How do I start studying?

Summary

"Studying" in Brainscape (as opposed to just "browsing") means using Brainscape's adaptive flashcard spaced repetition process. You will be taken through flashcards and will be asked to rate your confidence in each card, which helps power the Confidence-Based Repetition system and is proven to help you learn faster.

How to get started

On the website, you can launch a study session by clicking the big blue Study button right under your class name.  Remember, you really want to study the class instead of deck-by-deck, but you can also initiate study at the deck level.

In the mobile app, you can launch a study session several ways:

• On your dashboard, click the Study button if you want to create a 'Study Mix' across all the classes in your library which allows you to bring in the power learning concept of interleaving.  (You can choose which classes you want to be part of your customized Study Mix; or
• At the Class level, click the Study button (and use the toggle button to determine if you want to study Progressively or in Random order); or
• At the Deck level, click that Study button to just study that particular deck.  

Once you begin studying, you'll be able to rate your confidences on the answer card in order to be able to reinforce your learning and focus on mastering your weaknesses.  

More information

Want more information about our algorithm in general and the science behind how Brainscape works?  Read more here.

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