Patent ID: 8340568

Claim:
A method for selecting a question to improve examination performance, said method comprising: performing, with at least one processing device, at least the following: selecting a topic, wherein said topic is one of a plurality of available topics, wherein each topic in said plurality of available topics is associated with a weight, wherein said topic is selected based at least in part on said weight associated with said topic; selecting a question based on said topic, wherein said question is one of a plurality of available questions, wherein each question in said plurality of available questions is associated with at least one topic in said plurality of available topics; presenting said question to a particular user; receiving an answer to said question from said particular user; adjusting at least said weight associated with said topic based at least in part on said answer; determining the time between presenting said question to said particular user and receiving said answer from said particular user; repeating said presenting, said receiving, said determining for a plurality of questions to determine a plurality of response times of said particular user; and analyzing said plurality of response times of said particular user to determine an optimal answer time for said particular user, wherein said optimal answer time for said particular user is calculated by performing the following: multiplying said particular user's accuracy rate in a particular time segment by a predetermined number and then by the total number of questions answered by said particular user in said particular time segment; repeating said multiplying for all time segments; and determining a time segment with a highest value, wherein said time segment with said highest value is said optimal answer time for said particular user.