Dear AnkiHub Community,
I have an idea for an Add-On/Card Type that randomizes the order of items within its grouping, so as to prevent recognition-based-answering as opposed to more of a deeper understanding-based recall. This can either be a cloze, or just regular information on a card. I think I can best illustrate this concept with an example. Please see below.
"The […]:
• Connects cerebrum & cerebellum with spinal cord
• “Spinal cord” of the head*
• Reflexes face
• Gives rise to all cranial nn
• vital reflexes (breathing, heart rate & blood pressure, consciousness) "
While studying, I got this card, and recognized the first bullet point, and was able to answer Brain Stem as the answer. I wish there was an add on that could somehow randomize the order of the bullet points, so that I have to at least spend more time looking for that recall point, and during this time I can read the other bullet points and gain a deeper understanding of the card.
The Actual card looks like this:
The {{c1::Brainstem}}:
• Connects {{c2::cerebrum}} & {{c2:: cerebellum}} with {{c2::spinal cord}}
• {{c2::“Spinal cord”}} of the head*
• Reflexes {{c2::face}}
• Gives rise to all {{c2::cranial nn}}
• {{c2:: vitall} reflexes ({{c2:: breathing}}, {c2:: heart rate, & {c2:: blood pressures, {{c2::consciousness}})
In practicality, it would also be nice if when I got the c2 card that the order of the bullets could be switched around as well. I would also want this feature to exist without the need for the bullet lists which will be randomized to be clozes.
Please let me know what you think of this idea, or if an add-on already exists like this!
I do like the idea of randomizing orders of things listed within notes. I think one of the faults with cloze deletion is pattern recognition over factual recall. However, I mean this mainly between different notes rather than what I think your speaking of.
If the example you provided is mainly the type of notes which are you are trying to fix, then I think an alternate or confounding problem is that there’s too much information on the card. Having all of those bullets in one note does reduce the total amount of cards you have. However, if you are trying to learn/recall the connection of “Brainstem” to each of those bullets then I believe it would serve you better to have separate notes for each bullet.
Here’s what I’m suggesting
The {{c1::Brainstem}} connects {{c2::cerebrum}} & {{c2:: cerebellum}} with {{c2::spinal cord}}
The {{c1::Brainstem}} {{c2::“Spinal cord”}} of the head*
The {{c1::Brainstem}} reflexes {{c2::face}}
The {{c1::Brainstem}} gives rise to all {{c2::cranial nn}}
The {{c1::Brainstem}} {{c2:: vital} reflexes ({{c2:: breathing}}, {c2:: heart rate, & {c2:: blood pressures, {{c2::consciousness}})
Alternatively, you could remove all the c2’s and have all of those notes plus your example without c1. Each of these notes would likely speed up and improve recall of each individual fact. All of that being said, I do think there’s value in a randomization within notes with multiple cloze deletions.
Take a look at the solutions found here, https://www.reddit.com/r/Anki/comments/m0eawb/randomize_order_of_list_with_cloze_deletion/ . The ideal is likely the inclusion of something along u/ssnoyes’s code and Glutimate’s add-on(s).
Welcome to more discussion on this topic; I might try playing around with some of the AnKing notetype coding and see if I could get it to work when I have more time.
You see, interestingly enough, while I understand that making individual clozes won’t necessarily increase the total card count, I make information like this one one card (in addition to the grouped recall) for the purpose of organization. I often study cards in the browse, and If I make all those additional closes, it’s very difficult for me to go back and have them all together in one place unless I use a tag which is an additional step of inefficiency for me. I will take a look at the thread you sent. Thank you.
The solutions you provided are outdated and not working, do you have any suggestions?
You see, interestingly enough, while I understand that making individual clozes won’t necessarily increase the total card count, I make information like this one one card (in addition to the grouped recall) for the purpose of organization. I often study cards in the browse, and If I make all those additional closes, it’s very difficult for me to go back and have them all together in one place unless I use a tag which is an additional step of inefficiency for me. I will take a look at the thread you sent. Thank you.