Better Exam Prep
Sharpen™ is the ultimate college study app that revolutionizes exam prep.
Better exam prep powered by responsible AI.
Empower students to use Sharpen to study on-the-go, completing bite-sized activities so they arrive to your class confident and ready to learn.
What’s Inside? Explore popular activities and AI enhancements.
Home
As students begin their study journey, they can choose any activity to get started. Popular activities appear in a modern playlist format, grouped by learning goal.
Quiz Bank
Students test their knowledge with three levels of quizzes (Basic, Advanced, Exam) and timed practice tests to support exam prep!
NEW! Ask Sharpen
Ask Sharpen is a GenAI-powered study buddy that helps students create personalized study sets on-the-fly, leveraging safety guardrails.
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As students complete activities, Sharpen’s AI engine analyzes their progress and recommends study activities to tackle their knowledge gaps. Students receive prompts to complete these activities and improve their Sharpen scores.
Videos
Students begin the learning journey with 3-minute videos, a fresh take on popular concepts.
Chapter Summaries
Students swipe through a summary of the chapter.
Flashcards
Students memorize and master key terms and definitions by tapping the flashcards.
Home
As students begin their study journey, they can choose any activity to get started. Popular activities appear in a modern playlist format, grouped by learning goal.
Quiz Bank
Students test their knowledge with three levels of quizzes (Basic, Advanced, Exam) and timed practice tests to support exam prep!
NEW! Ask Sharpen
Ask Sharpen is a GenAI-powered study buddy that helps students create personalized study sets on-the-fly, leveraging safety guardrails.
Improve Section
As students complete activities, Sharpen’s AI engine analyzes their progress and recommends study activities to tackle their knowledge gaps. Students receive prompts to complete these activities and improve their Sharpen scores.
Videos
Students begin the learning journey with 3-minute videos, a fresh take on popular concepts.
Chapter Summaries
Students swipe through a summary of the chapter.
Flashcards
Students memorize and master key terms and definitions by tapping the flashcards.
Home
As students begin their study journey, they can choose any activity to get started. Popular activities appear in a modern playlist format, grouped by learning goal.
Quiz Bank
Students test their knowledge with three levels of quizzes (Basic, Advanced, Exam) and timed practice tests to support exam prep!
NEW! Ask Sharpen
Ask Sharpen is a GenAI-powered study buddy that helps students create personalized study sets on-the-fly, leveraging safety guardrails.
Improve Section
As students complete activities, Sharpen’s AI engine analyzes their progress and recommends study activities to tackle their knowledge gaps. Students receive prompts to complete these activities and improve their Sharpen scores.
Videos
Students begin the learning journey with 3-minute videos, a fresh take on popular concepts.
Chapter Summaries
Students swipe through a summary of the chapter.
Flashcards
Students memorize and master key terms and definitions by tapping the flashcards.
Home
As students begin their study journey, they can choose any activity to get started. Popular activities appear in a modern playlist format, grouped by learning goal.
Quiz Bank
Students test their knowledge with three levels of quizzes (Basic, Advanced, Exam) and timed practice tests to support exam prep!
NEW! Ask Sharpen
Ask Sharpen is a GenAI-powered study buddy that helps students create personalized study sets on-the-fly, leveraging safety guardrails.
Improve Section
As students complete activities, Sharpen’s AI engine analyzes their progress and recommends study activities to tackle their knowledge gaps. Students receive prompts to complete these activities and improve their Sharpen scores.
Videos
Students begin the learning journey with 3-minute videos, a fresh take on popular concepts.
Chapter Summaries
Students swipe through a summary of the chapter.
Flashcards
Students memorize and master key terms and definitions by tapping the flashcards.
User Feedback
Sharpen FAQs for Instructors
My students are using Sharpen Companion. How can I get service and support?
Visit Support at Every Step for training videos, user guides, and registration tutorials.
My students are using Sharpen Companion with Connect. How can I monitor usage?
Inside Connect, you can set up a Sharpen assignment (and deploy it to your LMS). This allows you to see which students have launched Sharpen from your course. See the faculty user guide for details.
Does Sharpen give away answers to homework questions, tests, and exams?
Sharpen NEVER gives away the answers to homework problems or test questions. Sharpen teaches students to learn the concepts, the right way. All content is designed for practice.
Who is the author of Sharpen?
Sharpen was created by McGraw Hill subject matter experts. The terminology in the Sharpen flashcards directly matches McGraw Hill textbooks, for relevant titles.
What is the cost of Sharpen?
- Sharpen: Sharpen is free today for anyone to download in the App Store, Google Play, or web at studysharpen.com. Students gain access to a limited set of free resources across the entire library of titles, in every single chapter. Instructors can use this version too.
- Sharpen Plus: After creating their free Sharpen accounts, students can choose to upgrade to Sharpen Plus on their own, gaining access to premium study content for all 150 titles and courses (all videos, all quizzes). Sharpen Plus offers three auto-renewing subscription lengths: 1-month, 3-months, and 12-months. Prices are subject to change, so please check the App Store and Google Play for details.
- Sharpen Companion: If instructors wish to adopt Sharpen, they can add Sharpen Companion to their course materials at a reduced price. These are one-time, non-renewing purchases that give students access to all premium content for a single title. Instructors are advised to contact their local sales representative for additional information that pertains to your institution. Sharpen Companion is available in affordable access programs. The standard cost to bundle Sharpen Companion with Connect or McGraw Hill GO is $9.99 for 6 months or $14.99 for 12 months. Additional durations are available.
I’m already using Connect, ALEKS, McGraw Hill GO, or an eBook from McGraw Hill. Should I recommend Sharpen to my students?
Yes! Sharpen Companion can be added to your course, so students have a single point of login. Contact your sales representative to add Sharpen Companion to your course.
I’m using the ALEKS® platform or an eBook from McGraw Hill. Should I recommend Sharpen to my students?
Yes! Students can download the basic Sharpen app or choose to upgrade to Sharpen Plus on their own.
I am not using a McGraw Hill textbook. Can I still recommend Sharpen to students?
Yes! Sharpen can be used alongside any course materials. Sharpen is available for 150 titles and courses. Explore titles here. There are 12 general courses in Sharpen (e.g., Sharpen for Financial Accounting) and 19 OpenStax courses, offering high-quality content to complement your course materials.
Can McGraw Hill share more about Ask Sharpen's AI functionality?
Click here to view details about Ask Sharpen's AI functionality.
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