A big library is only helpful if you can find the right shelf quickly and then use what you find well. To use the ZykoStudy Public Library well, search or filter for a topic, preview a set before you play it, study it in a game, and come back on a schedule. Here is each step in turn.
How do you search or filter the library?
Open the Public Library and start with the search box. It looks at set titles, descriptions, subjects, and author names, and it matches every word you type, so a specific search such as a chapter name or unit number tends to work better than a single broad word. Below the box you will find:
- Subject chips that show how many sets sit under each subject, so you can jump straight to one area.
- 20+ Questions to hide very short sets when you want a full session.
- Most Used to sort by how often a set has been played.
- Top Rated to sort by rating, which only includes sets that have been rated.
Why preview a set before you play?
Open a set to see its own page. You can read through the questions, see how many times it has been played, and check its rating if it has one. Take thirty seconds here. Because sets come from many contributors, a quick look tells you whether the wording, difficulty, and topic match what you are studying. If something is wrong or inappropriate, the page has a report button.
Step 3: Play it in a game
Press Play and choose a study game. Playing beats reading a set top to bottom, because you have to produce the answer instead of recognizing it, the same principle covered in active recall and the testing effect. If a round gets interrupted, the Continue studying card at the top of the library lets you resume from where you stopped.
Step 4: Come back on a schedule
One round teaches less than several rounds spread over days. Replay the same set the next day and again a few days later, and add a second, related set once the first feels easy. Spacing your practice like this is the core of spaced repetition, and the recent sessions list in the library makes it easy to see what you played and when.
Step 5: Fill gaps with your own set
Public sets will not match every class. When a set covers most of your unit but misses something, build a small set for the gap from your own notes with turn your notes into a game, and keep it private or share it. Uploads can be PDFs, Word or PowerPoint files, text, or photos, and there is a walkthrough in how to turn a PDF into a quiz.
Sharing a set with a friend or class
Every set has a share link. A friend can open it and play as a guest without making an account, which is handy for a study group the night before a test. If you want to contribute a set of your own, see how to share a set in the Public Library.