Rating Your Memory Recall

Posted on November 17, 2009 User

We are often asked which of the five buttons to select after reviewing a memory verse. There is no hard and fast answer but hopefully this guide will help:

5. Remembered - Perfect

Only select this option when you feel that you are reviewing a memory verse too frequently. Selecting this option will increase the review interval fairly dramatically. As tempting as it is to get the verse memorized as quickly as possible, you will find that you will have an increasingly difficult time recalling the verse if you select this option too frequently. It is best selected when you recall a verse instantly and can recite it perfectly without any hesitation whatsoever.

4. Remembered - Hesitation

We have had difficulty coming up with a suitable label for this option but it is intended to be used when you feel that you have recalled a memory verse to your satisfaction and with only slight hesitation. This is the option to select when everything feels just right. If you think to yourself: "It's a good thing I reviewed this verse now otherwise I might have forgotten it", then you should select this option.

3. Remembered - Difficult

We recommend making frequent use of this option. If you struggle to recall a passage of scripture but can eventually get it correct without flipping over the flash card then you should select this option. If you have any doubt about rating yourself with button 4 or 5 then this is the selection for you. You will get to review the verse more frequently than the two options above but the interval will still continue to increase.

2. Don't Know - Familiar

Either of these next two options will reset the interval to one day and the verse will revert to 'learning' status. Don't worry, bible memorization is a long term effort and starting again sooner, rather than later, will be profitable in the long run. Select this option if you can't associate the bible reference with the memory verse or if you cannot recite or type the verse without using the flash card.

1. Don't Know - No Idea

Select this when you can't remember anything. Memverse will adjust the review of the verse to be more frequent. This is a good option to select when you are starting a new verse as it will start the verse on a more frequent review schedule.

You shouldn't think of the five options as though you are grading yourself on a test. Rather, think of them as you giving feedback to the Memverse system to allow it to adjust the review schedule optimally. It is designed to be a flexible system: if you are the type of person who would like to know each verse backwards and forwards with perfect punctuation, then you can use the five memory assessment options to achieve that goal. If it's not critical to you whether you occasionally substitute the word 'for' in place of 'because' or swap 'Jesus Christ' with 'Christ Jesus' then you can adjust your feedback accordingly.

Finally, don't agonize too much over which button to select. If you remembered the verse select one of the top three buttons. If you can't remember select one of the bottom two. The Memverse algorithm will gradually adjust over time.

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52 responses to Rating Your Memory Recall

Daniel Staddon says:
08/14/10 at 06:37:55

This is extremely helpful! Thank you for defining what each option does and how it affects the recurrence of the verse. I will be able to rate myself much more accurately now. Fascinating how you all have the algorithms set up... Keep up the good work!

David Staddon says:
08/14/10 at 10:47:18

Thank you! It is helpful to understand that these are used for giving feedback to Memverse and not just for grading yourself as on a test.

Amy L says:
08/16/10 at 09:05:33

I wish I had read this before I started rating everything. Oops! The explanations are very helpful.

GraceandGlory says:
08/16/10 at 17:02:26

It's VERY helpful to know all that.

Claire says:
08/17/10 at 12:15:42

thanks for putting this up to help other people. it certainly helped me, because before i read this i wasn't sure which one to press on a few certain occasions.

Spritelollipop;) says:
08/19/10 at 00:28:50

thanks that helps! before i looked at this i pressed 5 way more than i should probably have!

grace2u says:
09/08/10 at 04:10:36

Thanks for this. It IS very helpful. But I didn't FIND this until months into using memverse. I was not aware that it was here. I looked but didn't find anything much to help. I also didn't find the manual until now. That, too, was helpful. Wish I had seen it earlier.

Josh says:
09/09/10 at 23:12:01

I agree with everyone else, but figured I would say thank you anyway. Thankfully, I found out right at 10 memorized verses that are in fact memorized, so I can adjust it accordingly now. Please keep this up!

Josh says:
09/09/10 at 23:14:28

I don't know where I got the picture next to my name above, but that's what I need...some tape on my mouth. "Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise; when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent." Proverbs 17:28

Cana Moore says:
10/05/10 at 13:40:44

I will try not to freak out if i switch words or substitute.
Sadie Luckey says:
10/25/10 at 11:55:44

yah it helps alot i like it
Cristina says:
11/13/10 at 09:28:37

Thank you this is very helpful. I should have read this first =)
Dezmond Ghafouri says:
11/22/10 at 14:21:37

it's very helpful,I'll use it alot

Zachary Baas (MemVerseFanatic) says:
11/23/10 at 11:32:26

ty very helpful--much better than to do it manually (if i would have even done it)

Chancellor Ghafouri says:
11/23/10 at 20:26:05

i believe that this will really help me. thank you

Matthew Minica says:
11/30/10 at 10:08:19

Thank you very much! I do not think I have been rating myself very well before this, but now I know!

Matthew Minica says:
11/30/10 at 10:31:17

In fact I half-want to just start over and rate myself right this time! :) not that I will, but I wish I would have read this earlier!

LoisB says:
12/01/10 at 12:32:14

Agree w/ the helpfulness of this tool and explaination so as to use it in a manner that best utilizes the effectiveness of this program.

Caitlyn says:
12/04/10 at 21:46:11

Thank you! this is really helpful!
Shanna says:
01/01/11 at 13:15:57

Thank you, this helped me a lot.
Dirk Goedbloed says:
01/03/11 at 00:18:24

Alright then! Cheers!

Zachary Baas (MemVerseFanatic) says:
01/06/11 at 13:27:56

(((Clap clap clap & applause applause applause))) ;-) GO RATE!!

Let's see if we can reach 125,000 verses memorized by 12/31/11!! BTW: That would be ~400 NEW verses apiece, if no new users come on--which for goodness sakes I hope not!

Phyllis Devine says:
01/06/11 at 23:33:27

Lets go for it Zachary. I just became a user today and I hope to bring on some more new users soon. Also planning on chipping away at that 125,000 in my own little way.

Zachary Baas (MemVerseFanatic) says:
01/07/11 at 18:38:02

On your mark...get set...GO!!!! ;-)
MH says:
01/13/11 at 14:52:45

Thanks for explaining the intervals, this will be helpful.
Kyle Pikaart says:
01/26/11 at 06:19:36

thanks
Laura Frederick says:
02/01/11 at 14:18:41

This is a great resource! Thank you!
Grace says:
02/03/11 at 09:17:50

thanx a lot for doing such a unforgettable help for us...

Tyler Heald says:
02/05/11 at 18:03:08

Thank you so much for setting this up. I'm not consistent, but when I get going, I sprint. I gotta learn to be more of a cross-country memorizer, rather than a 50-yard-dash memorizer. I forget so much in between memorization bouts.

says:
02/06/11 at 04:44:33

thanks- this is helpful
Bethany says:
02/26/11 at 23:58:21

so helpful!
Michael Staddon says:
03/21/11 at 13:37:25

Wonderful! That's exactly how I've been using the memory recall!
Leann Morgan says:
04/01/11 at 22:12:00

This is wonderful!
Anna says:
04/04/11 at 23:16:45

Thanks this is helful.
CorettaH says:
04/14/11 at 18:39:25

This is AWESOME!!!!
thanks!
says:
04/26/11 at 02:31:05

Marylyn
Just started and trying to figure it out. Still looking for the manual.

Alex Watt says:
04/26/11 at 11:26:59

Marylyn - There is a tutorial underneath "Learn". Also, if you are still having trouble finding what you need, try the "Blog Search" under the "Blog" tab. It seems to work pretty well. Finally, if there are any specific questions, you can ask them here in the comments or on the Feedback forum by clicking the black box that says "Feedback" on the right of every page.

Hope this helps!

Emily Badman says:
04/29/11 at 02:14:12

This really helped! I didn't realize I was rating myself wrong until now!
Nick Wright says:
06/12/11 at 15:07:03

This is AWESOME. I couldn't memorize this quick without it.
Matthew Sinclair says:
06/14/11 at 16:35:25

Thanks. It helps me rate myself.
Andrea says:
06/17/11 at 17:42:41

Cool! This tool helps me set goals for myself.
says:
06/21/11 at 01:24:44

Sweet! I have been useing it the right way!
says:
07/23/11 at 04:33:27

Thanks!
Lauren says:
08/05/11 at 23:08:45

Super helpful! Thanks! :)
Emma Sawyer says:
09/19/11 at 23:21:01

hi
Phil Walker says:
09/20/11 at 01:03:38

Hi, Emma, welcome to Memverse! I trust you are enjoying your experience here.
Secret agent of God says:
10/05/11 at 20:51:49

This is a very helpful chart

Alex Watt says:
10/05/11 at 23:15:14

Paul - We are glad you found it helpful. You can also access this information at any time by clicking the small blue "i" icon while on the Memorize page.

Ruth says:
10/18/11 at 20:52:36

this is a very helpful chart
John Davis says:
10/25/11 at 00:16:33

This is really helpful !
Teresa says:
01/07/12 at 05:31:41

this is really helpful
God's Dancer (Grace Harrison) says:
01/23/12 at 20:13:34

Thank you for this page. My brother is Paul.