WO2001080153A1

WO2001080153A1 - Method and system for network-based education and training capable of evaluating learner"s faithfulness and computer-readable medium recording its program

Info

Publication number: WO2001080153A1
Application number: PCT/KR2001/000622
Authority: WO
Inventors: Sang-Su Kim
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2000-04-15
Filing date: 2001-04-14
Publication date: 2001-10-25
Anticipated expiration: 2002-10-15
Also published as: KR100522728B1; AU2001248908A1; KR20010098616A; KR20000037271A

Abstract

A system for education using a network which can evaluate faithfulness is provided. The system includes a web server (10) and a database server (20). The web server (10) includes a class provision processing portion (11) for providing a class for study by reproducing a motion picture stream, a study achievement evaluation processing portion (12) for evaluating after the class is completed, a study knowledge evaluation processing portion (13) with respect to a preceding study, and an attendance management processing portion (16) for the management of attendance. After a learner passes an evaluation with respect to a preceding study, a class is provided. After the class is normally completed, a study achievement evaluation is performed. Next, attendance in the class is admitted only when the learner passes the study achievement evaluation, by which a degree of attendance and faithfulness with respect to the class are improved.

Description

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR NETWORK-BASED EDUCATION AND TRAINING CAPABLE OF EVALUATING LEARNER'S FAITHFULNESS AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM RECORDING ITS PROGRAM

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a method and system for education using a network which can evaluate faithfulness and attendance of a learner in a class through a network such as the Internet as in an actual classroom in a school or educational institute, and a computer-readable medium recording a program therefor.

Background Art

As one of education methods using a network such as the Internet, for example, the content of a class provided in a school or an educational institute is recorded on a video tape and the video tape as is or appropriately edited is converted to a computer file such as a motion picture stream file which can be read by a computer, so that a class using the motion picture stream file through a virtual space on the Internet. Then, a student who was not able to attend an actual class can study by himself by using a computer at a place and time he wishes. Furthermore, a student who did not understand the content of the class well although attended the class may have a chance to review the content of the class so that the effect of education is improved.

Presently, there are many Internet study sites, so-called a cyber school. Typically, the way of education provided in the cyber school is that a list of courses is displayed as linked information on a screen of a learner's computer connected to an Internet server, a learner selects one class from the list and downloads a motion picture stream file of the selected class, and the downloaded motion picture stream file is reproduced by driving a motion picture reproduction program installed in the learner's computer so that the class is provided.

The class provided in a virtual space on the Internet provides the following merits. A learner can attend a class by using a computer at the time and place he wishes and select a desired class according to the subject he needs or the level of the learner. In particular, since a learner can take a class at a quite inexpensive fee compared to that in a private educational institute, the cyber class becomes popular.

Accordingly, private educational institutes or public educational organizations increasingly provide classes through the Internet by themselves or using existing cyber schools. Also, there have been cyber educational organizations officially approved by the Government to provide a degree or qualification.

To improve the effect of education with respect to learners (students), as in a class provided in an actual class, a teach needs to check attendances of the students, controls unnecessary behaviors by the students during the class, and if necessary, asks questions to the students and evaluates the achievement of students through a test, so that an atmosphere in which the students can concentrate on the class. However, since no teach who will supervise students is present in the class on the Internet, there is no way to prevent or punish misdeeds of the students accessing to the cyber school such as not paying attention to the class, playing games, chatting, sleeping, or moving out of desk during the class. Accordingly, most of the conventional cyber schools have not meet the expectation by parents or entrusting organizations. In particular, when the entrusting organization is a public educational organization, checking the attendance is needed to evaluate students and it is not sufficient to consider clicking on the course list by a student as the presence of the student. To solve the above problem, a minimum period is set for students to attend an actual class so that a teach give an actual lecture and have a test to educate and evaluate the students. However, the above method is inconvenient and has many things to be solved.

Disclosure of the Invention

Thus, to solve the above problems, it is an objective of the present invention to provide a method and system for education using a network which can surely check and manage the faithfulness and attendance of learners in a class open on a network such as the Internet, as in an actual classroom in a school or educational institute, and a computer-readable medium recording a program for the method.

To achieve the above objective, there is provided an education method using a network capable of evaluating faithfulness of a learner, which comprises the steps of: storing course files to be studies by chapters with respect to at least one subject as computer-readable files and providing a class by transmitting and reproducing the course files of a chapter the learner select to a learner computer through the network so that the learner studies, when the class is normally completed, providing questions related to the content of the course files the learner studied through the network and evaluating by scoring a test paper submitted by the learner within a predetermined time, and managing the attendance and progress of the learner according to the result of the test. It is preferred in the present invention that after the class is provided a skip in the course file transmitted and reproduced is prohibited and a reproduced portion is repeatedly reproduced and only for the case in which the reproduction is normally completed an enter to the evaluation step is allowed. It is preferred in the present invention that a step of checking an attendance state of a learner is further provided in which the learner is allowed to select only a chapter next to a chapter the learner attends among the above chapters, only when the next chapter is selected, progress of a class and evaluation is performed, and when the learner selects a chapter that the learner attended, a class is provided, and in the step of managing the attendance and progress, only when the result of evaluation is over a predetermined level, the attendance with respect to the class is admitted.

It is preferred in the present invention that, if a preceding study with respect to the previous chapter that the learner studied preceding to a study with respect to the selected chapter exists, a step for evaluating whether the learner is well aware of the content of the preceding study is further provided, and when the learner passes the evaluation of the preceding study, a class is provided with respect to the selected chapter. To achieve the above object, there is provided an education system using a network capable of evaluating faithfulness of a learner, which comprises a class provision means for providing a class for the learner by displaying a prepared course list on a monitor or a learner computer connected to the network so tat the learner selects a course and transmitting and reproducing a course file corresponding to the list the learner selects as a computer file such as a motion picture stream file, a study achievement evaluation means for providing questions related to the content of the course the learner studied through the network after the class is normally completed and evaluating the learner based on a test paper the learner submitted with a predetermined time, and a study management means for managing attendance and progress of the learner according to the result of the evaluation. The means are included in a server connected to the network or connected to the server through a LAN or cable, so that a network through which at least one learner computer connected to the network can communicate with each other is set up.

Here, a course database where the content of the course is divided into at least one subject and chapters of each subject and stored as a motion picture stream file together with a list of the course, and a class provision processing portion for providing a class by displaying the course list stored in the course database as link information on a screen of a learner computer connected to the network and, when a learner selects one of the listed courses, a filed of the selected course is extracted to be transmitted to the learner computer through the network, and a reproduction program installed at the learner computer is driven to provide a class, are provided as the class provision means.

Preferably, by analyzing the size of a course file selected and transmitted, the class time needed for reproduction of the file and a time bar moving according to lapse of time for reproduction are displayed on a screen of a learner computer. Preferably, a timer controlling portion prohibits a skip in the time bar and, when a learner moves the time bar back to a previous time position, the timer controlling portion controls such that the file can be reproduced from a position corresponding to the moved position. It is preferred in the present invention that question and answer databases where questions related to the content of the course and answers thereto are stored respectively, and a study achievement evaluation processing portion for evaluating the achievement of study by a leaner by randomly extracting questions related to the content of the course in the class from the question database and giving a test through the network and grading a test paper by the learner by comparing with data stored in the answer database, when the class provided by the class provision means is normally completed, are provided as the study achievement evaluation means. It is preferred in the present invention that a learner management database where information for managing attendance and progress with respect to courses the learners select is stored, and an attendance management processing portion for processing attendance by a learner to be admitted when a result of the test by the study evaluation means is over a predetermined level and storing the information in the learner management database, are provided as the learner management means.

It is preferred in the present invention that the system further comprises a preceding study knowledge evaluation means for evaluating whether a learner is well aware of the content of a class provided preceding to a class by the class provision processing means, by randomly extracting questions related to the content of the preceding class, giving a test through the network, and grading a test paper submitted by the learner by comparing with correct answers.

It is preferred in the present invention that the system further comprises a test processing means for providing questions, grading, and evaluating so that ability of a learner to study or ability with respect to the content of the previously studied is evaluated according to selection by the learner.

Meanwhile, the present invention provides a medium recording a program which can be read by a computer. The medium, for example, is a semiconductor memory, a magnetic recording medium such as a floppy diskette or hard disk, an optical recording medium such as a compact disc (CD) or digital versatile disc (DVD), a carrier wave transmitting files through the Internet.

Brief Description of the Drawings

FIG. 1 is a view showing the structure of a network of a system for performing an education method using a network capable of evaluating the faithfulness of a learner according to the present invention; FIG. 2 is a view showing a design of an education window displayed on a computer screen of a learner to perform a class in the education method using a network capable of evaluating the faithfulness of a learner according to the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a view showing a design of a attendance management table for managing the attendance and progress of a learner in the education method using a network capable of evaluating the faithfulness of a learner according to the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a flow chart for explaining major functions in the education method using a network capable of evaluating the faithfulness of a learner according to the present invention; and

FIG. 5 is a flow chart for explaining in detail the process of a class in the education method using a network capable of evaluating the faithfulness of a learner according to the present invention.

Best mode for carrying out the Invention

Referring to FIG. 1 , a system for an education method using a network capable of evaluating the faithfulness of a learner according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, includes a web server 10 connected to a network such as the Internet, a database server 20 connected to the web server 10 directly or via a LAN, and a motion picture editor 30. The system forms a network group with a plurality of user (learner) computers 40 and school (educational institute) systems 50 collectively entrusting learners, through a network such as the Internet. The web server 10 is connected to an Internet hosting company or Internet communications company (not shown) on the network via a leased line. The web server 10 includes a typical server program for providing a virtual space for interfacing with the user (learner) computer 40 and the school (educational institute) system 50 connected to the network through web pages created, for example, in the form of HTML (hyper-text markup language) or XML (extensible markup language) which can be read on the web. As means for teaching and managing a learner according to the education method of the present invention, the web server 10 further includes a class provision processing portion 11, a study achievement evaluation processing portion 12, a preceding study knowledge evaluation processing portion 13, a test processing portion 14, a timer controlling portion 15, and an attendance management processing portion 16.

Here, in the class provision processing portion 11 , a course file selected by a learner among various course files prepared in the form of computer files such as a motion picture stream file is transmitted to the learner computer 40 though the network and the transmitted course file is reproduced by driving a reproduction program installed at the learner computer 40 to perform a class for the learner. Preferably, as described later, if a learner passes an evaluation by the preceding study knowledge evaluation processing portion 13, the class can be provided.

In the study achievement evaluation processing portion 12, after the class by the class provision processing portion 11 is normally completed, a test through the network is provided by randomly extracting prepared questions in relation with the content studied by the learner in the class and the learner is evaluated by grading a test result submitted by the learner compared with prepared correct answers.

In the preceding study knowledge evaluation portion 13, whether the learner is well aware of the content of the previous class preceding the class by the class provision processing portion 11 is evaluated by giving a test through the network by randomly extracting preceding study questions related to the content of the previous class and grading a test result submitted by the learner compared with prepared correct answers.

In the test processing portion 14, a test is given and the result of the test is evaluated according to the selection by the learner so that one's study ability or the contents of the previous classes can be evaluated. In the timer controlling portion 15, the time of a course by the class provision processing portion 11 is displayed and a reproduction program of a course file reproduced during the class is controlled. Also, the time for solving questions by the learner during tests by the study achievement evaluation processing portion 12, the preceding study knowledge evaluation processing portion 13, and the test processing portion 14 is restricted.

In the attendance management processing portion 16, the attendance and achievement of a learner is managed by approving the attendance in a corresponding course when the result of evaluation by the study achievement evaluation processing portion 15 is over a predetermined level, and necessary information for management of a learner is managed and processed. The data base server 20 is for input and output of data requested by the web server 10 and includes a learner management database 21 , a course database 22, a question database 23, and an answer database 24.

Here, the learner management database 21 contains information such as IDs and passwords for approval, level of a learner, selected course subjects, and attendance and achievement of a course, together with base information of learners joined though a typical procedure. The course database 22 contains course files for study by a learner through the network divided into subjects and chapters of each subject and recorded into files which can be read by a computer, for example, in the form of a motion picture stream file, together with the list of courses. The question database 23 contains question data for a test related to the content of each course file stored in the course database 22. The answer database 24 contains correct answer data with respect to the questions stored in the question database 23. The motion picture editor 30 is a computer provided with a typical program for editing a motion picture stream file as a course file to be stored in the course database 22 established in the database server 20. Each of the user (learner) computers 40 is provided with a browser 41 and a motion picture stream file reproduction program 42 which can display a web page created by HTML or XML provided through the network, in addition to a means for accessing to the network such as the Internet.

The school (educational institute) systems 50 are installed, for example, at public educational organizations or private educational institutes having entrustment contracts to open courses using the system of the present invention. Preferably, the school system 50 may includes a typical photographing and recording equipment and a motion picture stream file transmission server so that the content of an actual class provided in a classroom of each school or private educational institute is photographed and recorded on a video tape and converted to a computer file such as a motion picture stream file which can be reproduced in a computer and transmitted to the web server 10 through the network. The study window 60 shown in FIG. 2 is output to a monitor of the learner computer 40 during the class so that a learner can attend the class and study according to the education method according to the present invention. The study window 60 includes a motion picture reproduction portion 61 where the content of the course file, that is, a reproduced video of the motion picture stream file is displayed, a button 62 which can select OFF or ON with respect to the reproduction action of the motion picture reproduction program, a course time indicating portion 62 displaying the time of a course by an indicator and in digits, a movable time bar 63, and an attendance confirmation indication portion 64. According to the drawing, it can be seen that the total time of a course currently provided is 30 minutes and the course passes about 14 minutes as indicated by the movable time bar 63. The movable time bar 63 moves upward on the drawing sheet along marks of the course time indicating portion 62. The learner is not allowed to adjust the movable time bar 63 toward the position after the present time, that is, an upward movement on the plane of the drawing, whereas the learner is allowed to adjust the movable time bar 63 toward the previous position, that is, an downward movement on the plane of the drawing, in which the motion picture stream file can be replayed from the retreated position.

The attendance confirmation indication portion 64 is lit on to confirm the attendance of a learner when the learner normally completed the course and passes the evaluation by the study achievement evaluation processing portion 14 and his attendance is admitted by the attendance management processing portion 16.

FIG. 3 shows an attendance table 70 to manage the attendance and progress of a course by a learner. The attendance table 70 can be provided through a network or directly in the form of a document at the request by a learner, parent of the learner, or a school or educational institute entrusting the learner. The attendance table 70 has columns for learner ID, level and attendance check per chapter of a selected course. According to the drawing, in the case of a learner having the ID, "LEE 00", the set level is A grade and he/she studied Chapter 1 to Chapter 3 and passes evaluation and the next chapter to study is Chapter 4. Here, the level means the ability of a learner in study which is set by the learner or by a school or educational institute to which the learner belongs to. The level is not a necessary item and can be referred to at various evaluations.

FIGS. 4 and 5 are flow charts for showing major processing steps of a program executing the education method according to the present invention. Referring to the flow charts, when the web server 10 connected to the network is operated, and when a general user or learner inputs a web address through a browser installed the user computer 40 through the network, the web server 10 transmits one or more web pages including a home page. The web pages transmitted to the user (learner) computer 40 include shared pages provided to the general user including the registered learner and a learner exclusive page opened by the learner. Typically, the general user can request registration as a learner through a home page displayed at the first time when he accesses to the home page or through linked other pages. Registered learner can login with an ID and password given at registration. Here, when a learner who receives an ID and password according to collective entrustment by a school or educational institute, the learner needs not to register again. FIG. 4 shows processing steps with respect to major functions provided when a learner accessing to the web server 10 logging in by inputting one's ID and password. When the learner logs in (S1 ), the web server 10 displays information fit for a learner on a browser of the learner (S2). The fit information includes subjects for which the learner applies and a course list per chapter of each subject. Preferably, the course list indicates chapters previously studied, a chapter presently being studied, and chapters to be studied in the future. More preferably, in the course list, the chapters previously studied are indicated as link information for review, and the chapters presently being studied are provided as link information for study. That is, the web server 10 determines whether the learner request a course by clicking the course list (S3), and performs a class with the course list the learner clicks and a linked course file by driving the class provision processing portion 11 (S5). A detailed class provision process is shown in FIG. 5, which will be described later. The fit information of the learner provides buttons for selecting various functions. According to the selected button, the web server 10 determines whether the learner requests a test (S5), applies for a course (S7), requests for study, or requests for a list of attendance (S9). The web server 10 repeatedly performs testing a level test (S6), receiving a course application (S8), or downloading a list of attendance (S10) until whether the learner logs out is determined. (S11 )

Although not shown in the level testing step (S6), the learner can select evaluation of one's own study ability or re-test on one's ability with respect to the contents that have been studied and questions for evaluation of each learner are given to the learner and the result of test is graded and processed.

In the course application receiving step (S8), the learner can apply for a subject he wishes to study at the first time after the registration or anytime thereafter and participate the course. Here, the system operator may charge the learner for the course as a tuition fee.

In the attendance list downloading step (S10), a list of attendance per chapter with respect to the subject the learner applies for is transmitted to the learner computer 40 or the school (educational institute) 50 of the learners through the network. The learner computer

40 or the school (educational institute) 50 of the learners stores or prints out the downloaded attendance list so that it can be kept as a document.

FIG. 5 shows the class provision step S4 in detail. When a course is requested, the study window 60 is displayed on a browser of the learner computer 40 (S12), as shown in FIG. 2, and it is determined whether the course selected by the learner from the course list displayed by the above-described fit information is a chapter for review which has been already studied by the learner and the learner's attendance is admitted (S13). If the selected course is determined to be a chapter for review, a corresponding course file is searched from the course database 22 and a stream file thereof is transmitted to the learner computer 40 (S14) to perform a class for review. During the review study, a skip in the movable time bar 63 in the study window 60 of FIG. 2 is allowed. If the course selected by the learner is not a chapter for review, whether the selected course is the first chapter of the course is determined (S15). If it is not the first chapter, it means that there must be a chapter studied preceding the first chapter. Thus, the preceding study knowledge evaluation processing portion 13 is called and a previous chapter testing step (S16) for evaluating whether the learner is well aware of the content of study with respect to the previous chapter is performed to determine whether the learner passes the test (S17). The preceding study knowledge evaluation processing portion 13 gives a test and evaluates the result thereof, through the network, by randomly extracting preceding study questions related to the content of the previous chapter from the question database S23, in the previous chapter testing step (S16). If the learner has not passed the previous chapter testing step S16, the learner is recommended to select a review of the previous chapter and whether the learner selects the review is determined (S18). If the learner selects the review, a previous chapter stream file is transmitted S19 to perform a class for review and the previous chapter testing step S16 is repeated.

If the learner passes the previous chapter test or the course the learner selects is not a chapter for review and simultaneously the selected course is the first chapter of the course, a stream file corresponding to the selected course is transmitted (S20) and a class is provided. Here, a skip in the movable time bar 63 in the study window 60 of FIG. 2 is not allowed. When the movable time bar 63 moves to the end, all motion picture stream files are reproduced and the class is determined to be normally completed (S21 ). Then, the web server 10 requests the study achievement evaluation processing portion 12 to evaluate the achievement of study by the learner through the class currently provided. Then, the study achievement evaluation processing portion 12 gives a test through the network by randomly extracting prepared questions related to the content of the class from the question database 23 (S22) and determines whether the learner submits a test result (S26). It the learner does not submit the test result, whether a predetermined time passes is determined (S27). If the test result is not submitted within a predetermined time, the test result is forcibly collected as is (S28). Next, the test result submitted by the learner or forcibly collected is graded compared with correct answers stored in the answer database 24 (S24).

Whether the learner passes over a predetermined level is determined from the returned grade result (S25). If the learner passes it, the attendance with respect to the class is admitted (S26). The attendance management processing portion 16 updates attendance information of a learner stored in the learner management database 21 so that a record section of a corresponding chapter of the attendance table 70 shown in FIG. 3 is checked. If the learner does not pass the predetermined level, the attendance with respect to the class is not admitted. Thus, the learner is recommended to re-study and whether there is a request for re-study is determined S29. if there is a request for re-study, the stream file transmitting step S20 is repeated. Otherwise, the class is completed. When the reproduction of a stream file is forcibly terminated during the class by the learner or cut off of electricity or any intentional manipulation, or after normal completion is terminated while not passing it, the attendance with respect to the class is not admitted. If the attendance is not admitted, a class for the chapter next to the present chapter is not provided. The learner management database 21 contains information which can suggest a score or grade according to the result of a test after a class for each chapter, in addition to the attendance information with respect to each chapter of each subject. For example, the score and grade can be notified at the request by a school or educational institute the learner belongs to. Thus, the school or educational institute can utilize the evaluation based on the attendance information and the score or grade as a base material for determination of promotion or entitlement for the corresponding learner.

Industrial Applicability

As described above, in the method of education according to the present invention, to have the attendance with respect to the subject the learner applies for admitted, the learner needs to study thoroughly at least one time with respect to the subject the learner applies for and reach a predetermined level through a test after study. Then, the learner can study the next chapter. Also, until the learner complete the study with respect to the final chapter, the learner needs to be well aware of the entire chapters. In other words, the learner must attend the class to have the attendance admitted and study hard in the class.

Thus, the present invention is effective in improve a degree of the attendance and faithfulness in the class. Whether the learner studies hard can be recognized by the attendance management table so that reliability of parents, or organizations entrusting the learner can be improved. Also, it can effectively contribute the ability of the learner.

Claims

What is claimed is:

1. An education method using a network capable of evaluating faithfulness of a learner, the method comprising the steps of: storing course files to be studies by chapters with respect to at least one subject as computer-readable files and providing a class by transmitting and reproducing the course files of a chapter the learner select to a learner computer through the network so that the learner studies; when the class is normally completed, providing questions related to the content of the course files the learner studied through the network and evaluating by scoring a test paper submitted by the learner within a predetermined time; and managing the attendance and progress of the learner according to the result of the test.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein after the class is provided a skip in the course file transmitted and reproduced is prohibited and a reproduced portion is repeatedly reproduced and only for the case in which the reproduction is normally completed an enter to the evaluation step is allowed.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a step of checking an attendance state of a learner is further provided in which the learner is allowed to select only a chapter next to a chapter the learner attends among the above chapters, only when the next chapter is selected, progress of a class and evaluation is performed, and when the learner selects a chapter that the learner attended, a class is provided, and in the step of managing the attendance and progress, only when the result of evaluation is over a predetermined level, the attendance with respect to the class is admitted.

4. The method as claimed in any of claims 1 through 3, wherein, if a preceding study with respect to the previous chapter that the learner studied preceding to a study with respect to the selected chapter exists, a step for evaluating whether the learner is well aware of the content of the preceding study is further provided, and when the learner passes the evaluation of the preceding study, a class is provided with respect to the selected chapter.

5. An education system using a network capable of evaluating faithfulness of a learner, the system comprising: a class provision means for providing a class for the learner by displaying a prepared course list on a monitor or a learner computer connected to the network so tat the learner selects a course and transmitting and reproducing a course file corresponding to the list the learner selects as a computer file such as a motion picture stream file; a study achievement evaluation means for providing questions related to the content of the course the learner studied through the network after the class is normally completed and evaluating the learner based on a test paper the learner submitted with a predetermined time; and a study management means for managing attendance and progress .of the learner according to the result of the evaluation.

6. The system as claimed in claim 5, wherein a course database where the content of the course is divided into at least one subject and chapters of each subject and stored as a motion picture stream file together with a list of the course, and a class provision processing portion for providing a class by displaying the course list stored in the course database as link information on a screen of a learner computer connected to the network and, when a learner selects one of the listed courses, a filed of the selected course is extracted to be transmitted to the learner computer through the network, and a reproduction program installed at the learner computer is driven to provide a class, are provided as the class provision means.

7. The system as claimed in claim 6, further comprising a control means for prohibiting a skip and enabling repeated reproduction of a reproduced period during reproduction of the course file.

8. The system as claimed in claim 5, wherein question and answer databases where questions related to the content of the course and answers thereto are stored respectively, and a study achievement evaluation processing portion for evaluating the achievement of study by a leaner by randomly extracting questions related to the content of the course in the class from the question database and giving a test through the network and grading a test paper by the learner by comparing with data stored in the answer database, when the class provided by the class provision means is normally completed, are provided as the study achievement evaluation means.

9. The system as claimed in claim 5, wherein a learner management database where information for managing attendance and progress with respect to courses the learners select is stored, and an attendance management processing portion for processing attendance by a learner to be admitted when a result of the test by the study evaluation means is over a predetermined level and storing the information in the learner management database, are provided as the learner management means.

10. The system as claimed in claim 5, further comprising a preceding study knowledge evaluation means for evaluating whether a learner is well aware of the content of a class provided preceding to a class by the class provision processing means, by randomly extracting questions related to the content of the preceding class, giving a test through the network, and grading a test paper submitted by the learner by comparing with correct answers.

11. The system as claimed in claim 5 or 11, further comprising a test processing means for providing questions, grading, and evaluating so that ability of a learner to study or ability with respect to the content of the previously studied is evaluated according to selection by the learner.

12. A computer-readable medium recording an education program which executes the steps of storing course files to be studies by chapters with respect to at least one subject as computer-readable files and providing a class by transmitting and reproducing the course files of a chapter the learner select to a learner computer through the network so that the learner studies, when the class is normally completed, providing questions related to the content of the course files the learner studied through the network and evaluating by scoring a test paper submitted by the learner within a predetermined time, and managing the attendance and progress of the learner according to the result of the test.

13. The computer-readable medium as claimed in claim 12, wherein after the class is provided a skip in the course file transmitted and reproduced is prohibited and a reproduced portion is repeatedly reproduced and only for the case in which the reproduction is normally completed an enter to the evaluation step is allowed.

14. The computer-readable method as claimed in claim 12, wherein a step of checking an attendance state of a learner is further provided in which the learner is allowed to select only a chapter next to a chapter the learner attends among the above chapters, only when the next chapter is selected, progress of a class and evaluation is performed, and when the learner selects a chapter that the learner attended, a class is provided, and in the step of managing the attendance and progress, only when the result of evaluation is over a predetermined level, the attendance with respect to the class is admitted.

15. The computer-readable method as claimed in any of claims 12 through 14, wherein, if a preceding study with respect to the previous chapter that the learner studied preceding to a study with respect to the selected chapter exists, a step for evaluating whether the learner is well aware of the content of the preceding study is further provided, and when the learner passes the evaluation of the preceding study, a class is provided with respect to the selected chapter.