RU2753429C1 - Method for controlling access to device functions for educational purposes - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: control of the user’s access to the device.

SUBSTANCE: method for controlling access to the device’s functions for educational purposes includes restricting the user’s access to the device functions and enabling the user to solve an educational task to remove the restriction. Before solving an educational task, the psychoemotional state of the user is evaluated and, if the condition is unsatisfactory, he is recommended to take a break from working with the device, and if the condition is satisfactory, they proceed to the educational task. If the problem is solved correctly, the device functions are unlocked for a longer time than in the previous period, and if the problem is solved incorrectly, the correct answer is shown to the user, after which the device functions are unlocked for a shorter time than in the previous period.

EFFECT: increasing the effectiveness of training while providing the possibility of assessing the user’s psychoemotional condition.

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Description

The invention relates to the field of digital data processing, and in particular to a method for controlling access to device functions for educational purposes, designed to improve the efficiency of using electronic devices by periodically assessing the psychoemotional state of the user and temporarily limiting the user's access to certain functions until the user solves educational problems.

Currently, an urgent problem is the widespread use of gadgets and the shift in the focus of users towards the most simple entertainment content. This problem is especially acute in children. A lot of works are devoted to the issue of introducing gadgets into various educational institutions, including preschool ones, for the implementation of educational games and the effect of technologies on the tactile or motor memory of a child and on a decrease in concentration of attention (Fil MA. Influence of electronic gadgets on the development of preschool children. Kuban State University, article in the collection of proceedings of the conference "Young Researcher: Questions of Science and Practice", Slavyansk-on-Kuban, pp. 141-147, 2018, URL: https://elibrary.ru/item.asp?id=32742471 ) ... At the same time, there are techniques that introduce elements of education in the process of recreational use of modern devices. In addition, experts note that in the absence of a rational daily regimen, an increase in the information and emotional load against the background of a deficit in physical activity associated with the use of gadgets and attendance at additional classes, the health status of children deteriorates (Stepanova M.I. et al. Lifestyle and condition health of preschoolers - residents of the metropolis. Issues of school and university medicine and health, publishing house of the All-Russian society for the development of school and university medicine and health. M. No. 4, pp. 25-30, 2016. URL: https://elibrary.ru/ item.asp? id = 29429652 ). Thus, it is important to strike a certain balance so that such an introduction of education in the consumption of entertaining content would really lead to a positive educational effect and, at the same time, would not cause negative emotions of the user and would not contribute to his fatigue.

There is a known method of unblocking multifunctional content (RU2408165, publ. 27.12.2010) embedded in a mobile device, comprising receiving a request to unlock full-featured content embedded in a mobile device, access to which was initially restricted, and sending the unlocking system an unlocking code allowing the user to use full featured content. The unlocking of the full version is carried out after a request for unblocking and payment only when the request is allowed.

Also known is a computer-executable method for selecting target content using a machine learning algorithm (RU2671054, publ. 10/29/2018), the method is performed on a server, the server is connected to a plurality of electronic devices via a data transmission network, the method includes: receiving from a plurality of electronic devices a first set of hints to blocked target content, each hint from the first set of hints was initiated by a user of an electronic device from a plurality of electronic devices, each hint includes a plurality of features of a blocked target content, the blocked target content is displayed with a first resource on the electronic device; the server storing the plurality of features of the blocked target content as a negative training example; receiving a second set of indications of the target content, each indication from the second set of indications includes a plurality of indicia of the target content, the target content is displayed with the second resource on the electronic device; storing a plurality of features of the target content by the server as a positive training example; training a machine learning algorithm based on a positive training example and a negative training example to determine the type of target content to be selected based on a plurality of features of the target content, the type refers to positive target content or negative target content; in response to receiving from the content provider the target content that is selected for display to the user of the electronic device from among the plurality of electronic devices accessing the resource: determining, using a machine learning algorithm, based on the plurality of features of the target content, the type of the target content; and in response to the target content being negative target content, triggering the electronic device to block the target content.

Also known is a motivating and teaching device (US20080138784, publ. 12.06.2008), including a housing that can be opened using special locks. In this case, to unlock the locks, it is necessary to enter combinations that correspond to the correct answers to certain questions.

Also known is the application "MathLock" (Application "MathLock", URL: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=dm.mathlock, date of access - 09/23/2020), which locks the device screen after 5 minutes after unlocking and prompts the user to solve a math problem to unlock the screen again.

The closest to the claimed technical solution is the method of multi-level blocking of devices (US20170178526, publ. 06/22/2017). This method provides for blocking certain functions of the device. At the same time, the unlocking of functions is possible by solving educational problems. In this case, the functions can become available alternately by passing different levels of educational tasks. In this case, the tasks preferably relate to one educational module.

The disadvantage of the above technical solutions is the relatively low efficiency of training and the lack of the ability to assess the psychoemotional state of the user. At the same time, the low efficiency of training is also due to the lack of a well-thought-out algorithm that ensures soft assimilation of materials and a reward mechanism with correct answers. Also, the disadvantages of this method include a reasonable temporary lock / unlock mode.

The technical problem lies in the need to develop a highly efficient way to control access to device functions for educational purposes, devoid of the above disadvantages.

The technical result consists in increasing the effectiveness of training while ensuring the possibility of assessing the psychoemotional state of the user.

The technical result is achieved by the fact that in a method for controlling access to device functions for educational purposes, including restricting user access to device functions and enabling the user to solve an educational problem to remove the restriction, according to the invention, before solving the educational problem, the psychoemotional state of the user is assessed and in case of an unsatisfactory state of his recommends taking a break from working with the device, and if the condition is satisfactory, they move on to an educational task, with the correct solution of which, the functions of the device are unlocked for a longer time than in the previous period, and if the problem is solved incorrectly, the user is shown the correct answer, after which the functions are unlocked devices for a shorter time than in the previous period.

In the most preferred embodiment of the invention, the device functions are blocked 15-45 minutes after their active use, and before solving the educational task, the psychoemotional state of the user is assessed, while in case of an unsatisfactory state of the user, he is advised to take a break from working with the device, and also inform about it state to the selected contact, and if the user is in a satisfactory state, they switch to the educational task, if the task is correctly solved, the user is shown a corresponding message and the device functions are unlocked for a longer time than in the previous period, but no more than 45 minutes in general, and when incorrect solution of the problem, the user is shown the correct answer and, if necessary, the correct course of solving the problem, after which the device functions are unlocked for a shorter time than in the previous period, but not less than 15 minutes per the whole.

Also, a preferred embodiment of the invention may include the following aspects:

- if the user is in a satisfactory state, they also report his state to the selected contact;

- access is limited to the functions of the device that provide communication with the Internet;

- block all functions of the device, with the exception of the functions necessary to assess the psycho-emotional state of the user, solve the educational problem and communicate with selected contacts, which include the phones of the next of kin and emergency services;

- the user is offered a solution to problems related to one or more sciences.

The proposed method provides effective training while ensuring the possibility of assessing the psychoemotional state of the user, which makes it possible to achieve maximum assimilation of the educational material and the preservation of the mental mental user. At the same time, the most preferred embodiment of the invention additionally ensures the selection of an adequate time frame for blocking, providing a reward system (a gradual increase in the time to blocking upon successful assimilation of the material). The educational effect when using the invention is also achieved by an unnecessary reminder of the topic being studied, which makes the user at a subconscious level more often return to the subject under study, while the inventive method provides soft assimilation of the subject and the elimination of unnecessary stress due to the selected optimal time intervals. The most effective time for which the duration of the unlocking period is increased or decreased (depending on the result of solving the educational problem) is 5 minutes.

The inventive method is carried out as follows.

The user turns on or unlocks the device and operates the device in standard mode. After 15 minutes, the device functions are blocked. There are options when the first blocking is later than 15 minutes (in any period from 15 to 45 minutes, depending on the age of the user, his abilities and character). This time can be determined (configured) additionally with the help of special testing aimed at determining mental abilities and stress resistance.

The functions to be blocked can be defined separately, while in the preferred embodiment of the invention, the functions of the device that allow it to communicate with the Internet are blocked. In the most preferred embodiment, all functions of the device are blocked, except for the functions necessary for solving an educational task and communication with selected contacts (for emergency cases), such as phones of close relatives and emergency services. (Configurable)

Before solving the educational problem, the user is offered to take a test to assess his psycho-emotional state. This test lasts for 10-30 seconds and can be presented in the form of a questionnaire or a graphical test, according to the results of which the user's condition is assessed as satisfactory or unsatisfactory. If the condition is unsatisfactory, the user is prompted to take a break (at least 15 minutes) from working with the device, and a message is sent to the selected contact (for example, the closest relative) with information about the user's condition. If the condition is satisfactory, I propose to the user to solve one educational problem, while the time for solving these problems is from 30-120 seconds. With the correct solution of the problem, the user is shown a corresponding message and the device functions are unlocked for 5 minutes longer than in the previous period. At the same time, the maximum unlocking time with a series of correct decisions cannot be more than 45 minutes. If the problem is solved incorrectly, the user is shown the correct answer and, if necessary, the correct course of solving the problem, after which the device functions are unlocked for 5 minutes less than in the previous period, but not less than 15 minutes. At the same time, the next time the user is offered to solve a similar educational problem with different conditions (for example, for the exact sciences and some problems in the natural sciences) or the most similar problem on a similar or similar subject (for the humanities and some problems in the natural sciences). The authors of the invention have found that it is precisely such time intervals that are suitable for the vast majority of users, regardless of age, abilities, etc. (individual setting of intervals with other parameters is possible).

As a test for a psychoemotional state, the tests shown in Figures 1-6 can be used. To assess the state of the method, 2 parameters are used: time and number of errors. Thus, for each test there are certain parameters that determine the satisfactory and / or unsatisfactory state of the user. Thus, it has been experimentally established that the user spends 10-14 seconds in a satisfactory state to pass the tests shown in Figs. 1 and 2, which consist in composing logical pairs of subject-area. At the same time, in a satisfactory state, a person does not make mistakes in such a test. A person in an unsatisfactory state (stress, severe fatigue, etc.) spends more than 14 seconds on such a test or makes a mistake. In addition, in FIG. 3-4 shows a variant of the test for setting the desired sequence of numbers, and in Fig. 5-6 presents a test for building a logical pair by the color of a figure or shape.

As an educational task, any task can be used that can be presented in the form of a test or imply a short unambiguous answer selected from the proposed options. Tasks can be included in separate educational programs in the form of modules for each of the possible sciences. Thus, for the user exactly those modules can be selected that suit him according to the level of training, etc. FIG. 7-12 show examples of educational tasks in various subjects, FIG. 7-8 - history, fig. 9-10 - chemistry, fig. 11-12 - literature.

It should be noted that the program that implements the present method, with each passing of tests (both assessing the state and educational), determines a certain average-normal level of responses for the user, which significantly increases the efficiency of the educational process.

The claimed invention is illustrated by examples.

Example 1.

To select the most optimal time ranges, experimental studies were carried out on fifteen groups of volunteers. Each group included 10 children 10-12 years old of different sex, whose learning ability, according to their teachers, was assessed as average. For each group, the implementation of the method for controlling access to device functions for educational purposes was carried out with different time parameters in accordance with Table 1.

Table 1 - time characteristics of the proposed method

Group no. Minimum time before blocking, min Maximum time before blocking, min 1 5 thirty 2 5 35 3 5 40 4 ten 35 5 ten 40 6 ten 45 7 15 40 eight 15 45 nine 15 50 ten twenty 45 eleven twenty 50 12 twenty 55 13 25 50 fourteen 25 55 15 25 60

Each of the children was randomly selected a subject, according to the program of which he first passed the primary test, implying a result on a 10-point scale. Children used a device (smartphone) on which a program was installed that implements the claimed method, taking into account the data in Table 1, for one month. The educational questions were consistent with the subject of the primary test for each child. Each of the children used the device for about two hours a day, during the experiment, the parents watched the process. After a month of use, each child completed a test similar to the primary test at the start of the experiment. The averaged results of the studies performed are presented in Table 2.

Table 2 - averaged results of the conducted studies

Group no. primary test score final test grade point average difference between the results of the final and primary test the value by which the score in the group has become higher score score score % 1 7.2 7.9 0.7 9.722222 2 6.3 7.1 0.8 12.69841 3 6.4 7.3 0.9 14.0625 4 8.3 9.2 0.9 10.84337 5 6 7.1 1.1 18.33333 6 6.6 7.3 0.7 10.60606 7 7.5 8.1 0.6 eight eight 6.9 8.8 1.9 27.53623 nine 7.2 8.5 1,3 18.05556 ten 6.1 7.3 1,2 19.67213 eleven 7 8.1 1.1 15,71429 12 6,7 7.8 1.1 16.41791 13 6.9 7.5 0.6 8.695652 fourteen 6.2 7.2 1 16.12903 15 7.2 8.4 1,2 16.66667

From the data in Table 2, it follows that the best results were shown by the group No. 8 with a significant margin from the group No. 10, which was in second place. In addition, parents of children from groups 1-6 noted the irritability of children, which manifested itself due to too short a break with a series of unsuccessful answers. Thus, the optimal time range was 15-45 minutes. Subsequent simplified tests with conditions similar to groups 7-12 on other volunteers of different ages (from 10 to 45 years) again revealed the range of 15-45 minutes as the most optimal.

Example 2.

A 9th grade student (15 years old) was installed on a smartphone an application that implements the claimed method at the beginning of the second academic quarter. An educational program in biology was chosen. The student used his smartphone for about an hour and a half a day. At the end of the second quarter, the student's average grade in biology increased by 0.4 (on a five-point scale).

Example 3.

A student of the 4th year of the university (22 years old) was installed on the tablet an application that implements the claimed method at the beginning of the second semester. An academic program on processes and apparatuses of chemical technology was chosen. The student used the tablet for about two and a half hours a day. At the end of the second semester, the student's GPA increased by 0.6 (on a five-point scale).

Thus, the claimed method provides an increase in the effectiveness of training while ensuring the possibility of assessing the psychoemotional state of the user.

Claims (6)

1. A method of controlling access to device functions for educational purposes, including restricting user access to device functions and enabling the user to solve an educational problem to remove the restriction, characterized in that before solving the educational problem, the psychoemotional state of the user is assessed and, in case of an unsatisfactory state, he is recommended to take a break in working with the device, and if the condition is satisfactory, they move on to an educational task, with the correct solution of which, the device functions are unlocked for a longer time than in the previous period, and if the problem is incorrectly solved, the user is shown the correct answer, after which the device functions are unlocked for less a longer time than in the previous period. 2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the device is locked 15-45 minutes after active use. 3. A method according to claim 1, characterized in that the first blocking is performed 15 minutes after active use. 4. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that access is limited to the functions of the device providing communication with the Internet. 5. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that all functions of the device are blocked except for the functions necessary for assessing the psychoemotional state of the user, solving an educational problem and communicating with selected contacts, which include phones of close relatives and emergency services. 6. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the user is offered a solution to problems related to one or more sciences.

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