Dynamic and individualized scheduling engine for app-based learning

Abstract

Systems and methods can track, at a group level, times for responding to educational questions. A set of users is identified as users enrolled in an academic course. A set of responses is accessed (e.g., after being received). Each response in the set of responses is one submitted via an electronic user device associated with a user in the set of users and is one submitted in response to one or more educational questions. For each response in the set of responses, an accuracy of the response is identified and a response time for the response is identified. The response time is indicative of a time between presentation of the one or more questions and submission the response. The identified response times for at least two responses in the set of responses are aggregated. A representation of the aggregation is caused to be presented.

What is claimed: 
     
         1 . A system comprising:
 one or more processing devices; and   a non-transitory computer readable storage medium containing instructions which when executed by the one or more processing devices, cause the one or more processing devices to perform actions including:
 detecting, over a network, electronic devices of a set of electronic devices; 
 detecting an input via a first electronic device indicating that a question has been communicated or is to be communicated; 
 for each electronic device of the set of electronic devices:
 processing a wireless communication received from the electronic device that includes an identifier of a response to the question; 
 detecting a time at which the wireless communication was received; and 
 determining a response time based at least in part on the time at which the wireless communication was received and a time at which the question was presented; 
 
 generating a response-time statistic based at least in part on the response times determined for one or more of the electronic devices; and 
 transferring data corresponding to the response-time statistic to facilitate display of a representation of the response-time statistic. 
   
     
     
         2 . The system as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the actions further include causing the representation of the response-time statistic to be presented on the first electronic device. 
     
     
         3 . The system as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the representation indicates a quantity of responses in a subset of the responses for which a same answer was identified. 
     
     
         4 . The system as recited in  claim 3 , wherein:
 each of the subset and the response-time statistic is updated in real-time as additional wireless communications are received that identify the same answer based at least in part on response times determined for the additional wireless communications; and   the representation is updated to facilitate presentation of a representation of the updated response-time statistic.   
     
     
         5 . The system as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the actions further include availing the question for presentation on the electronic devices. 
     
     
         6 . The system as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the actions further include:
 for each electronic device of the set of electronic devices:
 processing a subsequent wireless communication received from the electronic device that includes an identifier of a second response submitted to a subsequent question; 
 detecting a second time at which the subsequent wireless communication was received; and 
 determining a second response time based at least in part on the second time at which the subsequent wireless communication was received and a second time at which the subsequent question was presented; and 
   generating a second response-time statistic based at least in part on the second response times determined for one or more of the electronic devices; and   transferring data corresponding to the second response-time statistic to facilitate display of a representation of the second response-time statistic.   
     
     
         7 . The system as recited in  claim 1 , wherein:
 the question corresponds to a plurality of questions,   each response includes a plurality of answers,   each answer in the plurality of answers corresponds to a question in the plurality of questions, and   the response time for each response is indicative of a time between presentation of at least part of the plurality of questions and submission of the plurality of answers.   
     
     
         8 . A method comprising:
 detecting, over a network, electronic devices of a set of electronic devices;   detecting an input via a first electronic device indicating that a question has been communicated or is to be communicated;   for each electronic device of the set of electronic devices:
 processing a wireless communication received from the electronic device that includes an identifier of a response to the question; 
 detecting a time at which the wireless communication was received; and 
 determining a response time based at least in part on the time at which the wireless communication was received and a time at which the question was presented; 
   generating a response-time statistic based at least in part on the response times determined for one or more of the electronic devices; and   transferring data corresponding to the response-time statistic to facilitate display of a representation of the response-time statistic.   
     
     
         9 . The method as recited in  claim 8 , further comprising causing the representation of the response-time statistic to be presented on the first electronic device. 
     
     
         10 . The method as recited in  claim 8 , wherein the representation indicates a quantity of responses in a subset of the responses for which a same answer was identified. 
     
     
         11 . The method as recited in  claim 10 , wherein:
 each of the subset and the response-time statistic is updated in real-time as additional wireless communications are received that identify the same answer based at least in part on response times determined for the additional wireless communications; and   the representation is updated to facilitate presentation of a representation of the updated response-time statistic.   
     
     
         12 . The method as recited in  claim 8 , further comprising availing the question for presentation on the electronic devices. 
     
     
         13 . The method as recited in  claim 8 , further comprising:
 for each electronic device of the set of electronic devices:
 processing a subsequent wireless communication received from the electronic device that includes an identifier of a second response submitted to a subsequent question; 
 detecting a second time at which the subsequent wireless communication was received; and 
 determining a second response time based at least in part on the second time at which the subsequent wireless communication was received and a second time at which the subsequent question was presented; and 
   generating a second response-time statistic based at least in part on the second response times determined for one or more of the electronic devices; and   transferring data corresponding to the second response-time statistic to facilitate display of a representation of the second response-time statistic.   
     
     
         14 . The method as recited in  claim 8 , wherein:
 the question corresponds to a plurality of questions,   each response includes a plurality of answers,   each answer in the plurality of answers corresponds to a question in the plurality of questions, and   the response time for each response is indicative of a time between presentation of at least part of the plurality of questions and submission of the plurality of answers.   
     
     
         15 . One or more non-transitory, processor-readable media having processor-readable instructions thereon which, when executed by one or more processing devices, cause the one or more processing devices to perform actions including:
 detecting, over a network, electronic devices of a set of electronic devices;   detecting an input via a first electronic device indicating that a question has been communicated or is to be communicated;   for each electronic device of the set of electronic devices:
 processing a wireless communication received from the electronic device that includes an identifier of a response to the question; 
 detecting a time at which the wireless communication was received; and 
 determining a response time based at least in part on the time at which the wireless communication was received and a time at which the question was presented; 
   generating a response-time statistic based at least in part on the response times determined for one or more of the electronic devices; and   transferring data corresponding to the response-time statistic to facilitate display of a representation of the response-time statistic.   
     
     
         16 . The one or more non-transitory, processor-readable media as recited in  claim 15 , the actions further including causing the representation of the response-time statistic to be presented on the first electronic device. 
     
     
         17 . The one or more non-transitory, processor-readable media as recited in  claim 15 , wherein the representation indicates a quantity of responses in a subset of the responses for which a same answer was identified. 
     
     
         18 . The one or more non-transitory, processor-readable media as recited in  claim 17 , wherein:
 each of the subset and the response-time statistic is updated in real-time as additional wireless communications are received that identify the same answer based at least in part on response times determined for the additional wireless communications; and   the representation is updated to facilitate presentation of a representation of the updated response-time statistic.   
     
     
         19 . The one or more non-transitory, processor-readable media as recited in  claim 15 , the actions further including availing the question for presentation on the electronic devices. 
     
     
         20 . The one or more non-transitory, processor-readable media as recited in  claim 15 , the actions further including:
 for each electronic device of the set of electronic devices:
 processing a subsequent wireless communication received from the electronic device that includes an identifier of a second response submitted to a subsequent question; 
 detecting a second time at which the subsequent wireless communication was received; and 
 determining a second response time based at least in part on the second time at which the subsequent wireless communication was received and a second time at which the subsequent question was presented; and 
   generating a second response-time statistic based at least in part on the second response times determined for one or more of the electronic devices; and   transferring data corresponding to the second response-time statistic to facilitate display of a representation of the second response-time statistic.