Thanks for your reply. I suppose i was surprised as I do not recall the spacing for a good study period being 1 day, 6 day gap then 15 day gap so was curious if this write-up accurately reflected the algorithm in use - my experience was that words were repeated more frequently than this, although the realiity is I have not made an accurate tracking of spacings.
On Wed, Apr 11, 2012 at 11:42 PM, GERSAPA <[email protected]> wrote: > > when I > > would have expected a period of maybe 3 days. I would very much > > appreciate peoples thoughts on this, as it doesn't seem to make sense. > > Why would you expect this 3 day period? Why It doesn't make sense? > > The memory intervals used in SM2 algorithm, according to the author, > were used based on small studies he made on Q&A pairs, so he found out > how long would the second interval be necessary in order to remember > with 10% forgetting probability. With was not made on some empirical > assumption. Later, the author, Dr. Wosniak, would test out if the > intervals were indeed correct. I would argue that this intervals are > the best for any kind of information, I would even argue the whole > spaced repetition theory. But what I can`t argue is if there is a more > efficient way to test and maintain previously learned material. > > I'd like to see what you think about this, and why specially know if > you are interested in some kind of research concerning this type of > spacing algorithms? > > > > Germán Salízar Pareja > > > > On Wed, Apr 11, 2012 at 15:57, MemoryResearcher > <[email protected]> wrote: > > I was looking at the workings of the old SM2 algorithm (http:// > > www.supermemo.com/english/ol/sm2.htm) and surprised that after the > > second day of revision, it set the revision period as 6 days - when I > > would have expected a period of maybe 3 days. I would very much > > appreciate peoples thoughts on this, as it doesn't seem to make sense. > > > > -- > > 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. > > > > -- > 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. > > -- 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.
