This LEO blog looks at Hermann Ebbinghaus’ Forgetting Curve, what it means for elearning and how training professionals can get learners to retain more knowledge.
Remember those late nights of cramming for the big exam? Caffeine, flashcards, studying with groups, studying alone, reviewing notes over and over again – and with all that hard work and a little luck, you passed the exam.
Sad to say, it’s estimated that you forget 90% of what you learned within the first month – or even first week[1]! Some people may remember better than others, retaining up to half the information for three weeks, but the general trend for how we retain information is the same: for most of us, not very well.
What is the Forgetting Curve?
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