System and method for adapting lessons to student needs

US10347148B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• DreamBox Learning, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Benjamin W. Slivka · Clyde Hill, US
• Lou Gray · Bellevue, US
• Roy Leban · Redmond, US
• Nigel Green · Stadtallendorf, DE
• Daniel R. Kerns · Mercer Island, US
• Neil Smith · Redmond, US
• Mickelle Weary · Kirkland, US
• Cristopher Cook · Seattle, US
• Cheryl A. Dodge · Sacramento, US
• Ronald A. Kornfeld · Seattle, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 13, 2007
• Grant date: Jul 9, 2019
• Expiry date: May 17, 2028

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G09B7/08
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

In one embodiment, the invention discloses a method for adapting educational content. The method comprises generating data for each of a plurality of students, the data pertaining to an aspect of the student's interaction with an educational system; combining the generated data to form a combined data set; analyzing the combined data set to identify clusters, each representing similar students according to a mathematical model; and adapting the educational system to provide a customized learning experience for a particular student based on an identified cluster.