Classroom for paired learning

Claim 2

A classroom adapted for paired learning comprising an area for presenting a paired learning program to learner pairs; a plurality of paired learning devices located within said first area, and each of said paired learning devices presenting at least one work space for use by a single learner pair; learner guidance means for displaying information to indicate the classroom position to which each of the learners in a pair should proceed when given paired learning program segments have been completed, and the classroom positions for the learners indicated by said guidance means with respect to the classroom floor plan.

Claim 3

A classroom as defined in claim 1 wherein said paired learning devices are arranged within said classroom in a curve having at least one concaved portion for facilitating the perception of the classroom space as a function of the time required to complete the segments of said paired learning program when different program segments are learned at separate work spaces.

Claim 4

A classroom as defined in claim 1 wherein at least five paired learning devices are contained within said classroom, each of said devices accommodating a plurality of learner pairs.

Claim 5

A classroom as defined in claim 3 wherein each of said paired learning devices provide a plurality of work spaces, each work space accommodating a single learner pair.

Claim 6

A classroom as defined in claim 3 wherein each of said paired learning devices accommodates three learner pairs.

Claim 7

A classroom as defined in claim 3 wherein at least two additional paired learning devices are contained within said classroom, each of said devices accommodating a plurality of learner pairs.

Claim 8

A classroom as defined in claim 1 wherein completion signalling means is provided to permit signalling of the completion of a given program segment from at least a plurality of said paired learning devices.

Claim 9

A classroom as defined in claim 7 wherein separate completion signalling means are provided for each work space in said classroom.

Claim 10

A classroom as defined in claim 1 wherein completion signalling means are located within said classroom for supplying completion signals to said learner guidance means for the learners whereby information is supplied to said guidance means to allow the displayed information to be time-synchronized with program segment completion.

Claim 11

A classroom as defined in claim 1 wherein said learner guidance means contains control means for accepting and processing input scheduling information for the learners using said classroom, said information including character identification for each of said learners.

Claim 12

A classroom as defined in claim 1 wherein said learner guidance means contains control means for accepting and processing information on the classroom spatial arrangement including available work spaces and positionally fixed paired learning program segments.

Claim 13

A classroom as defined in claim 1 wherein said learner guidance means contains control means for accepting and processing check-out test scores information for the learners using said classroom.

Claim 14

A classroom as defined in claim 12 wherein completion signalling means are located within said classroom for supplying completion signals to said learner guidance means and wherein said learner guidance means displays a warning signal at a fixed position thereon when check-out test score information has not first been supplied to said control means.

Claim 15

A classroom as defined in claim 1 wherein said learner guidance means includes learner guidance character display means for displaying character identifications for the learners using said classroom.

Claim 16

A classroom as defined in claim 14 wherein separate learner guidance character display means are provided for each classroom work space position and wherein the character identifications displayed thereby move to successive classroom work space positions depending upon the input information received by said learner guidance means.

Claim 17

A classroom as defined in claim 1 wherein said learner guidance means includes a printout means for providing a permanent record of the input information supplied to said guidance means and the movement of the learners through the successive program segments.

Claim 18

The process of providing a paired learning program for a plurality of learner pairs who complete program subsegments and segments at a plurality of work spaces contained in a plurality of paired learning devices arranged in a classroom, comprising the steps of initiating a paired learning program subsegment between a learner pair so that both learners of the pair mutually interact to achieve joint mastery of the program subsegment; mutually checking out completion and mastery between the learner pair at the end of each subsegment; signalling by the learner pairs of their checked out subsegment completion and mastery; and learner guiding between the plurality of work spaces by the learner pairs themselves depending on their completion and mastery of the program subsegments.

Claim 19

The process of providing a paired learning program for a plurality of learner pairs who complete program subsegments and segments at a plurality of work spaces contained in a plurality of paired learning devices arranged in a classroom, comprising the steps of initiating a paired learning program subsegment between a learner pair so that both learners of the pair mutually interact to achieve joint mastery of the program subsegment; mutually checking out completion and mastery between the learner pair at the end of each subsegment; signalling by the learner pairs of their checked out subsegment completion and mastery; and learner guiding between the plurality of work spaces by the learner pairs themselves depending on their completion and mastery of the program subsegments.

Claim 20

A process as defined in claim 17 wherein said process is effected in a classroom having a first area for containing the paired learning devices and a second area for presenting a program of psycho-motor activities which is coordinated with said paired learning program and including the step of learner guiding between the paired learning work spaces and the psycho-motor activities area depending upon program subsegment and segment completion and mastery.

Claim 21

A process as defined in claim 17 wherein the majority of paired learning devices are arranged in the classroom along a concave curve and wherein said learner guiding step includes the perceiving by the learner pairs of the classroom physical space, including the work spaces as a series of subgoals which are reached overtime successively on the basis of completion and mastery of program subsegments.

Claim 22

A process as defined in claim 17 including the step of being guided by the learners to and from additional paired learning devices not arranged along the concave curve.

Claim 23

A classroom comprising a divider panel resting on the floor of said classroom for separating said classroom into a first area for presenting a paired learning program to learners and a second area for presenting a program of psycho-motor activities which is coordinated with said paired learning programs, a plurality of paired learning devices located within said first area arranged along a concave curve so that the learners perceive the classroom physical space as a series of subgoals which are reached overtime successively on the basis of mastery of predesignated program segments, each of said paired learning devices having a plurality of workspaces, each work space accommodating a single learner pair, and said divider panel having at least portions thereof adapted to allow the learners using said classroom to see the activities occurring in each of said first and second areas.

Claim 24

A classroom comprising a divider panel resting on the floor of said classroom for separating said classroom into a first area for presenting a paired learning program to learners and a second area for presenting a program of psycho-motor activities which is coordinated with said paired learning programs, a plurality of paired learning devices located within said first area arranged along a concave curve so that the learners perceive the classroom physical space as a series of subgoals which are reached overtime successively on the basis of mastery of predesignated program segments, each of said paired learning devices having a plurality of workspaces, each work space accommodating a single learner pair, and said divider panel having at least portions thereof adapted to allow the learners using said classroom to see the activities occurring in each of said first and second areas.

Claim 25

A classroom as defined in claim 21 wherein at least one of said walls has a one-way viewing panel therein and an observation room partly defined by said wall for allowing non-disruptive observation of the classroom activity.

Claim 26

A classroom as defined in claim 21 wherein at least one through-way is provided in said divider panel.

Claim 27

A classroom as defined in claim 21 wherein at least two through-ways are provided at the two ends of said divider panel.

Claim 28

A classroom as defined in claim 24 wherein openable doors are provided for said through-ways.

Claim 29

In a classroom having walls interconnected to define a classroom space divided into a first area in which a paired learner program can be presented to learner pairs when positioned at work spaces and a second area in which a program of psycho-motor activities which is coordinated with said paired learning program can be presented to learner pairs, the improvement comprising the arrangement of the plurality of paired learning devices along a concave curve and cooperating with respect to one another to provide means for the learner pairs to perceive the classroom physical space as a series of subgoals which are reached overtime successively on the basis of mastery of predesignated program segments.

Claim 30

In a classroom having walls interconnected to define a classroom space divided into a first area in which a paired learner program can be presented to learner pairs when positioned at work spaces and a second area in which a program of psycho-motor activities which is coordinated with said paired learning program can be presented to learner pairs, the improvement comprising the arrangement of the plurality of paired learning devices along a concave curve and cooperating with respect to one another to provide means for the learner pairs to perceive the classroom physical space as a series of subgoals which are reached overtime successively on the basis of mastery of predesignated program segments.

Claim 31

A classroom defined by claim 26 wherein each paired learning device contains at least two work spaces.

Claim 32

A classroom as defined in claim 26 wherein at least five paired learning devices are contained within said classroom, each of said devices accommodating a plurality of learner pairs.

Claim 33

A classroom as defined in claim 26 wherein each of said paired learning devices accommodates three learner pairs.

Claim 34

A classroom as defined by claim 26 wherein at least two additional paired learning devices not in the arrangement of the concave curve are contained within said classroom, each of said devices accommodating a plurality of learner pairs.