Quizlet
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Overview
Quizlet is the leading mobile and web-based study application, making it simple for students and teachers to create and share online learning materials. It's currently used by 1 in 2 high school students and 1 in 3 college students in the US. Students can search millions of different study sets which allow them to learn via flash cards, fill in the blank, matching and other study games. Teachers can have students use existing sets or even create their own with the templates available.
As a memorization tool, Quizlet lets registered users create sets of terms and definition customized for their own needs.[17] These sets of terms can then be studied under several study modes.[18][19]
Flash Cards This mode is similar to paper flash cards. In it, users are shown a "card" for each term. Users can click to flip over the card or use their arrow keys, and see the definition for that term.
Gravity
In this study mode, definitions scroll vertically down the screen in the shape of asteroids. The user must type the term that goes with the definition before it reaches the bottom of the screen. It is one of the 'Play' study modes. Gravity was adapted from a previous game, Space Race. The user can pick the level of difficulty and game type.
Learn
In this study mode, users are shown a term or definition and must type the term or definition that goes with what is shown. After entering their answer, users see if their answer was correct or not, and can choose to override the automatic grading and count their answer as right if needed.
Long-Term Learning
In this study mode, users are given a recommended study set based on whether or not they answer study set questions correctly. Repetition of terms answered incorrectly increases in frequency and a dashboard shows learning progress over time. The mode uses spaced repetition concepts to focus on longer-term retention and subject mastery versus shorter-term memorization.
Speller
In this mode, the term is read out loud and users must type in the term with the correct spelling.
Match
In this study mode, users are presented with a grid with terms scattered around it. Users drag terms on top of their associated definitions to remove them from the grid and try to clear the grid in the fastest time possible. Micromatch is a related matching game geared towards mobile devices and devices with small screens. Users may access the Micromatch mode on non-mobile devices by manually editing the URL in Match mode to use "micromatch" instead of "match". Match was previously attributed as "Scatter". Though the name of the study mode changed, the game itself did not.
Live
In this study mode, a Quizlet user with a Teacher upgrade (usually a teacher) breaks their class up into teams of however number of teams they want. The teacher chooses whether to start with a definition or term. Each team will have to choose the correct term/definition to win. Most points for a team wins! You will have to pay for the teacher upgrade in order to unlock this.
The founder of Quizlet start the website in 2005 when he was asked to memorize 111 animal names for his French class. In 2011 text to speech capability was added.
See Also
Edpuzzle
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