5-Day Email Course

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Assessment that measures learning

One evidence-backed assessment practice a day, for five days — retrieval practice, flaw-free MCQs, blueprinting, item statistics, and formative assessment at scale. Every email cites its sources and pairs the idea with a free tool you can use the same day. Written for teachers, exam units and training centers.

Get day 1 in your inbox

Double opt-in: nothing is sent until you confirm. Your email is used for these five messages and nothing else unless you separately opt in; every email has a one-click unsubscribe.

What arrives, day by day

  1. Day 1

    The most effective study technique is a test

    Retrieval practice beats re-reading — and it's the cheapest change you can make.

  2. Day 2

    Most MCQ flaws are structural, and checkable

    Grammatical cues, implausible distractors, all-of-the-above: flaws testwise students exploit.

  3. Day 3

    Blueprint before you write a single question

    A one-page grid of topics × cognitive levels keeps an exam honest about what it tests.

  4. Day 4

    What your item statistics are trying to tell you

    Difficulty, discrimination, distractor counts — the after-exam numbers, in plain words.

  5. Day 5

    Assessment that teaches while it measures

    Hinge questions, minute papers, muddiest point — formative assessment you can run at scale.

Frequently asked questions

Is this really free — what's the catch?

It's free and complete in itself. The course exists because the practices it teaches are what StudyDrome (our assessment platform) automates — day 5 says so plainly, once, and that's the whole pitch. No trial, no card, no gated 'day 6'.

How long are the emails?

Two minutes each: one idea, why the evidence supports it, and one concrete action with a free tool or template to do it today. Sources are cited at the bottom of every email.

Can I stop mid-course?

Every email has a one-click unsubscribe that works immediately — no login, no 'are you sure' emails afterwards.

Who is it for?

Anyone who writes or runs assessments: teachers, university exam units, medical educators, training centers. The examples lean practical rather than academic — the source books are cited for anyone who wants the depth.