Cognito Education
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STEM LIFE SAVER.
The experience I had with the website 100% improved over time. The way things are explained are beautiful and easy to understand, especially with diagrams. Especially with the new cheat-sheets which I'm sure future students will find helpful. AI (a big topic - especially in education) is used moderately throughout, nothing too much, especially for GCSE students (Will talk about this more in depth later). I would only use the site if you have Cognito Pro and are studying GCSEs. This is because the resources are better and more curated. In regard to AI, a lot of the videos for KS3 (available on YouTube) use AI voices. This is a disappointment however never affected me. The exam question tools were useful, along with flashcards and quizzes. In addition, the videos on YouTube are VERY useful. I do wish that cognito does more exam paper walkthroughs as this would be very helpful, especially as it will allow them to get more traffic during peak times and is more useful during exam season where people are less wanting to learn content and instead practice more. Adding on, the site is only good for Science Subjects (maybe Maths too at a stretch) as that's what it had started out to be so there is more content and time catered towards that. Now, going back to AI. The AI marking system can be turned off but when on is inaccurate sometimes. However, gives a good guide on the mark bracket your in. Furthermore, you can tell on the website how dependant it is on AI, especially with material. AI and education have been in talks for time and cognito seems to condone the acts of using AI to teach. I have not come across any misinformation spread from the material though this does seem to be like a big risk, especially for the future of not only the brand, but for the pockets of parents paying money, creating a lack of trust for the brand as the future of cognito's actions are unpredictable. Nevertheless, I would still recommend this website, it does live up to what it is. In addition, I would try only buy Cognito Pro when there are offers as I do think that the full price may be a bit high but also somewhat reasonable (as a student who used this as a substitute for tuition).