Method and System for Automated Item Development for Language Learners
- Author(s):
- Burstein, Jill
- Patent Issued:
- Jul 27, 2010
- Patent Number:
- 7,762,816
- Source:
- ETS Patent
- Document Type:
- Patent
- Family ID:
- 36927989
- Subject/Key Words:
- Patent, Active Patent, Test Creation, Test Evaluation, Automated Item Development, Item Creation, Item Evaluation, Second Language Learning, Translation, Grammar
Abstract
A method of developing a translation exercise is disclosed. A grammatical structure may be received. Each of one or more text segments in a first language may be translated into a corresponding text segment in a second language. Each text segment in the first language may include one or more sentences. A text segment may be selected as a prompt for a translation exercise. The selected text segment may include a text segment in the second language having the grammatical structure and/or a text segment in the first language corresponding to a text segment in the second language having the grammatical structure.