Quizzes, Homeworks and Revision all draw on the same question bank, so what is the difference and which should you use? The key elements are that:
- Quizzes and Homeworks are assigned. Revision is not.
- Homeworks and Revision use CAT and Ebbinghaus schedules. Quizzes do not.
The following table fleshes this out a little.
| Quiz | Homework | Revision | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Who is in control? | teacher | teacher | student |
| Limited by | # questions | time | time |
| Questions selected by | author | CAT | CAT |
| Topic bias | n/a | Most recent dominates | Even coverage |
| Questions matched to student level | no | yes | yes |
| Ebbinghaus revision schedule | no | yes | yes |
| Detailed results reporting | yes | no | no |
| Teacher can set a deadline | yes | yes | no |
| Access on desktop or mobile devices | yes | yes | yes |
| Reported in Gradebook | yes | yes | yes |
| Boosts results if used consistently | yes | yes | yes |
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