I think I messed up the kanji flashcard review...

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Reply #1 - 2008 May 26, 5:39 pm
lazar Member
From: Canada Registered: 2007-12-06 Posts: 103

I started off not knowing exactly how to review the cards, clicking on the green graphs and reviewing the kanji that way- until someobody mentioned that I need to only click "expired cards" and clicking on the graph was the wrong idea completely. So what do I do? I deleted my deck and re added the 126 cards seeing as how I tampered with the review and obviously messed something up, this time I guess I click on the "Test cards added today (126)" ? and then tomorrow when I add more I keep on clicking on "Test cards added today" ? Because the point is to review what you just learned in the book and the previous cards in an SRS fashion right?

Last edited by lazar (2008 May 26, 5:39 pm)

Reply #2 - 2008 May 26, 7:25 pm
woelpad Member
From: Chiba Registered: 2006-11-07 Posts: 425

Yes. After the second or third day another link will appear Review all expired cards. Use those links, not the stacks, and you'll be ok.

Reply #3 - 2008 May 26, 9:05 pm
lazar Member
From: Canada Registered: 2007-12-06 Posts: 103

thanks a lot

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Reply #4 - 2008 May 27, 8:05 am
mentat_kgs Member
From: Brasil Registered: 2008-04-18 Posts: 1671 Website

I've done that too.
Dont worry. Your efforts wont be wasted. Everything will fall on its place eventualy.

Reply #5 - 2008 May 27, 10:23 am
Biene Member
From: Germany Registered: 2007-09-14 Posts: 107

As woelpad mentioned, use the "review all expired cards"-link, not the individual orange stacks. I used the individual stacks until I was somewhere round 500 until I realized that there was that link.
Reviewing the expired stacks individually will raise your retention-rate compared to reviewing with the link (since you somehow remember which Kanji should be in which stack) but you want to learn the Kanji and not the order you learned them in, right?
Also I'd recommend to test the new cards the day *after* you added them to your deck, but that's up to everyones preference and just a personal recommendation. It helped me to spot kanji where I hadn't invested enough time/imagination on the picture/story the day before.

Good luck!

Reply #6 - 2008 May 27, 4:12 pm
cerulean Member
From: Ohio Registered: 2008-05-09 Posts: 133

ugh.. I had been doing that too >.<

I learned the first 70 or 90 and reviewed them over and over again...  Now I won't see them again for a month or so.

I should probably just restart, shouldn't I?

Reply #7 - 2008 May 27, 5:50 pm
lazar Member
From: Canada Registered: 2007-12-06 Posts: 103

cerulean wrote:

ugh.. I had been doing that too >.<

I learned the first 70 or 90 and reviewed them over and over again...  Now I won't see them again for a month or so.

I should probably just restart, shouldn't I?

Yeah, that's what I did, I just click the link to review cards I just added, and then in a few days I guess I'll be using the expired cards link.... as for reviewing it the day after, I guess thats good for some people, but I think to get the best SRS results for me would be to review it after distracting myself or not looking at the cards for a little while (an hour maybe?) and then larger and larger intervals. When I review it the day after, I find I have to spend a lot more time to retain the kanji for the next days review, instead of reviewing a bit after learning, then reviewing again the day after with a 90%+ retention big_smile

Reply #8 - 2008 May 27, 5:52 pm
zdude255 Member
From: Florida Registered: 2008-03-17 Posts: 27

cerulean: Just keep going. Most of the first 90 or so show up so often inside other kanji that you'll have a hard time forgetting them anyways.

Reply #9 - 2008 May 27, 11:05 pm
lazar Member
From: Canada Registered: 2007-12-06 Posts: 103

I dono tho man, It's not that hard starting over it takes only 5 mins to review the flashcards you deleted... and when I was clicking on the graphs it seemed to mess up the SRS order completely anyways, a fresh start would probably be best

Reply #10 - 2008 May 28, 8:06 am
mentat_kgs Member
From: Brasil Registered: 2008-04-18 Posts: 1671 Website

I'm with lazar. For 90 kanjis you can catch up in a day.

Reply #11 - 2008 May 28, 9:50 am
Shibo Member
From: South Dakota, USA Registered: 2008-01-19 Posts: 132

I think you're ok either way with the first 90. Whatever you want to do.. Seriously, when you look back on this, I'm fairly confident you'll see that the first 90 will *not* be your problem kanji. Spend your time learning new kanji at this point. The SRS will correct itself in the long run and you'll be fine.

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