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US 2007/0166686 A1Published application
Presenting answer options to multiple-choice questions during administration of a computerized test
AssigneeCaveon, LLC
InventorDavid Foster
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to presenting a multiple-choice question during delivery of a computerized test. Answer options corresponding to a multiple-choice test question prompt are presented serially either individually or in groups at a time in accordance with pre-established rules. Answer options can be presented randomly or staged. Staged presentation can be performed in accordance with a predefined selection algorithm and/or based on analysis of prior answer option selections from the same or previous questions. Questions end when a question end condition, such as, for example, selection of a plurality of incorrect answers or selection of a correct answer, is satisfied.
Claims20
At a computer system including a display device, a method for presenting a multiple-choice question including a question prompt and answer options, during delivery of a computerized test, the method comprising:
- an act of accessing a multiple-choice question prompt from a question repository;
- an act of accessing pre-established rules governing the presentation of a maximum number of answer options to be presented along with the multiple-choice question prompt, the pre-established rules governing at least one of:
- the number and ordering of answer options presented simultaneously with the multiple-choice question prompt;
- the number of additional answer options to be displayed when test-taker input indicating selection of a correct, partially correct, or incorrect answer option is received;
- and
- one or more question end conditions indicating when to end a multiple-choice question based on test-taker input;
- an act of selecting, from the question repository, a plurality of answer options corresponding to the multiple-choice question prompt, at least some of the selected plurality of answer options to be presented as possible answers to the multiple-choice question prompt in accordance with the pre-established rules;
- an act of simultaneously presenting the multiple-choice question prompt along with a first one or more of the selected answer options at the display device in accordance with the pre-established rules;
- an act of receiving test-taker input indicating that an answer option from among the first one or more simultaneously presented answer options has been selected as:
- a correct answer to the multiple-choice question prompt, a partially correct answer to the multiple-choice question prompt, or an incorrect answer to the multiple-choice question prompt;
- an act of recording the test-taker input of the answer option selection from among the first one or more simultaneously presented answer options;
- an act of altering the presentation of the first one or more simultaneously presented answer options in response to the test-taker input;
- an act of simultaneously presenting the multiple-choice question prompt along with a second different one or more of the selected answer options at the display device in accordance with the pre-established rules;
- an act of receiving test-taker input indicating that an answer option from among the second one or more simultaneously presented answer options has been selected as:
- a correct answer to the multiple-choice question prompt, a partially correct answer to the multiple-choice question prompt, and an incorrect answer to the multiple-choice question prompt;
- an act of recording the test-taker input of the answer option selection from among the second one or more simultaneously presented answer options;
- an act of altering the presentation of the second one or more simultaneously presented answer options in response to test-taker input;
- subsequent to receiving test-taker input indicating a selection from among the second one or more simultaneously presented answer options, an act of detecting that a question end condition has been satisfied;
- and
- an act of ending the multiple-choice question in response to detection of the question end condition being satisfied.
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A computer program product for use at a computer system including a display device, the computer program product for implementing a method for presenting a multiple-choice question during delivery of a computerized test, the computer program product comprising one or more physical computer-readable media having stored thereon computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the computer system to perform the method including the following:
- access a multiple-choice question prompt from a question repository;
- access pre-established rules governing the presentation of a maximum number of answer options to be presented along with the multiple-choice question prompt, the pre-established rules governing at least one of:
- the number and ordering of answer options presented simultaneously with the multiple-choice question prompt;
- the number of additional answer options to be displayed when test-taker input indicating selection of a correct, partially correct, or incorrect answer option is received;
- and
- one or more question end conditions indicating when to end a multiple-choice question based on test-taker input;
- select, from the question repository, a plurality of answer options corresponding to the multiple-choice question prompt, at least some of the selected plurality of answer options to be presented as possible answers to the multiple-choice question prompt in accordance with the pre-established rules;
- simultaneously present the multiple-choice question prompt along with a first one or more of the selected answer options at the display device in accordance with the pre-established rules;
- receive test-taker input indicating that an answer option from among the first one or more simultaneously presented answer options has been selected as:
- a correct answer to the multiple-choice question prompt, a partially correct answer to the multiple-choice question prompt, or an incorrect answer to the multiple-choice question prompt;
- record the test-taker input of the answer option selection from among the first one or more simultaneously presented answer options;
- alter the presentation of the first one or more simultaneously presented answer options in response to the test-taker input;
- simultaneously present the multiple-choice question prompt along with a second different one or more of the selected answer options at the display device in accordance with the pre-established rules;
- receive test-taker input indicating that an answer option from among the second one or more simultaneously presented answer options has been selected as:
- a correct answer to the multiple-choice question prompt, a partially correct answer to the multiple-choice question prompt, and an incorrect answer to the multiple-choice question prompt;
- record the test-taker input of the answer option selection from among the second one or more simultaneously presented answer options;
- alter the presentation of the second one or more simultaneously presented answer options in response to the test-taker input;
- subsequent to receiving test-taker input indicating a selection from among the second one or more simultaneously presented answer options, an detect that a question end condition has been satisfied;
- and
- end the multiple-choice question in response to detection of the question end condition being satisfied.
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A computer system, comprising:
- one or more processors:
- system memory;
- and
- one or more physical computer-readable media having stored thereon computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the computer system to:
- access a multiple-choice question prompt from a question repository;
- access pre-established rules governing the presentation of a maximum number of answer options to be presented along with the multiple-choice question prompt, the pre-established rules governing at least one of:
- the number and ordering of answer options presented simultaneously with the multiple-choice question prompt;
- the number of additional answer options to be displayed when test-taker input indicating selection of a correct, partially correct, or incorrect answer option is received;
- and
- one or more question end conditions indicating when to end a multiple-choice question based on test-taker input;
- select, from the question repository, a plurality of answer options corresponding to the multiple-choice question prompt, at least some of the selected plurality of answer options to be presented as possible answers to the multiple-choice question prompt in accordance with the pre-established rules;
- simultaneously present the multiple-choice question prompt along with a first one or more of the selected answer options at the display device in accordance with the pre-established rules;
- receive test-taker input indicating that an answer option from among the first one or more simultaneously presented answer options has been selected as:
- a correct answer to the multiple-choice question prompt, a partially correct answer to the multiple-choice question prompt, or an incorrect answer to the multiple-choice question prompt;
- record the test-taker input of the answer option selection from among the first one or more simultaneously presented answer options;
- alter the presentation of the first one or more simultaneously presented answer options in response to the test-taker input;
- simultaneously present the multiple-choice question prompt along with a second different one or more of the selected answer options at the display device in accordance with the pre-established rules;
- receive test-taker input indicating that an answer option from among the second one or more simultaneously presented answer options has been selected as:
- a correct answer to the multiple-choice question prompt, a partially correct answer to the multiple-choice question prompt, and an incorrect answer to the multiple-choice question prompt;
- record the test-taker input of the answer option selection from among the second one or more simultaneously presented answer options;
- alter the presentation of the second one or more simultaneously presented answer options in response to the test-taker input;
- subsequent to receiving test-taker input indicating a selection from among the second one or more simultaneously presented answer options, an detect that a question end condition has been satisfied;
- and
- end the multiple-choice question in response to detection of the question end condition being satisfied.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.