Getting Started Guide

How to Use MistakeCoach

Follow these five steps to start identifying your mistake patterns and improving your performance through adaptive practice.

01

Create Your Account

Sign up with your name and email to get a personalized learning profile. Your progress and mistake patterns will be tracked automatically from the moment you start.

02

Configure Your Drill

Choose a focus area to target specific mistake patterns, pick a topic to narrow down the subject, and select how many questions you want per session.

03

Answer Questions

Read each question carefully and select your answer. A timer tracks your pace, and the system monitors whether you change answers. Submit when you're confident.

04

Review Your Results

After each question, you see whether you were correct, the right answer, an explanation, and what type of mistake was detected (if any).

05

Track Your Progress

Visit the Dashboard to see your full analytics: mistake pattern breakdown, accuracy trends over sessions, topic-wise performance, and personalized recommendations.

Understanding the Four Mistake Patterns

Each mistake type has a different cause and a different fix. Here's what the system looks for and how to address each one.

Knowledge Gaps

What it means

You're getting questions wrong on specific topics because the underlying concept isn't solid.

How it's detected

The system detects repeated errors on the same topic and categorizes them as knowledge gaps.

How to fix it

Focus drills on weak topics. The adaptive algorithm will serve more questions from those areas. Review explanations carefully to fill in conceptual understanding.

Reading Errors

What it means

You're answering too quickly without fully reading the question, leading to avoidable mistakes.

How it's detected

When your answer time is under 40% of the average time and the answer is wrong, it's flagged as a reading error.

How to fix it

Use the "Reading Errors" focus mode — key words in questions are highlighted. Train yourself to read every word before choosing an answer.

Time Pressure

What it means

You're spending too long on questions and still getting them wrong, often due to overthinking or anxiety.

How it's detected

When your time exceeds 150% of the average and the answer is wrong, it's classified as time pressure.

How to fix it

Practice with the "Time Pressure" focus. The relaxed pacing helps build confidence. Work on elimination strategies to reduce deliberation time.

Answer Changes

What it means

You're selecting the correct answer first but then changing it to an incorrect one.

How it's detected

The system tracks every answer change. If your original answer was correct but the final one isn't, it's an answer change mistake.

How to fix it

Use the "Answer Changes" focus mode. A badge reminds you of changes. Train yourself to trust your first instinct — it's usually right.

Ready to start?

Jump into your first drill and let the system learn your patterns.