I'm currently using picture flashcards to learn Spanish vocabulary. I have used a python script to query google image search, then I manually select from the thumbs one image to serve as the flashcard question
I try to pick an image that depicts the word, but oftentimes I would not find any really suitable, so I would just pick one that would bear some relation, albeit distant. For many of my "professions" series I have nothing more than a person's face as a cue, but I can learn those almost as easily as those that show an actual person at work -- it does not really matter that the picture does not contain any information that would allow me to know the answer. I've only associated it to the word because I have tested it a number of times -- but as long as it can make me to actively produce the answer it will serve my learning purposes. As for your cards, I think you do not should not write what to look for in the question, after all, what you are really trying to learn is the plan's features. Write it in the answer, and you will eventually associate each image to what to look for (as long as you only use each image once). If it seems hard, use a written cue that does not give the answer too easily, such as "leaf", "fruit", etc. On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 7:39 AM, Dougie Nisbet <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm using menomsyne in anger now and finding some things don't work as I > anticipated. My main application is learning botanical names and using > the images for plant identification. I use f-spot ( > http://f-spot.org/Main_Page ) to store and tag photos as it's great for > hierarchical tagging then export and resize selected images to help > identifiation. > > In mnemosyne I've experimented with how best to use images. Usually I > try and select or crop an image to show a particular identification > feature then present the image as the Question, and the plant name as > the answer. I've experimented also with adding a line of text in the > Question part to prompt for what to look for; e.g. twig texture, leaf > shape, bud colour etc. > > Most recently I've experimented with extracting data from the Exif > fields, tags and comments, and using imagemagick ( > http://www.imagemagick.org/ ) to overlay this text onto the jpeg itself > and make a new image specifically for using with imagemagick (and > sharing with Openoffice base in due course). You can see examples of > these images at http://katsura.fotopic.net/c1782201.html > > The interesting thing I'm discovering is that, I don't think this works > very well. What I find I'm doing is looking at the question, (image), > and reading the text, and going straight to the botanical latin. I find > I'm not even processing the text, I'm making a straight translation of > the text to the answer without any real comprehension, UNLESS I MAKE THE > EFFORT. > > What I think might work better is that if I include the ident clues with > the ANSWER. So once I've decided what I think I know what the answer is > I can check whether I used the ident hints that I've added. > > I'd be interested to know how this fits with others' experiences. > > Dougie Découvrez les photos les plus intéressantes du jour. http://www.flickr.com/explore/interesting/7days/ -- 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=.
