{"id":748,"date":"2016-02-22T13:57:08","date_gmt":"2016-02-22T13:57:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.walkme.com\/blog\/?p=748"},"modified":"2023-05-02T15:41:21","modified_gmt":"2023-05-02T15:41:21","slug":"knowledge-retention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.walkme.com\/blog\/knowledge-retention\/","title":{"rendered":"Surprising Stats on Employee Knowledge Retention"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The time it takes for adults to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.walkme.com\/blog\/7-barriers-to-organizational-learning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">learn new information or skills<\/a>\u00a0can vary from one person to the next. However, the time it takes for an adult to forget what he or she learns is much more predictable.<\/p>\r\n<p>Knowledge retention is low without ongoing reinforcement of new information.<\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The \u201cforgetting curve\u201d is a theory that was developed by Hermann Ebbinghaus in 1885. This simple but landmark research project was the first to demonstrate that there is an exponential loss of memory, unless the information is reinforced:<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>\u2022 After <b>20 minutes<\/b>, the learner remembers<b> 58% of what was taught<\/b><\/p>\r\n<p>\u2022 After <b>1 hour<\/b>, the learner remembers <b>44% of what was taught<\/b><\/p>\r\n<p>\u2022 After <b>9 hours<\/b>, the learner remembers <b>36% of what was taught<\/b><\/p>\r\n<p>\u2022 After <b>1 day<\/b>, the learner remembers <b>33% of what was taught<\/b><\/p>\r\n<p>\u2022 After<b> 2 days<\/b>, the learner remembers <b>28% of what was taught<\/b><\/p>\r\n<p>\u2022 After<b> 6 days<\/b>, the learner remembers <b>25% of what was taught<\/b><\/p>\r\n<p>\u2022 After <b>31 days<\/b>, the learner remembers <b>21% of what was taught<\/b><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-749\" title=\"Knowledge Retention\" src=\"https:\/\/www.walkme.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/ebbinghaus-forgetting-curve_496x280.jpg\" alt=\"Knowledge Retention\" width=\"477\" height=\"269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.walkme.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/ebbinghaus-forgetting-curve_496x280.jpg 496w, https:\/\/www.walkme.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/02\/ebbinghaus-forgetting-curve_496x280.jpg?resize=300,169 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 477px) 100vw, 477px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What makes WalkMe so powerful is the fact that it powers <\/span><b><i>on-the-job knowledge retention<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The WalkMe widget is available for your users at any given time, so they can re-train themselves whenever they need to.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With an effective performance support solution like WalkMe, it takes learners\u00a0<\/span><b>2 clicks and less than 10 seconds<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.walkme.com\/blog\/evolution-employee-training\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">retrieve the knowledge<\/a> that they forget.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.walkme.com\/pages\/training-s\/?t=6&amp;eco=training&amp;camp=WalkMeBlog&amp;adin=Knowledge-Retention-ll01&amp;land=training-s&amp;pitch=Employee-Productivity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Schedule a free demo today to learn how WalkMe can accelerate your training program<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The time it takes for adults to learn new information or skills\u00a0can vary from one person to the next. 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