Computationally derived assessment in childhood education systems

A computing device, comprising:

• a processing unit;
• a set of sensors;
• and
• a storage device storing a set of instructions, wherein an execution of the set of instructions by the set of processing units configures the computing device to perform acts, comprising:
• receiving a learning content data having checkpoints embedded at different stages of the learning content data;
• associating assessment instructions with each embedded checkpoint of the learning content data;
• rendering the received learning content for presentation to a pupil and capturing a set of behaviors of the pupil using the set of sensors during the presentation of the learning content data;
• performing an assessment of the pupil at each embedded checkpoint encountered during the rendering of the learning presentation, wherein the assessment at an embedded checkpoint comprises using the embedded checkpoint's associated instructions to assign a score based on the set of behaviors captured by the set of sensors;
• and
• producing an overall evaluation based on the assessments performed at the encountered embedded checkpoints.

A computer-implemented method comprising:

• receiving a learning content data;
• receiving a set of behaviors that are captured using a set of sensors during presentation of the learning content data to a set of pupils;
• receiving a set of teacher evaluations, each teacher evaluation linking a captured behavior of a pupil with an assessment score at a stage of the learning content;
• and
• using, at a processor, the captured pupil behaviors and the received teacher evaluations as training sets to identify a set of checkpoints and to derive a set of assessment rules, wherein each checkpoint is associated with a stage of the learning content data and each assessment rule defines a scoring of a behavior at a checkpoint of the learning content.