Systems and methods for conducting assessments in an electronic learning system

Abstract

Systems and methods for conducting an electronic assessment in an electronic learning (eLearning) environment are provided. The system includes a display and at least one processor operatively coupled to the display. The at least one processor configured for: providing an electronic assessment comprising a plurality of assessment tasks for a current participant to complete within an allocated amount of assessment time; determining context-dependent time requirement (CDTR) value for at least one of the assessment tasks based upon historical performance data associated with that task, the CDTR value being indicative of a suggested amount of time required to complete that task; and providing the CDTR value to the current participant.

1 . An electronic learning system for conducting an electronic assessment, the system comprising:
 (a) a display; and   (b) at least one processor operatively coupled to the display, the at least one processor configured for:
 (i) providing an electronic assessment comprising a plurality of assessment tasks for a current participant to complete within an allocated amount of assessment time; 
 (ii) determining time requirement value for at least one of the assessment tasks, the value being indicative of a suggested amount of time required to complete that task; and 
 (iii) providing the time requirement value to the current participant. 
   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein historical data for the at least one of the assessment tasks is collected and include data indicative of the amount of time required for historical participants to complete that task and obtain a defined successful task value for that task. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the successful task value is defined automatically based upon the historical data. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein historical data for the at least one of the assessment tasks is historical data associated with similar historical participants. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 4 , wherein the similar historical participants are identified based upon the academic performance of the current participant and historical participant in at least one other assessment module. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the value is adjusted based upon success rate of historical participants associated with the at least one of the assessment tasks, the success rate being indicative of a portion of historical participants who had obtained the successful task value for that task. 
     
     
         7 . (canceled) 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein a normalized value is determined based upon the value and the assessment time. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to provide a pace visualization including a visual representation of the value and the assessment time. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to determine a suggested order of performance for remaining tasks of the plurality of assessment tasks to optimize the participant's performance, the suggested order being determined based upon the value and task value associated with the remaining tasks and remaining time of the assessment time. 
     
     
         11 . A method for conducting an electronic assessment, the method comprising:
 (a) providing an electronic assessment comprising a plurality of assessment tasks for a current participant to complete within an allocated amount of assessment time;   (b) determining time requirement value using at least one processor for at least one of the assessment tasks, the value being indicative of a suggested amount of time required to complete that task; and   (c) providing the value to the current participant.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein historical data for the at least one of the assessment tasks is collected and include data indicative of the amount of time required for historical participants to complete that task and obtain a defined successful task value for that task. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the method further comprises defining the successful task value automatically based upon the historical data. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein historical data for the at least one of the assessment tasks is historical data associated with similar historical participants. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising identifying similar historical participants are identified based upon the academic performance of the current participant and historical participant in at least one other assessment module. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising adjusting the value based upon success rate of historical participants associated with the at least one of the assessment tasks, the success rate being indicative of a portion of historical participants who had obtained the successful task value for that task. 
     
     
         17 . (canceled) 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising determining a normalized value based upon the value and the assessment time. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising providing a pace visualization including a visual representation of the value and the assessment time. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising determining a suggested order of performance for remaining tasks of the plurality of assessment tasks to optimize the participant's performance, the suggested order being determined based upon the value and task value associated with the remaining tasks and remaining time of the assessment time.