Byki Changelog

What's new in Byki 4.0 Build 264

• The new three-step process for mastering cards on the Learn screen, which reorganizes the old Flash Card exercises into a more streamlined system. You'll still be going through the same learning process as before - seeing your cards first from one side, then from the other, sometimes thinking of answers and sometimes typing them - but now the order and progression of the learning steps is more obvious and more powerful. As you work your way through Preview It, Recognize It, and Produce It with each list, you'll be sure to master the material. One other change that you may notice - card scores are no longer displayed by default, so that you can focus on learning the material rather than on earning points. However, you can still set the program to display scores, if you choose.
• New activities on the Activities screen. Fill in the Blank, Word Whirl, Concentration, and Four Square now complement old favorites such as Multiple Choice and Pronunciation Practice. What's more, you can now use any of the activities with cards from more than one list at a time.
• New tests on the Test screen, designed to help you prove your knowledge and track your progress over time. There are four types of tests: Self-Reporting Tests, Written Tests, Listening Comprehension Tests, and Dictation Tests (based on the Dictation activity from previous versions). Each time you take a test, you can see a breakdown of your results, as well as a history of all the tests you have taken.
• The new My Learned Items screen, which keeps track of which cards in all your lists have earned scores high enough to be considered mastered. This screen also tracks how long it has been since you have worked with each of these cards. When a card has been recently practiced, it is considered fresh, because the knowledge is likely to be fresh in your mind. When it has gone unseen for a while, a card becomes stale, meaning that it is possible you may need to refresh your memory of it. The My Learned Items screen offers you the option of refreshing your stale cards whenever you choose to do so.
• The new More screen, which appears when a list has More Content associated with it. This supplementary material, chosen by the creator of the list, is intended to enrich the learning experience. The More screen will not appear for all lists, but you should be sure to check it out whenever it does. You have the option of adding More Content to lists you create, as well. This More screen is not like the More screen in previous versions.
• The new Look screen, which is a simplified form of the View List screen from previous versions. Because the edit features have been moved elsewhere, this screen provides an uncluttered place to view the information from the cards in a list.
• The redesigned Edit screen, organized to put all the tools for adding and editing cards on one easily accessible screen. You'll also find some new features here, such as the ability to add card comments, record different sounds for each side of a card, attach video to a card, and more.
• The new FAQ screen, which provides answers to frequently asked questions about the program, along with useful and interesting information about learning languages and other subjects. The FAQ screen is similar to the More screen in previous versions.
• Many other small improvements designed to make all the program features more powerful and easier to use.