flashcard
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thumb|Physical flashcards with Chinese words on one side and English on the other, for learning a language thumb|A set of flashcards demonstrating the Leitner system. Cards that the learner knows are promoted to a box for less frequent review (indicated by green arrows); cards for which the learner has forgotten the meaning are demoted to be studied more frequently (indicated by red arrows).
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- Format
- Two-sided cards
- Example
- Three-sided cards
- Psychology
- Spaced repetition
- Leitner system
- Software
- History
- References
- External links
thumb|Physical flashcards with Chinese words on one side and English on the other, for learning a language thumb|A set of flashcards demonstrating the Leitner system. Cards that the learner knows are promoted to a box for less frequent review (indicated by green arrows); cards for which the learner has forgotten the meaning are demoted to be studied more frequently (indicated by red arrows).
A flashcard or flash card is a card bearing information on both sides, usually intended to practice and/or aid memorization. It can be virtual (part of a flashcard software) or physical.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “flashcard” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.