# US 10,482,782 B2 · Methods and systems for self-assessment of individual imagination and ideation

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- Number: US 10,482,782 B2
- Document ID: US10482782B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/036,370
- Filed: 2018-07-16
- Published: 2018-11-08
- Granted: 2019-11-19
- Earliest claimed: 2015-02-09
- Applicants: Daniel Rhodes Hunter
- Inventors: Daniel Rhodes Hunter
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10482782B2

## CPC

- G09B 7/02: of the type wherein the student is expected to construct an answer to the question which is presented or wherein the machine gives an answer to the question presented by a student
- G09B: EDUCATIONAL OR DEMONSTRATION APPLIANCES; APPLIANCES FOR TEACHING, OR COMMUNICATING WITH, THE BLIND, DEAF OR MUTE; MODELS; PLANETARIA; GLOBES; MAPS; DIAGRAMS (devices for psychotechnics or for testing reaction times A61B5/16; games, sports, amusements A63; projectors, projector screens G03B)

## Abstract

A method for assessing imagination includes providing, to each of a plurality of assessment subjects, at a first time, a first assessment prompt. The method includes receiving, from each of the assessment subjects, a first response to the first assessment prompt. The method includes safeguarding each of the received first responses. The method includes providing, to each of the assessment subjects, at a second time subsequent to the first time, a second assessment prompt. The method includes receiving, from each of the assessment subjects, a second response to the second assessment prompt. The method includes safeguarding each of the second responses. The method includes receiving, from each of the assessment subjects, a self-evaluation of the first response and the second response. The method includes analyzing the received responses and self-evaluations. The method includes generating a recommendation for a modification to a resource available to the plurality of assessment subjects.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method for determining a level of imagination of an assessment subject, the method comprising:
providing, by an assessment administrator, to an assessment subject, at a first time, a first assessment prompt instructing the assessment subject to write at least one idea;
receiving, by the assessment administrator, from the assessment subject, a first response to the first assessment prompt;
safeguarding, in a manner that preserves confidentiality, by the assessment administrator, the received first response;
providing, by the assessment administrator, to the assessment subject, at a second time subsequent to the first time, a second assessment prompt instructing the assessment subject to write at least one idea;
receiving, by the assessment administrator, from the assessment subject, a second response to the second assessment prompt;
safeguarding, in a manner that preserves confidentiality, by the assessment administrator, the second response;
receiving, by the assessment administrator, from the assessment subject, a self-evaluation of a level of imagination of the assessment subject based on self-evaluation of the first response and the second response;
analyzing the plurality of responses and the self-evaluation to determine a level of imagination, wherein analyzing comprises averaging the results of the self-assessment into a single score;
correlating the score to a thickness of a cortical region of the brain of the assessment subject; and
providing a measurement of the level of individual imagination based upon the correlation.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein generating further comprises generating a recommendation for a modification to a teaching practice applied to the plurality of assessment subjects, based on the analyses.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein generating further comprises generating a recommendation for a modification to a level of investment in a training program accessible by the plurality of assessment subjects, based on the analyses.