Lessons from Using SuperMemo and Spaced Repe55on Steven Jonas - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

lessons from using supermemo and spaced repe55on
SMART_READER_LITE
LIVE PREVIEW

Lessons from Using SuperMemo and Spaced Repe55on Steven Jonas - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Lessons from Using SuperMemo and Spaced Repe55on Steven Jonas 9/16/12 -Developed in 1987 by Piotr Wozniak -Currently in its 15 th version -Name is short for super-memory -Spaced-repe55on soQware (SRS) -Most commonly used for


slide-1
SLIDE 1

Lessons from Using SuperMemo and Spaced Repe55on

Steven Jonas – 9/16/12

slide-2
SLIDE 2
slide-3
SLIDE 3
  • Developed in 1987 by Piotr Wozniak
  • Currently in it’s 15th version
  • Name is short for “super-memory”
  • Spaced-repe55on soQware (SRS)
  • Most commonly used for learning

languages

slide-4
SLIDE 4

The SuperMemo Interface

slide-5
SLIDE 5

The ForgeXng Curve & The Spacing Effect

Source: Wired

slide-6
SLIDE 6

A Graph of My ForgeXng Curve

slide-7
SLIDE 7

Calender of items scheduled for review by day

slide-8
SLIDE 8

I mark words I don’t know as I read.

slide-9
SLIDE 9

And scan the words, as well as, the sentences they appear in.

3 to 4 5mes faster than typing.

slide-10
SLIDE 10

I use EasyDefine to batch-grab many defini5ons at once.

slide-11
SLIDE 11

Finished Product

slide-12
SLIDE 12

Source: luven5cus.org

slide-13
SLIDE 13

Source: Reuters

slide-14
SLIDE 14

Familiarity Increases Interest

slide-15
SLIDE 15

Memory Interference

Memory traces with similar wording

  • r associa5ons compete for retrieval.
slide-16
SLIDE 16

Source: sitesatlas.com

slide-17
SLIDE 17

Source: yourgolQravel.com

slide-18
SLIDE 18
slide-19
SLIDE 19

The soul becomes dyed with the color of its thoughts. ––Marcus Aurelius, Roman emperor and Stoic

slide-20
SLIDE 20

Number of items I’ve added to my collec5on

slide-21
SLIDE 21

My SuperMemo Collec5on

  • Created 10/5/2008
  • 12,500 flashcards
  • 6,000 items that I review but am not tested on
  • 7 flashcards added per day, on average
  • Daily Workload: 100 flashcards; 100 Items to review
  • Weekday use: 50 minutes (during bus commute)
  • Weekend use: 90 minutes per day
slide-22
SLIDE 22

Steven Jonas @skjonas skjonas@gmail.com

If you use spaced repe55on, or am interested in it, I would love to talk to you.