Brainscape is an adaptive web and mobile study platform proven to double learning outcomes for students spanning K-12, higher ed, and life-long learning / professional development.
Students / teachers / professors create, share, & find “smart flashcards” via Brainscape’s authoring system – & study via or unique adaptive learning system.
Deployment is extremely easy. All they have to do is click a single URL and log in. (Bulk account creation is also available).
Millions of students & teachers have used Brainscape via our website, iOS and Android apps.
2. ExecutiveSummary
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• Brainscape is a web and mobile study
platform proven to double learning outcomes
for students spanning K-12, higher ed, and
life-long learning / professional development.
• Students / teachers / professors create,
share, & find “smart flashcards” via
Brainscape’s authoring system – & study via
a proprietary adaptive learning algorithm.
• Deployment is extremely easy. All they have
to do is click a single URL and log in. (Bulk
account creation is also available).
• Millions of students & teachers have used
Brainscape via our website, iOS and Android
apps.
4. Due to poor use of spaced repetition in education, we forget up to 90% of
what we study
Problem:StudyingisBroken
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• Spaced repetition is the most
critical component of any learning
endeavor – helping to solidify all
new concepts in the brain before
building upon them
• Without a tool that helps learners
integrate studying into their lives
(via web and mobile devices),
spaced repetition has been
prohibitively inconvenient
• Until now . . . .
5. TheWorldisChanging
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• Students prefer bite-sized
learning for their shorter
attention spans
• Serious students value
eLearning that works over
eLearning that is flashy or “fun”
• Students desire personalized
tools to further maximize the
time for experiential learning in
live classroom environments
Mobile learning is helping to improve many curricula, although most
solutions are still quite “linear” and sub-optimal.
% of U.S. students using
mobile devices for studying*
2012 2014 2016 2018
80%
60%
40%
Source: Brainscape student survey (2018)
7. Brainscape:EffectiveMobileStudying
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• Easier Authoring – Create smart
flashcards with text, images, & sound
• Easier Deployment – Share via web
or mobile with a single secure URL
• Better Learning – Improve speed &
retention with a retrieval practice
system proven by over 30 years of
research
• Better Data – Collect key metrics to
drive smarter learning reports &
teaching.
• Better Experience – Improve
engagement with a social, fun, and
addicting platform
8. WhyBrainscapeWorks(1/2)
• Confidence-Based
Repetition (CBR) is based
on 30+ years of cognitive
science research
• Optimizes retention by
repeating concepts at the
optimal interval for fastest
learning and longest
retention of concepts
• Algorithm gets smarter the
more people use it; more
adaptive factors being
added over time
Increase in Retention
After studying for 30 mins with:
Books
Flashcards
Brainscape
2x
1x
*Based on a study at Columbia University; people studied
30 mins, then took a post-test
Brainscape is a mobile study platform that doubles your learning results,
using a “smart flashcards” algorithm rooted in cognitive science
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10. MillionsofSuccessStories
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“Our students used Quizlet for playing word
games, but for better learning, we're now
using Brainscape.”
— Sandra P, History Teacher
“My colleague introduced Brainscape during
this Bio lesson. It was so EASY to get
started! Before long the students were
deeply engaged in learning.”
— Ryan de Roo, Life Sciences Teacher
• Visionary Innovation Leadership
Award in Education
• Millions of registered students &
teachers in high schools, universities,
and medical & professional schools
• Over 500 companies using
Brainscape for various types of
employee training
Sample
Partners &
Clients
12. EasytoAdminister
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When you invite students into your “class” on Brainscape, everyone’s
flashcards are kept in sync across devices
Flashcard Decks
Class Title
Students
List
13. ApplicabletoAnySubject
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Nearly any subject can be broken into its fundamental building blocks for
learning in Brainscape
Brainscape Taxonomy
• Class (Biology)
• Deck (Mitosis)
• Card
• Q: Briefly describe
mitosis
• A: The process by which
a cell divides its set of
chromosomes into . . . .
Sample Brainscape Subjects
Spanish Music Theory
Geography Birdwatching
Series 7 French
SAT History
Arabic MCAT
Fitness Politics
Bartending Italian
Chinese Chemistry
You can either find premium classes on the
Brainscape marketplace, or you can create
& share your own flashcards for your class
15. EasyContentAuthoring/Updates
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Create well-organized decks of rich media flashcards in a web browser –
either on your own or in partnership with Brainscape’s authoring experts. All
content updates are LIVE across web & mobile, and fully owned by YOU.
16. CollaborativeContentCreation
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You & your students can create your own flashcards within your shared workspace
John
Dave
Kelly
Chapter 2
Students who are given “editing” privileges can
modify & improve each other’s flashcards
You can also upload two-column .CSV
spreadsheet files and turn them into flashcards
18. TrackStudentProgress
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• See real-time updates on
engagement and progress
• Data is kept in sync whether
student studies on web or
mobile app
• Identify particular topics
where students have
greatest weaknesses
• Compare student
engagement with test
scores, to prove the
program’s effectivenesss
20. DoIneedtoPay?
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Free
• Find other students’ and teachers’
flashcards
• Make Basic Flashcards
• Share with students
• Have students create flashcards
• Allow students to study on any
device; keep all progress synced
between devices
• Students learn faster and retain for
longer, using brain science!
Pro Subscription
• Make your class private, so others
can’t find your content or see
students’ basic data
• Access all flashcards on
Brainscape’s marketplace
• Upload Images or Sounds
• Track students’ learning stats
• Copy other users’ public flashcards
• Many other convenient study
features for students
Brainscape is completely FREE to use, both yourself and with your
students, for basic features – provided that you are ok with your content
being public
21. HowtoGetStartedFree
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If you haven’t yet tried Brainscape’s free platform yet, below are some things you
should experiment with on your own, before buying a school license:
1. Sign Up – Either find an existing class on our market to start demo’ing, or
click Make Flashcards on our website
2. Create a class – This is the container for your flashcard decks
3. Make some decks – And add at least 10 cards to at least one deck
4. Study the deck – See how it feels using our adaptive learning system
5. Invite a collaborator – A friend, TA, or colleague is good practice. See how
their data looks under the “Learners” section of your class
6. Get the mobile app – See how easy your content & study data syncs!
7. Contact us for a School License! – Once you’ve confirmed you want this
for your class, let us know, and we can get the setup started
23. Deployment(Option2)
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If you are setting up over 200 students, we can also upload a list of
accounts for you, and just give them all an interim password that they’ll
have to change
You send
Brainscape email
addresses of all
students
Brainscape creates
all student
accounts, with an
interim password
Admin tells
students to just
sign in with their
email address &
interim password
24. Well-testedSecurity&Privacy
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Private Access
• De-index your content from
Brainscape’s public
flashcards marketplace
• Control editing & “admin”
permissions among your
employees
• Limit access to only users
with whom you have
directly shared content
Full Encryption
• RESTful APIs fully protected
via SSL cryptographic
protocols
• Secure web/mobile sync of
your data
• Password-protected web
access via HTTPS encryption,
using Transport-Layer Security
(TLS)
Brainscape gives you complete control of who can access your content,
and we guarantee your content’s security