Method and apparatus for teaching a multiplicity of students

Abstract

Abstract A METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY TEACHING IN REAL-TIME FROM A TEACHING CENTRE A MULTIPLICITY OF STUDENTS LOCATED REMOTELY FROM THE CENTRE. A TYPICAL TEACHING CENTRE IS A TELEVISION STUDIO SUITABLY MODIFIED. THERE CAN BE VIRTUALLY AN UNLIMITED NUMBER OF STUDENTS SCATTERED OVER A VIRTUALLY UNLIMITED AREA, THE LIMITATION BEING THE QUALITY OF RECEPTION AT A STUDENT LOCALITY. EACH STUDENT IS ABLE TO RESPOND TO A QUESTIONS WHICH APPEAR TO HIM ON HIS OUTPUT MEANS, E.G. A TELEVISION SCREEN AND EACH OBTAINS A PERSONAL IMMEDIATE INDICATION AS TO WHETHER HE IS RIGHT OR WRONG AND IN SOME INSTANCES, THE PROBABLE FLAW IN HIS REASONING IF HE IS WRONG. TYPICALLY, THIS IS MADE POSSIBLE BY TRANSMITTING TOGETHER WITH QUESTIONS (OR REQUESTS) FROM THE TEACHING CENTRE, POTENTIAL RESPONSES INCLUDING THE CORRECT ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS, AND, IN SOME INSTANCES, SEVERAL LIKELY WRONG ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS, TOGETHER WITH REMARKS RELEVANT TO EACH WRONG ANSWER. AT EACH STUDENT LOCALITY THE QUESTIONS (OR REQUESTS) ARE PUT TO THE STUDENTS ON THEIR OUTPUT MEANS. THE CORRECT ANSWERS ARE, HOWEVER, HIDDEN FROM THE STUDENTS AND ARE USED FOR COMPARING WITH EACH STUDENT''S RESPONSE. THE RESULT OF THE COMPARISION IS USED TO GIVE THE APPROPRIATE INFORMATION TO THE STUDENT.

Inventors

• 👤 Jakob Jawels
• 👤 Eric D Renaud

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