Learning Counter
The Learning Counter is used to count the number of times you repeat a verse while learning it. It allows you to easily implement a learning plan based on repetition goals.
The Learning Counter has three components: the Decrement button, the Count button, and the Increment button (Figure 5-1).
Tapping the Decrement (i.e. -) button causes the value displayed to be decreased by one. It will be hidden whenever the value displayed is zero because that is the minimum allowed value (Figure 5-2).
The Count button displays the current value. Tapping the Count button will allow you to reset the value to zero (Figure 5-3).
Tapping the Increment (i.e. +) button causes the value displayed to be increased by one. It will be hidden whenever the value reaches 999 because that is the maximum allowed value.
Each record has its own Learning Counter value while in the Learn category. It is saved from session to session until the Commit button is pressed. The Learning Counter is not available for records after they have been committed.
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Figure 5-1 View form with Learning Counter displayed in upper right corner.
Figure 5-2 Learning Counter with Decrement button disabled and hidden.
Figure 5-3 Reset counter to zero by tapping the Count button followed by the Yes button on the resulting confirmation alert.
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Milestone Alerts
Milestone Alerts are special dialog boxes that are displayed when the Learning Counter reaches specific values designated as milestones (Figure 5-4).
The default milestone values (Figure 5-5) are based on recommendations contained in How To Successfully Memorize & Review Scripture written by Ron Hood and published by the Spiritual Success Institute. This book is an excellent resource and is available directly from the author at www.ronhood.org.
Ron Hood recommends learning a new verse over a five-day period by repeating it 25 times the first day and decreasing the number of repetitions by five each day. After you have completed the last five repetitions on the fifth day you will have reviewed the verse a total of 75 times. This number of reviews is usually sufficient for learning most verses.
If you feel you haven't fully learned the verse by the time you've reached your final milestone you can leave the verse in the Learn category for additional reviews.
You can customize the milestone values and even completely disable the Milestone Alerts. The process for overriding the default values is described in Chapter 8.
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Figure 5-4 A Milestone Alert signals that the Learning Counter has reached a predetermined milestone value.
Figure 5-5 The Edit Milestones form showing the default values.
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Learn List Bullets
One benefit of using the Learning Counter and Milestone Alerts in your Scripture memorization program is that they activate the display of special bullets in the Learn list that help you monitor your learning progress.
By default, a small round bullet denotes each item displayed in the Learn list (Figure 5-6).
The round bullet is replaced by a plus sign (Figure 5-7) when you tap the Increment (i.e. +) button in the Learning Counter for that item. This allows you to easily identify verses you have started to memorize.
The plus sign bullet is replaced by a check shaped bullet (Figure 5-8) for the remainder of the current day whenever you reach the next milestone for that verse. This provides visual confirmation that you have reached your repetition goal for that item for the day.
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Figure 5-6 Item denoted by the default round bullet.
Figure 5-7 The plus sign bullet is displayed after you tap the Increment (i.e. +) button in the Learning Counter.
Figure 5-8 The check shaped bullet indicates new milestone reached on current day.
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Statistics Form
The Learn list displayed in Figure 5-9 shows three records with bullets that indicate each is at a different phase in the learning process. These phases are reflected on the Statistics form as described below.
Tapping the Stats button displays the Statistics form (Figure 5-10).
The All column indicates that there are a total of three records in the Learn category.
The Due column shows the number of records in the Learn list that have not reached the next milestone in the current day (i.e. all records displayed with a plus sign bullet).
The Goal column displays the number of Learn list records with a Learning Counter value greater than 0. The goal is to reach the next milestone for all such records.
The Done column displays the number of Learn list records with a check shaped bullet. This is a count of records that have reached the next review milestone during the current day.
Due, Goal, and Done amounts for the Learn category are applicable only when the Learning Counter and Milestones options are activated. These columns are not applicable for records in the Learn list if these options are disabled (Figure 5-11). The MyVerses icon displays on the Statistics form when all the Done amounts are equal to, or greater than, the Goal amounts.
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Figure 5-9 Three records at different phases in the learning process.
Figure 5-10 Statistics form for records shown above.
Figure 5-11 Some columns are not applicable for Learn records when Learning Counter and Milestones options are not activated.
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