English multiple choice option

I made a very simple one that does exactly what @Vanilla describes: WaniKani Reorder Simple

It does back-to-back meaning/reading with zero configuration.


cue the Norman Rockwell freedom of speech painting

This is slightly off-topic, but on a related note, I kind of wish there was a bigger discussion about the way WK randomizes meaning/reading. Is there any proof this actually improves rate of learning or retention? I think it actually does the opposite. Before I switched to back-to-back meaning/reading, the meaning and reading always felt “disconnected” from one another.

When quizzed on the meaning, I would remember the meaning without thinking about the reading. When quizzed on the reading, I had a tendency to just sound-it-out without considering the meaning. If I know they’re both coming back-to-back, I consider both at the same time. It creates a mental connection between the meaning and reading.

I really really really think the way WK does it is utterly wrong, and I doubt they have any data to suggest that it improves learning. They just took a “randomized is always better” approach without thinking about it.

takes the painting down

iirc they quoted some study on “interleaving” but another user (rfindley i think) found the study and showed that it actually didn’t apply to how they were using it.

Long story short I think its pretty dumb too. I switched to back to back with 0 retention rate drop and noticeably faster review times.