Let students revise what you've taught, in their own time
Once a lesson is taught, open its practice for self-practice. Students revisit it on their own devices whenever they like, get instant feedback on every answer, and can retake it until the ideas stick.
Opening practice for self-practice is free on every plan. The reports on self-practice sessions are part of class analytics, included with Teacher Plus and the School plan.
The problem
A topic isn't learned the moment it is taught. Students need to come back to it, but printed revision sheets go unmarked, and by the time you find out who struggled, the class has moved on.
The lessons you've taught, ready to revisit
Every practice you run in class can be reopened for self-practice with a single click. Students find it on their dashboard under "Open for self-practice", work through it at their own pace and see straight away whether each answer is right. If they get a question wrong, they try again before moving on, and they can retake the whole practice as often as they like. To revise a whole lesson, tick several practices and open them together as one self-practice, or accept the prompt ClassKite offers when a live lesson ends. Alongside the practice, students can go back to the lesson material itself, including the notes you wrote on it, in any section you have shared with them. You decide what is open and close it when you are ready, and every self-practice session appears in your reports next to your live lessons.
How it works
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Teach the lesson
Run the lesson and its practice live, as you normally would.
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Open it for self-practice
Click "Open for self-practice" on a practice, or bundle several practices into one self-practice.
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Students revise at home
They find it on their dashboard, answer on their own devices and get instant feedback.
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See how it went
Each self-practice session has its own report, labelled "Self-practice" in your session list.
In the classroom
When the bell goes on Thursday, a teacher accepts the prompt to hand the lesson back as one self-practice and names it "Circle theorems review". Over the weekend, students work through it at home, and two retake it before Monday's quiz. On Monday morning, the report shows who has practised and who hasn't opened it yet, and those students see it listed as Missing in their own reports, with a link to start it.
An illustrative example of how a lesson can run, not a customer case study.
What you get
You decide what's open
Open a practice when the lesson is done and close it when you're ready. Nothing opens by itself.
Revise a whole lesson
Tick several practices and open them as one self-practice, with a name students will recognise.
Instant feedback
Every answer is marked straight away, so students know where they stand.
Retake any time
Students can retake a practice as often as they like, for example before a test.
The lesson is still there
Students can reread the lesson material, including your notes on it, in any section you have shared.
Reported like a live lesson
Every self-practice session gets its own detailed report, listed alongside your live sessions.
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Frequently asked questions
How do I turn on self-practice?
On your Classes page, find the practice and click "Open for self-practice". To revise a whole lesson, choose "Open several as one self-practice…", tick the practices you want, give the set a name and open it for students. The section needs to be shared with students and the practice needs to have questions.
What do students see?
An "Open for self-practice" list on their dashboard, showing each practice, its section, the number of questions and whether they have finished it. They answer on their own devices, in the browser, with instant feedback.
Can students reread the lesson as well as practise?
Yes. In any section you have shared, students can reopen the lesson material and view your notes on it in the Teacher view. The practice itself shows the questions only.
How is a self-practice scored?
A correct answer earns the question's full marks on the first try and half of them, rounded up, on the second try; after that it earns none. A wrong answer never takes marks away.
Can students retake a self-practice?
Yes. They can retake it whenever they like. Reports count each student's best completed attempt and show their latest completed score beside it; the Gradebook does the same unless its grading policy counts the most recent attempt. A retake that is still in progress is marked as such, and never lowers or replaces a finished result.
Can I set a due date?
No. A self-practice stays open until you close it, or until its term is closed (closing a term closes the self-practice still open in it unless that box is unticked), and there are no automatic deadlines or reminders.
Is self-practice free?
Yes, opening practice for self-practice is free on every plan. The detailed reports on each session are part of Teacher Plus and the School plan.
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