Interactive, delayed revelation, educational method and system

An On-line educational method, comprising the steps of:

• presenting one or more students with one or more open-ended case studies, each case study challenging the one or more students with at least one problem to solve, the problem selected to invoke a study of one or more pre-determined analytical problem solving skills;
• interactively receiving one or more answers to the problem, or one or more solution methods for solving the problem, from the one or more students;
• and
• interactively providing the one or more students with an evaluation of the one or more answers to the problem, or the one or more solution methods for solving the problem, received from the one or more students.

An On-line educational method, comprising the steps of:

• providing one or more students with access to an internet based, application-oriented curriculum;
• presenting the one or more students with one or more open-ended case studies, each case study challenging the one or more students with at least one problem to solve, the problem selected to invoke a study of one or more pre-determined analytical or mathematical problem solving skills;
• interactively receiving one or more answers to the problem, or one or more solution methods for solving the problem, from the one or more students;
• and
• interactively providing the one or more students with problem solving assistance, leading the one or more students to a determination of a correct solution or optimal problem solving method, wherein a degree of assistance provided is determined based upon an evaluation of the one or more answers to the problem, or the one or more solution methods for solving the problem, received from the one or more students.

A computer readable medium that configures a computer to perform an educational method, the method comprising the steps of:

• presenting one or more students with a question;
• receiving one or more answers to the question;
• evaluating the one or more answers;
• and
• providing the one or more students with assistance in answering the problem, wherein a type or amount of assistance provided is determined based upon the evaluation of the one or more answers.

A computer readable medium that configures a computer to perform an educational method, the method comprising the steps of:

• presenting one or more students with one or more open-ended case studies, each case study challenging the one or more students with at least one problem to solve, the problem selected to invoke a study of one or more pre-determined analytical problem solving skills;
• interactively receiving one or more answers to the problem, or one or more solution methods for solving the problem, from the one or more students;
• and
• interactively providing the one or more students with an evaluation of the one or more answers to the problem, or the one or more solution methods for solving the problem, received from the one or more students.

A computer readable medium that configures a computer to perform an educational method, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing one or more students with access to an internet based, application-oriented curriculum;
• presenting the one or more students with one or more open-ended case studies, each case study challenging the one or more students with at least one problem to solve, the problem selected to invoke a study of one or more pre-determined analytical or mathematical problem solving skills;
• receiving one or more answers to the problem, or one or more solution methods for solving the problem, from the one or more students;
• and
• providing the one or more students with problem solving assistance, leading the one or more students to a determination of a correct solution or optimal problem solving method, wherein a degree of assistance provided is determined based upon an evaluation of the one or more answers to the problem, or the one or more solution methods for solving the problem, received from the one or more students.

A computer readable medium that stores a program for performing an educational method, the program comprising:

• means for presenting one or more students with a question;
• means for receiving one or more answers to the question;
• means for evaluating the one or more answers;
• and
• means for providing the one or more students with assistance in answering the problem,
• wherein a type or amount of assistance provided is determined based upon the evaluation of the one or more answers.

A computer readable medium that stores a program for performing an educational method, the program comprising:

• means for presenting one or more students with one or more open-ended case studies, each case study challenging the one or more students with at least one problem to solve, the problem selected to invoke a study of one or more pre-determined analytical problem solving skills;
• means for interactively receiving one or more answers to the problem, or one or more solution methods for solving the problem, from the one or more students;
• and
• means for interactively providing the one or more students with an evaluation of the one or more answers to the problem, or the one or more solution methods for solving the problem, received from the one or more students.

A computer readable medium that stores a program for performing an educational method, the program comprising:

• means for providing one or more students with access to an internet based, application-oriented curriculum;
• means for presenting the one or more students with one or more open-ended case studies, each case study challenging the one or more students with at least one problem to solve, the problem selected to invoke a study of one or more pre-determined analytical or mathematical problem solving skills;
• means for receiving one or more answers to the problem, or one or more solution methods for solving the problem, from the one or more students;
• and
• means for providing the one or more students with problem solving assistance, leading the one or more students to a determination of a correct solution or optimal problem solving method, wherein a degree of assistance provided is determined based upon an evaluation of the one or more answers to the problem, or the one or more solution methods for solving the problem, received from the one or more students.