Method and system for improving performance on standardized examinations

Abstract

The method and system include presenting a user with a plurality of questions, timing the user's response time for the plurality of questions, identifying an optimal answer time where the user is able to answer a maximum percentage of questions correctly, and informing the user of the optimal answer time. An embodiment of the method may also include providing the user with a suggested change in an actual time taken to answer a question. Certain embodiments may also include weighting the chance of receiving a question in a particular topic based on the user's past performance in answering questions in that topic.

1 . A method for improving performance on examinations, said method comprising: 
 presenting a user with a question;    receiving an answer to said question from said user;    determining the time between presenting said question and receiving said answer;    repeating said presenting, said receiving, said determining for a plurality of questions to determine a plurality of response times; and    analyzing said plurality of response times to determine an optimal answer time.    
   
   
       2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising informing said user of said optimal answer time.  
   
   
       3 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising providing said user with a suggested change in an actual time taken to answer a question, wherein said suggested change in time is said optimal answer time minus said actual time taken to answer said question.  
   
   
       4 . The method of  claim 1 , also comprises informing said user when said optimal answer time has elapsed.  
   
   
       5 . A method for improving performance on examinations, said method comprising: 
 selecting a question relating to a first topic from a pool of questions relating to at least said first topic and a second topic;    presenting a user with said question;    receiving an answer to said question from said user;    determining whether user answered said question correctly;    weighting the chance of selecting a second question relating to said first topic based on whether said user answered first said question the topic of said question based on whether said user answered first said question correctly.