Training doesn’t end when employees complete a course. Not since the rise of Microlearning and the use of mobile micro-assessments. Training managers in companies can create short assessments of two to three questions, then schedule them to be sent to workers days, weeks, or even months after they have completed a course to assess how much knowledge they have retained.
Various studies show that students can forget up to 50% of what they just learned in an hour, 70% in a day, and 90% in a month. This is critical, and therefore, new ways are needed to keep old training material fresh without being intrusive or too demanding.
That’s why mobile micro-assessments are the perfect solution:
They are short, as answering takes only a few minutes at most, and employees can quickly get back to work.
They are convenient because receiving a message on a device they are already using, such as their own mobile phones, significantly reduces what is being asked of workers.
They bring an element of surprise. Employees can’t hide when they receive a notification or a text message to take a micro-assessment. Setting a time limit also forces workers to rely solely on their own knowledge.
As results are obtained, you can learn which specific subject areas your workforce has forgotten to edit existing courses or add supplementary materials.
