this following piece of work I will be (1).Critically evaluating at least two theoretical accounts of ‘learning styles’ that I have studied this year, and (2). From the basis of my evaluation, I will outline in detail how I might design and teach a topic to a group of students that caters for their individual learning styles. Firstly, what is a ‘Learning Style’? There are many different learning styles in today’s world, everyone learns in different ways as we all take in and process information in
Kolb’s Four Learning Styles However, Kolb believes “learning is the process whereby knowledge is created through the transformation of experience” (1984). In this statement, Kolb is trying to emphasize that each learner learns best through the different stages of experience. These stages are the following: concreteexperience (or do) ,reflectiveobservation (or observe), abstractconceptualization ( or think) , and activeexperimentation (or plan) . Concrete Experience is the first stage where the learners
Reflective Learning Owen (2011) Boyd (1983) define reflective learning as a cognitive process that involves analyzing a past or present experience, which create new meaning and insight about the experience and result in changed in conceptual perspective. The focus of reflective learning is to understand the experiential learning process. According to Kolb’s (1984) reflective model, reflection is a crucial element that initiates transformation within the learning process. Without reflection, an individual
Framework The following theories were reviewed to aid in the correct understanding of the study. Kolb's experiential learning style theory (1974) is typically represented by a four stage learning cycle in which the learner 'touches all the bases', as presented in figure 1 below. Figure 1. Kolb’s Four-Stage Learning Cycle Theory Effective and efficient learning is felt when a person grows through a cycle of four phases: of (1) having a concrete experience followed by (2) observation of and reflection
community health officials, maternal and child care nurses, a small number of general nurses, allied health workers, child protection officers, social workers, juvenile justice workers, aged care practitioners and administrative staff. This case study analysis will look at the problems within Elizabeth Health and find a solution to it. Currently there are two major problems. Firstly, it is to analyse why the Government has been critical of Elizabeth Health child protection and dementia services, in particular
develop their lifelong learning ability. The importance of developing lifelong learning is discussed in this assignment. The final purpose of the essay is to demonstrate an understanding of reflection and how reflective practice can support an individual’s own personal and professional learning development. Nicol (2016) stated that “reflection is a method of using experiential knowledge to enable professional and personal development while reinforcing continuous learning”. Reflection can allow
intelligence’s theory, experiential learning and theory of psychomotor development. Fig. 1. Framework of the Study Dale’s Cone Experience Dale’s Cone of experience is a model that incorporates several theories related to instructional design and learning process. Dale (1960) theorized that learners retain more information by what they “do” as opposed to what is “heard”, “read” or “observed”. Today, this “learning by doing” has become known as “experiential learning or “action Figure 2:
(McGilton et al., 2006, Parry, 2008b). This is because a high degree of variability exists even in the methodology of the studies exploring this area (Chant et al., 2002). In addition to that, no study exists which has looked into the area of sustained learning after performing well in these courses i.e. to explore if the skills acquired are retained and practiced in day to day clinical work. This unfortunately, is difficult to achieve in research studies, which largely involve human
general concept of learning through experience was discovered in around 320 B.C. Aristotle wrote in NICHOMACHAEN ETHICS “for the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by doing them. But as an articulated approach experiential learning is of much more recent period. David A. Kolb helped to develop the modern theory of experiential learning, drawing heavily on the work of John Dewey, Kurt Lewin and Jean Piaget. In 1987 Kolb published a book entitled Experiential Learning. The reason the
and Murphy’s model of reflection, Kolb only has four stages which only makes his learning cycle suitable for brief experiences but requires less complexity. His four stages include, firstly achieving a concrete experience, secondly reviewing and contemplating the experience which is the reflective and observation part of the cycle, the practitioner will then be in abstract conceptualisation which signifies the learning outcomes which includes what they have achieved and absorbed. The last stage is