Simulation of SRS vs. Traditional Review

Here's an updated version of my previous video, requested by HackingChinese. It contains the explanation in the video itself, rather than shoving it all in the video description.

For those interested in using a SRS for review, I highly recommend using Anki:

http://ankisrs.net/

It is open source, and contains a lot of custom decks and plugins made by other users that you can use. Most importantly, it is multi-platform, meaning you can even use it on your phone, and have your study data sync between all machines you have Anki installed on. Get this installed on your phone, and you can study while you do mundane things like ride on a bus, or take a shit. Good times.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Review
• Anki
• SRS
• Flashcard
• Methodology
• Study
• Spaced
• Repetition
• Forgetting
• Curve
• Leitner
• System
• Ebbinghaus

[uberscientist]

I haven't done any research on SRS, someone just sent me this video. I have to ask an ignorant question: How would one go about knowing which information is about to "fade to black" (speaking from the simulator) and therefore review the information on the cusp of being forgotten?

[AndrewFMs]

@uberscientist If you're using a program, like Anki, the program will take care of that for you. If you're doing it manually, then you keep separate decks of flashcards. When a flashcard is successfully reviewed, it's sent to the next deck. If it is not, it's sent back to the first. Each deck has it's own interval in which it is reviewed. The first every day, the second every three days, etc.

That method is known as the Lietner System. Google it for a more detailed explanation :)

[howeworth]

@AndrewFMs It's called Leitner System.

[uberscientist]

@AndrewFMs Thank you, I will :)

[kwang1imsa]

You must be reeeeel proud of yourself Andrew Fancypants M.

[michaeldhopkins]

This is an excellent visual explanation of why SR method learners have their cake and eat it too. Thanks.

[HackingChinese]

Excellent, thank you very much! :)