How SoloCogs works

Find the gaps. Show what to do next. Repeat.

SoloCognition is not a test. There's no pass/fail, no timer, and no running score mid-session. It compares what a student answers with how confident they felt, and turns that into a precise study plan. Here's exactly how each question works.

In 30 seconds

From friction to a self-directed plan

Most students don't struggle because they're not trying - they struggle because they don't know where to start. SoloCognition removes that friction entirely.

The problem

Students don't know what to study next

So they do nothing - or they do the easy stuff they already know. Either way, the real gaps stay gaps.

The solution

SoloCognition sorts every answer into one of four Knowledge Flags

It compares what a student answers with how confident they felt - and turns those two signals into a precise picture of what to focus on next.

The result

The student becomes a Solo learner

A clear, honest starting point and a self-directed plan - no more "what do I study?" friction. Powered by their own Cogs.

The three-step structure

Every question follows the same shape

Aligned to AQA Foundation specification language. Every question includes a skip option - skipping is still useful data.

1
Answer the question
Students answer using whichever format suits the question - type, multiple choice, or drag-and-drop. Skipping tells us the topic felt unfamiliar or overwhelming - just as useful as a wrong answer, and treated without judgement.
2
Rate confidence - after answering
Students rate how they felt: I knew this, I thought I might know, or I was guessing. Done after answering - so it's a reflection, not a prediction. This is the step that separates genuine knowledge from a lucky guess.
3
Feedback matched to both signals
A correct answer from a confident student means something different to a correct answer from a guesser. SoloCognition treats them differently. No running score during the unit - just a full, honest breakdown at the end.
↻  Questions draw from a rotating bank - fresh every time a unit is repeated. No memorising answers, no false picture of progress.
The four Knowledge Flags

Answer + confidence = a precise picture

A standard test tells you what a student got right or wrong. SoloCognition combines answer + confidence to identify why they're where they are - and that decides the action.

Secure knowledge
Confident and correct. No action needed - revisit only to maintain.
Misconception
Confident but wrong. The most important flag - addressed first, because the student doesn't yet know they don't know.
Knowledge gap
Wrong and uncertain - a clear gap, straightforward to build with the linked SoloLab subunit.
Hesitancy
Right but uncertain, or skipped. Knowledge is there - confidence isn't yet. Targeted retrieval rebuilds trust.
Marked the way examiners mark

Aligned to AQA Foundation language and mark schemes

Every question is written using the same command words and acceptable-answer phrasing AQA uses on the real exam. Spelling tolerance is calibrated to standard mark-scheme rules - so dyslexic letter reversals and common phonetic spellings are accepted the way a sympathetic examiner would.

Three-layer spelling match. We check the letters, the sounds (ph/f, -tion/-shun), and the letter swaps that dyslexic writers make most often (b/d, p/q). If any layer matches the mark scheme, the answer counts - the same way a sympathetic teacher would mark it.

Plain-English mode. Reads questions in everyday language alongside the formal scientific term - so "tiny living things" sits next to "microorganisms". Students learn the keyword without losing the meaning.

From data to a personalised plan

SoloCognition doesn't just identify which topics need attention - it identifies what kind of attention each one needs. A misconception needs unpicking. A gap needs building. Hesitancy needs reinforcing. Each produces a different recommended next step.

This is what makes SoloCognition different from a revision checklist. It doesn't just tell you what to cover - it tells you how to approach it.

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Three units - one from each science - no account needed. Find out exactly where your knowledge sits.

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