On Oct 26, 10:11 am, Peter Bienstman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It does something similar, but with cards with grades 0 and 1.
So basically, you've combined steps 6 and 7 of SM-2 and applied step 7 (last step) only to cards graded 0 or 1. It seems more efficient; what's the point of repeating something if you can recall it in the first place, even if doing so requires a lot of effort. But therein lies the question: Once the user successfully recalls a card, even with much effort, will it be remembered until the next repetition or is reinforcement necessary? > > Cheers, > > Peter > > On Sunday 26 October 2008 17:58:14 RetypePassword wrote: > > > I just started using Mnemosyne recently; I've had it installed for a > > while, but I haven't gotten around to using it because I wanted more > > portability. Trying to get more portability by using index cards and > > the SM-2 algorithm isn't exactly pleasant. Anyhow, in my attempt, I > > had to learn the SM-2 algorithm. I've read, and I think I understand > > fairly well, the SM-2 and SM-5 algorithms as presented on SuperMemo's > > website. > > > When I finally began using Mnemosyne, I expected it to do the last > > step of the SM-2 algorithm: Repeat all the cards that scored less than > > a four without changing the grade (for interval calculation purposes) > > initially given that day until all cards have a score of four. It > > didn't. I was confused. I scored most of my cards a three — some had > > fours and only one got a five, but Mnemosyne didn't repeat the cards I > > gave a three. > > > Is this skipping of the last step an intentional modification of the > > SM-2 algorithm and could it have a detrimental effect on how well I > > recall items in future repetitions? > > -- > ------------------------------------------------ > Peter Bienstman > Ghent University, Dept. of Information Technology > Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 41, B-9000 Gent, Belgium > tel: +32 9 264 34 46, fax: +32 9 264 35 93 > WWW:http://photonics.intec.UGent.be > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ------------------------------------------------ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
