Difference between revisions of "Flash Cards as Cognitive Test"
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| − | Flash cards are cards with question on one side and answers on opposite, used for memorization. Exist several computer apps that automate the process and have recorded alot of data. Humans really need more cognitive tests for their own health. I expected electronic flashcard data to be useful as a cognitive test so I started a project to analyze that | + | Flash cards are cards with question on one side and answers on opposite, used for memorization. Exist several computer apps that automate the process and have recorded alot of data. Humans really need more cognitive tests for their own health. I expected electronic flashcard data to be useful as a cognitive test so I started a project to analyze the data that [[Anki]] produces. Turns out the project teaches users about learning and allows them to experiment with and optimize their own learning process. In addition, the project encourages learning by illustrating success in detail, similar to gamification. |
Everyone should track their cognitive capability as much as health-conscious people track their heartrate and exercise. Formal cognitive testing takes too much time, and relevance to user's productivity goals is often questionable. An alternative that solves both is skill trainers like typing tutors. I have found very few types of skill trainers. None of them analyze user data enough. | Everyone should track their cognitive capability as much as health-conscious people track their heartrate and exercise. Formal cognitive testing takes too much time, and relevance to user's productivity goals is often questionable. An alternative that solves both is skill trainers like typing tutors. I have found very few types of skill trainers. None of them analyze user data enough. | ||
Revision as of 18:23, 10 July 2023
Flash cards are cards with question on one side and answers on opposite, used for memorization. Exist several computer apps that automate the process and have recorded alot of data. Humans really need more cognitive tests for their own health. I expected electronic flashcard data to be useful as a cognitive test so I started a project to analyze the data that Anki produces. Turns out the project teaches users about learning and allows them to experiment with and optimize their own learning process. In addition, the project encourages learning by illustrating success in detail, similar to gamification.
Everyone should track their cognitive capability as much as health-conscious people track their heartrate and exercise. Formal cognitive testing takes too much time, and relevance to user's productivity goals is often questionable. An alternative that solves both is skill trainers like typing tutors. I have found very few types of skill trainers. None of them analyze user data enough.
Anki is an app that uses flashcards and spaced repetition to help user memorize vocabulary. Anki is popular and stores lots of data from every session, so I decided to analyze my own data made with Anki. Similar projects exist but they are too simple. Though the project is not finished, I am almost certain that flashcards can be used as cognitive test because there is lots of data and it yields multiple potential tests.
Perhaps more importantly, the project teaches users about learning. The project also allows users to experiment with and optimize their own learning process. In addition, the project encourages learning by illustrating success in detail, similar to gamification.
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| Self researcher(s) | User:DG |
| Related tools | Anki, Spaced Repetition |
| Related topics | Tools for Cognitive Testing |
Builds on project(s) |
Spaced Listening, Spaced Repetition: A Cognitive QS Method for Knowledge Acquisition |
| Has inspired | Projects (0) |