Help to Grade a Scheduled Card Correctly?

[Godspot]

Greetings.  I am not sure about what the term "barely" means with regard to Mnemosyme repetitions of scheduled cards.  On the toggle button when you do your scheduled cards, it says push to the number 2, if it is a barely correct answer.  Does this mean that if I have a list, for example, of ten things on a card and I get eight of them correct, is this "barely" correct, which would allow me to hit 2, or does this mean I have to push the number 1 button, which states I have forgotten this card?  It seems that it is in the middle of both I did not forget the card it is simply not 100%; it is 80%.  Any thoughts or insights appreciated.

Have a blessed day.  Happy New Year

[Peter Bienstman]

Hi,

I would never put a list of things on a single card. See also here:

http://www.supermemo.com/articles/20rules.htm

As for whether to use 2 or 3, don't worry too much about this and go with your gut feeling.

See also the section 'I'm worried I'm doing it wrong' here:

http://mnemosyne-proj.org/help/getting-started.php

Good luck!

Peter

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[Godspot]

Hi Peter,

Thank you for your information.  Unfortunately, the cards I am using is a preformed set.  So, I am managing as best as I can with long lists.  Your information on how to grade was appreciated.

[Scott Youngman]

You might consider editing the card so that each item in the list is a cloze deletion -- thus a card with a list of 10 items would have ten cloze questions. You would then be tested on each item, with the other items on the list visible as a prompt. You might remember some items well, other items poorly, but each item is graded individually rather than an all-or-nothing grade for the entire list at once. You will learn the list better, and it will avoid the problem of trying to grade "80% correct."

And I agree with Peter -- a full list all at once is a poor memory tool.