1. A system for characterizing perception of a learner, the system comprising: an electronic display with a user interface including a map comprising (i) one or more blocks representing concepts from a common subject and (ii) one or more line segments connecting the one or more blocks, wherein each block and each line segment is associated with metadata tags stored in memory, and wherein the user interface renders a textual input region to permit a learner to enter text to describe each block and each line segment; and one or more computer processors that are programmed to (i) match the metadata tags with the text to generate an alignment score; and (ii) generate a characterization of perception of the learner based on the alignment score for display to a trainer, wherein the user interface further comprises a feedback button configured to: (1) receive a user input, and (2) update the alignment score in the user interface in response to the user input.