Three different study modes

The app also gives you access to three study modes

Whole-stack study

This mode asks you all the flashcards until you finish the stack. At the end, you can see how many of the cards you knew and how many you need to study more. Afterwards, you can study just the incorrectly-answered cards again, or you can go through the whole stack again. Finally, there is also the option to study only the cards you answered incorrectly again, or you can go through the whole stack one more time.

Spaced repetition

Here you can either go through all the cards for all levels or choose a single level. For example, if you see that you have a lot of flashcards in level 2 and you just can't get any further, you can choose to study just that level. Then you will only be tested on cards from level 2. When you can finish these, you can switch back to the spaced repetition study mode, and all cards from all levels will be tested again.

Exam mode

Here you can specify a number of cards, which the app then randomly selects and tests you on. After that, you can choose again if you want to study the whole stack again, or just the cards you answered incorrectly.

Learning settings

There are three settings to choose from.

Flashcard order

The option “original” means that the questions are asked in the order in which you entered or sorted them. If you select “Random”, the flashcards will be shown in a random order.

Write your answer

You can choose whether you simply want to say the answer out loud and then decide for yourself whether you got it right or not, or whether you want to write or type in the answer. The “write your answer” mode is very good for learning vocabulary, because you have to learn to spell the words as well. In this mode, the app can check whether your answer was correct or not.

Learning direction

Here you can choose whether you want to see the question or the answer. This setting is great for learning “out loud”, because you should know the words in both ways.

Multiple choice questions

With multiple choice questions, you can specify when you create a card whether there is only a single correct answer, or if there are several.

Flashcards with images

With MemoCard, you can also create flashcards which include images. For example, this is helpful when learning state coats of arms or when swotting up on anatomical terms.

However, it also makes sense to use images to support your thinking. Because our brains love visual representations! That is why images, sketches, symbols or diagrams too help the learning process so much.

While we can deduce a meaning from a given image within fractions of a second, our brain goes through a much longer and more complex process when taking in text.

You can make studying easier by using images or other visual representations on your flashcards, which serve as mnemonics or help visualise complex content.