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{{Term|EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING|Process by which participants learn through personally experience and involvement. Experience is translated into concepts then used to guide choices in new situations, building new experiences. The theory of experiential learning has been developed by the psychologist David Kolb who sees immediate and concrete experiences as the basis for observation and reflection. <ref>[http://www.businessballs.com www.businessballs.com](30 June 2008), [http://www.odi.org.uk/alnap www.odi.org.uk/alnap] (30 June 2008), [http://www.reliefweb.int www.reliefweb.int] ] (30 June 2008) </ref> 


The Kolb’s experiential learning theory has four learning styles:}}

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| '''Activists'''
| Concrete experiences
| Attending training workshops
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| '''Reflectors'''|| Reflective observation, reviewing, and thinking || self-reflections, peer observation, and assessment
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| '''Theorists'''|| Converging, abstract conceptualization, and exploring || Readings and personal development
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| '''Pragmatists'''|| Accommodating, planning, using lessons learned, and active experimentation || Practical issues
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Below you have a list of selected websites where you can find some interesting sample of Experiential Learning activities:}}

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