Review Like a Pro with Quizlet
October 12, 2007
Get your students to ace their vocab tests with Quizlet. Quizlet is a free, customizable review site that combines flash cards, quizzes, and even a game or two.
The first thing you do in Quizlet is create a “set, a list of vocabulary words, facts, or whatever it is you need to learn. If you don’t want to type all that stuff in, you can use existing user-generated sets.
Once your set is all, um, set, Quizlet offers three choices: Familiarize (basic flash cards), Learn (a fill-in-the-blanks review that gives you extra reps on stuff you get wrong), and Test, which combines written responses, matching, multiple choice, and true/false questions. There’s also a fun “Scatter” game where words are strewn about the screen. Drag a question onto its corresponding answer to clear the screen as you race against the clock.
Quizlet is an ideal tool for a language class, but can also be used for any subject where students have to memorize facts such as state capitals or chemical compounds. If you’re really feeling generous, you could import a set for your students so they can’t say they didn’t know what would be on the test. –BILL FERRIS
