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Learning Decay

Learning Decay is a theoretical construct in educational psychology that denotes the systematic reduction in the retention of learned information over time due to disuse or interference, distinguishing it from related memory phenomena by its focus on the temporal erosion of knowledge in the context of cumulative learning.

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2017–2026

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Some Tests of the Decay Theory of Immediate Memory

John L. Brown · Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology · 1958 · 1.4K citations

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Building back better to avert a learning catastrophe: Estimating learning loss from COVID-19 school shutdowns in Africa and facilitating short-term and long-term learning recovery

Noam Angrist, Andreas de Barros, Radhika Bhula et al. · International Journal of Educational Development · 2021 · 131 citations · Full text

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Learning and Knowledge Depreciation in Professional Services

Tonya Boone, Ram Ganeshan, Robert L. Hicks · Management Science · 2008 · 92 citations

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Decomposing the roles of perseveration and expected value representation in models of the Iowa gambling task

Darrell A. Worthy, Bo Pang, Kaileigh A. Byrne · Frontiers in Psychology · 2013 · 92 citations · Full text

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Learning Loss During COVID-19: An Early Systematic Review

Harry Anthony Patrinos, Robin Donnelly · Research Square · 2021 · 82 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. RD
    Rebecca D. Ray

    University of Wisconsin–Madison, United States

    2 publications · 52 citations

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  2. GF
    Grace F. Jones

    University of Wisconsin–Madison, United States

    2 publications · 52 citations

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  3. JS
    Johannes Schult

    Leibniz Institute for Science and Mathematics Education, Germany

    2 publications · 54 citations

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  4. MA
    Marlit Annalena Lindner

    Leibniz Institute for Science and Mathematics Education, Germany

    2 publications · 54 citations

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  5. EC
    Eleanor C. Sayre

    Kansas State University, United States

    2 publications · 46 citations

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Institutions

55

  1. University of Wisconsin–Madison

    Madison, United States

    3 h-index

    11 publications

    290 citations

  2. Leibniz Institute for Science and Mathematics Education

    Kiel, Germany

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    54 citations

  3. The Ohio State University

    Columbus, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    68 citations

  4. Google (United States)

    Mountain View, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    56 citations

  5. University of Tübingen

    Tübingen, Germany

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    54 citations

  6. Russian New University

    Moscow, Russia

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    62 citations

  7. Williams (United States)

    Tulsa, United States

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    184 citations

  8. SickKids Foundation

    Toronto, Canada

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    108 citations

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  1. arXiv (Cornell University)

    Repository · 3 publications · 49 citations

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  2. American Journal of Physics

    1 publications · 19 citations

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  3. Medical Teacher

    1 publications · 36 citations

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  4. Journal of Surgical Research

    JSR · 1 publications · 34 citations

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