The Revision tab contains the flashcards and exercises associated with a lesson. It becomes available once you complete the lesson and is designed to help you strengthen your knowledge over time through active recall and spaced practice.
1. Flashcards and Exercises
The Revision tab can contain four types of revision card:
- Embedded Flashcards: Flashcards that also appeared during the Learning tab and test the essential knowledge from the lesson.
- Embedded Exercises: Exercises that also appeared during the Learning tab and ask you to apply what you have learned.
- Additional Flashcards: Extra flashcards that test the same knowledge in different ways to strengthen understanding.
- Additional Exercises: Extra exercises designed for revision and consolidation, often using different question styles or contexts.
Flashcards are mainly used to help you recall and remember knowledge, while exercises help you apply that knowledge and develop skills such as problem-solving and answering exam-style questions.
2. Spaced Practice
The Revision tab uses spaced practice to determine which cards you should review and when.
When you attempt a flashcard or exercise, your performance contributes to its future review schedule. Knowness considers information such as whether your answer was correct, how many attempts you needed, and how difficult you found the card.
Cards you find more difficult will generally return sooner, while cards you know more securely can be left for longer before being reviewed again.
For more information about spaced practice and proficiency, see 1.2 How Knowness Works.
3. Answering Cards
When you attempt a flashcard or exercise, you can check your answer and receive immediate feedback.
Depending on the card and your answer:
- Correct answer: You are told that your answer is correct and may be asked to rate how difficult you found it.
- Incorrect answer: The correct answer is shown and, where available, you may receive additional feedback to help you understand the mistake.
Your responses help Knowness build a more accurate picture of how securely you know the material.
4. Proficiency
Each card has a proficiency level that reflects how secure that knowledge currently is.
As you review cards over time, they can move through the proficiency levels:
- Not Attempted
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Max
Proficiency can increase when you successfully recall or apply knowledge and decrease if that knowledge is not revisited for some time.
5. Keeping on Top of Revision
The Revision tab shows the cards that are ready for review for that specific lesson.
Try to complete due cards when they become available rather than allowing them to build up. Regular revision helps maintain your proficiency and makes it easier to remember the material over the long term.
You can also use Decks to view due cards across multiple lessons and subjects in one place.