A little every week
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Add each lecture as it happens.
After class, drop in the slides, the reading or the recording's YouTube link. Every class gets its own course.
- 2
Make cards and a quiz each week.
From that week's material, in a minute. Making study material
- 3
Recall for a few minutes a day.
A daily goal and a streak keep you going, and each card comes back just before you'd forget it.
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Sit a past midterm two weeks out.
On the clock, every answer marked. Then spend the last two weeks on what lost points. Practicing past exams
Why a little each week works
- A review of more than 300 experiments found that spreading study out beats cramming the same amount into one session (Cepeda et al., 2006).
- Recalling what you learned, rather than rereading it, is what makes it stick (Roediger and Karpicke, 2006).
Common questions
How early should I start for midterms?
From the first lecture, a few minutes a day. If your midterm is close, sit a past one first: it shows what to work on.
I don't have a past midterm. What can I practice with?
Make a quiz, a fill-in-the-blank set or a written test from your lectures. A written test asks long-answer questions and marks them against a rubric.
Do I have to study every day?
No, but short daily sessions work best. A freeze covers one missed day a week, so one busy day doesn't reset your streak.
Can I write my answers by hand?
Yes. 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.