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Why Do You Always Forget the Words You Memorize? Use the Memory Curve to Commit Them to Long-Term Memory
Forgetting the words you memorized after just a few days is completely normal—it's just how the brain naturally works. This article uses the science of memory to help you understand the forgetting curve and learn three methods—'spaced repetition,' 'active recall,' and 'memorizing words in sentences'—so that vocabulary truly sticks in your long-term memory.
Using Dictation to Practice Common Words: You Don't Truly "Know" Them Until You Reach 80% Accuracy
You understand common words at a glance, but when it comes to writing them down, you often miss letters or misspell them—listening comprehension and spelling are two different things. This article teaches you how to use dictation to practice them separately, and introduces a scientific standard to determine if you've actually mastered them: an 80% accuracy rate, practiced at least 3 times, is what counts as true mastery.
How to Use Vocabulary Mode: Mark Words as Known or Unfamiliar and Let the Forgetting Curve Schedule Your Reviews
Constantly forgetting the vocabulary words you study and unsure when to review them? Loopy's Vocabulary Mode turns key words from lessons into flashcards. Simply mark them as 'Mastered' or 'Struggling,' and the system will use the forgetting curve to bring them back for review just as you're about to forget them. This article will show you how to get started in three easy steps.
How to Use the Vocabulary List: Collect New Words and Let the System Automatically Schedule Reviews
Do you write down new words in textbooks, sticky notes, or phone memos, only to rarely look at them again? Loopy's vocabulary list gathers the new words you've collected from everywhere in one place, and even uses the forgetting curve to automatically schedule the next review time for each word, allowing you to start practice with just one click when they are due. This article will teach you how to get it up and running in three steps.
How to Use the Review Center: Master the Today, Custom, and Weakness Tabs in One Go
Are the things you've learned scattered all over, leaving you unsure of what to review? Loopy centralizes all your reviews in a single "Review Center," divided into three tabs: Today, Custom, and Weakness. This article will help you understand what each of these three tabs does and when to use them.
What Exactly Is the Memory Curve Calculating? Understand the Three Key Factors: stability, retrievability, and difficulty
You already know that "reviewing right when you are about to forget is the most effective," but how does the system calculate that perfect timing? This article breaks down the three keys behind the Loopy memory curve in plain language—retrievability, stability, and difficulty—so you can understand exactly why each vocabulary card prompts you to review on that specific day.