Pedagogical System and Method

摘要

A pedagogical system and method enables improved writing skills by assisting in the generation of a document. The system includes a server having a data interface for receiving a question to be answered in the document. A data store associated with the server includes a plurality of directive words and descriptive text associated with each of the directive words. The server also includes a processor and associated memory, including program code for identifying directive words in the question and retrieving, from the data store, descriptive text associated with the directive words. An output interface then displays the descriptive text for each of the directive words.

主权项

1. A method for assisting in the generation of a document, the method including:
receiving, on a data interface, a question or instruction relating to the document; identifying, by a computer processor, at least one directive word in the question or instruction; retrieving, from a data store, descriptive text associated with the at least one directive word; receiving, on a data interface, a plurality of main points to be addressed in the document; receiving, on a data interface, a target word count for the document; assigning, by a computer processor, a target word count for each of the plurality of main points based at least partly on the target word count for the document and the number of main points in the plurality of main points; and generating, by a computer processor, a user interface including:
a plurality of document generation assistant components, wherein a first component of the plurality of document generation assistant components includes descriptive text for the at least one directive word and a second component of the plurality of document generation assistant components includes the target word counts for each of the plurality of main points; andan input field for each of the plurality of main points;wherein, upon presentation of the user interface, the plurality of main points to be addressed is presented in association with text input fields for the plurality of main points, and the second component is presented in association with text input fields for the plurality of main points.