The Ebbinghaus Forgetting Curve
Quality of memory representation
Connect learning to what you already know ; only learn what is necessary
Walter Pauk
Creator of Cornell Notes
Herman Ebbinghaus
He was a German psychologist who pioneered the experimental study of memory, and is known for his discovery of the forgetting curve and the spacing effect. He was also the first person to describe the learning curve.
Cornell Notes
a system of notetaking that involves writing sentence summaries on the right side of the page with key words and topics indicated on the left
Cornell Note Steps
5Rs: record, reduce, recite, reflect, review
Forgetting Curve
A graph showing retention and forgetting over time.