Improving Comprehension and Retention When the Content is Complex

Improving Comprehension and Retention When the Content is Complex
This article starts with the results of a question 170 students in cell biology courses answered during the first week of the semester: “What percent of the information you have learned in your university courses do you still remember 6 months after those courses are finished?” Just over 50 percent of the students said 50 percent of the content. Another 30 percent said they only remembered 25 percent.

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