Passive YouTube Video Watching Fails to Convert Viewing Into Retained Knowledge
Students and self-learners who use YouTube as an educational resource retain little of what they watch due to the passive nature of video consumption. Without active recall mechanisms like quizzes, learning efficiency is low. The volume of educational YouTube content makes this a large-scale retention gap affecting millions of learners globally.
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