Patent ID: 6468085
Filing Date: 2002-10-22
Classification: G09B

Abstract:
A computer system for building an educational scale including a plurality of goal lists of educational goals assigned to different areas of knowledge, the system comprising:means for selecting an area of knowledge; means presenting options of (a) adding a new goal to the goal list assigned to the selected area of knowledge, (b) adding an existing goal to the goal list of the selected area of knowledge, (c) editing an existing goal in the goal list of the selected knowledge area, (d) deleting a goal for the goal list of the selected knowledge area, and (e) editing the order of the goals in the goal list of the selected knowledge area; means responsive to selection of one of the options (a), (b), (c), (d) or (e) for adding, editing, deleting and/or reordering one or more goals in the goal list assigned to the selected area of knowledge; and means for saving the goal list for use in an education management system using the goals to assess student achievement.