StudyQuest documentation

StudyQuest is an ADHD-friendly learning platform for grades 6 to 12 and homeschool families. It is built for studying that sticks: short, calm sessions that use retrieval (pulling ideas from memory) and spacing (coming back before you forget), not marathon rereading.

Each subject topic is a guided journey with a clear path: Discover → Learn → Practice → Apply. You always know where you are and what comes next, so you spend less energy hunting for materials and more energy actually learning.

• Students: open a topic, follow the journey, review due flashcards, and track mastery.
• Parents: see progress on the device, share a read-only link, and use study-skills guides.
• Teachers: build assignments, share class links, and watch a concept mastery heatmap.

You can start without an account. Sign-in is optional and mainly helps when you want progress and reviews to follow you across devices.

1. Open Home for an overview, streaks, and shortcuts into study.
2. Go to Subjects and pick a topic that matches what you are learning.
3. Open the topic journey and follow Discover → Learn → Practice → Apply (or jump to Practice if you already know the basics).
4. Optionally sign in so reviews, progress, and parent or teacher links can sync to your account.

Prefer a weekly rhythm? Visit Study plan to set a goal and see suggested next steps.

Every topic is one scrolling path through four acts. The page keeps you oriented instead of asking you to pick from a menu of disconnected pages.

1. Discover: a curiosity hook that opens with a question, not a summary, plus a short video to pull you in.
2. Learn: the story and study guide in one place, with quick recall checks woven into the reading so you retrieve ideas as you go.
3. Practice: quizzes, flashcards, matching, and games embedded in the journey so you lock in what you read without leaving the path. Practice updates your mastery map.
4. Apply: explain ideas back, then take an optional, scored Knowledge check. You estimate how you did before the score appears, which builds accurate self-knowledge and lowers test anxiety.

Flashcards live inside topics and also feed Daily Review, so cards you practice in a journey can come back later across subjects. While you read, an optional ambient tutor may offer a hand if you linger on a passage or a couple of recall checks do not land; it is always easy to dismiss.

Daily Review is a single session for flashcards that are due today, pulled from every topic you have practiced. Rate each card (Again / Hard / Good / Easy). Hard cards come back sooner; easy ones stretch further out, so your time goes to what you are about to forget.

Find it under Explore in the header. When cards are due, a small badge shows the count so you can clear them in a few minutes.

• Guest: you can still review cards saved on this browser. Progress stays on this device.
• Signed in: ratings sync to your account so the same due queue can follow you to another device.

Study plan helps you set a weekly goal and see suggested next topics, so you are not deciding from a blank page every day.

Progress shows recent work, topic completion, achievements, and streaks. Its Mastery tab is the one to watch: each concept is a node that brightens as you recall it correctly over time. It reflects retrieval, not how fast you click.

• Streaks reward consistent short sessions, not all-nighters.
• Mastery updates when you practice (quizzes, flashcards, activities), not from reading alone.
• Guest progress stays in this browser; signed-in progress can sync across devices.

The AI Tutor explains ideas in plain language, quizzes you, and coaches you through stuck points. It is built to help you think, not to do the work for you. It will not complete graded homework or assessments; it gives hints, steps, checks, and parallel practice instead.

You will also see an optional ambient helper while you read in a journey. Always double-check anything that will be graded, especially numbers, dates, and definitions your teacher emphasized.

Tools are standalone helpers for homework across subjects. They do not automatically mark a topic complete; practice inside a journey does that.

• Formula library: look up math and science equations with plain-language explanations.
• Equation solver: step-by-step solutions, including a guided mode where you try each step.
• Sports math: stats, angles, and trajectories tied back to core math ideas.
• Also available: graphing calculator, fraction converter, unit converter, number theory, statistics lab, and more.

StudyQuest adjusts to how you are doing so practice stays in the right zone: not so easy it is boring, not so hard it is discouraging. These features are most developed in the grades 6 to 8 math journeys (ratios, expressions and equations) and are expanding to more topics over time.

Entry diagnostic

A short, optional check at the start of a topic maps what you already know across its concepts, then highlights the Learn sections worth your attention first. If you already have part of a topic, you are not required to start from zero.

Difficulty that follows your accuracy

In supported math topics, questions are reordered based on your recent results: easier questions come first when you have been missing several (a confidence-building support mode), and harder questions come first when you are cruising (a challenge mode). The questions are the same; the order meets you where you are.

Mixed practice

On math topics, the full quiz defaults to Mixed practice, which shuffles problem types together so you practice choosing the right approach for each problem instead of repeating one (the interleaving habit that helps ideas stick).

Help the moment you miss

Miss a math question and, instead of just the answer, you get a targeted scaffold under the explanation:

• A worked visual (for example a ratio tape diagram, or an expression-vs-equation diagram) matched to the concept you missed.
• A link to the right tool: the Equation Solver opens in step-by-step Guide mode; the Fraction Converter for fraction and percent work.
• A jump back to the matching section in the Learn act so you can re-read the idea in context.

Flashcards that space themselves

After you flip a card, rate it (Again / Hard / Good / Easy). Cards you find hard resurface sooner and easy ones stretch further out, so your review time concentrates on what you are about to forget rather than what you already know.

Return-visit warm-up

When you come back to a topic, a short warm-up resurfaces a few concepts that are due for review before you continue. Natural revisits become spaced practice without any extra planning on your part.

Press ⌘K (Mac) or Ctrl+K (Windows/Linux), or use the search control in the header, to open the Command Palette. Type a few words to search across the library; results are grouped by type and ranked by how closely they match your query.

Each result row shows a type badge on the right. Common types:

• Topic: full study units (e.g., search Pythagorean → Pythagorean Theorem).
• Concept: glossary terms and definitions (e.g., Pythagorean equation). Open to read formulas with proper math formatting on the Glossary page.
• Video: linked lesson clips tied to topics.
• Event: timeline entries for history topics (e.g., Constitutional Convention).
• Figure: historical people referenced across topics (e.g., Washington).
• Blog: study-skills articles for parents and homeschool families (e.g., search spaced repetition or homeschool).

With an empty search box you see shortcuts (Home, Subjects, Study plan, Glossary, Progress, and more). Intent words help with ranking; for example, searching define hypotenuse boosts concept matches, while searching timeline civil war boosts event matches, and parent study tips boosts blog matches.

Open Settings to tune how StudyQuest looks and feels. Preferences are designed to stay calm and readable, especially for longer sessions.

• Focus mode: dims extra chrome so the page you are studying stays front and center (on by default).
• Theme: light, dark, or auto to match your system.
• Accessibility: layout density, font size, font type, bionic reading, reduce motion, and sound.
• Quick presets: ADHD Comfort, Focus Night, Default Learn, and Comfort Read apply a full set of choices at once.
• Role and linking: set Parent or Teacher, create invite codes, or redeem a code to link accounts.

Signing up is optional for browsing and studying. A free account is worth it when you want progress to travel with you or when a parent or teacher needs to see your work.

What you get when you sign in:

• Daily Review and flashcard ratings can sync across devices.
• Progress, streaks, and mastery can continue on another device after you log in (local progress migrates on first login when possible).
• AI Tutor and account-linked features stay available wherever you sign in.
• Parents and teachers can link to your account with an invite code and see recent activity.

Guest mode: everything works in the browser you are using. Clearing site data or switching devices without signing in resets guest progress.

Forgot your password? Use the reset link on the sign-in page. We email a secure link; open it on the same device and browser you requested it from to set a new password.

For bugs, content corrections, or product feedback, use Feedback, email hello@studyquest.academy, or the contact form on Help & FAQ.

StudyQuest is built for families who want studying that sticks without turning homework into a fight. Start at For parents: see the last topic, journey act completion, practice activity, and reviews due.

Device-local vs signed-in (be honest about what you can see)

Progress on the parent hub reflects what was studied on this device unless your child is signed in and linked to you. If your child studies as a guest on another computer or phone, you will not see that work remotely until they sign in and link their account.

• Same device: open For parents to see journey acts, practice, and due reviews for child profiles on this browser.
• Signed-in child + invite code: set your role to Parent in Settings, create a code, and have your child redeem it while signed in. Then use the Dashboard and progress report for linked activity.
• Guest-only study: stays in that browser; share links and weekly digests only include what this device has recorded.

Share links and weekly digest

From the parent hub you can copy a read-only share link (topic, acts, and a progress snapshot; never email or passwords) and a weekly digest you can paste into email. Signed-in parents can get a verified share link; older device-only links may show an “unverified” banner.

From the Dashboard, open a linked child and use Print Report or Email Weekly Report for a printable “This week” summary (last 7 days): quiz count, average score, study-plan minutes, and recent quizzes. Integrity notes are automated conversation starters, not grades or accusations.

• Very fast, perfect scores: a quiz was completed at 100% per question, unusually quickly.
• Many quizzes in a short window: three or more quizzes finished within about ten minutes.
• Large score jump on a topic: below 50% on one try, then a perfect score within 24 hours.

Study skills for home

Read practical guides on the Blog, or start the free 7-Day Study Reset Kit for a day-by-day plan you can begin tonight.

Safety and privacy basics

• Accounts use email sign-in; keep login credentials private at home.
• The AI Tutor is a study aid; remind your child to verify answers with teachers or textbooks.
• Progress is private by default; nothing your child does is shown to other students.
• Report content concerns via Support → Feedback, by emailing hello@studyquest.academy, or via the contact form on Help.

Use StudyQuest as a calm practice layer alongside your curriculum. The teacher hub at For teachers lets you build assignments, share class links, and watch concept mastery on a heatmap.

Assignments and class links

Pick a topic, choose the full journey or specific acts, set a due date, and save the assignment. Share the class link with students (deep links can open a specific act). Students see an assignment banner when they open that journey.

• Introduce a topic in class, then send students to the same journey URL.
• Assign Practice or Apply by naming the act (for example, finish the topic quiz, then one flashcard deck).
• Point struggling students to the ambient tutor while they read or to the global AI Tutor page.

Class mastery heatmap

The class mastery heatmap shows students by concept for an assigned topic. Red and yellow cells flag weak spots to reteach or assign retrieval practice. Mastery updates when students complete quizzes and practice activities with concept tags.

Linking students

Set your role to Teacher in Settings, then generate an invite code. Students enter the code in their Settings while signed in. After they link, open the Dashboard to see who has connected and recent activity. For a printable summary, use Progress report when viewing a student.

You only see progress for students linked to your code, or journey data recorded on this device. StudyQuest does not automatically enroll a whole class roster. Assignments and class progress on the teacher hub may be device-local until you sign in and sync; export assignments if you need to move them between devices.

The Blog is practical learning science for parents and homeschool families: how to study smarter, not longer.

• Hub guides cover the big picture (for example, a full study-skills overview).
• Spoke articles go deeper, one idea at a time, and group under their parent hub when available.
• Search blog posts from the Command Palette (⌘K) with words like parent, homeschool, or article titles.

The free 7-Day Study Reset is a parent lead magnet: a research-backed plan that helps a middle or high school student study less, remember more, and stop forgetting what they just learned. About 15 minutes a day, with a role for you.

Sign up on /start, then open your kit at /start/kit to download the plan and walk through the week (reset the routine, retrieval, spacing, mixing subjects, a parent check-in script, troubleshooting, and locking in the habit).

StudyQuest is designed around how people actually remember things: you understand an idea, connect it to something real, practice retrieving it, and revisit it before you forget. That cycle shows up in the four-act journey, in Daily Review, and in varied practice formats (quizzes, flashcards, activities) rather than a single long passive read.

Think of the app as a study companion, not a shortcut around your class. It can help you organize reviews, spot weak areas in Progress, and ask the tutor when you are stuck. It does not guarantee a particular test score or grade; outcomes still depend on your effort, sleep, class instruction, and how you apply what you practice.

Research-backed habits baked into the product include spacing practice over time (streaks, study plan, and Daily Review),¹ active recall (quizzes and flashcards),² and mixing question types so you recognize ideas in different forms.³ None of that replaces showing your work on paper or following your teacher's expectations for assignments.

StudyQuest stores learning progress on your device and, when you sign in, syncs journey and assignment data to your account. Parent share links carry a read-only snapshot (topic, acts, prompts), not email or passwords.

• Newer share links are digitally signed, so the app can confirm they have not been changed when you open them while signed in; older links without that signature show an "unverified" banner.
• Analytics runs only if you consent, and it records an anonymous random ID for your visit, never student names or the details of your schoolwork.
• On shared school or library computers, sign out and use Settings → Clear local learning data before leaving.

Share URLs may appear in browser history; do not post them publicly. Schools and districts should request a data processing agreement from their administrator.

1. ¹ Spaced practice.

   Cepeda, N. J., Pashler, H., Vul, E., Wixted, J. T., & Rohrer, D. (2006). Distributed practice in verbal recall tasks: A review and quantitative synthesis. Psychological Bulletin, 132(3), 354–380. https://doi.org/10.1037/0033-2909.132.3.354

   Ebbinghaus, H. (1885/1913). Memory: A contribution to experimental psychology. Teachers College, Columbia University.

2. ² Active recall (the testing effect).

   Roediger, H. L., III, & Karpicke, J. D. (2006). Test-enhanced learning: Taking memory tests improves long-term retention. Psychological Science, 17(3), 249–255. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9280.2006.01693.x

   Dunlosky, J., Rawson, K. A., Marsh, E. J., Nathan, M. J., & Willingham, D. T. (2013). Improving students' learning with effective learning techniques: Promising directions from cognitive and educational psychology. Psychological Science in the Public Interest, 14(1), 4–58. https://doi.org/10.1177/1529100612453266

3. ³ Interleaved (mixed) practice.

   Rohrer, D., Dedrick, R. F., & Stershic, S. (2015). Interleaved practice improves mathematics learning. Journal of Educational Psychology, 107(3), 900–908. https://doi.org/10.1037/edu0000001

   Rohrer, D., Dedrick, R. F., & Burgess, K. (2014). The benefit of interleaved mathematics practice is not limited to superficially similar kinds of problems. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 21(5), 1323–1330. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13423-014-0588-3