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πŸ”₯ Kolb's experiental learning cycle

David Kolb (1939 - present). - an american educational theorist recognised for his work on experiental learning.

Kolb's experiental learning cycle consists of:

Abstract conceptualisation#

- Learners learn from new ideas
- Learners revisit existing ideas and modify ased on reflective observation

Active Experimentation#

- Learners apply new ideas to surroundings
- Learners apply updated ideas to surroundings

Concrete experience#

- Learners encounter new experiences
- Learners reinterpret existing experiences

Reflect observation#

- Learners reflect on the experience

Diagram#