What is a Weakness Log, and why "clearing" wrong answers is the wrong instinct
A Weakness Log is a permanent, automatic record of every question a student has answered incorrectly, organised by subject and topic. Unlike a normal revision queue — which removes a question the moment it's answered correctly again — a Weakness Log never deletes that history. It marks the question as mastered on a date instead, so the evidence of what a student actually struggled with over a full term stays visible and filterable, right up until exam week.
Try the Weakness Log free
Why most "wrong answer" tracking quietly fails you
Most revision apps and even most teachers' mark-books work the same way: get a question wrong, it goes on a list to revisit; get it right next time, it comes off the list. That feels like progress — but it also means the record disappears exactly when it becomes most useful. A month before an exam, "what did I actually struggle with all year?" is a much more useful question than "what did I get wrong this week?" — and a normal revision queue can't answer it, because it was designed to forget.
- Wrong answer added to a "revise this" list
- Correct answer next time → removed from the list
- No record of the mistake ever having happened
- Can't see long-term patterns before an exam
- Wrong answer logged permanently, by subject and topic
- Correct answer next time → marked "mastered on [date]," never deleted
- Full history stays visible and filterable
- See exactly which topics gave trouble across the whole year
How it works
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Answer a question wrong
It's automatically filed into the Weakness Log with its subject and chapter — no manual tracking needed.
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Filter by subject or status, any time
Before a test, filter the whole log down to just Biology, or just the topics still marked "still weak," instead of re-studying everything.
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Retry directly from the log
Every entry has a Try Again button that loads the original question back into the normal answer flow — correct it without leaving the log.
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It's marked mastered, not deleted
Getting it right again stamps the entry "mastered on [date]" and keeps it in your history — so the record of what you once struggled with never quietly disappears.
Common questions
What is a Weakness Log?
A permanent, automatic record of every question a student has answered incorrectly, organised by subject and topic. It's never deleted once answered correctly again — it's marked mastered instead, with the date.
How is this different from a normal revision queue?
A normal queue removes a question the moment it's answered correctly, losing the record of what was actually struggled with. A Weakness Log keeps every entry permanently, so long-term patterns stay visible right up to exam week.
Can I filter it by subject or topic?
Yes — filter by subject and by whether a topic is still weak or already mastered, so revision focuses on genuinely weak areas rather than everything.
Can I retry a question directly from the log?
Yes. Every entry has a Try Again option that loads the original question back into the normal answer flow, so you can correct a past mistake without leaving the log.