by transpain » Thu Sep 15, 2011 1:47 pm
Thanks both, Norbert and Ernie.
As for the second post, I will try layouts straight away.
As for the first post, Ernie, I don't think your workaround can be considered equivalent. The reasons are the following (though I may be wrong given my scarce knowledge of the app):
1) That approach will unnecessarily double the number of decks. I say "unnecessarily" because the decks with just introductory information is not created for testing purposes, but just to give some general hints or description or overview... about the topic the user is going to be tested.
2) In my opinion, having to open a deck to get such hints or overview, close it and open the corresponding test deck is rather disruptive. I think collecting all the related information in a single deck smoothes the learning workflow.
3) Such introductory card could be useful to provide a general presentation of the deck to be studied. It would be like the prologue of a book. In fact, the app has already something like that: right before starting the learning, an overview of the new, active and excluded cards is given. Wouldn't it be useful for users to have the ability to add their own customized introductory overview (not with information on statistics of the deck, but on the very content of the deck)? Overviews of the content; summaries of the content; sources of the information; encouraging, motivating sentences; pictures generally depicting the topic (like the cover of a book)... I can think of many applications of this hypothetical introductory card.
Regardless of all the above, this is the best learning tool I've ever used. And your fast, detailed and relevant explanations in the forum just add more value to a near-perfect product. Thanks.
Thanks both, Norbert and Ernie.
As for the second post, I will try layouts straight away.
As for the first post, Ernie, I don't think your workaround can be considered equivalent. The reasons are the following (though I may be wrong given my scarce knowledge of the app):
1) That approach will unnecessarily double the number of decks. I say "unnecessarily" because the decks with just introductory information is not created for testing purposes, but just to give some general hints or description or overview... about the topic the user is going to be tested.
2) In my opinion, having to open a deck to get such hints or overview, close it and open the corresponding test deck is rather disruptive. I think collecting all the related information in a single deck smoothes the learning workflow.
3) Such introductory card could be useful to provide a general presentation of the deck to be studied. It would be like the prologue of a book. In fact, the app has already something like that: right before starting the learning, an overview of the new, active and excluded cards is given. Wouldn't it be useful for users to have the ability to add their own customized introductory overview (not with information on statistics of the deck, but on the very content of the deck)? Overviews of the content; summaries of the content; sources of the information; encouraging, motivating sentences; pictures generally depicting the topic (like the cover of a book)... I can think of many applications of this hypothetical introductory card.
Regardless of all the above, this is the best learning tool I've ever used. And your fast, detailed and relevant explanations in the forum just add more value to a near-perfect product. Thanks.