Understanding map
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The understanding map shows you which concepts belong to a topic, how they connect, and where you are confident — and where not. In the navigation the area is called Understanding.
What the map is good for
Section titled “What the map is good for”Knowledge grows out of conversation, but it is easy to lose the overview. The map makes three things visible:
- What belongs together – the concepts of a topic.
- How they connect – which concepts are a prerequisite for others.
- Where you stand – what is solid, what is shaky and what you have not touched yet.
The value of this map rests on one rule: progress comes from rated answers and exercises, not from looking at it. Values that are only estimated stay marked as estimated until a real check confirms them.
Building the map
Section titled “Building the map”As long as no concepts exist, the page offers Build understanding map. The app then analyses the sources of this folder and suggests concepts.
This runs in the background and can take a few minutes — you can leave the page and come back later. If the connection drops, the app resumes the running analysis.
Afterwards you review the suggested concepts:
- Rename when a name does not fit.
- Remove when a suggestion does not belong.
- Build map applies the confirmed selection. Only confirmed concepts land on your map.
- Suggest again restarts the analysis if something is missing.
The four levels
Section titled “The four levels”Every concept has a state:
| Level | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Unseen | You have not dealt with it yet. |
| Learning | You are on it, but it is still fresh. |
| Shaky | It does not sit reliably yet. |
| Mastered | You can recall it confidently. |
Reading the overall progress
Section titled “Reading the overall progress”At the top you see your overall progress and how many concepts of all of them you have already mastered. The number is more honest than it looks: anything estimated is marked, and mastered only counts after a real check.
For review you also see how many concepts are due and when the next ones are scheduled.
Using the concept graph
Section titled “Using the concept graph”The concept graph shows concepts as nodes and their relations as connections. The hint right on the graphic explains the controls:
- An arrow means prerequisite.
- Dashed means sub-topic.
- Scrolling zooms, dragging pans.
- Clicking a node selects the concept.
That way you can see at a glance what you have to understand first.
Looking at a concept
Section titled “Looking at a concept”The concept list shows for each entry:
- the prerequisites that should come first,
- the mastery,
- a known misconception, where one exists,
- whether a review is due or comes up in how many days,
- the note estimated as long as no real check exists.
Via Why? you open the evidence: where does this assessment come from? Quiz results, check questions, Feynman explanations, card reviews and your own statements in the chat all count. That lets you trace every assessment — and disagree with it.
Checking your understanding
Section titled “Checking your understanding”The understanding check is the engine of the map. You start it via Check understanding on a concept or via Check now in the recommendation.
The flow:
- Nuvia asks a question about the concept — often along the lines of “Explain this in your own words.”
- You answer.
- Check answer grades your response; the outcome is Correct, Partly correct or Not correct yet.
- Next question continues, Done finishes.
If automatic grading is unavailable, you rate yourself: Solid, Partly or Not yet. The state of the map is updated either way.
Your next step
Section titled “Your next step”Above the list there is a recommendation: Your next step. It names the concept that helps most right now, plus a fitting action:
| Action | What happens |
|---|---|
| Assess | The current state is clarified first. |
| Have it explained | The concept is explained to you. |
| Check | You are questioned. |
| Refresh | You revisit what you already had. |
| Consolidate | You practise what is still shaky. |
| Continue | You move on to the next concept. |
Next to the recommendation you find Go to concept and Check now.
Pausing briefly
Section titled “Pausing briefly”If you want to work on a concept whose prerequisite is still shaky, the app pauses briefly: it names the prerequisite and asks whether you want to consolidate it first. You can also choose Continue anyway — the decision stays with you.
The learning path inside the map
Section titled “The learning path inside the map”Every topic has an adaptive learning path. It orders the concepts by their prerequisites and shows what is next. The steps appear as Done, Current, Upcoming or Locked. If a deadline is set, you see the remaining days, Due today or Overdue.
Clicking a step highlights the matching concept in the list.
When the map changes
Section titled “When the map changes”As you keep learning, the folder contents are re-evaluated. You see changes as a note: New for new concepts, Updated for revised ones. Via the news you open the summary of what changed and jump straight to the map.
Common questions
Section titled “Common questions”Why does it say “estimated” for some values? Because they are derived from existing data, not from a checked answer. Only an understanding check confirms them.
Do I have to build the map? No. The chat works without it. It pays off when you want to know where you really stand on a topic.
Can I create concepts myself? After building you review the suggestions and can rename or remove them. Suggest again runs the analysis once more.
Does the map affect my card learning? It uses reviews as evidence when you study cards for a concept. It does not, however, steer your card learning.