Experiential Learning Theory

Experiential Learning Theory

​Presented by:

Lea Dela Cruz

Alma Laurio

PED 701

Multiple Choice

Who is credited with the theory of experiential learning?

• Kurt Lewin

• John Dewey

• David Kolb

• Jean Piaget

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"Learning is the process whereby knowledge is created through the transformation of experience."

Who Is David Kolb?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best defines experiential learning?

• A method of educating through first-hand experience that focuses on skills, knowledge and experience acquired outside of the traditional academic classroom setting, including internships, studies abroad, research and service projects

• A method of educating through first-hand experience that is recorded as a reflection and used to foster learning

• A method of educating through first-hand experience with group projects outside the classroom that take place in a variety of settings, including museums and zoos

• All of the answers are correct

Experiential Learning Theory

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6 Principles

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• Learning as a process

• Learning is relearning

• Emotional reflection

• Holistic learning

• Environmental learning

• Constructivism

Experiential Learning Theory

Experiential learning is an engaged learning process whereby students “learn by doing” and by reflecting on the experience. Experiential learning activities can include, but are not limited to, hands-on laboratory experiments, internships, practicums, field exercises, study abroad, undergraduate research and studio performances.

Multiple Choice

In experiential learning, it is important to

• have many experiences

• discuss experiences

• read about experiences

• reflect on experiences

Learning that is considered “experiential” contain the following elements:

1. Reflection, critical analysis and synthesis.

2. Opportunities for students to take initiative, make decisions, and be accountable for the results.

Multiple Choice

What are the 4 elements or stages of the experiential learning theory?

• Concrete Experience, reflective observation, abstract concepts, and active experimentation

• Lecturing, leaving the classroom, reflective experience and quizzes

• Being in nature, reflection, communication, and journaling

• None of the answers are correct

Experiential Learning Cycle

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example activity of abstract conceptualization?

• Writing a report of what took place

• Solving real-life problems

• Presenting theories

• Doing laboratory work

Multiple Choice

What are the four learning styles that Kolb’s developed from experiential learning?

• assimilating, transforming, diverging, converging

• diverging, converging, grasping, transforming

• diverging, assimilating, converging, accommodating

• assimilating, diverging, converging, transforming

Multiple Choice

What do you call the experience or knowledge from the combination of concrete experience and abstract Conceptualization?

• Solving Experience

• Transforming Experience

• Grasping Experience

• Ideal experience

Kolb's Learning Style

Multiple Choice

If a person acts on ‘gut feeling’, he may be a/an

• Diverger

• Assimilator

• Converger

• Accommodator

Multiple Choice

A crucial difference between experiential learning and tradition lecture approach is that it is only in

• experiential learning that the learner decides what aspect of the material to focus on

• traditional lecture approach that the learner decides what aspect of the material to focus on

• traditional lecture approach that the emphasis is on the value of knowledge

• experiential learning that the emphasis is on the value of knowledge

Applications of Kolb’s Experiential Learning Theory

Experiential activities in and out of the classroom include for instance:

• Field trips

• Art projects

• Science experiments

• Role-playing exercises

• Reflection and journaling

• Opportunities for internship

• Interactive classroom games

Aristotle

" For the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by doing them. " 

​Thank you for listening!