Active Learning

At which stage of the Kolb's learning cycle do the students participate in activities?

• Review

• Do

• Learn

• Apply

The students can make sense of what they are learning by,

• retaining information for a longer time.

• making links or connections with existing knowledge

• by discussions

• by incorporating AI in their learning.

Why should the students be made to think hard about what they have been learning?

• To create more thinkers

• To ensure the practice of thinking is engrained in the class, which helps them solve complex problems.

• By thinking, students will be able to construct their own unique meanings of their experience.

• The students try to make sense of their new learning through thinking.

In order to develop long-term recall and a deeper understanding of the concept or topic that was learned, the students should be made to

• think hard and practice using new knowledge and skills

• made to just apply new knowledge

• answer diverse questions

• just engage in activities

Examples of active learning are

• students reading books.

• students playing in the sand pit.

• students engaged in discussion related to the topic that was taught.

• students listening to the teacher while she is teaching.

Harris: Students playing in the swimming pool is not active learning. Do you agree with his statement. Choose the appropriate answer.

• Yes, because students are not necessarily 'making sense' of their learning.

• Yes, because the teacher is not involved in the activity.

• No, because the students are actively engaged.

• Yes, because the students are not doing activities that are difficult.

Why should the students be made to reflect and think hard about their learning experience in the 'review or reflect' stage?

• So that the students make connections or links with the existing knowledge and make sense of the experience in their own unique way.

• So that the students are given time to be imaginative and creative.

• So that the students are provided opportunities to engage in meaningful activities.

• So that the students are able to apply the new knowledge.

Statement 1: Students are reading books.

Statement 2: Students are listening to the teacher while she is teaching.

Statements 1 and 2 are active learning strategies, but would you agree the activities could have been more active for the students to create a better learning experience?

• YES

• NO

Vinay: Application of the new knowledge is possible only after the students have done extensive activities, review/reflect on those activities by thinking hard and making necessary links to the new knowledge with the existing knowledge before applying this new knowledge effectively.

Do you agree with Vinay's statement?

• YES

• NO

Identify the right order of the different stages in Kolb's learning cycle.

• 1. 1. Do 2. Reflect

  2. 3. Review 4. Apply

• 1. 1. Do 2. Learn 3. Apply 4. Reflect

• 1. 1. Do 2. Review 3. Learn 4. Apply

• 1. 1. Do 2. Learn 3. Review 4. Apply