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The act of writing the cards is part of the learning process. Every time I make a stack, I end up knowing half of it before I even start 'using' it. With soft
by wearywanderer 5y ago
The act of writing the cards is part of the learning process. Every time I make a stack, I end up knowing half of it before I even start 'using' it. With software cards, this doesn't work so well. And you can always put the stack into your purse or backpack if your pockets are small. I'm sure soldiers have somewhere they can put a stack of cards.
- sigstoat 5y agoi use electronic SRS flashcard stuff, and i hand write the material onto scrap paper when i first encounter it. i don't have to worry about keeping it neat/legible, i still get the physical connection, and it doesn't take up any space after i've written it.
- Mediterraneo10 5y agoAgain, you don’t understand the value some people find in spaced-repetition algorithms. For example, in language-learning decks involving hundreds of cards, writing the cards may lead you to remember the word on a short-term basis, but you are likely to soon forget it. A flashcard app using spaced repetition will ensure that you see that card at the right intervals so that you can retain it until you definitively internalize the word from seeing it used in context in texts.
- wearywanderer 5y ago> you don’t understand Understanding an argument and agreeing with it are not the same thing. I understand the premise and argument for spaced-repetition algorithms, but I do not agree that these algorithms provide a meaningful advantage over paper cards when you consider that paper cards must be written. The act of handwriting cards is an advantage paper cards have over software cards, which I believe more than offsets any algorithmic advantage the software cards have.