Experiential learning: Past and present

摘要: In its simplest form, experiential learning means from experience or by doing. Experiential education first immerses adult learners in an and then encourages reflection about the to develop new skills, attitudes, ways of thinking. During last decade has moved periphery center. No longer supplemental acquisition content, approaches are considered fundamental meaningful learning. What accounts for this shift perspective? First, there been a dramatic change our conception We have away behaviorist notions teachers as purveyors knowledge passive receivers. Current cognitive, humanistic, social, constructivist models stress importance meaning formation. Therefore, good practice must utilize leamers’ previous experiences order enhance their current future Second, few decades, higher experienced unprecedented influx learners. Adult bring setting wealth prior eager draw upon background classroom. Responsive able capitalize on students catalyst Third, today’s rapidly changing environment is increased demand flexibility capacity leverage different ways. Educators being held accountable what know do. The pressure accountability caused educators design competency-based measures techniques assessing learner outcomes. corporate sector, too, called greater justify large sums money spent training, it difficult assess transfer trainNEW DIRECTIONS FOR AWL1 AND CONTlNUNG EWCATlON, no. 62, Summer 1994 0Jo~xy-BlU IN., Publlshen 5