Student Trove
1. Getting Started
Study Lab organises your notes in a three-level hierarchy: Subjects → Topics → Notes. A subject is a broad area of study (e.g. Biology). Topics are chapters or units within a subject (e.g. Cell Biology). Notes live inside topics.
Your first note
- Tap + on the Home screen or in the Notes tab.
- Choose or create a subject and topic.
- Pick a note template (see Section 2).
- Start typing — study items are generated automatically from highlighted and structured content.
Navigating your notes
The Notes tab shows all notes grouped by subject and topic. Tap a note to open it. Long-press for quick actions (pin, delete, export).
2. Note Templates
Each note uses one of four templates. The template shapes how your note is structured and which study items are auto-generated from it.
Changing a template
Templates are set at note creation. To change template, create a new note and copy your content across.
3. Manual Highlighting
Select any text in a note and choose a highlight colour to create study items manually. Three colours, three purposes:
- Blue: Creates a flashcard with the selected text as the front. You write the back definition during the session.
- Yellow: Blanks out the selected text in a sentence. During a session you recall what the blank was.
- Green: Marks a key concept for reference. Also generates a flashcard.
To remove a highlight, tap the highlighted text and choose Remove.
4. Study Sessions
Study sessions quiz you on the study items generated from your notes. Start one from the Home screen or from any subject in the Study tab.
Four study modes
Auto-mix
Select Auto-mix when starting a session and Study Lab picks the best combination of modes based on what's in your notes. Recommended for most sessions.
Confidence buttons
After each item, tap one of three buttons:
- Got it — Correct and confident. Boosts mastery score and schedules the next spaced-repetition review further out.
- Unsure — Correct but not confident. Mild mastery boost; scheduled for review sooner.
- Missed it — Incorrect. Reduces mastery score, adds to the Mistake Bank, and schedules for early review.
5. Progress & Mastery
The Progress tab tracks how well you know each subject and topic over time.
Mastery Overview
Shows each subject as a card with a mastery score and status:
- Mastered (≥ 75%) — Green. You know this well.
- Consolidating (45–74%) — Amber. Getting there; keep reviewing.
- Developing (< 45%) — Red. Needs more work.
Expand any subject card to see per-topic mastery scores.
Mistake Bank
Items you've missed in sessions appear here grouped by subject. Each card shows the prompt, miss count, and last missed date. Tap Study Now to start a focused session on that subject, or tap Dismiss to remove it once you feel confident.
Session History
A chronological list of all completed sessions. Tap any session to see a full breakdown: items covered, confidence distribution, and time taken.
6. Teach-back Mode Premium
Teach-back uses the Protégé Effect: explaining a concept in your own words strengthens recall more than passive re-reading.
How it works
- Open a note and tap Teach Back.
- Study Lab picks a key concept from your note and asks you to explain it.
- Type your explanation in your own words.
- Study Lab analyses your explanation and generates a gap report — points that were missing, incomplete, or incorrect compared to the note.
Follow-up actions
After the gap report, you can tap any flagged concept to jump back to the relevant note section, or start a focused study session on the weakest areas.
7. Readiness Map Premium
The Readiness Map is a radial diagram on the Progress tab that shows mastery across all your subjects and topics at a glance — useful before exams.
Reading the map
- Inner ring — Each arc segment is a subject. Subject names appear along the arc.
- Outer ring — Each smaller arc is a topic within that subject, coloured by mastery status: teal (Mastered), amber (Consolidating), red (Needs Work).
- Deadline badge — If you have a Study Planner exam linked to a subject and it's within 14 days, a countdown badge (e.g. "3d") appears on that subject's arc. Topics in that subject get a subtle urgency ring.
Tapping arcs
- Tap a topic arc → a sheet shows the topic name, mastery status, and a Study Now button pre-filtered to that topic.
- Tap a subject arc → a sheet lists all topics with their mastery scores and a Study Subject button.
Empty state
The map requires at least two subjects with session data. If you don't have enough data yet, a prompt appears instead.
8. Student Trove Integration Premium
Connect your Study Planner account to sync subjects and exam deadlines into Study Lab.
Connecting your account
- Go to Settings → Student Trove.
- Tap Student Trove Connection and sign in with your Study Planner account.
- Tap Sync Subjects Now to pull your Study Planner subjects and match them to Study Lab subjects by name.
What syncs
- Subjects — Study Planner subject names are matched to Study Lab subjects. Matched subjects show a link icon.
- Exam deadlines — Tasks categorised as "exam" in Study Planner sync as deadlines in Study Lab.
Exam deadline surfacing
When an exam is within 14 days, a deadline card appears in the Session Suggestions section on the Home screen. The card shows the subject name, exam title, days remaining, and how many topics are ready. Tapping it starts a session focused on the weakest topic.
You can turn this off in Settings → Deep Integration → Surface notes before exams.
Sync behaviour
Sync is manual — tap Sync Now in Settings whenever you want to pull the latest data. There is no automatic background sync.
Disconnecting
Tap Student Trove Connection in Settings to disconnect. This removes your auth session from the device. Local Study Lab data is not affected.
9. Export
You can export any note at any time from the note's options menu (three-dot icon).
PDF export
Generates a formatted PDF of the note including all content sections. Suitable for printing or sharing. The PDF is created on-device and shared via the system share sheet.
Markdown export
Exports the note as a plain Markdown file. Useful if you want to move notes to another app or version-control them. All content sections are included; study items are not part of the Markdown export.
Exports stay on your device or go wherever you send them. Study Planner has no access to exported files.