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Re: Spaced repetition for study and learning

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Post by jjsz » Mon, Sep 30, 2013, 2:26 PM UTC

jashmenn wrote: post #106

tunesmith wrote: post #35

I use Anki every day. I think part of the project is in learning how to use it best. I have little interest in learning word-of-the-day or country names. I am more interested in learning new skills, and I shared the concern that it wouldn't work so well for that. I think it's doing all right though. Here are some of the decks I'm most proud of: - Using lilypond snippets and a midi-to-wav generator, I wrote a perl scr…

Any interest in sharing these decks? I'd love to use them.

I'm also interested.

Re: Spaced repetition for study and learning

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Post by spats » Sun, Oct 06, 2013, 12:10 PM UTC

sheepmullet wrote: post #84

steveridout wrote: post #9

I think spaced repetition software, which typically involves flashcards, is great for memorising a large quantity of facts. E.g. for learning foreign language vocabulary, anatomy, etc... For this kind of learning it can really save you time, especially when you have 100s or 1000s of items to remember. Using flashcards to learn mathematics, computer programming, physics, or anything requiring more creative or analytic…

I'm currently using SRS software (Anki) to learn more about software development. Instead of trying to memorize facts I am using cards as a cue that it is time to revise and deepen my understanding of a particular topic. Every time I learn about a new topic/concept/technique I will add a card to my anki deck with the topic name. E.g. Today I have added JS Promises. Then when a topic comes up for review I spend 10-15…

You approach looks very interesting. I was thinking how can SRS be used effectively for programming/software development skills. Can you please share your cards or any thing more on your approach?

Re: Spaced repetition for study and learning

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Post by ahel » Wed, Oct 09, 2013, 6:14 PM UTC

jliechti1 wrote: post #45

riggins wrote: post #43

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'd like to learn Mandarin. Can you give details on how you're doing this? Like what you use for initially learning the material and what you use for SRS?

Definitely - contact me at the email in my profile and I can tell you more about my specific approach for Mandarin. (Don't want to sidetrack the thread too much.)

Please do sidetrack the thread!