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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96 responses to Rating Your Memory Recall

Daniel Staddon August 14, 2010 06:37

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 August 14, 2010 10:47

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.

Severus Snape August 16, 2010 17:02

It's VERY helpful to know all that.

Claire August 17, 2010 12:15

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;) August 19, 2010 00:28

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

grace2u September 08, 2010 04:10

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 September 09, 2010 23:12

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 September 09, 2010 23:14

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 October 05, 2010 13:40

I will try not to freak out if i switch words or substitute.

Sadie Luckey October 25, 2010 11:55

yah it helps alot i like it

Cristina November 13, 2010 09:28

Thank you this is very helpful. I should have read this first =)

chancellor November 22, 2010 14:21

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

ZachB November 23, 2010 11:32

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

Chancellor Ghafouri November 23, 2010 20:26

i believe that this will really help me. thank you

Matthew Minica November 30, 2010 10:08

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

Matthew Minica November 30, 2010 10:31

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 December 01, 2010 12:32

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 December 04, 2010 21:46

Thank you! this is really helpful!

Shanna January 01, 2011 13:15

Thank you, this helped me a lot.

Dirk Goedbloed January 03, 2011 00:18

Alright then! Cheers!

ZachB January 06, 2011 13:27

(((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 January 06, 2011 23:33

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.

ZachB January 07, 2011 18:38

On your mark...get set...GO!!!! ;-)

Matthew January 13, 2011 14:52

Thanks for explaining the intervals, this will be helpful.

Kyle Pikaart January 26, 2011 06:19

thanks

Laura Frederick February 01, 2011 14:18

This is a great resource! Thank you!

Grace February 03, 2011 09:17

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

Tyler Heald February 05, 2011 18:03

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.

February 06, 2011 04:44

thanks- this is helpful

Bethy February 26, 2011 23:58

so helpful!

Michael Staddon March 21, 2011 13:37

Wonderful! That's exactly how I've been using the memory recall!

Leann Morgan April 01, 2011 22:12

This is wonderful!

Anna April 04, 2011 23:16

Thanks this is helful.

Coretta Hedstrom April 14, 2011 18:39

This is AWESOME!!!!
thanks!

April 26, 2011 02:31

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

Alex Watt April 26, 2011 11:26

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 April 29, 2011 02:14

This really helped! I didn't realize I was rating myself wrong until now!

Nick Wright June 12, 2011 15:07

This is AWESOME. I couldn't memorize this quick without it.

Matthew Sinclair June 14, 2011 16:35

Thanks. It helps me rate myself.

Andrea June 17, 2011 17:42

Cool! This tool helps me set goals for myself.

June 21, 2011 01:24

Sweet! I have been useing it the right way!

July 23, 2011 04:33

Thanks!

Lauren August 05, 2011 23:08

Super helpful! Thanks! :)

Emma Sawyer September 19, 2011 23:21

Phil Walker September 20, 2011 01:03

Hi, Emma, welcome to Memverse! I trust you are enjoying your experience here.

Secret agent of God (Paul Harrison) October 05, 2011 20:51

This is a very helpful chart

Alex Watt October 05, 2011 23:15

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 October 18, 2011 20:52

this is a very helpful chart

John Davis October 25, 2011 00:16

This is really helpful !

Teresa Davis January 07, 2012 05:31

this is really helpful

GlorifyGod<3 January 23, 2012 20:13

Thank you for this page. My brother is Paul.

Maxwell February 21, 2012 15:50

this page is very helpful to me. :) Thanks a bunch!

Maxwell February 21, 2012 15:54

By the way, my brother and I share a user so he wanted me to say "thanks" on his behalf as well. ;-)
(Try to unscramble our to names out of our user name, it shouldn't be too hard. :-)

Andrea March 22, 2012 16:08

Your brother's name is Rebekah????? ;-)

God's Maiden of Virtue March 22, 2012 17:56

Remaxbekwellah- Your name is Rebekah and your brother's name is Maxwell. Right?

ZachB April 13, 2012 20:28

Haha, GMOV! I was just going to say that!

@ Mary Marshall: I don't think there is a manual.

Joe Ciniglio April 21, 2012 21:36

Thanks and God Bless

Rebekah Eddy April 25, 2012 14:26

Your right! But now we have different accounts.
( my older sister Sarah is also on memverse. She was the one who invented that. :)

Jordan May 21, 2012 15:33

This was really helpful, I've been rating wrong for a month :/

Everett H July 12, 2012 22:11

@Jordan what did you think the "1,2,3,4,and 5 meant?

Liv July 15, 2012 22:17

this was really helpful

DavidTheGuyWhoLovesCooking August 10, 2012 15:21

its helpful

Daughter of the King September 13, 2012 19:50

This is great! Thank you!

Dane Hocott October 19, 2012 13:45

Very helpful information

Susan May January 09, 2013 03:09

This helps me strive for more accuracy.

Christiana Di Lorenzo March 14, 2013 13:42

Thanks!

Star June 12, 2013 16:08

Thanks, helps in setting appropriated goals!

Rachel the Alaskan July 08, 2013 21:54

Good to know!!! Thank you very much, and I'm glad I didn't wait for weeks and weeks until I looked at this!!! (I just joined Memverse on Friday). :)

Catherine September 13, 2013 05:25

thanks.
I didn't know how to rate until I read this.
Luckily I rated myself right all the time. :)

ExtraTerrestrial October 02, 2013 13:39

How do you create a blog? And How do you create a group?

Alex Watt October 02, 2013 22:47

Ellie - If you have a blog idea, let us know and you can do a guest post. We try to keep the blog posted on Scripture memory and information about Memverse.

To create a new group, just go to your Profile and list it as the group you're a part of. Memverse will create the group, and other people can join it too.

Lillian B. October 08, 2013 02:28

Thanks that was very helpful I have had trouble with grading myself in the past now I believe that now I will have a much easier time.

wvisher October 31, 2013 22:04

Thanks!

TVance929 November 19, 2013 16:54

This is one of the single greatest web apps I have ever used on the internet ...please dont EVER go away, I just found you and you are helping me immensely! THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS!

Andy November 19, 2013 22:13

Thanks for your enthusiasm :)

We have no plans to go away!

Chad Summa December 14, 2013 20:29

This is great way to memorize verses. I will recommend it to my Bible college students

Melody Placker December 16, 2013 16:36

Just signed up for Memverse. So far I am really enjoying it. Love the fact that it keeps track of how well I am doing. Will admit that the idea of memorizing scripture seems very overwhelming right now. There is so much I want to memorize and this is a great way to do it. These explanations are fantastic. Thanks

Sandy April 03, 2014 20:08

Thank you for this opportunity to memorize God's Word!

Anne M April 30, 2014 14:53

Thanks for a great site and a great system! I have been using it for a week and will definitely recommend it to friends.

Patty July 28, 2014 02:51

I've just started the program, it's just what I need. and whoops, should have used a lower number so the verses would come around more often. I recommended this site to my sister.

Betty Martin August 19, 2014 13:49

Thanks! Every demo helps.

Michaela Willersdorf September 10, 2014 10:15

very helpful thank you.

Son of the King November 04, 2014 12:53

Sounds Good to me, Thanks!

HonorYourParents (Terra) November 05, 2014 00:19

Thank you! Very helpful. I can then know how to mark my verses! :)

Evangelist January 13, 2015 20:37

This is very helpful! :) Thank you! I can finally mark my verses accurately. May God bless this website!

Only God can Save Us April 18, 2015 22:18

dident get 4&5 til now thank you sooo much

Sean M Higgins June 17, 2015 15:06

Very Helpful Thank you

Patrick June 24, 2015 02:14

So glad I read this. Makes way more sense now! Thanks!! LOVE this site! Thank you so much as you're helping me and my teen daughter memorize God's Word.