Question wording order

Anki Card Design
1

Hi,

what is the better word order for my question field?

general to specific or specific to general?

Also what exactly is specific and what is general?

For example which of these cards is better to ask for the “shortcut of suspending notes in browser of anki”

answer would be: cmd j


sc del nt brw ak
ak brw nt del sc
sc ak brw nt del

or is there a better way? I want to have consistent order.

According to wozniak we should order them from general to specific to avoid interference: https://www.supermemo.com/en/blog/twenty-rules-of-formulating-knowledge#:~:text=Context%20cues simplify-,wording,-You%20can%20use

But is shortcut here the general topic or is the specific detail?

also which order is better here

Apple founder;Steve Jobs
founder Apple;Steve Jobs

Really confusing. Would appreciate any input or personal experience.

1 Like
2

I would use Anki’s built-in hierarchy:

A deck named Shortcuts.
A note type or tag for browser-related shortcuts (I would make it easy to recognize with a unique background color or a heading that’s on every card in the note type).

Then the text on the card can just say “suspending notes.” The users don’t need to see extra words pertaining to shortcuts and the browser because they already know they are reviewing a Browser note in the keyboard Shortcuts deck.

2 Likes
3

I use just one note type and one deck since it was annoying for me to always switch between them.

I appreciate your reply.

1 Like
4

This topic was automatically closed 30 days after the last reply. New replies are no longer allowed.