who coined the term learning curve
The term was coined by Hermann Ebbinghaus through studies he performed on himself, and refers to the finding that recall accuracy varies as a function of an item's position within a study list.he continuity effect or lag-recency effect predicts that having made a successful recall, the next recall is likely to be a neighboring item in serial position during the study period. The difference between the two items' serial position is referred to as serial position lag.
However, interest in his life and work has increased. Patricia Rothman at University College London has analysed William Jonesâs circle of influence in London in her article âWilliam Jones and his circle: the man who invented the concept of piâ, History Today, 2009, 59/7, 24â30.