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Subject: 4. How to make a Q&A list out of a complex syllabus

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Date Posted: 06:41:08 05/09/06 Tue
In reply to: Newbie McNewbster 's message, "Re: Multiple Subjects in the same Cardfile" on 10:39:19 05/08/06 Mon

Newbie wrote:
"... how would I divide all this workload? Do I just create one card file for each chapter, or, more manageably for each book? Oh and, what of each flashcard itself? Should I limit one question PER subheading/heading? Or is it possible to ask even more questions per heading on a single flashcard? ... Would it be possible to have multiple questions and answers on a single flashcard, which would house the questions regarding the subtopics or the subheadings of the chapter? I think that would be a good method of chunking large and complex information. Would that be possible?"

"... ''I simply wrote a litte c++ console program that takes a textfile with exported cards from vtrain and splits them into atomar fact cards. Then I reimport them into vtrain into a different cardbox. Now I can fully profit from vtrains features.'' Greetings agill -- I think this is a superb idea. At first general questions which enrich the interconnections between the central ideas of the topic should first be asked, and only then followed by specific details."

First of all, if you are learning non-verbatim material with VTrain, you will probably use the "I know the answer", "I give up", etc. buttons during your Training sessions, instead of trying to type in the answer. You must already know that.

Now, you can definitely host several questions on the same flashcard, if this helps you to keep the whole picture in view.

But this approach has a disadvantage: you need short, to-the-point questions to achieve frequent success experiences and motivate yourself. A large flashcards can be too difficult to learn and become a source of frustration.

On the other hand, there is a solution to this: you can write complex data (maybe in hierarchical form) on a flashcard (Compose mode), then clone it by a copy-paste procedure from a List window (open the List window by pressing Ctrl+L), and finally remove the excess from the clone flashcards.

Remember to keep the original flashcard intact, so you keep the overall picture!

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Re: 4. How to make a Q&A list out of a complex syllabus Newbie McNoobster 10:33:58 05/09/06 Tue

1. What we mean by "short-term exam preparation" -- Authors, 20:54:45 05/09/06 Tue
2. Increasing intervals (Scheduling) and "context" -- Authors, 21:00:38 05/09/06 Tue
3. Splitting up a syllabus into Question & Answer flashcards -- Authors, 21:16:57 05/09/06 Tue
A final petition -- Authors, 21:18:15 05/09/06 Tue

Re: A final petition -- Newbie Mcnoobster, 05:13:42 05/10/06 Wed

Re: A final petition -- Authors, 20:48:42 05/10/06 Wed

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>Newbie wrote: >"... how would I divide all this workload? Do I just >create one card file for each chapter, or, more >manageably for each book? Oh and, what of each >flashcard itself? Should I limit one question PER >subheading/heading? Or is it possible to ask even more >questions per heading on a single flashcard? ... Would >it be possible to have multiple questions and answers >on a single flashcard, which would house the questions >regarding the subtopics or the subheadings of the >chapter? I think that would be a good method of >chunking large and complex information. Would that be >possible?" > >"... ''I simply wrote a litte c++ console program that >takes a textfile with exported cards from vtrain and >splits them into atomar fact cards. Then I reimport >them into vtrain into a different cardbox. Now I can >fully profit from vtrains features.'' Greetings agill >-- I think this is a superb idea. At first general >questions which enrich the interconnections between >the central ideas of the topic should first be asked, >and only then followed by specific details." > >First of all, if you are learning non-verbatim >material with VTrain, you will probably use the "I >know the answer", "I give up", etc. buttons during >your Training sessions, instead of trying to type in >the answer. You must already know that. > >Now, you can definitely host several questions on the >same flashcard, if this helps you to keep the whole >picture in view. > >But this approach has a disadvantage: you need >short, to-the-point questions to achieve >frequent success experiences and motivate yourself. A >large flashcards can be too difficult to learn and >become a source of frustration. > >On the other hand, there is a solution to this: you >can write complex data (maybe in hierarchical form) on >a flashcard (Compose mode), then clone it by a >copy-paste procedure from a List window (open the List >window by pressing Ctrl+L), and finally remove the >excess from the clone flashcards. > >Remember to keep the original flashcard intact, so you >keep the overall picture!

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