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0 pointsarboles2y ago0 comments

Interesting, because the creator of Supermemo wrote that Spaced Repetition doesn't work on children because their brain re-arranges and repurposes structures far too much, making children's forgetting curve far too unpredictable, or at least different from adults.

https://supermemo.guru/wiki/SuperMemo_does_not_work_for_kids

Spaced repetition flaschard software is all about scheduling the flashcards around predictions of your forgetting curve, and Anki and Supermemo are designed for the forgetting curves of adults.

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sivers2y ago

It's not perfect, but it's better than not doing it. He enjoys it.

samus2y ago

That is important. SRS doesn't work for many people because, in short, they don't really enjoy it.

anthonypz2y ago

When I start to dislike opening up Anki, it’s usually because my cards are too complex and take too much time to memorize. Creating multiple cards with single cloze words makes the process much more enjoyable. Anki has helped me so much with memorizing programming language syntax for example.

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eduFreedom2y ago

Exactly, and that lack of enjoyment comes from the learning content in their SRS app rather than the SRS itself.

crimsontech2y ago

I showed my son Anki when I was using it to memorise things for an exam I had to do. He has been using it very successfully to memorise things too.

cratermoon2y ago

I'm not certain that the research on forgetting curves has nailed down the timelines well. I know the Supermemo creator thinks his algorithm is best, but I suspect there's a lot of wiggle room and individual differences. Who besides Ebbinghaus has published rigorously on it?

appplication2y ago

I think sometimes statements like this probably apply in aggregate, as in you can’t safely say they work in the general case due to too much response variance. But it’s not unrealistic to think it works well for some.

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