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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