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  • Cloze vs. multiple choice

    A pros and cons list for quiz authors. 

  • Beginners’ guide to Checkbox questions

    Checkbox questions (aka “choose-n”) are our second most-popular question type. They are simple and versatile, and you can often replace a whole list of choose-1 questions with a simple choose-n. They also contain a few booby-traps for the

  • Beginners’ guide to Cloze questions

    Beginners’ guide to Cloze questions

    Cloze or ‘gap fill’ questions are staple of language teaching, but they have many uses. For example: Vocabulary, especially in MFL Word suffix/prefix, e.g. in grammar or for chemical terms Numerical input Knowledge where correct spelling will be rewarded in an exam Where guessing would be too easy in a multiple choice question Yacapaca’s implementation of…

  • Managed analytics for your quizzes instantly improve lesson planning

    Managed analytics for your quizzes instantly improve lesson planning

    A pre-test serves two functions, to provide a baseline from which to demonstrate progression, and as a planning tool to help you focus on the most-needed areas. We have just launched a really significant improvement on this latter function, that has the potential to make a real difference to the efficiency of your (and your colleagues’)…

  • The new ‘flow’ test template helps students to think through each question more carefully

    If your students tend to act before they think, you will love the way we have just upgraded the very core of Yacapaca. The quiz template now has ‘flow state’ management. The problem: Instead of thinking the question through, weaker students, especially, click on the