JP7320476B2 - Apparatus, methods and programs for assisting instruction - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an apparatus, method, and program for assisting teaching classes.

Conventionally, in order to reduce the burden on teachers, mechanisms have been proposed to support the creation of instruction plans in which the content of instruction, the order of instruction, the teaching materials to be used, and the allocation of time for each subject are specifically determined. (See, for example, Patent Document 1 below).

JP 2019-191911 A

However, although the above-described conventional system can reduce the burden on teachers in creating instruction plans, there is still room for improvement in the quality of the created instruction plans. For example, in the conventional system, it cannot be said that the creation of instruction plans according to the current situation of the class that the teacher is in charge of is sufficiently supported.

One of the objects of the present invention is to support instruction according to the current situation of the class. Other objects of the present invention will become apparent by reference to the specification as a whole.

A system according to an embodiment of the present invention is a teaching support system for assisting teaching a class, wherein one of a plurality of abilities is selected based on at least an answer to a question by each of a plurality of students belonging to the class. or a competency selection unit configured to select a plurality of specified competencies; and a plan creation unit configured to create the instruction plan for the class based at least on the selected one or more specified competencies. And prepare.

According to this configuration, it is possible to select a specific ability from among a plurality of abilities based on actual answers from students to questions, and create a teaching plan based on the selected specific ability. As a result, the system can support instruction for the class according to the current ability of the class.

Further, in the above system, the ability selection unit provisionally selects the one or more specific abilities based on at least the answer, and confirms the selection of the one or more specific abilities in accordance with an instruction from the operator. It may be configured as follows. In this way, after provisionally selecting the specific ability based on the student's answer, the operator can change the selected specific ability according to other factors.

Further, in the above system, the ability selection unit selects, based on at least the answers by each of the plurality of students, the statistical value (e.g., average value or median value, etc.), and selecting the one or more specific abilities based at least on the class-based statistical values of each of the plurality of abilities that have been calculated. In this way, it is possible to select a specific ability based on class-based statistical values of values indicating ability.

Further, in the above system, the ability selection unit may be configured to select the one or more specific abilities such that an ability with a lower statistical value for each class is given priority. This encourages the selection of low abilities as specific abilities on a class-by-class basis.

Also, in the above system, the planner may be configured to include in the lesson plan content for enhancing each of the one or more selected specific competencies. The content includes, for example, advice for teachers. In this way, it is possible to provide teachers with content for strengthening specific abilities.

Further, in the above system, the content includes a first unit of content and a second unit of content that is finer than the first unit, and the first and second units are class units, subject units, and unit units. , lesson units, and progress items (including steps) units when proceeding with the lesson. In this way, it is possible to provide teachers with content for strengthening specific abilities in multiple units with different details, such as class units, subject units, unit units, lesson units, and progress item units. can be done.

A method according to an embodiment of the present invention is a teaching support method for assisting in teaching a class by a computer, wherein a plurality of competencies are evaluated based at least on answers to questions by each of a plurality of students belonging to the class. selecting one or more specific competencies from among; and creating said lesson plan for said class based at least on said selected one or more specified competencies.

According to this configuration, it is possible to select a specific ability from among a plurality of abilities based on actual answers from students to questions, and create a teaching plan based on the selected specific ability. As a result, the method can assist in teaching the class according to the current ability of the class.

A program according to an embodiment of the present invention is a teaching support program for supporting teaching for a class, wherein a computer displays a plurality of abilities based on at least answers to questions by each of a plurality of students belonging to the class. A process of selecting one or a plurality of specific abilities from among them and a process of creating the instruction plan for the class based at least on the selected one or more specific abilities are executed.

According to this configuration, it is possible to select a specific ability from among a plurality of abilities based on actual answers from students to questions, and create a teaching plan based on the selected specific ability. As a result, the program can support instruction for the class according to the current ability of the class.

Various embodiments of the present invention can support contextual teaching of a class.

1 is a configuration diagram schematically showing the configuration of a network including a guidance support server 10 according to one embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating processing executed by the server 10 when creating a teaching plan; 5 is a diagram illustrating an ability selection screen 50; FIG. FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an ability-based advice screen 58; FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating data items included in an ability-based advice information management table; FIG. 6 is a diagram exemplifying a teaching plan screen 60; FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a unit information screen 70; FIG. 8 is a diagram exemplifying a lesson unit information screen 80; 8 is a diagram exemplifying the lesson unit information screen 80 with a retrospective point button 822 selected in the item selection area 82. FIG. FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating the lesson unit information screen 80 with a second step button 8232 selected in the item selection area 82. FIG. FIG. 9 is a diagram exemplifying an advice screen 90 classified by process/ability; FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating data items included in a class item ability-based advice information management table;

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the drawings, the same reference numerals may be used for the same or similar components.

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram schematically showing the configuration of a network including a teaching support server 10 according to one embodiment of the present invention. As illustrated, the server 10 is communicably connected to a teacher terminal 30 used by a teacher and a student terminal 40 used by students via a communication network NW such as the Internet. The server 10 has a function of assisting a teacher using the teacher's terminal 30 in creating a teaching plan. The server 10 is an example of a device implementing all or part of the teaching support system of the present invention.

The guidance support server 10 has a configuration as a general computer. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 1, the server 10 includes a computer processor 11 including a CPU, a GPU, etc., a main memory 12 configured by a DRAM or the like for temporarily storing data and programs, and an operator or the like. An input/output interface 13 for exchanging information between them, a communication interface 14 for controlling wired or wireless communication, and a storage 15 configured by a magnetic disk, flash memory, or the like for storing data and programs. The computer processor 11 loads a program stored in the storage 15 into the main memory 12 and executes instructions included in the program.

The input/output interface 13 includes, for example, an information input device such as a keyboard, mouse, and touch panel, an audio input device such as a microphone, an image input device such as a camera, an image output device such as a display, and an audio output device such as a speaker. . The communication I/F 14 is implemented as hardware such as a network adapter, various types of communication software, or a combination thereof.

The storage 15 stores various data. For example, as shown in FIG. 1, the storage 15 includes a standard teaching plan DB 151 that manages information on standard teaching plans, a content DB 152 that manages content by ability, and a class DB 152 that manages information on individual classes. and an information DB 153 .

The computer processor 11 executes instructions included in a program stored in the storage 15 or the like, so that the server 10 has a questionnaire survey section 111, a capability selection section 112, a plan creation section 113, and a It functions as the plan display unit 114 . Some or all of these functions may be realized by cooperation between the server 10 and the teacher's terminal 30 or the student's terminal 40 , or may be realized by the teacher's terminal 30 or the student's terminal 40 .

The questionnaire survey unit 111 executes various processes related to questionnaire surveys for the students belonging to the class. For example, the questionnaire survey unit 111 is configured to display questionnaire questions on the student terminals 40 and receive answers from the students via the terminals 40 . Survey results of questionnaires are managed in the class information DB 153, for example.

The ability selection unit 112 executes various processes related to selection of an enhancement target ability (specific ability) from a plurality of predetermined abilities (which can also be referred to as “qualities”). The plurality of abilities are, for example, predetermined abilities required of students based on course of study or the like. In this embodiment, the ability to be strengthened is selected as the ability to be strengthened in the corresponding class. For example, the ability selection unit 112 is configured to select a predetermined number of enhancement target abilities from a plurality of abilities based on the results of a questionnaire survey.

The plan creating unit 113 executes various processes related to creating a teaching plan for a class. For example, the plan creation unit 113 is configured to create a teaching plan for a class based on the predetermined number of enhancement target abilities selected by the ability selection unit 112 . A guidance plan is created using, for example, information managed in the standard guidance plan DB 151 and content managed in the ability-based content DB 152 . The created instruction plan is managed in the class information DB 153, for example.

The plan display unit 114 executes various processes related to displaying the created instruction plan. For example, the plan display unit 114 is configured to display a part of the teaching plan on the teacher's terminal 30 according to instructions from the teacher.

The teacher's terminal 30 has a configuration as a general computer. Specifically, as shown in the figure, the terminal 30 includes a computer processor 31 including a CPU, a GPU, etc., a main memory 32 configured by a DRAM or the like and temporarily storing data and programs, and an operator or the like. , a communication interface 34 for controlling wired or wireless communication, and a storage 35 configured by a magnetic disk or flash memory for storing data and programs. The computer processor 31 loads a program stored in the storage 35 into the main memory 32 and executes instructions contained in the program.

The input/output interface 33 includes, for example, an information input device such as a keyboard, mouse, and touch panel, an audio input device such as a microphone, an image input device such as a camera, an image output device such as a display, and an audio output device such as a speaker. . The communication I/F 34 is implemented as hardware such as a network adapter, various types of communication software, or a combination thereof.

The teacher's terminal 30 is configured as, for example, a smart phone, a tablet terminal, or a personal computer. The terminal 30 communicates with the server 10 via a web browser installed in the storage 35 or other applications or displays various screens.

The student terminal 40 has a general computer configuration similar to the teacher terminal 30, and is configured as, for example, a smart phone, a tablet terminal, or a personal computer.

Next, the operation of the teaching support server 10 of this embodiment configured as described above will be described. FIG. 2 is a flow chart illustrating processing executed by the server 10 when creating a teaching plan. Server 10 first accepts selection of an ability to be strengthened from among a plurality of abilities, as shown in the figure (step ST100). Selection of the ability to be strengthened is accepted via a screen displayed on the teacher's terminal 30 .

FIG. 3 illustrates an ability selection screen 50 displayed on the teacher's terminal 30. As shown in FIG. As illustrated, the screen 50 displays survey results that display the results of a questionnaire survey on multiple abilities of multiple students belonging to a specific class ("class x, class y" in the example of FIG. 3). It has a display area 52 and an enter button 54 .

The survey result display area 52 displays a list of information related to individual questions in the questionnaire. Specifically, as shown in FIG. do. Also, a check box 521 is arranged at the beginning (left end) of each line of the list displayed in the area 52 .

Here, the questionnaire survey whose results are displayed in the area 52 is obtained by having the students themselves answer values indicating each of a plurality of abilities. For example, regarding the ability of "reflection ability", in response to the question (question) "I am looking back on what I was able to learn and what skills I have acquired", "4: Very applicable", The subject is asked to select an option that applies to him/herself as an answer from four options of "3: Somewhat applicable", "2: Not very applicable", and "1: Not applicable at all". Similarly, for the other abilities, select the appropriate option from among the four options for the corresponding question. Thus, in this embodiment, individual questions in the questionnaire survey correspond to individual abilities.

In the survey result display area 52, the response ratio displays the response ratio of each of the four options in graph form. Also, the class average/grade average displays the average value of the numerical values (1 to 4) corresponding to the option selected from the four options. Questions and answers (options) are set so that the higher the ability to respond, the larger the numerical value corresponding to the option. high.

In this embodiment, the three abilities with the lowest average values in the questionnaire survey are automatically selected as the abilities to be strengthened in the corresponding class. When selected as an ability to be strengthened, the check box 521 in the corresponding row in the investigation result display area 52 is selected. The teacher can also change the ability selected as the ability to be strengthened via check box 521 . When the confirmation button 54 is selected, the selection of the ability to be strengthened through the check box 521 in the investigation result display area 52 is confirmed.

Note that in other embodiments of the present invention, the ability to be enhanced is automatically selected based on other criteria. Further, the automatically selected ability to be strengthened may be confirmed as it is without an instruction from the teacher (for example, selection of the confirmation button 54).

Returning to the flow chart of FIG. After receiving the selection of the ability to be strengthened in this way, server 10 next creates a teaching plan including contents for strengthening the ability to be strengthened (step ST102). A guidance plan is created based on information managed in the standard guidance plan DB 151 and content managed in the ability-based content DB 152 .

In this embodiment, the teaching plan includes a curriculum composed of a plurality of units for each subject, and a lesson plan for each of one or a plurality of lessons corresponding to one unit. The basic structure of these curricula and lesson plans are common regardless of the selected ability to strengthen. Content corresponding to the selected ability to be strengthened is added to the basic structure of the curriculum and lesson plan.

FIG. 4 illustrates an ability-based advice screen 58 displayed on the teacher's terminal 30 in response to selection of the confirm button 54 on the ability selection screen 50 . The screen 58 displays advice for strengthening the ability to be strengthened, which is applied regardless of subject (to all subjects) in the created instruction plan. For example, on the ability-specific advice screen 58 illustrated in FIG. 4, advice is given to the teacher for improving the ability for each of the three abilities to be strengthened: "reflection ability", "self-expression ability", and "reasoning ability". is displayed. These advices are ability-specific contents added to the instruction plan according to the selected ability to be strengthened.

FIG. 5 illustrates data items included in the ability-based advice information management table. This table is stored in the ability-based content DB 152 . As illustrated, the table manages information such as "advice information" in association with "capability IDs" that identify individual abilities. The ability-based advice displayed on the ability-based advice screen 58 is acquired from the "advice information" of the ability-based information management table.

FIG. 6 illustrates a teaching plan screen 60 for displaying the created teaching plan. As illustrated, the screen 60 has an activity status display area 62 that displays the activity status regarding the questionnaire survey in the corresponding class, and a curriculum display area 64 that displays the curriculum included in the instruction plan.

The activity status display area 62 displays the implementation status of the activities related to the above-described questionnaire survey (whether or not they are implemented, or the date and time of implementation). In the present embodiment, for example, the first questionnaire survey is conducted in the first semester, and the above-described ability to be strengthened is selected based on the results of the questionnaire survey. The third questionnaire survey in the semester will be conducted to confirm the effectiveness of each. The activity status display area 62 displays the implementation status of these activities.

Curriculum display area 64 displays a plurality of units for each subject included in the instruction plan according to their order. They are arranged horizontally according to subjects. The object 641 displays the unit name. In addition, in the object 641, it may be possible to input and display the date/time/schedule/results of the lesson that deals with the unit.

In this embodiment, as described above, the basic structure of the curriculum (contents and order of units for each subject) is the same regardless of the selected ability to be strengthened. However, in other embodiments of the present invention, the basic structure of the curriculum may vary according to the selected ability to be strengthened.

When any one of the plurality of unit objects 641 displayed in the curriculum display area 64 is selected, a unit unit information screen 70 illustrated in FIG. 7 is displayed. As shown, the screen 70 displays information about the unit corresponding to the selected unit object 641. Specifically, it displays the goal of the entire unit and the skills that the player wants to acquire through the unit.

In this embodiment, the unit-by-unit information displayed on the unit-by-unit information screen 70 is the same regardless of the selected enhancement target ability. However, in other embodiments of the present invention, at least part of the unit-based information may change according to the selected ability to be strengthened. In this case, information that changes according to the ability to be enhanced is managed in the ability-based content DB 152 as ability-based content.

FIG. 8 exemplifies a lesson unit information screen 80 . The screen 80 displays information about a lesson plan (how to proceed) for one lesson. and a content display area 84 for displaying content corresponding to the item.

In the teaching plan of the present embodiment, an individual unit is associated with one or a plurality of lessons as described above, and the lesson unit information screen 80 displays information about the individual lesson associated with any unit. View information about lesson plans.

The item selection area 82 of the lesson unit information screen 80 has a current goal button 821, a review point button 822, a process display area 823, and a review button 824, as shown in FIG. In addition, the process display area 823 has five first to fifth process buttons 8231-8235. When any one of these buttons 821, 822, 8231 to 8235, 824 is selected, content corresponding to the selected item is displayed in area . The lesson unit information screen 80 illustrated in FIG. 8 corresponds to a state in which the current goal button 821 is selected in the item selection area 82. (class) goal” is displayed.

In this embodiment, for some of the buttons 821, 822, 8231 to 8235, and 824 selected through the item selection area 82, the content displayed in the content display area 84 according to the selection is enhanced. It is content for each ability that changes according to the target ability. For example, in the present embodiment, the “review point” displayed in the content display area 84 in response to selection of the retrospective point button 822 is ability-specific content that changes according to the ability to be strengthened.

FIG. 9 exemplifies the lesson unit information screen 80 with the retrospective point button 822 selected in the item selection area 82 . In this case, as illustrated, the content display area 84 displays three reflection points in the current lesson, and these three reflection points correspond to the three selected abilities to be strengthened.

In addition, the information displayed through the content display area 84 according to the selection of each of the first to fifth process buttons 8231 to 8235 arranged in the process display area 823 is displayed according to the selected ability to be strengthened. Content by ability to change.

FIG. 10 exemplifies the lesson unit information screen 80 with the second step button 8232 selected in the item selection area 82 . In this case, as shown in the figure, the content display area 84 displays information related to the second step of the lesson, namely, "presentation of assignments," and also displays the ability to be strengthened associated with the second step. A capability display area 841 for is arranged at the right end. The area 841 is an area arranged at the right end of the content display area 84 when any one of the first to fifth process buttons 8231 to 8235 arranged in the process display area 823 is selected. Display a capability object 8411 corresponding to the capability associated with the process being executed.

FIG. 11 exemplifies the step/ability-specific advice screen 90 displayed in response to selection of one or a plurality of ability objects 8411 displayed in the ability display area 841 . As illustrated, the screen 90 displays advice according to ability in the process being selected.

FIG. 12 exemplifies the data items of the class item ability-based advice information management table. This table is stored in the ability-based content DB 152 . As shown in the figure, the table is a combination of "subject unit lesson ID" that identifies individual lessons in individual units included in individual subjects, and "item ID" that identifies individual progress items in lessons. Information such as "advice information" is managed in association with this. The information by ability displayed in the content display area 84 of the lesson unit information screen 80 and the advice screen 90 by process/ability is acquired from the "advice information" of the table.

As described above, in the present embodiment, various screens for displaying a teaching plan display content corresponding to the selected ability to be strengthened, and the teacher can select the ability to be strengthened for the class in charge based on such content. It is possible to acquire knowledge about teaching methods for strengthening.

In this embodiment, a function for proceeding with the lesson according to the lesson plan included in the instruction plan (for example, a function for interactively proceeding with the lesson using the teacher terminal 30 and the student terminal 40) is implemented. , may be made available via the lesson unit information screen 80 . In addition to the questionnaire survey conducted in each semester, a function of providing teaching materials such as worksheets used in individual classes and mini-questions conducted at the end of classes may be implemented. These contents may be prepared according to the ability to be enhanced.

The teaching support server 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention described above selects the ability to be strengthened (specific ability) from among a plurality of abilities based on the actual answers from the students to the questions, and selects the ability to be strengthened (specific ability) Create a teaching plan based on In addition, the guidance support server 10 can provide knowledge and teaching materials for strengthening the ability to be strengthened. As a result, the server 10 can support instruction for the class according to the current ability of the class.

10... Guidance support server 11... Computer processor 111... Questionnaire survey part 112... Ability selection part 113... Plan creation part 114... Plan display part 15... Storage 151... Standard instruction plan DB 152... By ability Contents DB 153 Class information DB 50 Ability selection screen 58 Ability-based advice screen 60 Teaching plan screen 70 Unit unit information screen 80 Lesson unit information screen 90 Process/ability-based advice screen .

Claims (6)

A teaching support system for assisting in creating a teaching plan for a class, comprising:
an ability selection unit configured to select one or more specific abilities from a plurality of abilities for each class based on at least answers to questions by each of the plurality of students belonging to the class;
a planner configured to develop the instructional plan for the class based at least on the one or more selected competencies ;
The ability is an ability required of students in learning,
Each of the questions corresponds to each of the plurality of abilities, and the answer from the student to each question is set to indicate the level of ability corresponding to each question,
The ability selection unit calculates a statistical value for each class of each of the plurality of abilities based on at least an answer by each of the plurality of students, and the calculated statistics for each class of each of the plurality of abilities. configured to select the one or more specific abilities on a class-by-class basis based at least on values;
The plan creation unit creates the instruction plan including content for strengthening each of the one or more selected specific competencies;
Teaching support system. The ability selection unit tentatively selects the one or more specific abilities based on at least the statistical values for each class , and confirms the selection of the one or more specific abilities in accordance with an instruction by an operator. configured to
The instruction support system according to claim 1. The ability selection unit is configured to select the one or more specific abilities such that an ability with a lower statistical value for each class is prioritized.
The instruction support system according to claim 1 . the content includes a first unit of content and a second unit of content that is finer than the first unit;
The first and second units include any of class units, subject units, unit units, lesson units, and progress item units when proceeding with the lesson,
The instruction support system according to any one of claims 1 to 3 . 1. A computer-implemented teaching aid method for assisting in the development of a teaching plan for a class, comprising:
a step of selecting one or more specific abilities from among a plurality of abilities for each class based on at least answers to questions by each of a plurality of students belonging to the class;
creating the instructional plan for the class based at least on the one or more selected competencies ;
The ability is an ability required of students in learning,
Each of the questions corresponds to each of the plurality of abilities, and the answer from the student to each question is set to indicate the level of ability corresponding to each question,
The selecting step includes calculating the class-wise statistics for each of the plurality of competencies based at least on responses by each of the plurality of students, and calculating the class-wise statistics for each of the plurality of competencies. selecting the one or more specific abilities on a class-by-class basis based at least on the values;
the creating step creates the instructional plan including content for enhancing each of the one or more selected competencies;
Teaching support methods. A program for assisting in the creation of a lesson plan for a class, the computer comprising:
A process of selecting one or more specific abilities from among a plurality of abilities for each class based on at least answers to questions by each of a plurality of students belonging to the class;
a process of creating the instruction plan for the class based at least on the one or more selected specific abilities,
The ability is an ability required of students in learning,
Each of the questions corresponds to each of the plurality of abilities, and the answer from the student to each question is set to indicate the level of ability corresponding to each question,
The selecting process includes calculating the class-based statistical value of each of the plurality of abilities based at least on the answers by each of the plurality of students, and calculating the class-based statistics of each of the plurality of abilities. selecting the one or more specific abilities on a class-by-class basis based at least on the values;
the creating process creates the instruction plan including content for enhancing each of the one or more selected specific competencies;
program .