An excellent change and will encourage the use of comparison question in notebooks. ie por and para. I use some questions to set up revision exercises. Thus with the lesson on gerunds I have found out that the alternative answers all represent a different conjugation of the verb. I have developed my own game with different sentence repetition around these alternative conjugations. While the completions are fun the main aim is to master the language. Your moto that repetition is fundamental is all too true. I do find the logo which pops up across the questions before the answer is displayed unhelpful in this respect.
The Kwiziq Leaderboard is a fun way to compete informally with other users on on the network, in three separate competitions: Day Streak, Kudos Points, and Top Testers.
The last one has always been a bit controversial as it is calculated on the basis of how many tests each user takes. While most tests have 10 questions, some clever (if slightly nefarious) Kwizzers have figured out how to game the system.
We realize that it’s not quite fair to rank Top Testers by how many tests you’ve taken, so we’re going to recalculate based on how many questions you answer. This will shake up the numbers a bit but should result in a fairer competition. And we’ll be keeping an eye out for any new tricks from krafty kwizzers to keep them on the straight and narrow.
We’ll be flipping the switch on Saturday, 18 April, so stay tuned!
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"Nefarious" isn't always true. I often use shorter quizzes from my notebook to focus more on areas in which I am struggling, while also making sure I am taking longers quizzes so that I stay well rounded and don't forget various aspects of the language. It's a learning strategy and one I am glad I am able to utilize on this site. For me, perfecting my Spanish is the goal, not racking up numbers of quizzes.
What does anybody have to gain by "gaming the system" to get higher rankings in the leaderboard?
I don't get it.
I am not sure if I understand the new system properly.
I still get just 1 point if I answer a quiz of 10 questions or 1 point if I answer a mini-quiz of 2 questions. Nothing has changed for me since the April switchover.
For example, on July 1st, I answered three mini quizzes of 2 questions each and received 3 points. On July 2nd, I answered 5 mini quizzes of 2 questions each and received 5 points and I answered one quiz of 10 questions and received 1 point. This has given me a total of 9 points for the month so far. Is this what it should be?
The important thing is to learn the Spanish but I was curious about how the new system works. Thank you.