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Spaced Repetition Documentation update (draft)

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Fabrice D edited this page Feb 18, 2021 · 2 revisions

Three different Study routines

1. The "classic" Koohii way

Let's call this first restudy approach the "classic" Koohii way, with the Learned list feature.

  • add cards via Manage Flashcards
  • go through the corresponding study pages, if you work in index order this is relatively easy, eg. go from RTK #20 to #30 (make sure to set correct edition in Settings > RTK Edition)
  • then you go to Review > Spaced Repetition, click the blue button (new cards pile) and give them an initial review
  • after the review (or even before), or later in the day, go through your forgotten kanji by using the restudy feature: click "Start" in the Study page sidebar. This will take you to the first forgotten kanji. When you're happy, click "Add to learned list". Repeat until you have gone through the restudy pile , or time available.
  • after restudy, and/or later in the day, start a review of the "Learned" cards : click "Review" in the Study page sidebar.

The main advantage of the Learned list, is that you can restudy and review forgotten cards in smaller sets (only those you marked as "learned").

Note! The learned list expires after 24h. It's meant to be restudied the same day. If the list expires no worries, your forgotten cards are still there, but you'll need to tag them again. If you're going to relearn all cards in your restudy pile anyway, then using method 2 below may be quicker and simpler.

2. Classic way, skip the "Learned" list

In this approach instead of using the "Add to learned list" button, we work directly with the Restudy List.

From there you can open each page in tabs, or you can click each kanji, and use "back" on your browser. You can restudy some or all of these characters, in any order that is convenient.

When you're done, click the red button above (ie. "11 failed cards") and review. Forgotten kanji will remain in the pile to work on later, passed ones "graduate" into the SRS for review in 1 or more days (1 day if you answered Hard, 2-4 days if you answered Yes).

The main difference with method #1 is that you get a review for ALL the forgotten cards, shuffled together. When using the "learned" pile, you may start a review with a smaller set of forgotten cards (only the ones where you clicked "Add to learned list").

3. The "Again" way (similar to Anki)

FEATURE IMPLEMENTATION ( issue #184 )

  • add a new option in SRS Settings

    Learning mode toggle:

    a) Use "classic" mode ("No" button, sends card to Restudy pile)

    b) Use a learning stage for flashcards (replace "No" with "Again")

  • show No or Again button during flashcard reviews based on new setting

  • ( "learning stage" setting becomes new default for new accounts )

  • add "Send to Restudy pile" in the flashcard's hamburger menu, so even with "learning stage" option, users can make use of the forgotten pile

  • "Again" shortcut will be A

  • ( "No" shortcut remains available, even if "Again" button is shown )

  • when selecting "Again":

    • it is counted as a failed review (similar to "No")
    • the card is reset to box "1+ Review" as a due card
    • the card is moved to the back of the review pile, it will show up again after reviewing other cards ... to help user notice again cards, a small colored tag is displayed at the bottom of the card with eg. "Again", this tells the user, this card appeared already in this review. At this stage the user may go take a small break if the review was short, to let some time pass, or review immediately, up to them.
    • the card is due immediately (on the same day), this allows to review these cards later in the day, if the review was ended early

In this mode, cards will NEVER go to a restudy (red) pile. This mode is more similar to Anki. When you have forgotten a card, answer "Again". The card is reset to box 1, and is immediately due for review. The card is also moved to the back of the review pile so you can review it in the same review session.\

To restudy those cards during review you can use the Story dialog (S key). You can also click the keyword on the flashcard to open the corresponding Study page in a new tab.

When using this mode you can still take advantage of the Restudy pile, for example if you want to set aside some troublesame kanji, select "Send to restudy pile" from the flashcard's hamburger menu (top right). These cards will be moved out of the SRS, you can review them later by clicking the button on the Restudy list, or even use the Learned list (cf. method one).

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