Modular instruction using cognitive constructs

A computer-implemented method of modular instruction comprising the steps of:

• a) dividing a body of knowledge into a plurality of cognitive constructs;
• b) providing a plurality of instructional materials, each of said instructional materials corresponding to at least one cognitive construct;
• c) providing a plurality of post-instruction assessments, each of said post-instruction assessments corresponding to one cognitive construct;
• d) associating at least one of said plurality of instructional materials and at least one of said plurality of post-instruction assessments with each of said plurality of cognitive constructs by identifying said associated instructional materials, post-instruction assessments, and cognitive constructs in a data record to form a plurality of learning packets;
• e) storing said learning packets in a memory of a computer;
• f) providing said learning packets to an administrator via an output device, whereby said administrator is capable of ordering a sequence of presentation of said learning packets to students according to the administrator's desire;
• g) presenting the instructional material associated with a learning packet via an output device to a student in accordance with said ordered sequence;
• h) presenting the post-instruction assessment of the instructional material associated with a learning packet via an output device to the student in accordance with said ordered sequence;
• i) receiving a result of a post-instruction assessment completed by the student and storing said result in memory;
• j) comparing said result of the post-instruction assessment to a standard for said learning packet;
• k) if the result of the post-instruction assessment of the instructional material associated with said learning packet is at least substantially equal to the standard for that learning packet, repeating steps g) through j) for the next learning packet in said ordered sequence;
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• l) if the result of the post-assessment of the instructional material associated with said learning packet is not at least substantially equal to the standard for that learning packet, presenting the student with remedial instructional material and repeating steps g) through j) for the same learning packet.

A method of modular instruction of a body of knowledge divisible into plural cognitive constructs using a plurality of learning packets in which each learning packet includes at least one instructional material, at least one post-instruction assessment and at least one standard corresponding to a single cognitive construct, said method comprising the steps of:

• a) ordering k learning packets for a given body of knowledge in a sequence j from 1 through k, wherein k is less than or equal to the total number of learning packets available for the given body of knowledge;
• b) receiving the learning packets in an electronic format;
• c) electronically transmitting the instructional material associated with a jth learning packet to a workstation for presentation to a student;
• d) electronically transmitting the post-instruction assessment of the instructional material associated with the jth learning packet to the workstation for presentation to the student;
• e) comparing a result of the post-instruction assessment of the instructional material associated with the jth learning packet to a standard for the jth learning packet;
• f) repeating steps c) through e) using the next learning packet in the sequence if the result of the post-instruction assessment of the instructional material for the previous learning packet is found to be at least substantially equal to the standard for the previous learning packet in step e).

A method of modular instruction comprising the steps of:

• a) dividing a body of knowledge into N cognitive constructs;
• b) providing a plurality of instructional materials in electronic format, each of said instructional materials corresponding to at least one cognitive construct;
• c) providing a plurality of post-instruction assessments in electronic format, each of said post-instruction assessments corresponding to at least one cognitive construct;
• d) associating at least one of said plurality of instructional materials and one of said plurality of post-instruction assessments with each of said N cognitive constructs, wherein each said association of an instructional material and a post-instruction assessment with a cognitive construct comprises a learning packet;
• e) receiving an order for k learning packets for a given body of knowledge in a sequence j from 1 through k, wherein k is less than or equal to the total number N of learning packets available for the given body of knowledge;
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• f) transmitting the learning packets in an electronic format in response to the order received in step e).