US 2014/0234826 A1 · SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING AND TRAINING ACADEMIC SKILLS

Abstract

System and method for improving reading speed and comprehension of a user that use a special software application operable through a computer processor. The method and system are configured for receiving personal details and reading level of the user; setting initial presentation pace and acceleration rate; presenting textual content over a computer screen, selected according to the received reading level and personal details; determining a current presentation pace according to the initial presentation pace and acceleration rate at each given timeframe; and manipulating presentation of text parts of the presented textual content at each given timeframe, according to the current presentation pace. The manipulation is done by erasing or blurring these text parts at a rate that corresponds to the current presentation pace.

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Dependent claims

A system for evaluating and training academic skills of users, said system comprising:

i) a user interface;
and
ii) at least one processing unit comprising:
a) an evaluation module, which allows evaluating personal academic skills of each user by providing each user with an interactive evaluation program associated with said respective academic skill, using said user interface;
and
b) a training module, which uses evaluation of a specific academic skill of each respective user, provided by said evaluation module, for training the user by adapting a personal training program to the respective user according to the user's respective personal evaluation, said training module further allows operating and presenting said personal training program using said user interface,
wherein said training comprises presenting content associated with said academic skill to the user and manipulating presentation characteristics of said content by manipulating a pace in which said content is presented starting from a pace that is associated with the evaluated personal academic skill of the user.

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System and method for evaluating and training academic skills

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