Is Save My Exams AI? What Powers Our Study Tools

Key Takeaways

• Some Save My Exams study tools use AI: Smart Mark, Revision Note Chat, Exam Question Chat, Guided Study and Guided Practice.

• Revision notes and exam questions are written by teachers and examiners with more than 400 years of combined classroom experience.

• Every piece of content is reviewed by at least two Curriculum Experts, the subject specialists who review every resource before it's published.

• Save My Exams AI tools are built on examiner-written content and real mark schemes, so they're more specific than general tools like ChatGPT.

Which Save My Exams tools use AI?

Some of our study tools use AI. Each one is built using the same examiner-written content as the rest of our site, so the help you get is matched to your specification.

• Smart Mark grades your typed or handwritten answers against your exam board's own mark scheme, then shows you which marks you dropped and why.

• Revision Note Chat explains tricky concepts on any revision note, summarises the key points, or generates quiz questions to check what's gone in.

• Exam Question Chat helps you work through an exam question, or explains what it's actually asking for. It knows every part of the question and its mark scheme.

• Guided Study takes you through a topic step by step. It explains the parts that don't click, checks your recall, then picks up where you left off next time.

• Guided Practice adapts as you answer. Questions get harder when you're doing well and easier when you're not.

These tools are live on selected courses across AQA, Edexcel, OCR and Cambridge (CIE), at GCSE, IGCSE and A Level. Maths and the sciences have the widest coverage, and more courses are added regularly.

Are Save My Exams revision notes written by AI?

Every revision note, exam question and mark scheme on our platform is written by our qualified teachers and examiners.

The content team is made up of experienced professionals who've taught and examined the courses they write for. Between them they have more than 400 years of classroom experience.

We set out our position plainly in our commitment to content excellence: "We see AI as a tool that enhances what our experts do, not one that replaces them."

AI does appear in parts of the content workflow, in research, planning and production. Our expert team shapes the knowledge, accuracy and teaching value of what you read.

If you want the fuller picture of how the platform is put together, our article on whether Save My Exams is legit covers this in more detail.

How does Save My Exams check its content is accurate?

Every piece of our content is reviewed by at least two Curriculum Experts during authoring. Behind that sits our Content Quality Index, a set of 10 standards every resource has to meet.

Three of those standards carry the most weight:

• Specificity. Content uses your exam board's terms and command words, and deliberately leaves out anything you don't need.

• Accuracy. Every equation, formula, fact and figure is reviewed, with the goal of 100% accuracy.

• Conciseness. Bullet points and short sentences, so you get what you need without reading walls of text.

Mistakes do occasionally slip through. Reported errors are corrected within 7 working days, and you can read more about how accurate Save My Exams is and why students trust it.

How is Save My Exams' AI different from ChatGPT?

General AI tools are trained on the open internet, so they don't reliably know what your exam board wants or how your mark scheme awards marks. Our AI tools are built on examiner-written content and the mark schemes for your specification.

On marking specifically, Smart Mark is 69% more accurate than ChatGPT. A general chatbot can explain a concept to you, but it can't reliably tell you why you lost the third mark on a six-mark question. 

For a closer look at how the two compare, read Save My Exams vs ChatGPT Study Mode, or see how other tools stack up in our roundup of the best AI tools for students.

Frequently asked questions

Is Save My Exams content AI-generated?

Our revision notes, exam questions and mark schemes are written by qualified teachers and examiners, then reviewed by at least two Curriculum Experts before publication. We do use AI in our study tools, and in parts of our content workflow such as research and planning. Our expert team assures the accuracy and teaching value of the content.

Does Smart Mark use AI to mark my answers?

Yes. Smart Mark uses AI to grade typed or handwritten answers against your exam board's own mark scheme, then explains which marks you dropped and how to pick them up next time. It's available on written questions across a growing list of courses.

Which subjects and exam boards have AI tools?

Save My Exams AI tools are live on selected courses across AQA, Edexcel, OCR and Cambridge (CIE), at GCSE, IGCSE and A Level. Maths and the sciences have the widest coverage, and courses are added regularly. Check your course page to see what's available on yours.

Can I use Save My Exams without the AI features?

Yes. Our revision notes, exam questions, past papers and flashcards all work on their own. Our AI tools sit alongside them, and you can find out what Save My Exams is and how the rest of our platform fits together.

Exam-specific revision, made by trusted examiners 

Knowing who wrote your revision resources matters. On Save My Exams, that's teachers and examiners. AI handles the parts it's good at: instant feedback, explanations on demand, and practice that adapts to you. But everything on our platform is powered by the people who know your exams best. 

Start revising today. 

References

Smart Mark Grades Your Answers 69% More Accurately Than ChatGPT