revision.ai - Turn Lecture Notes into Flashcards Automatically

revision.ai Turn Lecture Notes into Flashcards Automatically

What is revision.ai?

Revision.ai leverages artificial intelligence to help students study more effectively. The platform transforms various learning materials, such as lecture PDFs, PowerPoint presentations, and video transcripts, into interactive flashcards and quizzes.

It goes beyond simple flashcard generation by incorporating principles of learning psychology, including spaced repetition, desirable difficulty, and misconception analysis, to provide a tailored learning experience.

Features

AI Flashcard Maker: Automatically converts lecture materials into flashcards.
PDF to Flashcards: Quickly generates flashcards from PDF documents.
Learn Mode: Free mode for studying generated flashcards.
AI Quizzes: Provides interactive quizzes based on uploaded materials.
AI-Search: Enables searching across all uploaded materials for answers.
Explain Why: Offers explanations for quiz answers with context from the source.
Progress/Coverage Tech: Tracks learning progress and identifies knowledge gaps.
Tailored Learning Maps: Visualizes lecture content and learning paths.
Misconception Analysis: Identifies and addresses student misconceptions.
Third Brain: Provides high-level analysis of learning strengths and weaknesses.

Use Cases

Creating flashcards from lecture notes.
Studying for exams with AI-generated quizzes.
Identifying and addressing knowledge gaps.
Improving understanding of complex topics.
Tracking learning progress.
Exporting flashcards to Anki.

FAQs

Is it free?

Yes, you can try generating AI flashcards for free, and add manual flashcards to sets.
How can I plan with Revision.ai?

There is value in planning and feel free to use your own planning apps. For flashcards, we've found Plans don't survive a punch in the face. Until you know what you need to learn next, you can't predict how long it will take.
Will I be able to track progress?

Yes, you can visually see progress you make on each exercises flashcards.
Can Revision.ai adapt to my mistakes and help me overcome misconceptions?

Absolutely. Revision.ai uses forward-thinking technology, which detect your mistakes. Going above and beyond standard spaced repetition algorithms, we also collect qualitative feedback.
What Psychology research informed your approach?

Our founder has a MSc Psychology degree with a focus on learning, as do two of our current/former interns. We use our knowledge of the subject area to apply several research findings, as detailed in our articles and technically in terms of their implementation here. Highlights of the research we have applied includes: The Testing Effect, Spaced Repetition, Summative Feedback research, Misconception Refutation, Progress Gamification, Mastery and indvidiualised feedback/planning - Blooms research, Chi & Posners Theories of error types and learning modes.