by learningnotlearned » Tue Mar 23, 2021 1:19 pm
I love this app, thanks for all the hard work over the years!! It got me through grad school, and now I’m using it for language learning.
I’m running into trouble with the “show side first” setting. I love the idea of the “alternate” option where the app is keeping track to make sure that I study each card in both directions (recognize foreign word vs produce foreign word). Unfortunately, I’m so slow at learning new words that I have to change this setting regularly. Anytime I’m moving a new set of cards to ‘active,’ I put it on “side 1” in order to initially learn the word by recognizing it. Once I’ve moved it a new set to active, I switch it back to “alternate” to study due cards. Even then, I find that I’m trying to produce (“side 2 first”) new-ish cards before I’m actually very familiar with the word.
I’d love an “alternate after...” option that counts either card reps or correct responses and only begins to alternate sides once I’ve recognized the word some number of times after it became active. That way, the app would be programmatically easing me into alternating directions with each individual card—something that isn’t otherwise possible (unless I’m missing it!).
Even without that feature, this is the most useful app on my phone by a long shot. Thanks for making it awesome!
I love this app, thanks for all the hard work over the years!! It got me through grad school, and now I’m using it for language learning.
I’m running into trouble with the “show side first” setting. I love the idea of the “alternate” option where the app is keeping track to make sure that I study each card in both directions (recognize foreign word vs produce foreign word). Unfortunately, I’m so slow at learning new words that I have to change this setting regularly. Anytime I’m moving a new set of cards to ‘active,’ I put it on “side 1” in order to initially learn the word by recognizing it. Once I’ve moved it a new set to active, I switch it back to “alternate” to study due cards. Even then, I find that I’m trying to produce (“side 2 first”) new-ish cards before I’m actually very familiar with the word.
I’d love an “alternate after...” option that counts either card reps or correct responses and only begins to alternate sides once I’ve recognized the word some number of times after it became active. That way, the app would be programmatically easing me into alternating directions with each individual card—something that isn’t otherwise possible (unless I’m missing it!).
Even without that feature, this is the most useful app on my phone by a long shot. Thanks for making it awesome!