SYSTEM AND METHOD OF VIRTUAL SCHOOLING

1 - 80 . (canceled)

81 . A diagnostic and prescriptive curriculum assessment method, comprising the steps of:

providing a computer;

providing an expert system for planning a curriculum, wherein said expert system is operable on said computer;

storing a criterion referenced test (CRT) on said computer, wherein said CRT is adapted to test a pupil using said computer to study said curriculum;

administering said CRT to said pupil;

scoring said administered CRT; and

adapting said curriculum with said expert system.

82 . The method according to claim 81 , wherein said computer providing step further comprises the steps of:

providing a computer network, which includes server means and a plurality of clients each of which is adapted to be connected to said server means over said network;

loading a means for operating said server means and said plurality of clients, said operating means supporting a run-time environment for a virtual school application on said network;

providing graphical user interface means adapted to be displayed on said plurality of clients; and

connecting a database to said computer network.

83 . The method according to claim 82 , further comprising the steps of:

storing within said database a plurality of browser windows, each of which is adapted to display to a user on one of said plurality of clients individual parts of a lesson, a plurality of text files, each of which is adapted to teach a given part of said lesson to said user, and a plurality of image files, each of which is adapted to supplement said given part of said lesson;

operating the computer system to render said plurality of browser windows on the display; and

providing an interactive module, which is adapted to be run over said network and manage the administration of said CRT.

84 . The method according to claim 83 , further comprising the steps of:

creating a plurality of assessment items for said CRT;

storing said plurality of assessment items in said database, grouped by subject matter; and

assembling selected ones of said plurality of assessment items at runtime, prior to said administering step.

85 . The method according to claim 84 , wherein said storing of said plurality of assessment items further comprises the steps of:

storing a plurality of math items;

storing a plurality of language arts items;

storing a plurality of science items;

storing a plurality of history items;

storing a plurality of art items; and

storing a plurality of music items.

86 . The method according to claim 81 , wherein said adapting step further comprises the steps of:

identifying gaps in said pupil's mastery of individual lessons, units, or subjects;

dropping out units in subjects which said pupil has mastered; and

filling in said gaps identified by said CRT with additional lessons.