System and method for automated scoring of a summary-writing task
US9576249B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 18, 2014 |
| Grant date | Feb 21, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 22, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09B7/00
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In accordance with the teachings described herein, systems and methods are provided for measuring a user's comprehension of subject matter of a text. A summary generated by the user is received, where the summary summarizes the text. The summary is processed to determine a first numerical measure indicative of a similarity between the summary and a reference summary. The summary is processed to determine a second numerical measure indicative of a degree to which a single sentence of the summary summarizes an entirety of the text. The summary is processed to determine a third numerical measure indicative of a degree of copying in the summary of multi-word sequences present in the text. A numerical model is applied to the first numerical measure, the second numerical measure and the third numerical measure to determine a score for the summary indicative of the user's comprehension of the subject matter of the text.
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