CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

LEARNING THEORIES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Experiential theory proposes that learning occurs through experience.
A
Yes
B
No
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -What is experiential learning? Learning by doing. This is the basis for the experiential learning theory. Experiential learning focuses on the idea that the best ways to learn things is by actually having experiences. Those experiences then stick out in your mind and help you retain information and remember facts.

Detailed explanation-2: -Experiential learning theory was initially proposed by psychologist David Kolb who emphasised how experiences influence the learning process. Kolb defined experiential learning as “the process whereby knowledge is created through the transformation of experience.

Detailed explanation-3: -“Experiential [learning] is a philosophy and methodology in which educators purposefully engage with students in direct experience and focused reflection in order to increase knowledge, develop skills, and clarify values” (Association for Experiential Education, para. 2).

Detailed explanation-4: -It is the process of making meaning from direct experience. It focuses on the learning process for the individual.

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