System and method for evaluating and optimizing study sessions
View Patent ↗Systems and methods for optimizing study sessions are disclosed herein. In an embodiment, a system for optimizing study sessions includes a graphical user interface (GUI), a timing device, a processor and a memory. The GUI accepts input from a user regarding a first study session. The timing device elapses for a first amount of time during the first study session. The processor and the memory are configured to: record the first amount of time elapsed by the timing device during the first study session; calculate at least one value regarding an effectiveness of the first study session; using the at least one value, calculate a second amount of time to be optimal for a second study session; and cause the graphical user interface to propose the second amount of time when the user begins the second study session.
1. A system for optimizing one or more study sessions for a user, the system comprising:
a graphical user interface configured to accept input from the user regarding a first study session;
a timing device configured to elapse for a first amount of time during the first study session;
a neural network configured to analyze images of study material; and
a processor and a memory, the processor configured to execute instructions stored on the memory to: (i) record the first amount of time elapsed by the timing device during the first study session; (ii) use an output from the neural network in a determination of an effectiveness of the first study session; (iii) calculate at least one value regarding the effectiveness of the first study session based on questions answered during the first study session that have been derived from material studied during the first study session; (iv) using the at least one value regarding the effectiveness of the first study session and the recorded first amount of time, calculate a second amount of time to be optimal for a second study session; and (v) cause the graphical user interface to propose the second amount of time when the user begins the second study session.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the graphical user interface is located on a user terminal and associated with a study application, and the effectiveness of the first study session is further based on a determination of an amount of time that the user accessed one or more alternative application during elapse of the first amount of time.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the graphical user interface is located on a user terminal and associated with a study application, and the effectiveness of the first study session is further based on a determination of a number of times that the user accessed one or more alternative application during elapse of the first amount of time.
4. The system of claim 1 , which includes a user terminal, wherein the user terminal includes at least one of the graphical user interface, the timing device, the processor, and the memory.
5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to determine an optimal day and time for the user to perform the second study session.
6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the processor is configured to update a digital calendar for the user by scheduling the second study session at the optimal day and time within the digital calendar.
7. The system of claim 1 , which includes an image recording device, and wherein the processor is further configured to create a summary of the first study session using at least one image taken with the image recording device.
8. The system of claim 1 , which includes an image recording device, and wherein the processor is further configured to create at least one question regarding material studied during the first study session using at least one image taken with the image recording device.
9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the processor is configured to calculate the at least one value regarding the effectiveness of the first study session based on at least one user answer to the at least one question.
10. The system of claim 1 , the effectiveness of the first study session is further based on a user assessment of the first amount of time elapsed during the first study session.
11. A method for optimizing one or more study session for a user, the method comprising:
recording a first amount of time elapsed during a first study session performed by the user;
using an output from a neural network configured to analyze images of study material in a determination of an effectiveness of the first study session;
calculating at least one value regarding the effectiveness of the first study session based on questions answered during the first study session that have been derived from material studied during the first study session;
calculating a second amount of time to be optimal for a second study session using the at least one value regarding the effectiveness of the first study session and the recorded first amount of time; and
causing the second amount of time to be proposed to the user when the user begins the second study session.
12. The method of claim 11 , which includes displaying a display screen for a study application on a user terminal controlled by the user during the first study session, and wherein calculating the at least one value regarding the effectiveness of the first study session further includes determining an amount of time that the user accessed one or more alternative application on the user terminal during the first study session.
13. The method of claim 11 , which includes displaying a display screen for a study application on a user terminal controlled by the user during the first study session, and wherein calculating the at least one value regarding the effectiveness of the first study session further includes determining a number of times that the user accessed one or more alternative application on the user terminal during the first study session.
14. The method of claim 11 , which includes determining an optimal day and time for the user to perform the second study session.
15. The method of claim 14 , which includes updating a digital calendar for the user by automatically scheduling the second study session at the optimal day and time within the digital calendar.
16. The method of claim 11 , which includes generating at least one question regarding the first study session based on an image of material studied during the first study session.
17. The method of claim 16 , wherein calculating the at least one value regarding the effectiveness of the first study session includes calculating the at least one value using a metric based on at least one user answer to the at least one question.
18. The method of claim 11 , wherein calculating the at least one value regarding the effectiveness of the first study session further includes using a user assessment of the first amount of time elapsed during the first study session.