Hi! What is your system for studying your flahscards?
Hi! This is a great question. So I like to use the Leitner system to study my flashcards. This is a method of studying developed by German scientist Sebastian Leitner. The way that this system works is by sorting and studying your flashcards in different boxes or stacks. The Leitner system usually utilizes 3-5 different stacks, I like to use 4 different stacks. Here’s how it works:
All of your flashcards start off in in stack 1.
Then, when you start to study your cards, each card you get right is placed into stack 2. However, it you get the card wrong then the card goes back into stack 1.
Next you start to study the cards in stack 2. If you still get these cards right then they get moved into stack 3, this continues with stack 3, promoting the cards to the highest stack each time you get a card right.
But, if you get a card wrong in stacks 2, 3, or 4 the card gets demoted back to stack 1.
Now, the great thing about the Leitner system is that once you have established all of your piles you are going to begin to study the cards that you know less well more frequently (those in stack 1) until all of your cards end up in stack 4 (the cards that you know best). So, you may choose to study the cards in stack 1 twice a day, while you only study the cards in stack 4 once every few days.
One thing that I like to do because I am a bit of a neat freak and like to keep all of my cards organized once I am done studying them is to number them. This way I can put the flashcards back into the original order that I had them and it will be easier for me to find the cards that I need when I go back to study them at a later date. Here is an example of what I mean:
For each set of cards I make I like to label them with a general title so that I know what is in each pile. Each title also gets a number that I write on the top right corner of each flashcard in that pile. In the bottom right corner of the flashcard I number each card. This way I know what set each card belongs to and what order they were in.
I hope this helped, I tried to explain it as best as I could but I feel like it sounded more confusing than it actually is. Here is a link to a site that explains the Leitner system if you want a better explanation. Let me know if you would like a better post on this system or on my flashcard organization, because I would love to make one with pictures if it would help!
