Abstract: A computer learning system includes a database containing one or more sample essay questions and model answers prepared in advance by qualified instructors. The system assists a user in preparing for an essay examination by presenting the user with a sample essay question and prompting the user to identify an issue raised by the essay question until the user correctly identifies an issue raised by the essay question. The user is then enabled to provide a partial response related to the identified issue and to conduct a self-evaluation as to whether the partial response is correct by comparing the partial response to a partial model answer. Once the user has completed a question, the user's complete response, which combines the user's partial responses and organizes them by issue, is displayed and the user can compare the complete response to a complete model answer, which includes the partial model answers, organized by issue.

Abstract: A database stores records of resources that include web pages and web-accessed files, electronic files, and hardcopy documents. The URL of a web page or web-accessed file, the file access path of an electronic file, and the location of a hardcopy document are stored in the records. The records can be created by a user. The user can store an Internet link record when the user is browsing the web page or reviewing the web-accessed file. The user can store an electronic file record when the user is exploring files. The user can enter descriptions and notes that associate with the records. The resources can be organized into categories and sub-categories. For example, certain web pages and web-accessed files, electronic files, and hardcopy documents that cover the same subject can be grouped into one category. The records, including the descriptions and notes of the records, can be shared by other users that have access to the same database.

Abstract: A database stores records of resources that include web pages and web-accessed files, electronic files, and hardcopy documents. The URL of a web page or web-accessed file, the file access path of an electronic file, and the location of a hardcopy document are stored in the records. The records can be created by a user. The user can store an Internet link record when the user is browsing the web page or reviewing the web-accessed file. The user can store an electronic file record when the user is exploring files. The user can enter descriptions and notes that associate with the records. The resources can be organized into categories and sub-categories. For example, certain web pages and web-accessed files, electronic files, and hardcopy documents that cover the same subject can be grouped into one category. The records, including the descriptions and notes of the records, can be shared by other users that have access to the same database.