the fidelity level to the threshold level.   
     
     
         19 . The medium of  claim 18 , wherein the instructions include instructions that, when executed by the one or more processing devices, cause the one or more processing devices to transmit the fidelity alert message to one or more of the instructor, an administrator, or a parent. 
     
     
         20 . The medium of  claim 18 , wherein the fidelity alert message includes one or more recommendations regarding modification of the actual implementation of the education process to align the actual implementation to the model implementation. 
     
     
         21 . The medium of  claim 18 , wherein the fidelity alert message provides feedback regarding adequate and inadequate aspects of the actual implementation of the educational process.