Software Based on S-P Chart Analysis and Its Applications

This software system based upon the Student-Problem chart analysis theory can help teachers manage the miscellaneous tasks of educational assessment. Its major functions include: 1. Diagnosing student learning: Teachers can diagnose students who are maladjusted to the learning environment. At the same time, teachers should provide separate learning plan to improve student learning achievement. 2. Diagnosing problem quality: According to diagnostic information and the results of item analysis and distraction analysis, teachers can analyze the quality of a problem. Then, teachers can modify or delete defective problems, and fit good ones into an item bank for future use. 3. The teacher’s self-adjustment: Teachers can classify the common misconceptions of the instruction materials and perform a self-adjustment on their instruction design, teaching materials, techniques, and strategies. 4. Managing the student’s performance profile: Teachers can manage the S-P chart information of each instruction unit and draw up a performance profile curve of each student. From the performance profile curve and related information, teachers will be able to discover the causes of learning problems. Then, teachers can provide students with necessary guidance or re-instruction. 5. Instructor function: Teachers can learn how to apply this system and S-P chart analysis theory.