4.7 Learning Check-Ins
What happens when CurricuLLM asks you a few quick questions before helping with a new subject.
Sometimes when you ask CurricuLLM about a subject for the first time, a short check-in will pop up before the conversation starts. This is completely normal and is designed to help you get better support.
What is a learning check-in?
A learning check-in is a quick quiz — usually between 1 and 5 questions — that appears in the chat. It might include multiple choice, matching, fill-in-the-blank, true/false, or other question types. The questions are based on what you are meant to be learning at your level.
Why does it appear?
CurricuLLM wants to understand where you are with a subject so it can help at the right level. If it has never worked with you on that subject before, it needs a quick snapshot of what you already know. Once it has that, every answer it gives you will be better suited to where you are at.
What should I do?
- Answer the questions as well as you can. There is no pressure — this is not a test or a grade. It is just helping CurricuLLM understand your starting point.
- Don't worry about getting things wrong. Wrong answers are just as useful — they show CurricuLLM which areas to focus on.
- You can skip it. There is a Skip button if you would rather just start chatting. The conversation will continue normally, but CurricuLLM won't be able to personalise as well without the check-in.
What happens after?
Once you finish the check-in, you will see a friendly summary card — something like "Thanks for completing the check — this helps tailor your learning." It will show how you went, with an encouraging message regardless of your score.
After that, the conversation continues as normal. CurricuLLM will use what it learned from the check-in to pitch explanations, examples, and questions at the right level for you.
Will it happen every time?
No. The check-in only appears the first time you ask about a subject that CurricuLLM hasn't assessed you on before. Once you have completed a check-in for a subject, it will not appear again for that subject — CurricuLLM already knows where you are at.
If you skipped the check-in, it might appear again in a future conversation if there is still no data for that subject.
Can I redo a check-in?
Yes. If you want to see how much you have improved, you can redo the check-in from the conversation actions menu. This opens a progress view that compares your first attempt with your latest attempt — for example, "3 out of 5 at expected level or above" compared with "4 out of 5." The re-test uses the same questions so the comparison is fair.
Important things to remember
- It is not a test or a grade. Your teacher does not use this to mark you. It is purely to help CurricuLLM give you better support.
- It is quick. Most check-ins take less than a minute.
- It makes your experience better. The more CurricuLLM knows about where you are, the more helpful it can be.
- You are in control. You can always skip if you want to.
Easy way to think about it
It is like a coach asking you to do a few warm-up drills before training. The drills help the coach see what you are good at and what to work on, so the rest of the session is more useful for you.