Clarify reversible note scheduling.
In Version 1.9, I had my cases set for reversible note but I could go into particular cards for any case to make just that card non-reversible. I do not see this option in Version 2. Does it exist?
Also, another thing that is unclear is the Reversible Note template. My cases did import over from Version 1.9 to this template, which is good because that is how I had them set by default. However, when I go into any individual card I see an unchecked box beside "Schedule each response separately." This is confusing to me. Do I need to go into each note and check that box if I want each side of my reversible note to be scheduled independently?
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1 Posted by zeppo on 27 Aug, 2012 01:36 AM
PS: I figured out how to create and save a template that takes the Reversible Note template and adds the check in the box to schedule each response separately. Then I can apply that template to the case so I don't have to check the box in each note separately.
However, I still want to be clear as to what checking that box means. I assume it means for each card it will schedule the card in its normal and reversed mode independently based on how often you get them right. Is this a correct understanding? If so, I am surprised to find a Reverse Note template would not have independent scheduling for normal and reverse presentation of the cards set as the default. This was an upgraded feature of Version 2.0 that I think most people would want to take advantage of, so it would seem odd to basically leave the default template the same as Version 1.9 (where it just randomly chose which direction to present a card without any basis on how successful you were at answering a particular direction in the past.)
Support Staff 2 Posted by drewmccormack on 29 Aug, 2012 10:00 AM
Checking that box is probably not really what you want. It is an advanced feature, and is unchecked by default. You can read about it in the help pages.
It is really only used for 3 or more sides. Normally, MC schedules each combination of one prompt facet with all remaining facets. If you check the box, it schedules each separate combination of one prompt with one response. That results in many more viewings, but only two of the facets each time.
Eg. Imagine you have a translation from English, to German, to Spanish. 3 facets, all can be used as the prompt.
Normally, you would have these combinations scheduled
English to German&Spanish
German to English&Spanish
Spanish to German&English
If you schedule facet combinations separately, it would be these
English to German
English to Spanish
German to English
German to Spanish
Spanish to German
Spanish to English
ie, only two facets scheduled for each slideshow.
See the difference?
Kind regards,
Drew
3 Posted by zeppo on 29 Aug, 2012 11:55 PM
I believe I do. I actually am using the program to study Spanish.
I still think you could improve the help pages. I went to Help and did a search for the word "translation", which is the name of one of your default templates. But the search yielded zero results. Now I had already perused all the help pages I think, but figured I may have not traveled down the right path a some point and missed it. So that is why I did the search. So it seems to me you have templates without explanation as to how they work. I believe I can put two and two together enough to take an educated guess on them. But I am still left with a question. What is the difference in the Reversible Note template and the Translation template in terms of reversibility and independent scheduling of each side as a prompt?
So far, I have been using the Reverse note schedule for my two-sided language cards under the assumption that each side of a card will be scheduled as a prompt card and from there each side of that card will be further scheduled as prompts independently of the other, based on the success rate for each. Is this correct?
Support Staff 4 Posted by drewmccormack on 30 Aug, 2012 06:52 AM
Yes, you are correct. The translation template is just the same, but uses different names for the two facets. This is purely a cosmetic difference.
A search for 'template' should bring up several pages about it. Note you can configure a note how you like it, and save it as a new template.
Kind regards,
Drew