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Olin Bose at 18:32, 24 November 2025

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2023-06-15T01:56:22Z

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2023-06-15T01:55:29Z

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Kevin Wang: /* I keep failing a card, how can I remember it better? */

2023-06-09T14:50:56Z

I keep failing a card, how can I remember it better?

Kevin Wang: /* How should I card ? */

2023-06-09T14:44:44Z

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Kevin Wang at 14:40, 9 June 2023

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2023-06-01T15:53:27Z

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Kevin Wang at 15:47, 1 June 2023

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 Ex. 2 is a cloze style card which excludes any images. In this particular case, there could be an image included (of Alice Prin, of ''Violin d'Ingres'', or of one of the other works inspired by Prin) but it would make it difficult to properly test on certain pieces of knowledge - it would likely be easier to simply create a second front-back card with the image (for more details on the trade-offs, see: [[How to flashcard/FAQ#Should I use an image on a card?|Should I use an image on a card?]]). As is, this card is taking advantage of the major advantage of a cloze-type card: you can test yourself on multiple pieces of information related to the primary fact.
-An important part of studying visual art (and thus of carding) is to describe in words the components of an image. Spending the time to explicitly describe overall appearance ("a train billows smoke as it approaches the faint outline of a rabbit") or small details ("a handkerchief with the artist's signature held by a portrait of their sun") can improve your ability to recognize a description of a work at game speed.
+An important part of studying visual art (and thus of carding) is to '''describe in words the components of an image'''. Spending the time to explicitly describe overall appearance ("a train billows smoke as it approaches the faint outline of a rabbit") or small details ("a handkerchief with the artist's signature held by a portrait of their sun") can improve your ability to recognize a description of a work at game speed.
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 Ex. 2 is a cloze style card which excludes any images. In this particular case, there could be an image included (of Alice Prin, of ''Violin d'Ingres'', or of one of the other works inspired by Prin) but it would make it difficult to properly test on certain pieces of knowledge - it would likely be easier to simply create a second front-back card with the image (for more details on the trade-offs, see: [[How to flashcard/FAQ#Should I use an image on a card?|Should I use an image on a card?]]). As is, this card is taking advantage of the major advantage of a cloze-type card: you can test yourself on multiple pieces of information related to the primary fact.
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 | Abandon the card entirely
 | Listen - sometimes you wrote a card and it's not good. I would personally advocate for ''trying'' to make it better, but sometimes it's better to replace it with something brand new or just ditch it wholesale.
-| You don't need a demo - just throw it away!
+| [[File:Suspend note anki.png]]
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 | Besides the obvious stylistic differences with prose, poetry has a lot of aspects that affect the way you would want to translate it into cards.

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 As with the parent page, this page was written by [[User:Kevin Wang]] and thus reflects many of their particular thoughts.
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 Ex. 2 is a cloze style card which excludes any images. In this particular case, there could be an image included (of Alice Prin, of ''Violin d'Ingres'', or of one of the other works inspired by Prin) but it would make it difficult to properly test on certain pieces of knowledge - it would likely be easier to simply create a second front-back card with the image (for more details on the trade-offs, see: [[How to flashcard/FAQ#Should I use an image on a card?|Should I use an image on a card?]]). As is, this card is taking advantage of the major advantage of a cloze-type card: you can test yourself on multiple pieces of information related to the primary fact.
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-| [[History]]<br/>
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-[[Literature]]
+| Poetry
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-| There is not much need to craft cards on these subjects in any particular way. The [[How to flashcard|guide on carding]] has general advice and tips; make sure to read through it.
+| Besides the obvious stylistic differences with prose, poetry has a lot of aspects that affect the way you would want to translate it into cards.
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 | The image is the primary subject of the card
-| A front-back card may be better suited for your purposes.
+| '''A front-back card may be better suited for your purposes.'''
 It is technically possible to embed an image into your card and then have a list of clozed facts beneath it - when there is a single fact (or set of facts) and a single cloze, this is equivalent to a front-back card. However, having more information available can make each individual card easier or even trivial.
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 | The image does not directly help answer the card
-| This would likely be fine in a cloze card (where such an image would always be visible) or on the front of a standard card.
+| '''This would likely be fine in a cloze card (where such an image would always be visible) or on the front of a standard card.'''
 Some examples:
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 | The image is evocative enough to provide an alternative route to answering the card
-| Such images can still be useful, but should be kept off the front of cards. They can act as useful tools for anchoring facts on the back of a card, though.
+| '''Such images can still be useful, but should be kept off the front of cards.''' They can act as useful tools for anchoring facts on the back of a card, though.
 Some examples:
 *a diagram whose text contains the answer to the card you are answering
-*a picture of the answer that recognize (like a portrait of an author)
+*a picture of the answer that you recognize (like a famous portrait of a historical figure)
 *the answer to the card, but restated (e.g. a formula or equation which is also described in text)
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 # [[How to flashcard#Amending old cards|Amending old cards]]
 # [[How to flashcard#Prepare for lapses|Prepare for lapses]]
-# [[How to flashcard#Bad cards produce bad buzzes|Bad cards pr{{-}} toduce bad buzzes]]
+# [[How to flashcard#Bad cards produce bad buzzes|Bad cards produce bad buzzes]]
 Some options - try one (or multiple of these):
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 | Add a new card on the topic
+| A lot of times you have a perfectly reasonable card which you simply can't remember.
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 | Abandon the card entirely
-| Listen - sometimes you wrote a card and it's not good. I would personally advocate for trying to make it better, but sometimes it's better to replace it with something brand new or just ditch it wholesale.
+| Listen - sometimes you wrote a card and it's not good. I would personally advocate for ''trying'' to make it better, but sometimes it's better to replace it with something brand new or just ditch it wholesale.
-| You don't need an demo - just throw it away!
+| You don't need a demo - just throw it away!
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-| Art has an obvious visual component, which you should take advantage of. Besides the obvious benefit of providing direct interaction with the subject matter, using an image can improve retention. Despite this, it is often useful to include cards of other types for efficiency's sake to ensure that you have good coverage of the facts you wish to retain.
+| Art has an obvious visual component, which you should take advantage of. Besides the benefit of providing direct interaction with the subject matter, using an image can improve retention. Despite this, it is often useful to include cards of other types for efficiency's sake to ensure that you have good coverage of the facts you wish to retain.
 Ex. 1 is a front-back style card which uses an image as its front. This has many of the disadvantages of other cards of this type; namely, it primarily tests on a single atomic connection. In this example this is fine, as the set of relevant information is the compact set of <the name of the work, the artist, some basic context>. The year, the state it took place in, and some of the specifics are likely never to be asked about. Nevertheless, it is still useful to provide these other bits of information, as the simple act of exposing yourself to this extra information will give more for your brain to hold onto and will make this card more useful as a reference outside of reviews. If you wanted to test on any of these (perhaps you become convinced of its importance), you could simply create a new card.

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-===Should I use an image in a cloze-type card?===
+==Should I use an image in a cloze-type card?==
 Having an image in a card can help you remember it, because it gives you something extra to think about. In general, it is good to include them. However,