Hi, I'm a 24-year old autodidact (I enjoy learning, that's my hobby), and I have a Google Alert set for "Spaced Repetition." I saw a link to this forum, and here I am. I have been using a program called "Supermemo" for the past five years to learn just about anything I want to learn (Languages, politics, science, etc.). I have no hope of public schools ever adopting graduated interval recall (Spaced repetition) due to the sheer corruption of human institutions. Thus, I believe the only way a great system of study and recall can be achieved is by oneself (Or in small groups). I was homeschooled at the beginning of high school, and that was what helped to launch my career in self-discipline and learning. Flashcards can no doubt be implemented in a homeschool setting, but since I have no children (I'm not even married), I can't be of any assistance with that. What I can say is this: Spaced Repetition works, and I will continue to use it forever.
Here are a few links:
http://www.supermemo.com/ - Supermemo's main site (Not pretty to look at, but contains a great deal of valuable information on learning and recall)
http://www.supermemo.com/articles/power.htm - Six Steps to an Excellent Memory
http://ankisrs.net/ - Anki, an easy-to-use program built on a very early version of Supermemo.
Hi there. Which version of SuperMemo do you use? I am trying Anki, because it properly displays Arabic text and I can adjust the font size independently of the English translation.
SM seems very difficult to set up and use - so your post intrigued me. I wish I could set up a flashcard word listing on the Doman method schedule for learning it, and then for maintaining it, use SRS. How would I do that in SM, please?
And before I invest in purchasing SM2008, do you know if this font would display correctly in the program? And can I adjust the Arabic font size independently of the English translation font size; (make Arabic text larger than English text)?:
King Fahd Glorious Quran Printing Complex, released "Quranic Font" with complete
typed Data of Quran in MS Word file.
Its free Unicode based OTF Font, and complete typed Data you can distribute and
forward it to anyone. Website link is;
http://fonts.qurancomplex.gov.sa/For Direct Download OTF font Link
http://fonts.qurancomplex-dev.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/UthmanicHafs1-Ver08.zipFor Direct Download Word Data file (MS-Word document of Qur'an in 604 pages)
http://fonts.qurancomplex-dev.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Complete-Ver08.zipThanks.
Ayesha