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Experiential Learning

Experiential learning is a process where knowledge is created through transforming experiences. Kolb's experiential learning model involves a four stage cycle of (1) concrete experience, (2) reflective observation, (3) abstract conceptualization, and (4) active experimentation. There are four learning styles - diverging, assimilating, converging, and accommodating - that correspond to how people process information through the four stages. For experiential learning to be effective, instructors must play less teacher-centric roles by identifying experiences students find interesting, tying course objectives to activities, and allowing student experimentation. Students are responsible for involvement in practical problems, self-evaluation, and learning from the process. Benef

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Experiential Learning

Experiential learning is a process where knowledge is created through transforming experiences. Kolb's experiential learning model involves a four stage cycle of (1) concrete experience, (2) reflective observation, (3) abstract conceptualization, and (4) active experimentation. There are four learning styles - diverging, assimilating, converging, and accommodating - that correspond to how people process information through the four stages. For experiential learning to be effective, instructors must play less teacher-centric roles by identifying experiences students find interesting, tying course objectives to activities, and allowing student experimentation. Students are responsible for involvement in practical problems, self-evaluation, and learning from the process. Benef

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Experential Learning

by
Hannah Koh Pei
Fern
Lily Lim Li Thing
Ng Mei Huey

Definition
The process whereby knowledge is created
through the transformation of experience.
Knowledge results from the combination of
grasping and transferring experience.
(Kolb, 1984)

Kolbs Experiential Learning Model


Concrete
Experience
(CE)

Active
Experimentati
on (AE)

Reflective
Observation
(RO)

Abstract
Conceptualizat
ion (AC)

Concrete
Experienc
e (CE)

Personal Involvement in
everday situations
Rely on feelings
Open-mindedness, able to
adapt

Reflective
Observati
on (RO)

Understanding from different


POV
Rely on objectivity and
judgment
Use thoughts and feelings to
form opinion

Abstract
Theories, logic, ideas
Conceptualizat
Systemic planning
ion (AC)

Active
Experimentati
on (AE)

Experiment with changing


situation
Practical approach not
simply watching/observing

Learning Styles
Diverging

Preference for feeling and


watching CE/RO

Assimilating

Preference for thinking and


watching AC/RO

Converging

Preference for thinking and


doing AC/AE

Accommodati Preference for feeling and doing


CE/AE
ng

Instructor Roles
Willing to accept less teacher-centric roles
in the classroom
Identify experiences in which students are
interested in and be personally
committed
Tie in course learning objectives to course
activities and direct experiences
Allow students to experiment and
discover solutions on their own

Student Roles
Students are allowed freedom to be
involved in problems which are practical,
social and personal
Students self-evaluate their own progress
Students learn from the learning process

Benefits

Specific content-area knowledge


Soft skills
Social skills
Self-reliant

Applications/Examples

Thank you!

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