First post here, just started getting back into Japanese study for the JLPT and found this site. Apologies in advance if this information is available on the site, and I've missed it.
I've setup a kanji study schedule and vocab study schedule, but I am curious about how people are using vectors. I've noticed the warning about using more than 3 vectors slowing down progress, which I am assuming relates to the progression through the mastery levels. Are most people here leaving the settings at default? Is it recommended to switch the vectors after a while? Is this just to enable people to study in a way that makes sense to them?
My personal thoughts on this, at least for vocabulary would be:
Kanji question -> Kana answer - Disable this, as I will practice it in the kanji study schedule
Kanji question -> Meaning answer - Enable this because that is vocabulary practice
Kana question -> Kanji answer - Disable this, I will practice it in the kanji study schedule
Kana question -> Meaning answer - Enable this for vocabulary practice, especially to include words that either don't have kanji or are katakana, or contain kanji that is in a different JLPT test
Meaning question -> Kanji answer - Would like to enable this, but would require 4 vectors
Meaning question -> Kana answer - If I had to choose between the above and this, choose this because it will provide questions for non-kanji vocab.
I'm just curious if this line of thinking matches up with the intention of Vector settings.
I study on six vectors (I have everything turned on except the audio), and it works for me. It does add a whole bunch more questions so when I fall behind, the questions pile up quickly. But I like the mix of *what* I'm studying (reading/'quick recognition' for the multiple choice ones, with more thinking time required for the ones where I have to type in the answers myself), and all vectors that have multiple choice predictably advance much quicker, as I'm more likely to get the type-in answers wrong, so I don't feel like it's 'slowing me down'.
If you really manage to get to your kanji quizzes as regularly as to the vocab quizzes, it would make the most sense to focus on the non-kanji vectors in the vocabulary quizzes. I personally like having the kanji terms in the vocab quizzes too because when I get busy, I'm more likely to let the kanji quizzing lapse.
Thanks for the response! Good to hear that some people are using more than 3 vectors, think I am going to try 4, and see how it goes. Kanji is actually a bigger deal to me right now than vocab, so if I was to let anything lapse, it would be the vocab. Thanks again for the response.
