Quizlet - Beyond Flashcards

Quizlet was originally designed as simple flashcard-style study app. Because of this, the data format was constrained to two sides of the card, front and back. Needless to say, this was very limiting for many study use-cases. For instance, Chinese language tests could contain English, Pinyin, and Chinese characters.

Studiable containers is an evolution of this format where users can create and study multifaceted data sets.

A challenge we faced when implementing this new feature was how we enable users to draw meaningful relationships between these facets. Would a student want to compare Pinyin to Chinese characters? Is it more difficult for English speakers to start with answering in English or Chinese characters? Will these preferences be set by the teacher or students or both?

Here are some explorations for taking a Quizlet set beyond two-sided flash cards.