The Long-Term Retention of Knowledge and Skills: A Cognitive and Instructional Perspective

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Abstract:

This report reviews factors that influence how well knowledge and skills are retained over relatively long periods of nonuse. A cognitively oriented interpretation is applied to prior findings and beliefs about the nature of long-term retention. The report identifies instructional strategies conditions of learning which promote long-term retention and do not have an adverse impact on learning.

Author(s):
Farr, Marshall J.
Author Organization(s):
INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYSES ALEXANDRIA VA
Descriptive Note:
Final rept. Feb 1985-May 1986
Supplementary Note:
DOI: 10.21236/ADA175905
Pagination:
0170

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement:
Approved For Public Release; Distribution Is Unlimited.

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
IDA-M-205, IDA/HQ-86-31217
Contract/Grant Number(s):
MDA903-84-C-0031
Monitor Series:
86-31217, OUSDRE
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_1_Force Support; JCA_1.3_Human Capital Management; JCA_1.3.2_Personnel Management; JCA_5.5.2_Task; JCA_5.5_Direct; JCA_1.2_Force Preparation; JCA_1.2.1_Training; JCA_5.6.3_Assess Achievement of Objectives; JCA_5.6_Monitor; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_5.2.2_Develop Knowledge and Situational Awareness; JCA_5.2_Understand; JCA_1.2.5_Lessons Learned; JCA_1.2.6_Concepts; JCA_1.2.3_Educating; JCA_1.2.7_Experimentation; JCA_6_Net Centric; JCA_4.3_Maintain; JCA_6.4.1_Secure Information Exchange; JCA_1.4_Force Support
Modernization Areas:
Fully Networked C3
Communities of Interest:
Biomedical
Descriptor(s):
*SKILLS, *MILITARY TRAINING, *RETENTION(PSYCHOLOGY), COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING, COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION, LONG RANGE(TIME), PERFORMANCE(HUMAN), COST EFFECTIVENESS
Field(s)/Group(s):
Humanities and History
Keyword(s):
LPN T 5 310, SBI1, FY87
Report Date:
1986 May 01