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“I'm not an
expert but it
seems like we
had the drawings backwar
ds”
EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING THEORY
Kurt Lewin - Behavior related to perceptions of oneself and the environment.
Carl Jung – Father of analytic psychology,
attitude and functions concepts.
Jean Piaget – Cognitive development, three interconnected principles: organization,
adaptation and balance.
John Dewey –Founder of progressive pedagogy, the educator as guide and
counselor.
David Kolb – Designed the experiential learning cycle.
HISTORY
DAVID KOLB
P E R C E P T I O NFeel
Think
ReflectAct
PROCESS
AE
Experience
What?
ReflectWhat
happened?
AnalysisSo
what?
PlanningNow what?
KOLB’S EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
AND YOU…WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?
D. I look for hidden possibilities, I like to explore, learn by trial
and error and discover things by my own means.
C. I'm interested in feelings, I like to
observe, establish personal
relationships and feel emotionally involved
A. I like to think and do, experiment, build
and create useful things.
B. I like to listen and think about
information, search for data, analyze and
learn from what experts think.
EXPERIENTIAL CYCLE AND MCCARTHY'S LEARNING STYLES
AE
Experience
ReflexionWhat
happened?
AnalysisSo
what?
PlanningNow what?
Style 1: Imaginative
Style 2: AnalyticStyle 3: Common
sense
Style 4: Dynamic
4 – Dynamic
1 - Imaginative
3 – Common
Sense
2 – Analytic
Everyone has a little bit of everything!
Our highest mark is our preferred dominant style.
THE STYLES!
How do you think our dominant style influences our…
…communication?
…teaching?
…teamwork?
…leadership?
STYLES AND THEIR INFLUENCE
Learning Styles and Leadership