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Gamification: Streaks, Points & Badges

Learning should be fun! We've built a gamification system to reward your consistency and hard work. Here's how it works.

Daily Streaks

A daily streak is the number of consecutive days you have completed a study session. It's the best way to build a consistent learning habit.

• How to maintain a streak: Simply complete a "Flash" session for any of your decks. A session is complete when you've reviewed all the due cards.
• Incrementing the streak: Your streak will increase by one the first time you complete a session each day. It can only be increased once per day.
• Losing a streak: If you miss a full day (from midnight to midnight), your streak will reset to zero the next time you log in. Keep the flame alive!
• Milestone Rewards: Maintaining your streak is a huge accomplishment, and we reward it with bonus points!
  • 1 Week (7 Days): +100 Points
  • 1 Month (30 Days): +250 Points
  • 1 Quarter (91 Days): +500 Points
  • 1 Year (365 Days): +1000 Points (and for every year thereafter!)

Points & Badges

You earn points for various activities on the site. As your points increase, you'll unlock new badges that appear next to your username, showcasing your progress and dedication.

How to Earn Points:

• +50 Points for creating a new deck.
• +10 Points for adding a new card to a deck.
• +1 Point for each flashcard you answer correctly during a study session.
• Bonus Points for hitting streak milestones (see above).

Badge Tiers:

Here are all the badges you can earn. Can you achieve the status of a Legend?

How to Use the Application

Managing Decks (from the Dashboard)

The Dashboard is your home base for all your flashcard decks. Here's what you can do:

• Create New Deck: Click the "Create New Deck" button to start a new collection of flashcards.
• Deck Button: Edit a deck's name and description.
• Cards Button: Takes you to the card management page where you can add, edit, and view all cards in that specific deck.
• Share Button: Generate a unique link to share your deck with friends or classmates.
• Merge Button: Combine one deck into another. The source deck will be permanently deleted after its unique cards are copied.
• Flash Button: Start a study session with all the cards that are currently due for review in that deck.
• Delete Button (): Permanently delete a deck and all the cards within it.

Managing Cards (from the Deck Page)

After clicking the "Cards" button on a deck, you'll see a list of all its cards. From here, you can:

• Add New Card: Click the "Add New Card" button to create a new flashcard.
• Edit Card (): Click the pencil icon to edit a card's content or manually change its learning frequency.
• Delete Card (): Permanently delete a single card.
• Filter Cards: Use the search box to instantly filter your card list.
• Bulk Update Frequencies: Click the "Frequencies" button to move a random set of cards from one frequency to another.

How Spaced Repetition Works

Our goal is to help you study more efficiently by showing you cards right before you're about to forget them. We do this using a system called Spaced Repetition, which automatically adjusts how often you see each card based on your answers.

The Frequencies

Every card has a "frequency" that determines when it will appear in your "Flash" session. The levels are:

• Available: The card is in your deck but will never be shown in a study session.
• Always: The card will appear in every study session until you learn it.
• Daily: The card will appear for review once a day.
• Weekly: The card will appear for review once a week.
• Monthly: The card will appear once a month.
• Quarterly: The card will appear every three months.
• Annually: The card will appear once a year.

The Rules of Promotion and Demotion

• If you answer a card correctly:
  • The card's "correct streak" increases by 1.
  • If this streak reaches 3 or more, the card "graduates" to the next highest frequency (e.g., from Daily to Weekly), and its correct streak resets to 0.
• If you answer a card incorrectly:
  • The card's correct streak is immediately reset to 0.
  • The card's frequency is instantly demoted back to Always.