Grading

Grading is how you tell LearnKit how well you recalled a flashcard.

After you reveal the answer, your grade is sent to FSRS and used to update the next interval.

Open Settings -> Studying to change grading-related options.

Grade Modes

LearnKit supports two grading layouts.

Two Buttons

Use Settings -> Studying -> Grading buttons to switch to the simpler layout.

Button	Shortcut	Use it when…
Again	1	You got it wrong or could not recall it cleanly
Good	2	You recalled it correctly

This is the faster mode and usually the best default.

Four Buttons

Button	Shortcut	Use it when…
Again	1	You got it wrong
Hard	2	You got it right, but it felt shaky or slow
Good	3	You got it right with normal effort
Easy	4	You got it right immediately and comfortably

This mode gives FSRS more signal, but it also makes grading slower.

What The Grades Change

Each grade can affect:

• the card’s difficulty
• the card’s stability
• the next review interval

In general:

• Again pulls the card closer
• Hard keeps the card conservative
• Good is the normal successful review
• Easy pushes the card further out than Good

See Scheduling for the deeper scheduler model.

Auto-Graded Cards

Some flashcard types do not show separate grading buttons.

Card type	What LearnKit does
Multiple Choice	Correct answer maps to Good and an incorrect answer maps to Again
Ordered Questions	A correct sequence maps to Good and any mistake maps to Again

Related Settings

These settings sit in the same Studying tab and usually matter alongside grading:

• Grading buttons
• Show grade intervals
• Skip button
• Auto-advance

Good Rule Of Thumb

Use two buttons unless you already know you want finer grading.

If you do use four buttons, make Good your normal successful answer and reserve Easy for cards that felt genuinely effortless.

Related

• Scheduling
• Study Sessions
• Keyboard Shortcuts

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Last modified: 30/03/2026