Okay! Thank you for your input. My problem now is that I've dumped all 200 questions into the same database file. Is there any easy way to cut such a thing into digestible chunks, per your recommendation? Or can I simply study up until 20 questions have been memorized to a certain degree on the 1-5 scale (say 3), and let the program do its work? (This latter option would seem to necessitate some note taking on my part, which I'd rather forgo).
I have not closed it since I began studying hours ago, and I do not know, as of yet, if Mnemosyne automatically has you pick up where you left off. - James On Wednesday, February 26, 2014 4:59:51 AM UTC-8, Peter Bienstman wrote: > Hi, > > > > I suggest you focus on a limited number of new cards per day (exact number > depends on how familiar you are with the material, your energy level, the > urgency with which you're trying to learn new material). In normal > circumstances, I would not go above 20 new cards per day. > > > > Apart from that, let Mnemosyne itself take care of the scheduling of the > cards that you learned. > > > > Cheers, > > > > Peter > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:mnemosyne- > > > [email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] > > > Sent: 26 February 2014 11:05 > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: [mnemosyne-proj-users] Sensible chunks for memorization > > > > > > Hi All, > > > > > > So I'm studying for the USPTO Patent Registration Exam. This particular test > > > used to be administered on a twice a year basis. Within all of these > > previously > > > administered exams, which are routinely studied by applicants for the exam, > > > there are a number of repeat questions, from test to test, that are either > > > used verbatim, or slightly modified between tests. > > > > > > For a number of these exams ranging from the years 2000 to 20003, I have at > > > my disposal about 200 questions that are confirmed as either repeat > > > questions, or modified repeat questions. I am fairly certain that this > > > constitutes the majority of the extant repeat questions, if not the > > entirety of > > > them. In regards to them, the expert advice is basically to memorize as many > > > repeat questions as possible, as a random subset of these will typically > > > constitute up to 40% of the examination. > > > > > > I have punched all 200 of these questions into Mnemosyne. It took me > > > several hours of cutting and pasting, but the task is done. Now, I am going > > > through the questions, and I am concerned about my plan, which is to go > > > through 50 questions at a time, which mimics the exact length of one half > > of a > > > live exam. My thought was to do this for the next few days, either once or > > > twice per day, and then simply repeat the cycle. > > > > > > Can anyone give me some guidance as to what might be most optimal here? > > > I'm not sure if my approach is really making good use of mnemosyne's > > > algorithm, nor am I sure if it is at all an ergonomic way of studying. I > > had the > > > idea of cutting the chunks in half, and doing 25 questions at a time, or > > even > > > less, but for an extended session (i.e. doing a set of 20 questions for an > > hour > > > or more until all are memorized). The idea here would be to gain mastery > > > with a more digestible portion of the questions before moving on to study > > > the others. I suppose the other issue is that doing it this way, I will > > only get > > > back to old questions after 10 days of not having seen them. That's more > > > than enough time to forget. > > > > > > To put it simply, I am confused as to how best to use this program. > > > > > > Let me know what you think. > > > > > > Best, > > > James D. > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > > "mnemosyne-proj-users" group. > > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > > > email to [email protected]. > > > To post to this group, send email to mnemosyne-proj- > > > [email protected]. > > > To view this discussion on the web visit > > > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mnemosyne-proj-users/3d7eef5f- > > > c0e2-4632-a61a-4d414cbe378b%40googlegroups.com. > > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "mnemosyne-proj-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mnemosyne-proj-users/4ba2c687-3192-472c-99c6-6b885a849cc8%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
