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                                   UNITED STATES
                         SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  
                               Washington, D.C. 20549
  
  
  
                                      FORM 8-K
  
  
                                   CURRENT REPORT
                          Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d)
                       of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  
  
                         Date of Report: December 13, 2000
                         (Date of earliest event reported)
  
  
  
                                    DOCENT, INC.
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
          Delaware                  0-31537                    77-0460705
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         (State of                (Commission                 (IRS Employer
       Incorporation)             File Number)             Identification No.)
  
  
  
  2444 Charleston Road, Mountain View, California                  94043
  ------------------------------------------------               ----------
    (Address of principal executive offices)                     (Zip Code)
  
                                  (650) 934-9500
                                  --------------
               (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
  
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  Item 5.    OTHER EVENTS
  
       5.1   Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference
             herein, is historical financial information for Docent, Inc. for the
             quarters in fiscal year 1999 and the first three quarters in fiscal
             year 2000.
  
             In the opinion of our management, the unaudited quarterly information
             included in this Current Report on Form 8-K has been prepared on a
             basis consistent with our audited financial statements and includes
             all adjustments, consisting of normal and recurring adjustments, that
             management considers necessary for a fair presentation of the data.
             These quarterly results are not necessarily indicative of future
             quarterly patterns or future patterns or results. The historical
             financial information included herein should be read in conjunction
             with our financial statements and the related notes included with our
             other SEC filings.
  
  Item 7.    FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS
  
      (c)  Exhibits
  
       99.1  Financial information for Docent, Inc. for the quarters in fiscal
               year 1999 and the first three quarters in fiscal year 2000.
  
  
  
                                    SIGNATURES
  
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
  Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  
                                             DOCENT, INC.
                                             (Registrant)
  
  
  
  Date: December 13, 2000                    By:  /s/ Donald E. Lundgren
                                                  ----------------------
                                                  Donald E. Lundgren
                                                  Vice President and
                                                  Chief Financial Officer
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text: UNITED STATES
                         SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  
                               Washington, D.C. 20549
  
                                      FORM 8-K
  
                                   CURRENT REPORT
                          Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d)
                       of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  
                         Date of Report: December 13, 2000
                         (Date of earliest event reported)
  
                                    DOCENT, INC.
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
          Delaware                  0-31537                    77-0460705
       --------------             -----------              ------------------
         (State of                (Commission                 (IRS Employer
       Incorporation)             File Number)             Identification No.)
  
  2444 Charleston Road, Mountain View, California                  94043
  ------------------------------------------------               ----------
    (Address of principal executive offices)                     (Zip Code)
  
                                  (650) 934-9500
                                  --------------
               (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
  Item 5.    OTHER EVENTS
  
       5.1   Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference
             herein, is historical financial information for Docent, Inc. for the
             quarters in fiscal year 1999 and the first three quarters in fiscal
             year 2000.
  
             In the opinion of our management, the unaudited quarterly information
             included in this Current Report on Form 8-K has been prepared on a
             basis consistent with our audited financial statements and includes
             all adjustments, consisting of normal and recurring adjustments, that
             management considers necessary for a fair presentation of the data.
             These quarterly results are not necessarily indicative of future
             quarterly patterns or future patterns or results. The historical
             financial information included herein should be read in conjunction
             with our financial statements and the related notes included with our
             other SEC filings.
  
  Item 7.    FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS
  
      (c)  Exhibits
  
       99.1  Financial information for Docent, Inc. for the quarters in fiscal
               year 1999 and the first three quarters in fiscal year 2000.
  
                                    SIGNATURES
  
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
  Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  
                                             DOCENT, INC.
                                             (Registrant)
  
  Date: December 13, 2000                    By:  /s/ Donald E. Lundgren
                                                  ----------------------
                                                  Donald E. Lundgren
                                                  Vice President and
                                                  Chief Financial Officer