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Device for paired learning and process thereof
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1972-09-18
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Granted: 1974-06-25
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Expires: 1992-09-18
Abstract
Abstract A device to facilitate mutually interactive paired learning by at least one learner pair is provided and is comprised of a work space to provide for at least one learner pair and a presentation means for transmitting to the learner pair a cross-synchronized stimulus field. The stimulus field presented consists of programmed and sequenced intelligence elements consisting of instructional information, response designation signals, interrogatory stimuli, and programmatically correct responses arranged in a manner for each of the learners of said learner pair to respond in a controlled fashion to the interrogatory stimuli according to information received from the response signals of the other pair member and to then individually and mutually compare the programmatically correct responses with the individual and joint responses given by the learner pair.
Inventors
- 👤 M Woolman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 22:17
CPC Classifications
G; G09; G09B; G09B7/00; G09B7/02; G09B7/04; A; A47; A47B; A47B83/00; A47B83/02; A47B2083/025
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 76
Claim 1
Independent Claim
81 words
A device to facilitate mutually interactive paired learning by at least one learner pair comprising a work space to provide for one learner pair; a presentation means located within said work space for transmitting to said learner pair a crosssynchronized stimulus field, said presentation means including intelligence storage means for the presented elements of said stimulus field; and said intelligence storage means including instructional information, response designation signals, interrogatory stimuli and programmatically correct responses for purposes of comparison with learner responses.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
81 words
A device to facilitate mutually interactive paired learning by at least one learner pair comprising a work space to provide for one learner pair; a presentation means located within said work space for transmitting to said learner pair a crosssynchronized stimulus field, said presentation means including intelligence storage means for the presented elements of said stimulus field; and said intelligence storage means including instructional information, response designation signals, interrogatory stimuli and programmatically correct responses for purposes of comparison with learner responses.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
A device as defined in cLaim 1 wherein said intelligence storage means is selected from the class of video tapes, photographic films, printed webs and audio storage tapes and discs.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
43 words
A device as defined in claim 1 wherein said response designation signals of said intelligence storage means designates the type of response which should be made by each of the learners of said learner pair to a given stimulus from said interrogatory stimuli.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
43 words
A device as defined in claim 1 wherein said response designation signals of said intelligence storage means designates the sequence of responses which should be made by each of the learners of said learner pair to a given stimulus from said interrogatory stimuli.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
41 words
A device as defined in claim 1 wherein said presentation means includes separate intelligence storage means for each learner of said learner pair and wherein said intelligence storage means are cross-synchronized to present a paired learning program to said learner pair.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
35 words
A device as defined in claim 1 wherein said presentation means for transmitting a cross-synchronized field of stimulus to said learner pair includes a light propagation means for transmitting stimulus images to said learner pair.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
35 words
A device as defined in claim 1 including a recordation means for use by each learner of said learner pair and designed to record responses made by each learner to said cross-synchronized field of stimulus.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
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A device as defined in claim 1 wherein said presentation means is computer controlled.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
23 words
A device as defined in claim 1, including an audio recordation and storage means to record the verbal interactions of said learner pair.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
33 words
A device as defined in claim 1, including an audio pickup and replay means operable by said learner pair for recording the verbal interaction between said pair and replaying the same upon command.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
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A device as defined in claim 1 wherein three work spaces are provided to accommodate three separate learner pairs.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
61 words
A device as defined in claim 1 including a perception convergence means to focus the perception of each of the learners of said learner pair on one another and on a cross-synchronized stimulus field, whereby the learning stimuli to said learner pair can be fully specified and control exercised over interactive responses, said perception convergence means partially defining said work space.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
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A device as defined in claim 12 wherein said perception convergence means comprises a horizontal barrier member defining the lower-most boundary of said work space and at least one up-right barrier panel for blocking external stimuli from said learner pair and for promoting control over interactive responses between learners.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
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A device as defined in claim 12 wherein said perception convergence means comprises at least two up-right barrier panels for converging the mutual perceptions of said learner pair and for blocking external stimuli and for promoting control over interactive responses between learners.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
50 words
A device as defined in claim 12 wherein said perception convergence means comprises a horizontal barrier member defining the lower-most boundary of said work space and at least two up-right barrier panels for blocking external stimuli and for promoting control over interactive responses beteen the learners of said learner pair.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
110 words
A device to facilitate mutually interactive paired learning by at least one learner pair comprising a work space to provide for one learner pair and a presentation means located within said work space for transmitting to said learner pair a cross-synchronized stimulus field; recordation means located within said work space for use by each learner of said learner pair and designed to record responses made by each learner to said cross-synchronized field of stimulus; and said presentation means including a light propagation means for transmitting stimulus images to said learner pair through said recordation means whereby each learner of said learner pair views his recorded resPonses within said stimulus images.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
110 words
A device to facilitate mutually interactive paired learning by at least one learner pair comprising a work space to provide for one learner pair and a presentation means located within said work space for transmitting to said learner pair a cross-synchronized stimulus field; recordation means located within said work space for use by each learner of said learner pair and designed to record responses made by each learner to said cross-synchronized field of stimulus; and said presentation means including a light propagation means for transmitting stimulus images to said learner pair through said recordation means whereby each learner of said learner pair views his recorded resPonses within said stimulus images.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
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A device as defined in claim 16 wherein said recordation means forms a permanent record of the responses made.
Claim 20
Independent Claim
106 words
A device to facilitate mutually interactive paired learning by at least one learner pair comprising a work space to provide for one learner pair; and a presentation means located within said work space for transmitting to said learner pair a cross-synchronized stimulus field including stimulus images, and including a recordation means for use by each learner of said learner pair and designed to record responses made by each learner to predesignated program elements of said cross-synchronized field of stimulus; and said presentation means including light propagation display means for transmitting stimulus images to said learner pair for permitting viewing of recorded responses within said stimulus images.
Claim 21
Independent Claim
106 words
A device to facilitate mutually interactive paired learning by at least one learner pair comprising a work space to provide for one learner pair; and a presentation means located within said work space for transmitting to said learner pair a cross-synchronized stimulus field including stimulus images, and including a recordation means for use by each learner of said learner pair and designed to record responses made by each learner to predesignated program elements of said cross-synchronized field of stimulus; and said presentation means including light propagation display means for transmitting stimulus images to said learner pair for permitting viewing of recorded responses within said stimulus images.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
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A device as defined in claim 18 wherein said display means permits display within a single image area whereby said learner pair can compare the degree of conformity of their joint and interactive responses with respect to one another and to the programmatically correct responses.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
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A device as defined in claim 18 wherein said display means permits display within two or more image areas.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
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A device as defined in claim 18 wherein at least one of said predesignated program elements is the programmatically correct response and wherein said display means permits display within a single image area whereby said learner pair can compare the degree of conformity of their joint and interactive responses with respect to one another and with respect to the programmatically correct response.
Claim 25
Independent Claim
114 words
A device to facilitate mutually interactive paired learning by at least one learner pair comprising a work space to provide for one learner pair; a presentation means located within said work space for transmitting to said learner pair a cross-synchronized stimulus field; said presentation means including intelligence storage means for the presented elements of said stimulus field; and said intelligence storage means including instructional information and interrogatory stimuli; and learner positioning means for controlling the relative positions of each learner of said learner pair within an angle of 130* with respect to each other in a relationship to said work space to focus the perception of said learner pair on said cross-synchronized stimulus field.
Claim 26
Independent Claim
114 words
A device to facilitate mutually interactive paired learning by at least one learner pair comprising a work space to provide for one learner pair; a presentation means located within said work space for transmitting to said learner pair a cross-synchronized stimulus field; said presentation means including intelligence storage means for the presented elements of said stimulus field; and said intelligence storage means including instructional information and interrogatory stimuli; and learner positioning means for controlling the relative positions of each learner of said learner pair within an angle of 130* with respect to each other in a relationship to said work space to focus the perception of said learner pair on said cross-synchronized stimulus field.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
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A device as defined in claim 22 including a horizontal barrier member defining the lower-most boundary of said work space and wherein said positioning means comprises a pair of learner positioning indentations in the outer edge of said horizontal barrier member to position one learner each of said learner pair.
Claim 28
Independent Claim
76 words
A device to facilitate mutually interactive paired learning by at least one learner pair, comprising a work space to provide for one learner pair, a presentation means located within said work space for transmitting to said learner pair a cross-synchronized stimulus field, said presentation means comprising separate intelligence storage means for each learner of said learner pair and separate recordation means for each learner of said pair for recording responses made to said cross-synchronized stimulus field.
Claim 29
Independent Claim
76 words
A device to facilitate mutually interactive paired learning by at least one learner pair, comprising a work space to provide for one learner pair, a presentation means located within said work space for transmitting to said learner pair a cross-synchronized stimulus field, said presentation means comprising separate intelligence storage means for each learner of said learner pair and separate recordation means for each learner of said pair for recording responses made to said cross-synchronized stimulus field.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
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A device as defined in claim 24 wherein said intelligence storage means and said recordation means for said learner pair comprise different parts of two separate printed information webs.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
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A device as defined in claim 25 including a light intensification means for raising the light level in the vicinity of said printed information webs for increasing the brightness thereof for display.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
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A device as defined in claim 25 including display means for displaying to said learner pair the completed program units formed by the learner pair''s responses to said stimulus field as recorded upon said printed webs for promoting the formation of paired learning loops.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
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A device as defined in claim 27 wherein said display means displays the completed program units of both of said learners of said learner pair in a single image area to allow a combined work product to be jointly viewed by said learner pair to ascertain correctness of response in a paired learning loop.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
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A device as defined in claim 27 wherein said display means displays the completed program units of each of said learners in separate image areas.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
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A device as defined in claim 27 wherein said display means comprises two separate video cameras focused separately on said printed webs, an image signal combination means, and a video display screen whereby said learner pair sees the presented intelligence from said stimulus field and their joint responses thereto in a single image area on said display screen.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
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A device as defined in claim 27 wherein said display means comprises a prism means for combining the images of said printed information webs, a video camera focused on said prism means and generating image signals of the optically combined images, and a video display screen for accepting signals from said camera whereby said learner pair sees the presented intelligence from said stimulus field and their joint responses thereto displayed in a single image area on said display screen.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
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A device as defined in claim 24 wherein said intelligence storage means includes an audio storage means and an audial propagation means therefor to present audial stimuli to said learner pair.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
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A device as defined in claim 24 including an audio pickup and replay means for recording the verbal interactions of said learner pair and replaying the same upon command from said pair.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
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A device as defined in claim 24 wherein three work spaces are provided to accommodate three separate learner pairs.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
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A device as defined in claim 24 wherein said presentation means for transmitting said cross-synchronized stimulus field includes a control means for controlling the presentation of predesignated portions of said stimulus field to each of said learners of said learner pair.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
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A device as defined in claim 35 wherein said presentation means for transmitting said cross-synchronized stimulus field includes two separate operating switches, each of which are in turn controlled by each of the learners of said learner pair, signal recording means for accepting signals from said operating switches and for controlling the presentation of said cross-synchronized stimulus field with respect to the number of signals received by said signal recording means from each of said operating switches whereby the presentation of stimuli to each of the learners of said learner pair and their responses thereto are controlled to promote the formation of paired learning loops.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
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A device as defined in claim 24 wherein said intelligence storage means and said recordation means for said learner pair comprise different parts of two separate printed information webs, said device including display means for displaying to said learner pair the completed program units formed by the learner pair responses to said stimulus field as recorded upon said printed webs, a combined image video display screen and two separate image display screens for independently displaying the completed program units of each of said learner pair, said video display screen for combined images displaying the combined images of the completed program units of both of said learners of said learner pair in a single image area, and display control means for allowing each of said learners of said learner pair to independently control the display of each of their completed units in either combined image form or single image area form as required by the response signals contained in cross-synchronized stimulus field.
Claim 43
Dependent Claim
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A device as defined in claim 24 wherein said intelligence storage means comprises a video record tape and wherein said presentation means includes a video display screen controlled by said video record tape.
Claim 44
Dependent Claim
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A device as defineD in claim 24 wherein three work spaces are provided to accommodate three separate learner pairs.
Claim 45
Independent Claim
80 words
A device to facilitate mutually interactive paired learning by at least one learner pair comprising a work space to provide for one learner pair, a presentation means located within said work space for transmitting to said learner pair a cross-synchronized stimulus field, said presentation means comprising separate intelligence storage and propagation means for each learner of said learner pair and a separate recordation means for each learner of said learner pair for recording responses made to said cross-synchronized stimulus field.
Claim 46
Independent Claim
80 words
A device to facilitate mutually interactive paired learning by at least one learner pair comprising a work space to provide for one learner pair, a presentation means located within said work space for transmitting to said learner pair a cross-synchronized stimulus field, said presentation means comprising separate intelligence storage and propagation means for each learner of said learner pair and a separate recordation means for each learner of said learner pair for recording responses made to said cross-synchronized stimulus field.
Claim 47
Dependent Claim
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A device as defined in claim 40 wherein said intelligence storage and propagation means projects the stored intelligence of said cross-synchronized stimulus field onto said recordation means whereby each of the learners of said learner pair can record responses to the stimuli presented within the image of the presented program units.
Claim 48
Dependent Claim
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A device as defined in claim 41 wherein an opaque projection means is focused upon the image created by said intelligence propagation means and the image of the responses made upon said recordation means, said opaque projection means comprising two separate opaque projectors for each of the learners of said learner pair.
Claim 49
Dependent Claim
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A device as defined in claim 42 wherein the images projected by both of said opaque projectors are combined onto a single display screen in order to provide said learner pair with a combined image of their joint and interactive responses to said cross-synchronized stimulus field.
Claim 50
Dependent Claim
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A device as defined in claim 42 wherein each of said opaque projectors comprises a light source, a prism focused on said recordation means and a light source for projecting the image from said prism.
Claim 51
Dependent Claim
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A device as defined in claim 40 wherein said presentation means for transmitting said cross-synchronized stimulus field includes a control means for controlling the presentation of predesignated portions of said intelligence projected by said intelligence storage and propagation means, said control means comprising separate blocking plates for each of the learners of said learner pair and wherein each of said blocking plates can be independently controlled by one each of said learner pair for controlling the presentation of predesignated portions of said stimulus field according to the response designation signals received from said cross-synchronized stimulus field.
Claim 52
Dependent Claim
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A device as defined in claim 40 wherein said intelligence storage and propagation means includes a first projection means for projecting said cross-synchronized stimulus field onto said recordation means and a second intelligence projection means for combining the intelligence images with the images from said recordation means.
Claim 53
Independent Claim
95 words
A device to facilitate mutually interactive paired learning by at least one learner pair comprising a work space to provide for one learner pair, a presentation means located within said work space for transmitting to said learner pair a cross-synchronized stimulus field, said presentation means comprising at least one printed information web including instructional information, response designation signals, interrogatory stimuli, and programmatically correct responses for each learner of said learner pair arranged in a cross-synchronized fashion whereby said learner pair responds to the program stimuli in joint and interactive manner to form paired learning loops.
Claim 54
Independent Claim
95 words
A device to facilitate mutually interactive paired learning by at least one learner pair comprising a work space to provide for one learner pair, a presentation means located within said work space for transmitting to said learner pair a cross-synchronized stimulus field, said presentation means comprising at least one printed information web including instructional information, response designation signals, interrogatory stimuli, and programmatically correct responses for each learner of said learner pair arranged in a cross-synchronized fashion whereby said learner pair responds to the program stimuli in joint and interactive manner to form paired learning loops.
Claim 55
Dependent Claim
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A device as defined in claim 47 including a first learning simulator for one of the learners of said learner pair and a second learning simulator for the other learner of said pair, said learning simulators releasably held in said device and connected through a signal comparator means whereby the physical manipulations by each of the learners of said learner pair on their respective learning simulators are compared in said signal comparator means and the feedback of the comparison between the signals given to said learner pair to form paired learning loops.
Claim 56
Independent Claim
126 words
A device to facilitate mutually interactive paired learning by at least one learner pair comprising a work space to provide for one learner pair, a presentation means located within said work space for transmitting to said learner pair a cross-synchronized stimulus field, said presentation means comprising a first simulator means for one of said learners of said learner pair and a second simulator means for the other learner of said learner pair, said learning simulators releasably held in said device and connected through a signal comparator means whereby the physical manipulations by each of the learners of said learner pair on their respective learning simulators are compared in said signal comparator means and the feedback of the comparison between the signals given to said learner pair.
Claim 57
Independent Claim
126 words
A device to facilitate mutually interactive paired learning by at least one learner pair comprising a work space to provide for one learner pair, a presentation means located within said work space for transmitting to said learner pair a cross-synchronized stimulus field, said presentation means comprising a first simulator means for one of said learners of said learner pair and a second simulator means for the other learner of said learner pair, said learning simulators releasably held in said device and connected through a signal comparator means whereby the physical manipulations by each of the learners of said learner pair on their respective learning simulators are compared in said signal comparator means and the feedback of the comparison between the signals given to said learner pair.
Claim 58
Independent Claim
118 words
A device to facilitate mutually interactive paired learning by at least one learner pair comprising a work space to provide for one learner pair, a presentation means located within said work space for transmitting to said learner pair a cross-synchronized stimulus field, said presentation means comprising an intelligence storage means for said learner pair and a recordation means for said learner pair for recording responses made to said cross-synchronized stimulus field by said learner pair, said presentation means and said recordation means contained within a single housing, said housing movable between each learner of said learner pair whereby presented intelligence may be sequentially viewed by said learner pair and responses recorded in reciprocal fashion by said learner pair.
Claim 59
Independent Claim
118 words
A device to facilitate mutually interactive paired learning by at least one learner pair comprising a work space to provide for one learner pair, a presentation means located within said work space for transmitting to said learner pair a cross-synchronized stimulus field, said presentation means comprising an intelligence storage means for said learner pair and a recordation means for said learner pair for recording responses made to said cross-synchronized stimulus field by said learner pair, said presentation means and said recordation means contained within a single housing, said housing movable between each learner of said learner pair whereby presented intelligence may be sequentially viewed by said learner pair and responses recorded in reciprocal fashion by said learner pair.
Claim 60
Dependent Claim
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A device as defined in claim 50 wherein said housing is pivotally mounted within said device for movement between each of the learners of said learner pair.
Claim 61
Dependent Claim
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A device as defined in claim 24 wherein said recordation means comprises a bank of pressure-sensitive transducers and a probe for exerting pressure on selected transducers in said transducer bank, and wherein the signals generated by said transducers are received by a video control means and displayed on a video display screen.
Claim 62
Dependent Claim
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A device as defined in claim 52 wherein separate transducer banks and probes are provided for each of the learners of said learner pair and wherein the signals produced by the transducers of each of said transducer banks are received by and combined in a video-controlled means, and a video display screen for displaying the imges produced by said combined signals.
Claim 63
Dependent Claim
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A device as defined in claim 52 wherein said transducer bank is removably attached to said device.
Claim 64
Dependent Claim
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The process of providing mutually interactive paired learning between a learner pair to form paired learning loops comprising the steps of presenting an instructional information stimulus field to each learner of the learner pair, designating a first learner and a second learner of said learner pair, presenting cross-synchronized response designation signals to said learner pair to designate the type and sequence of responses required by said first learner and the type and sequence of responses required by said second learner, presenting interrogatory stimuli to each learner of the learner pair which designates the response requirements for said first and said second learner as established by said presented response designation signals, providing for the recordation of the responses of each of said learners of said learner pair, and furnishing comparisons of the recorded responses made by said first and said second learner of said learner pair with respect to the programmatically correct responses by displaying to said learner pair the programmatically correct responses to said interrogatory stimuli whereby a mutually interactive and cross-synchronized learning loop is established and maintained for each learner of said learner pair.
Claim 65
Dependent Claim
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The process of providing mutually interactive paired learning between a learner pair to form paired learning loops comprising the steps of presenting an instructional information stimulus field to each learner of the learner pair, designating a first learner and a second learner of said learner pair, presenting cross-synchronized response designation signals to said learner pair to designate the type and sequence of responses required by said first learner and the type and sequence of responses required by said second learner, presenting interrogatory stimuli to each learner of the learner pair which designates the response requirements for said first and said second learner as established by said presented response designation signals, providing for the recordation of the responses of each of said learners of said learner pair, and furnishing comparisons of the recorded responses made by said first and said second learner of said learner pair with respect to the programmatically correct responses by displaying to said learner pair the programmatically correct responses to said interrogatory stimuli whereby a mutually interactive and cross-synchronized learning loop is established and maintained for each learner of said learner pair.
Claim 66
Dependent Claim
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The process of paired learning by a learner pair comprising the process steps represented by the following flow diagram:
Claim 67
Dependent Claim
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The process of paired learning by a learner pair comprising the process steps represented by the following flow diagram:
Claim 68
Dependent Claim
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The process of mutually interactive pair learning by a learner pair comprising the steps of jointly comprehending a cross-synchronized instructional information sequence, designating themselves first learner and second learner, receiving response designation signals which designate the type and sequence of responses required by the first learner pair and the type and sequence of responses required by said second learner, jointly comprehending interrogatory stimuli which are designated for response by said first and said second learner according to said response signals, recording the joint responses made according to the response signals, viewing the programmatically correct responses to said interrogatory stimuli, and comparing the joint responses recorded with the programmatically correct responses viewed whereby a mutually interactive and cross-synchronized learning loop is established and maintained between each learner of said learner pair.
Claim 69
Dependent Claim
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The process of mutually interactive pair learning by a learner pair comprising the steps of jointly comprehending a cross-synchronized instructional information sequence, designating themselves first learner and second learner, receiving response designation signals which designate the type and sequence of responses required by the first learner pair and the type and sequence of responses required by said second learner, jointly comprehending interrogatory stimuli which are designated for response by said first and said second learner according to said response signals, recording the joint responses made according to the response signals, viewing the programmatically correct responses to said interrogatory stimuli, and comparing the joint responses recorded with the programmatically correct responses viewed whereby a mutually interactive and cross-synchronized learning loop is established and maintained between each learner of said learner pair.
Claim 70
Independent Claim
161 words
A device to facilitate mutually interactive paired learning by at least one learner pair comprising a work space to provide for one learner pair; presentation means located within said work space for transmitting to said learner pair a cross-synchronized stimulus field; learner positioning means for controlling the relative positions of each learner of said learner pair with respect to each other in relationship to said work space to focus the perception of each learner pair on said cross-synchronized stimulus field; a horizontal barrier member defining the lower-most boundary of said work space; and said positioning means comprises a pair of learner positioning indentations in the outer edge of said horizontal barrier member to position one learner each of said learner pair, and a pair of learner seats affixed to said device in such a manner that the positional axes defined by the centers of said seats and the mid-points of said positioning indentations intersect at an angle of 130* or less.
Claim 71
Independent Claim
161 words
A device to facilitate mutually interactive paired learning by at least one learner pair comprising a work space to provide for one learner pair; presentation means located within said work space for transmitting to said learner pair a cross-synchronized stimulus field; learner positioning means for controlling the relative positions of each learner of said learner pair with respect to each other in relationship to said work space to focus the perception of each learner pair on said cross-synchronized stimulus field; a horizontal barrier member defining the lower-most boundary of said work space; and said positioning means comprises a pair of learner positioning indentations in the outer edge of said horizontal barrier member to position one learner each of said learner pair, and a pair of learner seats affixed to said device in such a manner that the positional axes defined by the centers of said seats and the mid-points of said positioning indentations intersect at an angle of 130* or less.
Claim 72
Independent Claim
121 words
A device to facilitate mutually interactive paired learning by at least one learner pair comprising a work space to provide for one learner pair; presentation means located within said work space for transmitting to said learner pair a cross-synchronized stimulus field; learner positioning means for controlling the relative positions of each learner of said learner pair with respect to each other in relationship to said work space to focus the perception of each learner pair on said cross-synchronized stimulus field; and said positioning means comprising positional indicators for each learner of said learner pair whereby each learner of said learner pair has an indication of the position which he should occupy with respect to the other learner of said learner pair.
Claim 73
Independent Claim
121 words
A device to facilitate mutually interactive paired learning by at least one learner pair comprising a work space to provide for one learner pair; presentation means located within said work space for transmitting to said learner pair a cross-synchronized stimulus field; learner positioning means for controlling the relative positions of each learner of said learner pair with respect to each other in relationship to said work space to focus the perception of each learner pair on said cross-synchronized stimulus field; and said positioning means comprising positional indicators for each learner of said learner pair whereby each learner of said learner pair has an indication of the position which he should occupy with respect to the other learner of said learner pair.
Claim 74
Independent Claim
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A device to facilitate mutually interactive paired learning by at least one learner pair comprising a work space to provide for one learner pair; a presentation means located within said work space for transmitting to said learner pair a cross-synchronized stimulus field, said presentation means incLuding intelligence storage means for the presented elements of said stimulus field; and said intelligence storage means including instructional information, response designation signals, and interrogatory stimuli for use by the learner pair.
Claim 75
Independent Claim
77 words
A device to facilitate mutually interactive paired learning by at least one learner pair comprising a work space to provide for one learner pair; a presentation means located within said work space for transmitting to said learner pair a cross-synchronized stimulus field, said presentation means incLuding intelligence storage means for the presented elements of said stimulus field; and said intelligence storage means including instructional information, response designation signals, and interrogatory stimuli for use by the learner pair.
Claim 76
Dependent Claim
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A device as defined in claim 60 including learner designation means affixed to said device for specifying the learner positions at said device.
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