Failure in retention and recall of learnt content is

Failure in retention and the recall of learnt content is called forgetting. Forgetting is the process of fading of some impressions from the mind, or in simpler words, inability to remember is forgetting. Forgetting occurs with lapse of time. Impressions created in the mind as a result of learning fade away with the passage of time. When the learnt material is not practiced frequently, then forgetting occurs. A well organized material is easily remembered and can be practiced frequently.