Product update live since 15 May 2026
What’s New
You can now offer Matching Mode on every Flashcard set — students pair terms and definitions in a grid, or use Classic Mode to flip cards the way they always have.
Students pick the mode before each session. You still Share the same link. Nothing changes in how you assign work.
Why It Matters for Your Classroom
If you already assign Flashcard sets, the first question is usually: why add a second mode?
Flip review tells you students finished the set. It does not always show which terms they are still mixing up. Classic Mode is still the right fit for that kind of review. Matching Mode is for when you want faster practice and a clearer picture of what is still sticking.
Classic Mode — quiet, self-paced flip review. Shuffle and auto-play audio stay here. Use it for homework or when students should think of the answer before they flip, without every term on screen at once.
Matching Mode — more active practice with clearer feedback. Students leave knowing what to study next, not only that they completed the set. For you, it helps spot which terms the whole class kept struggling with before the next quiz, without opening every student’s responses one by one.
You are not replacing Classic. Add Matching when you want warm-ups, stronger engagement, or that class-wide view from the same set.
How It Works
Share your Flashcard set the same way you always do. Students choose Matching Mode or Classic Mode on the study screen before each session.
For you
- Create or open a Flashcard set → Share with students.
- Guide students on which mode fits the task. See When to Use Classic vs Matching below
- After a matching session, open View Report for time taken, average attempts, and per-pair indicators.
For students in Matching Mode
- Finish all rounds (6 pairs each) until the set is done.
- Open the Flashcard link → choose Matching Mode.
- Match term and definition tiles. Wrong pairs reset while correct pairs lock.
Learning Results and Progress Tracking
What students see
After completing the Flashcard set, students can review their learning results.
The results are grouped into:
- Mastered — cards answered confidently
- Still learning — cards that required more retries
Each flashcard pair shows how many tries it took before they matched it correctly, so they leave knowing what to review, not only that they finished the set.
What you see in View Report
Open View Report after students complete matching. You see session time, average attempts per pair, and a color on each card:
- Green — first-try match
- Orange — multiple attempts
- Red — more attempts than most other cards in the set
Here, you’ll see which pairs the whole class struggled with in one view. No need to open each student’s responses separately.
When to Use Classic vs Matching
| When | Mode | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-quiz warm-up | Matching Mode | Fast pairing and instant retry wake the class up and surface gaps before the quiz. |
| Homework revision | Classic Mode | Self-paced flips with Shuffle and auto-play audio, without the grid format. |
| Spotting weak vocab as a class | Matching Mode | Green, orange, and red in View Report show which pairs cost the most attempts across the group. |
| Recall without choices on screen | Classic Mode | Students think of the answer before flipping, closer to many test formats. |
Try This
Share your next Flashcard set, ask students to run one session in Matching Mode, then open View Report and check which pairs show orange or red. Those are the terms worth a quick reteach or tomorrow’s warm-up.
FAQ
Is Matching Mode on every Flashcard set?
Yes. If you already use Flashcards, matching is already on the set. There is no separate toggle to enable it. Share the link the way you always do, and students pick the mode when they start.
Do students need an Edcafe account?
No, they use your share link the same way they do for Classic flip review, no signup on their end.
Can students use the same link for both modes?
One link covers both. When students open it, they choose Classic Mode or Matching Mode on the study screen before the session begins. You do not need a second link for matching.
Can they switch modes mid-session?
Not during a round. If someone picked the wrong mode, they need to finish or leave and start fresh. That is why it helps to say which mode you want when you assign the set.
What features stay Classic-only?
Shuffle and auto-play audio are only in Classic Mode. Matching has the pairing grid, retry on wrong matches, and the attempt data you see in View Report.