Experiential Learning Theory

(Carl Rogers)

Presented byFoo Jiann Wui

Confucius (450 BCE)

Tell me,I will forget.

Show me,I may remember.

Involve me,and I will understand.

Centuries ago from now

Carl Rogers

Experience is, for me, the highest authority. The touchstone of validity is my own experience. No other person’s ideas, and none of my own ideas, are as authoritative as my experience. It is to experience that I must return again and again, to discover a closer approximation to truth as it is in the process of becoming in me.

Come back to the modern

Rogers recognized2 types

learning styles

CognitiveMemorizing facts

ExperientialDoing and experiencing

The Way People Start Learning

• Human beings have a natural potentiality to learn

• Significant learning occurs when the learner perceives the relevance of the subject matter

• Learning is facilitated when the learner participates responsibly in the learning process

• Self-initiated learning is acquired by doing

Principles of Experiential Learning

• Independence, creativity and self-reliance are all facilitated

• Self-criticism and self-evaluation are basic• Retaining and openness to experience• "Learning during the process of learning"

Experiential Learning Cycle

Experiential Learning Cycle

Plan-Set a goal-Decide the activities to achieve the goal-Decide expected learning outcomes

Do-Engaging Activities-Self-directed learning

Experiential Learning Cycle

Review-Check the effectiveness-Compare the actual outcomes with the expected outcomes

Experiential Learning CycleWhat do you want to learn?How do you going to learn?

No questions!Just do it!

Why are these happened?How come?

Implementation

- Can be a highly effective educational method- Learner should involve in the whole learning

wheel- A fun learning environment helps the learner

to retain the lessons for a longer period- May apply on teaching, experimenting and

even gaming

New skills• Team management• Communication skill• Leadership

New way of thinkingNew attitudesWhat you will gain?

References1. Jarvis, P. (2006). Towards A Comprehensive Theory of

Human Learning. New York, New York: Routledge.2. Kirschenbaum, H. (2004). Carl Rogers's Life and Work: An

Assessment on the 100th Anniversary of His Birth. Journal of Counseling & Development.

3. Neil, J. (2004). Experiential Learning cycle - Overview of 9 Experiential Learning Cycle models. From http://www.wilderdom.com/experiential/elc/ExperientialLearningCycle.htm