Reflective Essay: Kolb's 'Experiential Learning Cycle' (PDF)

Essay from the year 2009 in the subject Leadership and Human Resource Management - Miscellaneous, grade: 2,3, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, course: Human Resource Development, language: English, abstract: Experiential education describes a didactic model which is based on the assumption that only a direct and practical examination of the learning content allows for a effective and meaningful learning. In this concept the learner takes the centre stage. David Kolb's 'Experiential Learning Cycle' is a concept within this approach which describes the ideal relation between experience and future action. According to this model learning is a circular process with the subsequent elements: concrete experience, reflective observation, abstract conceptualisation and active experimentation.
This essay is aimed at reflecting my personal process of learning, acquisition of skills and career development in a specific learning situation that I experienced throughout the unit 'Human Resource Development' (HRD) during Semester 2, 2009 at Swinburne University of Technology. It follows the elements of the Experiental Learning Cycle in order to evaluate my ideas and learn about further actions.