JP2861156B2 - Tutorial message output method - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a tutorial system which is a kind of educational support device, and in particular, encourages a user when using a tutor (tutorial message).
Related to the output method of the tutorial message.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, this type of tutorial message output method embeds a message tailored to the place in the course of the subject subject to study, and every time the user's learning progress reaches the place where the message is embedded The message at that point is output to the user by a message, a message sound, or the like.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

According to the above-described conventional method, a message corresponding to the progress can be output every time the progress of the user reaches a predetermined progress. However, if the learning speed is low, it is difficult to encounter the message. For this reason, in the above-described conventional example, when the learning speed is low, there is a problem that the feeling of using the machine becomes large, and the feeling that the machine is taught becomes thin, so that the learning efficiency is deteriorated.

An object of the present invention is to improve learning efficiency by outputting a message in a timely manner even if the learning speed is low.

[Means for solving the problem]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a tutorial system including an input unit, an output unit, and a tutor, wherein a timer for measuring time, a progress check unit for obtaining a progress of a user, and a plurality of messages are stored. A message storage unit, and for each of the messages stored in the message storage unit based on the progress obtained by the progress confirmation unit each time it is determined that the tutor has been used continuously for a predetermined time based on the time indicated by the timer. And a message selecting means for selecting one of the above and outputting to the output means.

[Action]

The timer measures time, and the progress confirmation means obtains the progress of the user. The selecting means selects one of the messages stored in the message storing means based on the progress obtained by the progress checking means each time it is determined that the tutor has been used continuously for a predetermined time based on the time indicated by the timer. Then, output to the output means.

〔Example〕

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention, in which an input means 1, an output means 2, a tutor 3 which is the core of a tutorial system, a progress confirmation means 4, and a timer 5
, A time checking unit 6, a message selecting unit 7, and a message storing unit 8.

FIG. 2 is a view showing an example of messages stored in the message storage means 8, and in this example, three messages A to C are stored.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a processing example of the message selecting means 7, and the operation of the present embodiment will be described below with reference to the drawings.

The user uses the tutor 3 by operating the input unit 1 while watching the output of the output unit 2. When the tutor 3 is used, the progress confirmation means 4 obtains the progress of the user from the tutor 3, and the time confirmation means 6 obtains the time from the timer 5. When the use of the tutor 3 is started, the message selecting means 7 starts the processing shown in the flow chart of FIG. 3, and inputs the time obtained by the time checking means 6 from the timer 5 in step S1. In step S2, it is determined whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed since the use of the tutor 3 was started or the last time the message was output based on the time input from the time checking means 6. The predetermined time can be, for example, about 15 minutes.

If it is determined in step S2 that the predetermined time has not elapsed, the process returns to step S1, and if it is determined that the predetermined time has elapsed, the process of step S3 is performed, and the progress confirmation means 4 sets the tutor 3 Enter the progress of the user obtained from. In the next step S4, if a message has already been output, the learning speed of the user is determined in advance based on the difference between the progress of the user previously input from the progress checking means 4 and the progress of the user input this time. It is determined whether the learning speed is faster than the learning speed, and if no message has been output yet, the learning speed of the user is higher than the first learning speed based on the progress of the user input this time from the progress checking means 4. To determine if it is too early.

In step S4, if it is determined that the learning speed of the user is faster than the first learning speed, the message A of "You are very enthusiastic, please do your best" in FIG. The output is output to the output means 2 (step S5), and thereafter, the process returns to step S1. If it is determined in step S4 that the learning speed of the user is lower than the first learning speed, the process of step S6 is performed.

In step S6, it is determined whether the user's learning speed is lower than the second learning speed, as in step S4. If it is determined in step S6 that the user's learning speed is lower than the second learning speed, the message storage means 8 sends the message C of "Is tired? Let's do a little more" in FIG. It is taken out and output to the output means 2 (Step S7), and thereafter, the process returns to Step S1. If it is determined in step S6 that the learning speed of the user is higher than the second learning speed, the message B shown in FIG. Output to the means 2 (step S8), and then return to the processing of step S1.

Although not described in the above embodiment, the tutor 3 outputs a message corresponding to the progress to the output means 2 every time the progress of the user becomes a predetermined progress, as in the conventional example. Processing is in progress. In the above-described embodiment, the three messages A to C are stored in the message storage unit 8 and are selectively output according to the learning speed of the user. However, the number is not limited to three. .

〔The invention's effect〕

As described above, since the present invention outputs a message every predetermined time, even if the learning speed of the user is low, the message is not output for a long time, and therefore, according to the present invention, Even when the user progresses slowly, it is possible to give the user a sense of being taught by the machine, so that there is an effect that the learning efficiency can be increased.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a message stored in a message storage unit, and FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an example of processing of a message selection unit. In the figure, 1 ... input means, 2 ... output means, 3 ... tutor, 4 ... progress confirmation means, 5 ... timer, 6 ... time confirmation means, 7 ... message selection means, 8 ... message storage means.

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] In a tutorial system including an input means, an output means, and a tutor, a timer for measuring time, a progress confirmation means for obtaining a progress of a user, a message storage means for storing a plurality of messages, Each time it is determined that the tutor has been used continuously for a predetermined time based on the time indicated by the timer, one of the messages stored in the message storage means is determined based on the progress obtained by the progress confirmation means. And a message selecting means for outputting the selected message to the output means.