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  • Which should I use – Quizzes, Homeworks or Revision?

    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. (more…)

  • Improved reportage of Quick Assignments

    In your Assignments List, you will now notice that the progress bars for Quick Assignments show two colours instead of one. Here’s what they mean:

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    • Responded: What proportion of the students have submitted a response, whether this is a text response or an uploaded file.
    • Graded: The proportion to which you have assigned a grade.

    This neatly clarifies a point that was previously ambiguous.

  • How to manage Yacapaca Revision

    Yacapaca revision follows a system that is well proven to boost results. Revision is now enabled by default for most* students on Yacapaca. All they need to do is log in and click “Revise (syllabus name)” and off they go.

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    What the student will now see is (more…)

  • Finally, someone in government gets it

    download (1)This report in the Sunday Times (paywalled) is cheering indeed. Matthew Hancock is promoting the idea that computers can handle the content side of education whilst teachers do the bit only they can do – mentoring, coaching and motivating. Many readers of this blog have been (more…)

  • How Yacapaca Boosts Exam Results

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    Yacapaca is designed to boost results across your school or college. Here’s how:
    1. Know what your students know with analytics
      From question-by-question detail, through key concept analysis, per-topic progression through the (more…)