Knowt
Study aid uses AI to turn notes into short recall quizzes
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Knowt
Pros: Students can generate quizzes in less than 10 seconds, and question types rotate between multiple choice, fill-in, and short answer throughout each quiz.
Cons: The questions generated don't always make sense and may lack relevance within the context of the topic.
Bottom Line: Students will find Knowt a useful tool for quick review and recall of well-organized information, and teachers will appreciate the quick turnaround from content to quiz.
Whether students are working from lectures or teacher-provided notes, Knowt can be a useful study aid when it comes to vocabulary, fact recall, or even knowledge of more complex concepts. Teachers can follow up a lesson with a quick class-wide quiz session or encourage students to create quizzes from their own notes. Younger students or those with less experience taking notes will likely need some guidance for identifying relevant keywords and important information.
Once students have the hang of note-taking, consider a collaborative approach: Have them share their notes to one document, and create quizzes based on everyone's notes. Then simply share the quiz with your students, allowing them to benefit from crowd-sourcing. Finally, challenge students to think critically by analyzing questions that the app generates, approving or rejecting them, and perhaps writing better ones outside of the tool. This could spark a conversation about the potential and limitations of machine learning and help students determine which concepts need further study.
Knowt is a quiz generator that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to create short quizzes from information students or teachers enter into the app or online platform. Students can type notes, import them from their Google Drive, or paste content from online sources. The app automatically generates one or more sharable quizzes that rotate through multiple-choice, fill-in, and short-answer questions. Students can take quizzes multiple times and get a percentage score after each try, enabling them to see their progress over time. Although students can't edit questions, they can accept or reject them individually by pressing the thumbs-up or thumbs-down icons.
Knowt works best with clearly defined notes that contain keywords and factual information and that are separated into shorter phrases or sentences. With too much information, the app tends to generate questions that are long-winded and not particularly helpful. However, if students stick to a structured format, it can be an especially effective study aid.
For objective understanding and recall of fact-based material, Knowt can be a useful study tool for students and a time-saver for teachers. Generating quizzes using different notes on the same topic may serve to foster deeper understanding over time, but the tool works best with properly formatted notes. With this in mind, teachers may want to consider scaffolding learning by providing digital notes at first. Then, as students develop better note-taking skills, teachers can gradually remove these supports. Keep an eye on students' notes for accuracy, though; if the information they upload is incorrect, the quizzes won't be of much use.
There are no hints or opportunities for students to go back to their notes during a quiz, so if students miss a question, feedback is limited to the correct answer or snippets of the notes that contain the answer. Also, while the explanation questions encourage deeper thinking, they require students to recall specific terms and phrasing for correct answers. This means that students who have the gist of an answer won't get credit if they don't include the right mix of keywords or phrases. Overall, the app shows promise but could use more built-in supports and question editing capabilities to accommodate different learning needs and preferences.
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