Hi Shelly: Great. Variety does good for for students in a number of ways. For instance, students will test better under one type of test better than another. Another benefit, is it helps students study or do assignments in different ways, which stimulates learning better. The more variety that the students are exposed to, I think the better they'll perform. And as you say, if we can tailor it for the individual student, that's a great help. Have you ever tried this? As I'm discussing a topic, I'll stop every 5-10 minutes and ask a student to summarize the past bit of information. What happens is: * Students hear the information a second time * I can correct or clarify immediately * Students anticipate they'll be called on so they pay attention * When students verbalize, they tend to retain more information Just something you might find useful I thought I'd add to the forum. Regards, Barry