Scheduling
Scheduling is the reference page for LearnKit’s flashcard scheduler.
Open Settings -> Studying to change these controls.
What Scheduling Changes
Section titled “What Scheduling Changes”Scheduling decides:
- how long new cards stay in short learning steps
- how failed cards recover after lapses
- how often review cards come back
- how much workload you trade for higher retention
FSRS Basics
Section titled “FSRS Basics”LearnKit uses FSRS for flashcards.
FSRS uses your grades, the time since last review, and your settings to choose the next due date.
Each flashcard tracks three core values:
| Value | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Stability | How long the memory is expected to last |
| Difficulty | How hard the card is for you |
| Retrievability | How likely you are to remember it right now |
In practice:
- successful recalls usually push intervals out
- failed recalls shorten the next interval
- harder cards stay on shorter intervals than easier ones
Card Stages
Section titled “Card Stages”| Stage | What it means |
|---|---|
| New | Never reviewed yet |
| Learning | Moving through short starter steps |
| Review | On the main long-interval schedule |
| Relearning | Back on short steps after a failed review |
Presets
Section titled “Presets”LearnKit includes preset bundles in Settings -> Studying -> Preset.
| Preset | Learning steps | Relearning steps | Retention |
|---|---|---|---|
| Relaxed | 20 min | 20 min | 0.88 |
| Balanced | 10 min, 1 day | 10 min | 0.90 |
| Aggressive | 5 min, 30 min, 1 day | 10 min | 0.92 |
| Custom | Your own values | Your own values | Your own value |
Main Controls
Section titled “Main Controls”| Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
| Preset | Apply a ready-made mix of steps and retention |
| Learning steps | Set the short intervals for new flashcards |
| Relearning steps | Set the short intervals after a failed review |
| Requested retention | Set the target recall probability at review time |
| Fuzz intervals | Add small randomness so due cards spread out instead of stacking on one day |
What Retention Means
Section titled “What Retention Means”Requested retention is the biggest workload lever.
- higher retention means more frequent reviews and less forgetting
- lower retention means lighter workload and more forgetting between reviews
For most users, 0.90 is a strong default.
FSRS Optimisation
Section titled “FSRS Optimisation”The same Studying tab also includes Optimise FSRS parameters.
Use it when you already have a solid review history and want FSRS to fit your own recall pattern more closely.
The Clear button removes those personalised weights and goes back to the default FSRS model.
When To Reset Scheduling
Section titled “When To Reset Scheduling”Use Reset scheduling only when you deliberately want to start over.
It clears scheduling progress and returns cards to a fresh state. If you might want to undo that later, create a manual backup first.
Related
Section titled “Related”Last modified: 30/03/2026