Your finals plan, in four steps
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Put every class in one place.
Lectures, slides, PDFs, YouTube recordings and your own notes, one course for each class. Adding your material
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Find the gaps.
Ask about anything you don't get, and the answer comes from your material, with the page it came from. Explain a topic back in your own words, and Qenot names what you left out.
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Practice a little every day.
Flashcards and quizzes made from your lectures. Recall brings back what's about to fade, so a few minutes a day keeps every class fresh. How Recall works
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Sit a past final.
On the clock, with every answer marked and only what lost points left to fix. Then sit it again. See a marked report
Why practice beats rereading
- Practice testing and spacing your study out are the two methods rated most effective in a review of ten common ones. Highlighting and rereading were rated low (Dunlosky et al., 2013).
- Students who practiced recalling a text remembered 61% of it a week later, against 40% for those who reread it (Roediger and Karpicke, 2006).
Common questions
When should I start studying for finals?
Two to three weeks before is a good start for most classes: short daily sessions spread out stick better than one long night. If your final is this week, sit a past exam first. It shows you what to work on.
My professor doesn't share past exams. Can I still practice?
Yes. Make a quiz, a written test or flashcards from your lectures, and Recall keeps them fresh. If you find a past exam later, from your course site, your department or a study group, upload it and sit it on the clock. Upload only exams you're allowed to use.
How is my exam marked?
Against a marking scheme, with the reason for every point and a model answer beside it, so you can judge it yourself. It's study guidance, not an official grade.
Can I write my answers by hand?
Yes. Write on paper, photograph each answer with your phone, and Qenot reads your handwriting before marking it.
Is it free?
You can start free with no card: past exams, study sets, chat and teach-back for up to 5 topics and 5 courses, with Recall and the focus timer unlimited. A paid plan gives you room to practice every class every day.
Does it work for my subject?
Any subject taught from written material: sciences, engineering, business, the humanities and medicine. It works best when exams ask you to explain things or work them out in writing.