01Blank.
I read it all. I blanked.
At the question. Reading feels like studying, but it does not prove it stuck.
In PractiliumWritten assessmentYou explain in your own words. The topic only changes state if it stuck.
Module · Assessment
Reading does not prove it stuck. Explaining does.
The assessment asks about a topic and grades what you wrote. The grading band counts towards your mastery, topic by topic.
Topics and assessment need a free account.
The problem
Studying a lot does not tell you what you know.
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Forgetting everything in six months.
was the drop in students' CPR quality in six months, without review.4
In PractiliumMemoryCards that come back at the right time. What you got wrong always comes back sooner.
03No guessing.
Did I get it right by luck?
There are no options: the answer is yours, in your own words.
In PractiliumGradingThe grading arrives in full words and counts towards the topic's mastery.
How it works
Your mastery, in four colours.
Each topic falls into one of four states, and the summary filters the track.
- 4mastery states per topic
- 1question per opening
- 0options to guess
- 1ConfidentTopics where your answers hold up.
- 2In progressTopics with answers, still with few observations.
- 3Needs attentionTopics where the answers still miss.
- 4Not startedTopics you have not assessed yet.
More of the product
Assess, remember and come back at the right time.
The assessment measures. Memory brings back what you got wrong before you blank on the exam.
Simulations of product screens, with sample data.
Highlights
The grading says where you are.
It arrives in full words, and colour only follows.
The band comes in full wordsExcellent, correct, partially correct or incorrect. Colour follows and never replaces it.
A clarification before answeringEach question accepts a few clarifications. They clear up the question and do not answer for you.
If grading fails, the screen says soWhen the failure is on our side, it warns you and does not paint a result.
Before and after
Two modes, two grades.
The assessment measures mastery. Mentor mode teaches and keeps the study grade apart.
Interviewer mode
Measures masteryThe grading band counts towards the topic's mastery.
No retryThe grading is the result of that question.
The mode you get when you tap AssessIt is the default for a track.
Mentor mode
TeachesGives a nudge instead of closing the question.
You can try againRetrying exists only in this mode.
Does not move masteryKeeps the study grade, labelled, apart.
At your stage
Where the assessment fits in your course.
Before each exam at your school, and again in the final review.
- 1Semesters 1 to 4Explain structure, function and mechanism in writing, with no options to guess.
- 2Semesters 5 to 8Show in writing how the basics become a hypothesis in front of the patient.
- 3Clinical rotationsAnswer in writing about the topic and watch mastery change.
- 4Exam weekFind out which topics still do not hold up while there is time to study.
When to use it
When to assess.
- 1After studying a topic. It is the natural bridge: the study session ends with an invitation to assess.
- 2In the week of the first exam. See which topics still do not hold up and start with them.
- 3When going back to a subject. One question per topic shows where you are before you study again.
Questions about the Assessment
Is the grading done by AI?
Yes, and it can be wrong. When the failure is on our side, the screen says so and does not paint a result.
Can I ask a clarification about the question?
Yes. Each question and each session has a number of clarifications, and a clarification clears up the question without answering it for you.
Does it tell me if I am ready for the first exam?
It shows which topics still do not hold up. A topic with few answers counts as in progress until there are more observations.
How many questions does an assessment have?
Each opening asks one question about the topic, and the result accumulates across openings.
Find out what stuck before the exam finds out for you.
Pick a topic, answer in your own words and watch your mastery change.
Assess a topic free- One question per opening
- Grading with the band in full words
- Mastery by topic
Sources
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