David Kolb’s Learning Styles By Elizabeth Hartig and Corinne Kuclo
Theorist
David Kolb, PhD ●
Ph.D., Social Psychology with concentration in Personality Research, Harvard University
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Professor of Organizational Psychology and Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
David Kolb, PhD ●
Emeritus Professor of Organizational Behavior, Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University
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Chairman of Experience Based Learning Systems (EBLS)
Kolb’s Publications
Theory
Active Experimentation
Concrete Experience
Experiential Learning Theory
Abstract Conceptualization
Reflective Observation
Learning Styles Assimilators Converges Accommodators Divergers
Divergers Concrete and Reflective
Active Experimentation
Concrete Experience
Feel and Watch Experiential Learning Theory
Like brainstorming new ideas and approaches to problems More interested in the people the problem might be affecting
Abstract Conceptualization
Divergers
Reflective Observation
Assimilators Abstract and Reflective
Active Experimentation
Concrete Experience
Think and Watch Experiential Learning Theory
Detail Oriented Create new ideas and think big picture Abstract Conceptualization
Reflective Observation
Assimilators
Converges Abstract and Active
Active Experimentation
Concrete Experience
Think and Do Problem solves and decision makers
Converges
More interested in the problem than the people affected by the problem Abstract Conceptualization
Experiential Learning Theory
Reflective Observation
Accommodators Active and Concrete
Accommodators Active Experimentation
Concrete Experience
Feel and Do Experiential Learning Theory
Adaptable and act intuitively Work by trial and error Abstract Conceptualization
Reflective Observation
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Quick Assessment
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Quick Assessment
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Questions? How can you incorporate the Learning Style theory into your own studies? How can you use the Learning Style theory to help the students you serve?
References
References About. (n.d.). Experience Based Learning, Inc. Retrieved from https://learningfromexperience.com/about/ Kolb, D. A. (1976). The Learning Style Inventory: Technical Manual. McBer & Co, Boston, MA. Kolb, D. A. (1981). Learning styles and disciplinary differences. The modern American college, 232-255. Kolb, D. A. (1984). Experiential learning: Experience as the source of learning and development (Vol. 1). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall.