Patent ID: 6547568
Filing Date: 2003-04-15
Classification: G09B,Y10S

Abstract:
An education intermediary system comprising:first database containing data of a plurality of instructors; a first processing means for processing a matching process and for receiving a first set of data inputted by an interested learner; a second database containing a plurality of educational attainment evaluating tests; a second processing means for receiving a second set of data inputted by said interested learner and, based on said second set of data, selecting from said second database an educational attainment evaluating test which is suitable for said interested learner and providing the selected educational attainment evaluating test to said interested learner; a third processing means for receiving from said interested learner answers to said selected educational attainment evaluating test and, based on said answers, determining a result of educational attainment evaluation and providing the determined result to said interested learner; a third database containing a plurality of instructor evaluating tests; a fourth processing means for receiving data inputted by a potential instructor and, based on said data, selecting from said third database an instructor evaluating test which is suitable for said potential instructor and providing the selected instructor evaluating test to said potential instructor; and wherein, based on selection criteria containing said first set of data inputted by said interested learner and said determined result from said third processing means, said first processing means selects from said first database an instructor who is best matched with said selection criteria and provides from said first database at least part of the data of the selected instructor to said interested learner.