Flashcards - recall section is unfair.
The recall section of the flashcards is sort of unfair because it seems like you need to be a really fast typist to be able to get a high score. The scoring should be gauged on the length of the word or sentence. It's so hard to get a full 10 points on some flashcard sets.
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Or you can just not care that much about the score as long as you learn the words--that works for me and I'm a really slow typist.
I like the flashcard section on this site better than on my other premium website,
The other site has a matching game and two tests, but I find the vocabulary I learn here really sticks in my tiny brain because of the Recall section. I am a good typist and gave up along time ago trying to get 100%. At first, I was embarrassed that my fellow students were looking at my scores and thinking I wasn't really 'getting it', until it dawned on me that many other people were not getting perfect scores in Recall for the same reason.
If I try to squeeze out an extra point or two by fast typing I am happy: you go back to Recall several times and the next thing you know you have expanded your vocabulary. Personally, I am amazed when people plow through flashcards for points and don't do Listen and Recall.
This is a fabulous site for vocabulary. The student made cards are excellent too!
Here's a suggestion:
If you want to get away from the frustration of not typing fast enough to get a perfect score, go to the "Aprender inglés Sections 1 and 2 under Learn Spanish. There the answers have to all be typed in English -- no tildes or accents to slow you down.
Before anyone accuses me of cheating, I had finished all the Spanish lessons (twice) and wanted to hear how the wonderful Paralee gave lessons to Spanish speakers so I could hear more conversational Spanish spoken!
And it does give you a lift to be able to get 100 in recall!
I too am a terrible typist and I'm dissatisfied with my numerical scores even if I do get them all correct. Just like dewclaw says its a bit of self competitiveness. I do wish the dratted timer would be a little more forgiving.
Well, eventhough some people say that they don't really care about the points, I'm competative with myself and do care 
Well I guess it is no secret that Recall is the hardest part of the flashcards, but also the true test of if you know the material or not. I don't think it would hurt if they gave us a little more time to do it. It just kills me when I need to type a word and the ñ won't come out and I discover that my keyboard is no longer set on International Keyboard. It does give me satisfaction though if my score is 100% even though I might make less than 120 points. I only have 4 more lessons and I will be done with Part 1. When I finish I am going to start over again at 1.1 with just the recall section and keep working until I get 100% on every one. Then I can go to Part 2.
This was discussed before here.
Really, there's nothing you can do about it 
. Just compete against yourself and be happy with your own score without comparing yourself to the brilliant 500 million words a minute typists.
Besides, if you are super competitive, do the flashcard set over and over again so your recall of the translation is instantaneous and your fingers remember the words and you'll get a high score and learn the words, it's win-win! 
Has anyone ever gotten the top score possible in Recall, and if so, can you tell me which lesson has the easiest Recall section that can be typed quickly. I would like to earn the badge for getting a perfect score on a lesson (just for fun), but the Recall section is holding me back.
It doesn't matter how many points you earn - what matters is that you are learning!
P.S. I am a lousy typist. I often don't even attempt the "recall" section, even if I am confident that I know the words.
The flashcards that go with the lessons are, at lease, accurate and consistent. There are some in later lessons that made me crazy because I didn't know what the picture represented. Some user made flashcards are very hard to get a good score on because of mistakes, inconsistencies, ect. and typing will be the least of your worries. I suggest you make your peace with the recall section now or you'll be pulling your hair out later.
