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August 25 · Students in the United States reported being 27 percent less engaged during online classes, with English and Language Arts taking the biggest hit in participation, according to a new survey, State of Remote Learning Report 2020, done by Quizlet, a studying tool that helps students and learners with various subjects.

August 25 · Quizlet allows users to create their own decks, which can be shared with other users, as well as the ability to play time-based games to help students with memorization.

August 25 · [Conducted by digital learning platform Quizlet, the survey also found that 66 per cent of students felt upset that traditional graduation ceremonies will not take place this year as the virus continues to infect people.]
(https://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/gcse-results-2020-news-live-uk-exam-grades-level-appeal-ofqual-gavin-williamson-today-latest-a9679046.html)

August 25 · Quizlet lets you easily make your own sets, plus there are others shared by students studying the same subjects, so you can brush up on your knowledge whenever you get a spare five minutes.

August 25 · In a study by Quizlet, analysts found that while participation in healthcare (as measured by activity in the company's study tools) initially dropped to 86 percent of usual levels of interest as school closures took place, it rose to 113 percent as remote learning got underway.

August 25 · According to research done by digital learning platform, Quizlet found 27% of A Level student are upset at having to miss exams which could have impacted their final grade and nearly a third (29%) have cancelled their gap year plans due to the pandemic.

August 25 · Like many learning platforms, Quizlet saw a boom in new users. Across its top 50 markets, Quizlet saw a 200% to 400% increase in students and teachers signing up for the platform. Quizlet's report zoomed in on US engagement with online learning.

August 25 · When Quizlet became a unicorn earlier this year, CEO Matthew Glotzbach said he’d prefer to distance the company from the common nomenclature for a startup valued at or above $1 billion.“The way Quizlet has gotten to this point is by building and growing a very responsible business,” he said. “It’s the result of the hard work of the team for a decade. We’re much more like a camel.”

July 8 · Add a sense of accomplishment, like a song or a final product, and kids get the positive feedback they’re looking for. The strategy is found in the underpinnings of some of the most successful education companies we see today, from Quizlet to Duolingo.

July 8 · Among them is Quizlet, a free digital flashcard and study tool site, which just raised $30 million in a series C round of financing that values the company at more than $1 billion. In Silicon Valley parlance, that makes Quizlet a unicorn. But CEO Matt Glotzbach doesn’t want to be an imaginary flying horse. He prefers the analogy of a camel.

July 8 · Quizlet is an online learning platform popular among U.S. high school and college students. With Quizlet, students of all sorts can create online study guides, such as flashcards and practice quizzes, as well as take advantage of its machine learning capabilities, which can adapt the study material’s level of difficulty. The company says it has 50 million users a month.

July 8 · This online revision website uses digital flashcards and study packs so that students can test their knowledge on a whole range of topics from English, science, maths, history and more. It cleverly uses AI to identify areas where a student is struggling and adapts its courses to address any difficulties. It's almost like having a tailor made teacher in the room.

July 8 · The fresh funding comes off the heels of unprecedented usage for Quizlet, which connects students to virtual flashcards and study guides. Once a user makes a guide, they can share a unique link with friends and collaborate ahead of a test. School shutdowns due to COVID-19 have caused students to flock to the platform as they look for new ways to study, retain information and collaborate. Students ask over 1 billion questions on Quizlet each week and more than 400 million virtual study guides have been created.

July 8 · Quizlet has come a long way since its early days as a tool for making and sharing digital flashcards. Today, it boasts a feature that creates customized study plans for students, based on what subjects they need to learn, and by when (usually in time for a big test). It claims its quizzes can deliver feedback specific to students’ responses on open-ended questions. There’s also a small but growing content marketplace for tests and professional certifications.

July 8 · If AnkiApp sounds appealing, you may want to give Quizlet a try as well. You can make flashcards or browse language study sets with digital flashcards that are fun to flip and toss, timed matching games, writing exercises and tests.

July 8 · For example, edtech company Quizlet recently pivoted what used to be a collaboration game into “Quizlet Live Individuals Mode.” The update allows teachers to assign online learning activities to students who are spread across various neighborhoods rather than together in school.

April 27 · If I was in Year 10, I would appreciate revision flashcard sets made using free websites like Quizlet to reinforce my learning.

April 27 · Hit up Quizlet (yes, the website you used to make flashcards in school) and make a trivia game for the friend group. Create a set of flashcards and change the edit setting so that all your friends can collaborate. Everyone will write down a little-known fact about themselves on one side of the flashcard and their name on the other; the game should last for at least a while if you have 25 to 30 facts on each person.

April 27 · Quizlet Inc., maker of software for studying, saw new signups jump as much as 400% in China and Italy as the coronavirus spread, said Chief Executive Officer Matthew Glotzbach. About 150 million of Quizlet’s study sessions last year came from Google Classroom, he noted.

April 27 · Quizlet is a digital learning platform and app, that offers over 350 million user-generated study sets, with content relating to almost every subject imaginable. Quizlet is free to use but has now opened up its Quizlet Teacher service to teachers for free until 30th June 2020.