by Ernie » Fri Jan 07, 2011 8:04 pm
I'm not sure what is going on, but let me give you some background.
Cards have different statuses: Pending, New, Active.
At the beginning, it changes 5 cards from Pending to New and tests you on them. If you get a card correct 3 times in a row, it becomes "Active". If you get a new card correct twice, exit, them come back, you only need to get it correct one more time for it to become Active and leave your New-Card study deck.
When you start a new session, the app will ask if you want to study New cards or Active cards (assuming both exist). If you are studying Active cards, you will be tested once (if you get it correct), then tested again after its interval is up (e.g. in a couple days). The main study routine is stuyding active cards... you get a card correct, and it's interval will increase and you'll be tested again at a later date. The "new card" feature is a special routine at the beginning just to get you familiar with the cards before the normal cycle begins.
If you always choose "new cards" when you start a study session, then each should always be tested at least 3 times. Notice that after you get a card correct 3 times, a new card will replace it, so the app won't limit your studying to just 5 cards. If you really just want to study five cards, you can use categories to assign groups of 5 and turn them on one at a time, I suppose.
Sorry I don't know exactly how to answer your question, but maybe the above will help.
Ernie
I'm not sure what is going on, but let me give you some background.
Cards have different statuses: Pending, New, Active.
At the beginning, it changes 5 cards from Pending to New and tests you on them. If you get a card correct 3 times in a row, it becomes "Active". If you get a new card correct twice, exit, them come back, you only need to get it correct one more time for it to become Active and leave your New-Card study deck.
When you start a new session, the app will ask if you want to study New cards or Active cards (assuming both exist). If you are studying Active cards, you will be tested once (if you get it correct), then tested again after its interval is up (e.g. in a couple days). The main study routine is stuyding active cards... you get a card correct, and it's interval will increase and you'll be tested again at a later date. The "new card" feature is a special routine at the beginning just to get you familiar with the cards before the normal cycle begins.
If you always choose "new cards" when you start a study session, then each should always be tested at least 3 times. Notice that after you get a card correct 3 times, a new card will replace it, so the app won't limit your studying to just 5 cards. If you really just want to study five cards, you can use categories to assign groups of 5 and turn them on one at a time, I suppose.
Sorry I don't know exactly how to answer your question, but maybe the above will help.
Ernie