Student Practice is a feature that enables students to create practice flashcards for any subject of their choice and use them to study at their own pace. Students can use the practice sets in the classic way, or gamify the experience using a times & scored Match game version!

**Note: Your teacher may create student practice sets and share them with you. This article will review how to create your own practice sets, and how to work with practice sets in general.

If you need to make changes to your Practice set's title, or if you'd like to associate it with a specific grade level(s) or subject(s) - simply click on the triple dot menu at the top right corner of the practice set and choose "Edit Settings". After adjusting the details, click "Save".

There are two ways for students to add flashcards to the student practice:

When you're done adding the flashcards, click the X at the top right corner to close the right-side panel

If you need to add more cards, simply click on the "+ New Card" block or on the blue plus button at the top of the screen, and the right side panel will re-open:

If you have an external source with a list of flashcards content you can import that list into the practice set and the system will create the flashcards for you.

Files to be imported should be in CSV (comma separated values) or TSV (tab separated values) format, and they should include two columns: first column for the front side of each card, and the second column for the back side. You can create your own external source list by using Excel or Google Sheets and saving the file as .csv or .tsv; or you can use lists that you have exported from third party websites and apps such as Quizlet, Anki, Gimkit, etc.

To import your list:

If the other website or app you used to create your flashcards supports a .CSV or a .TSV format for exporting, you will be able to copy your flashcards into Formative in one go.

To do this start with exporting your flashcards list from the other website/app in a .CSV or .TSV format and then copy the content into the import modal as described above (click into the top left field in Formative and paste)

Note: When saving your files into .CSV or .TSV files, it's important that your cards' front side are in the first column, and your cards' back side are in the second column (without any headers or titles, or no other columns used). Additionally, when importing from other apps, it’s not possible to import non-text content (such as images or handwriting) in these formats.

To add general instructions to your practice set click on "Add Student Instructions" at the top of the page and type them into the text field. Instructions may include content items such as files, videos, audio recordings, images, emojis, etc. You can use the styling menu to change text color, Bold, Italize, Underline, and more.

Once added, the instructions will be displayed on the practice launch page.

4. on the Start page - if you've practiced this set before - you can view your past performances (On the Match mode, you can even click to see how other who practiced the same set performed)
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If the practice type and the cards can support it, an option to select which side of the card to display first will appear on this screen as well. Please note that this option may be disabled if the type of practice and/or the content of the cards do not support displaying the back side of the card first.
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5. Click the green "Start" to begin your practice immediately.

Alternatively, you can select the background color you prefer by clicking on any of the recently selected backgrounds displayed on this start page, or clicking on the Gear icon at the top of your screen to select from all existing backgrounds, and then click the "Start" button from the backgrounds window.
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6. Click on the Audio Settings button at the top right corner to adjust your preferred Audio experience:

Remember, being honest with your answers will maximize the effectiveness of the practice tool and your learning potential!

If you need to take a break, simply click on the "Back" arrow at the top left corner of your screen and return to the main Student Practice page.

Your practice will save from where you left off, and you'll be able to see which flashcards you've mastered and which flashcards you're still in the process of learning. Clicking on the corresponding category will take you back to reviewing the front and back sides of the flashcards for additional memorization. When ready, you can click on "Practice" again to resume your practice.

Note: After pausing practice once, resuming the Practice will take into account the category of flashcards you were viewing. If you were reviewing the flashcards you're still learning, only these flashcards will be presented to you when you re-click "Practice", and if you were reviewing the flashcards you already learned or those you haven't started yet - clicking "Practice" will present the corresponding flashcards as well.

If you want to practice the full set again, make sure you are viewing the "All" category.

Tip: Turn sound affects on/off by clicking on the sound icon at the top of the screen

To delete a practice set you've previously created:

Your teacher can create practice sets and assign them to you. The practice sets will appear on your Practice tab just like the practice sets you created for yourself, however they will not be editable. Any practice set assigned by teachers will be clickable for viewing and practicing only.

You can quickly and easily locate practice sets assigned by your teacher(s) from your Home Page.

Both on the comprehensive view of the Home Page and within the individual class view - you will find your practice sets under the "Practice" tab list. The class view will include all practice sets assigned to you by the teacher, while the comprehensive view will include your created practice sets as well.

Each practice tile will include indication of the amount of cards it holds, as well as the name of the practice set owner (yourself or your teacher).

Clicking on any practice set tile will launch it for practicing. If you created the practice set, you can also click the triple dot menu on a practice set's tile to either delete or duplicate it.

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