>> Therefore, I would repeat some cards that didn't really have to be >> repeated, ones with a high probability of getting a correct answer. > > You mean getting one from the cards that where scheduled tomorrow > e.g.? This would probably mess up the long term scheduling. > > I don't think there is any really satisfying solution here: if you > have only 2 more cards to memorise, they are bound to come close > together. Either add new cards to memorise in that case, so that there > in more variety in the deck, or just take a break and study them again > later.
Glad you appreciate the feedback, Peter. I meant getting some cards that are known to be easy, that are scheduled to be repeated a relatively long time in the future. The chance of failure should be as small as possible, to achieve the sense of accomplishment. It's my single biggest point of concern right now. I miss that sense of accomplishment since I will of course answer correctly after just having seen the same card, so it feels like cheating. The better I'm aware of all that I've learned already, the better I learn new things. If the algorithm were like that, I could say "I've actually learned 10 new words today, and I'm on schedule with repeating all of the ones I learned before." Just a small remark about color coding: for me, clarity will always take precedende over looks. I love Google Calendar for example, which makes good use of color. I didn't even notice the vertical line in Mnemosyne, and it still makes for 4 buttons to the right, which are hard to grasp in the beginning. Perhaps something like 3 < 4 = 5 > would also help visually? And 2 * to indicate that was barely correct. Or, at the very minimum, double the current vertical line, and add a single vertical line between button 2 and 3? Hmm, I guess now we're finally getting to the heart of the problem: I still have trouble really understanding buttons 1 and 2! I might be the only one, or I might not be... Would it be unreasonable to do without? Just "fail" "shorter" "ok" "longer" as buttons? That would be much easier on my limited brain, which could then deal exclusively with the cards... Anyway, back to studying spanish vocabulary and windows shortkeys now :-) Thanks for the reply, and thanks again for the great tool! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "mnemosyne-proj-users" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/mnemosyne-proj-users?hl=en.
