Knowledge Guru

OCTOBER 14, 2014

You’ve seen us write articles and publish white papers on the science of remembering for well over a year now. Our research on the science of remembering (and forgetting) often comes back to the often-cited, and often misunderstood “Forgetting Curve.” ” We could not agree more.

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Knowledge Guru

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

This week’s GBL Picks has a few articles focused on educators in a school setting, but the ideas still translate perfectly into the corporate word. In this first article, the author highlights five ways to promote game-based learning. So now, without further ado, here are this week’s GBL picks: Pick #1.

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Knowledge Guru

MAY 18, 2016

We’ve compiled 25 of our favorite microlearning articles to make it easier to learn about “bite-sized learning” and implement it effectively. This article isn’t going anywhere, so bookmark it for reference and come back whenever you need more inspiration! At its worst, it becomes another distraction to ignore.

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Knowledge Guru

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

According to Dr. David Chandross in an article from Game and Train , when people are faced with the choice to learn via a game or no game, they tend to choose no game because think games are a less efficient way to learn. As Dr. Chandross points out, the evidence suggests that this is not true… but most adults don’t know the research.

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Knowledge Guru

MAY 12, 2016

If you’re interested in learning about “the trends” at ATD ICE, consider this article your ATD Conference Survival Guide. Plenty of vendors will tell you that microlearning is all about millennials , although research fails to back that up.

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Knowledge Guru

MARCH 14, 2017

Subsequent research shows that the forgetting curve is actually quite variable and not set at 90%. Research shows this makes the brain focus more intensely, which increases knowledge retention. Research shows that repeated testing is better than repeated studying. He came up with the concept of the “forgetting curve.”

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Knowledge Guru

DECEMBER 10, 2013

We’ve published many articles on our blog, as well as on the Bottom-Line Performance blo g, on the topic. These five articles were the most-visited on our Knowledge Guru website in 2013. We compiled a list of 100 of our favorite articles, each one offering a unique insight on using games (or game mechanics) for learning.

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Knowledge Guru

MAY 29, 2013

It’s explained in this Wikipedia article. Chapter 4 is devoted to research on games. The Forgetting Curve is a phenomena I discussed where people “forget” what they’ve learned within specific amounts of time. Will Thalheimer questions its exactness in one of his Will At Work blog posts.

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