
    Design a function to standardize student assessment responses by removing every odd-positioned character from their raw input text, enabling consistent pattern analysis for personalized learning path creation. The function should preserve the original sequence of even-positioned characters while maintaining the text's readability for automated learning analytics.
    

    
def remove_odd(str1):
    """
    Design a function to standardize student assessment responses by removing every odd-positioned character from their raw input text, enabling consistent pattern analysis for personalized learning path creation. The function should preserve the original sequence of even-positioned characters while maintaining the text's readability for automated learning analytics.
    

    """
def remove_odd(str1):
    """
    Design a function to standardize student assessment responses by removing every odd-positioned character from their raw input text, enabling consistent pattern analysis for personalized learning path creation. The function should preserve the original sequence of even-positioned characters while maintaining the text's readability for automated learning analytics.
    

    """
    str2 = ''
    for i in range(1, len(str1) + 1):
        if i % 2 == 0:
            str2 = str2 + str1[i - 1]
    return str2