Something wrong with my method?

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SillyGodDisco New member
From: Not Texas Registered: 2012-09-06 Posts: 1

Okay, I bought the book about a week ago, and am on my 3rd of 4th day of RTK. So like, the first day I did about 40 kanji or so, and when I reviewed it on Anki, I had like a 91% retention rate. The next day, when the review for those came along, it took me a while to recall the stories to write the kanji for the keyword, but I still managed a 88% retention rate. A few days later, and my retention rate keeps dropping. It seems like *every* kanji I remember takes a while to remember, because I have to think of the story in my head, and my retention rate keeps dropping. Is this normal? o.o

Stian Member
From: England Registered: 2012-06-21 Posts: 426

At its worst, my retention rate was probably below 50%, but when you get used to RtK, it will rise again. smile Just keep going and the kanji will eventually find their way into your memory; I have some that I've failed 5-6 times before they finally stuck.

My advice is just keep going.

Every day since I finished RtK, it has never dropped below 75, and only once below 80.

Last edited by Stian (2012 September 08, 4:37 pm)

undead_saif Member
From: Mother Earth Registered: 2009-01-28 Posts: 635

Are you making vivid images of the stories? Remembering the mnemonic can take sometime at first, but the retention rate shouldn't drop below 75-80%.

(Weird username BTW, still amusing:P)

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bertoni Member
From: Mountain View, CA, USA Registered: 2009-11-08 Posts: 291

Getting going can take a while.  You're training your brain to learn kanji, and I think you just need to keep practicing.

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