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why experiential learning, learning through experiences, is one of the most effective ways to
learn. The experiential learning process may be intentional: attending a training programme;

or unintentional: learning to put a coat on when it’s cold outside!

David Kolb’s learning cycle below, shows the four-step process of experiential learning (Kolb

and Fry, 1974). He suggests that it involves having a new experience, reflecting on outcomes,

conceptualising and choosing options, and experimenting with what you have learned.

Kolb’s learning cycle. Source: Learning Performance (2020)

Kolb states that in order to gain genuine knowledge from an experience, the learner must
have four abilities:

• The learner must be willing to be actively involved in the experience

• The learner must be able to reflect on the experience

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