Name David Kolb | Era 20th-century philosophy Region Western philosophy | |
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Notable ideas Experiential Learning Model (ELM) Influenced by John Dewey, Jean Piaget, Kurt Lewin Books Experiential Learning: Experien, Conversational Learning: An Experi, Sprawling Places, Organizational Behavior: An Experi, The critique of pure mod Similar People John Dewey, Kurt Lewin, Jean Piaget, Lev Vygotsky, Jurgen Habermas | ||
David A. Kolb Experiential Learning and Learning Style Theory | Implications | KVS DSSSB CTET D. Ed
David A. Kolb (born 1939) is an American educational theorist whose interests and publications focus on experiential learning, the individual and social change, career development, and executive and professional education. He is the founder and chairman of Experience Based Learning Systems, Inc. (EBLS), and an Emeritus Professor of Organizational Behavior in the Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio.
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- David A Kolb Experiential Learning and Learning Style Theory Implications KVS DSSSB CTET D Ed
- Interview David A Kolb April 4th 2018
- Experiential learning
- Learning Style Inventory
- References
Kolb earned his BA from Knox College in 1961 and his MA and Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1964 and 1967 respectively, in social psychology.
Interview David A Kolb (April 4th, 2018)
Experiential learning
In the early 1970s, Kolb and Ron Fry (now both at the Weatherhead School of Management) developed the Experiential Learning Model (ELM), composed of four elements:
These four elements are the essence of a spiral of learning that can begin with any one of the four elements, but typically begins with a concrete experience.
Learning Style Inventory
Kolb is renowned in educational circles for his Learning Style Inventory (LSI). His model is built upon the idea that learning preferences can be described using two continuums:
The result is four types of learners: converger (Active experimentation - Abstract conceptualization), accommodator (Active experimentation - Concrete experience), assimilator (Reflective observation - Abstract conceptualization), and diverger (Reflective observation - Concrete experience). The LSI is designed to determine an individual's learning preference.