🎓 Ages 15–18 · Grades 9–12 · Study Skills

StudyForge

Studying isn’t about grinding longer — it’s about using strategies that actually work. Pick the one that fits each real situation, see the evidence for why it works (and why the tempting ones often don’t), and take charge of how you learn. No jargon, no lectures, nothing sent anywhere.

The Study Coach ★ the main event

Set a learning goal, then work through real study situations — 40 vocab words for Friday, five kinds of problems on a mixed test, notes that don’t stick, a phone you keep checking. For each, pick the strategy you think fits, then see the evidence for why the strongest study strategies work. Reflect on what to carry into your real coursework.

Open the Study Coach →

Who you’ll meet

Not mascots — study roles you’ll recognize, each one showing a single strategy in action.

  • Silas — turns a vague “study more” into a specific, checkable goal
  • Elowen — lays the week out into realistic focused blocks
  • Thatcher — closes the book and recalls it from memory — not re-reading
  • Marlowe — brings material back on a spaced schedule instead of cramming
  • Anwen — quizzes herself and judges honestly what she knows
  • Soren — protects a block from distraction and single-tasks
  • Delphine — rewrites ideas in her own words to actually understand them
  • Idris — the coach — asks “how’s this working?” and helps you adjust

Check what you know

Ten short kits — from setting a goal to a capstone on running your own study plan — grounded in the science of learning (retrieval practice + spacing are the highest-utility). Hints when you want them; your progress stays on this device.

1. Set a Learning Goal Goal-setting: specific, checkable, learning > performance goals · 10 questions 2. Plan & Time-Block Planning, realistic time blocks, if-then plans · 10 questions 3. Retrieval Practice Testing effect: recall beats re-reading · 10 questions 4. Spacing Distributed practice beats cramming · 10 questions 5. Self-Testing & Self-Assessment Calibration: judge honestly what you know · 10 questions 6. Interleaving Mix problem types to sharpen discrimination · 10 questions 7. Focus & Attention Single-task; manage distraction · 10 questions 8. Note & Encoding Strategy Own-words encoding, not transcription · 10 questions 9. Exam Prep Assemble the strategies before a test · 10 questions 10. Metacognitive Review (Capstone) Monitor → adjust → make a study plan · 10 questions

How it works

StudyForge is a coach, not a tracker: no productivity-guilt, no streaks to chase, no shame about a rough session — a setback is just data for what to adjust. Your progress is saved only on this device: no accounts, nothing sent anywhere.