This certainly seems like a way to increase the likelihood that I associate a response with a flashcard in Anki, but will this actually help recall?
For example, one of my Anki cards might ask how to recursively copy all files with a certain extension out of a directory tree; by adding an image I might strengthen the association between the front and back of the Anki card, but not increase the probability that I actually remember the correct invocation to move files when I really need to.
This is a failure mode I’ve noticed before with spaced repetition, where I’ll quickly have a response to one of my Anki cards because I only have one question in a given format, even though answering the true question would be harder.
Is there a different style of flashcard where this wouldn’t be a downside? The downside above applies if you associate Question + Image → Answer, but maybe a custom card type that breaks down each pair into a triple would work? Question → Image, Image → Answer, and finally Question → Answer. I’ll give this some thought.
For language flashcards, you can have the front card be something like “Biblioteca” and the back card “Library [generated picture of a library].” This helps recall even though it’s not part of the prompt—it just seems to stick better in your memory.
This certainly seems like a way to increase the likelihood that I associate a response with a flashcard in Anki, but will this actually help recall?
For example, one of my Anki cards might ask how to recursively copy all files with a certain extension out of a directory tree; by adding an image I might strengthen the association between the front and back of the Anki card, but not increase the probability that I actually remember the correct invocation to move files when I really need to.
This is a failure mode I’ve noticed before with spaced repetition, where I’ll quickly have a response to one of my Anki cards because I only have one question in a given format, even though answering the true question would be harder.
Is there a different style of flashcard where this wouldn’t be a downside? The downside above applies if you associate Question + Image → Answer, but maybe a custom card type that breaks down each pair into a triple would work? Question → Image, Image → Answer, and finally Question → Answer. I’ll give this some thought.
For language flashcards, you can have the front card be something like “Biblioteca” and the back card “Library [generated picture of a library].” This helps recall even though it’s not part of the prompt—it just seems to stick better in your memory.