Piotr Woźniak’s knowledge-formulation rules emphasize understanding, a smaller information burden, and techniques including cloze and imagery. The source contains all twenty rules. This is an independent Deckumi editing exercise, not a translation of that article.
Locate the difficulty first
A failed card can reflect a concept you have not understood, too many requested details, missing conditions or unclear answer criteria. Identify the step you missed before choosing to reread, split the task or revise the wording.
Our editing advice begins with the structure of the content. Preserve the conditions and name the retrieval target. Removing words while removing the situation can make a card harder to judge later.
An original example: separate the tasks
The original card asks: “Give the rectangle area formula, define its symbols, explain the relation between length and area units, and solve an example.” It requests several different answer actions.
Card front | Core answer |
|---|---|
How do you calculate a rectangle’s area from its length and width? | Area = length × width. |
If the length and width are in centimeters, what is the area unit? | Square centimeters. |
A rectangle is 5 cm long and 3 cm wide. What is its area? | 15 square centimeters. |
These cards check the formula, units and substitution separately. Keep a complete worked problem on paper to practice combining them. Let actual mistakes guide further splitting rather than mechanically making a card for every word.
Give a cloze enough context
A term that needs to be remembered may suit a cloze card. The surrounding text should determine the answer without reducing the task to recognizing a familiar sentence shape.
Try asking about the same knowledge with different wording. If the familiar sentence is recognizable but its meaning is unclear, return to the material and consider an explanation or application question.
Use an image where the question needs one
For geometry, structures or spatial relationships, add a relevant image and alternative text when editing a card. The image should serve the question. A decorative picture does not have to act as evidence.
After editing, hide the answer and check whether the image gives it away. For a visual question, specify the position, structure or relationship you want to identify.
Make this edit in Deckumi
- Find one independent point you frequently omit.
- Edit the original card into a checkable question and add another card manually if useful.
- Place explanations, diagrams and source locations in the relevant content and notes, then inspect the preview.
- Review it, attempt an answer and reveal the back to check for remaining ambiguity.
Concise cards still need reading space
Deckumi uses a clear question hierarchy, space around text and a distinct reveal action. Make the core answer easy to locate, then arrange supporting text and images. Content structure and comfortable typography address different tasks; neither substitutes for checking accuracy.
Follow the reference for the complete rules, original examples and discussion. Deckumi wrote the geometry exercise, editing sequence and product suggestions in this guide.