Kolb experimental learning cycle is founded on the principle that an individual learns through innovation and experience. Kolb understands learning as a procedure with four stages whereby the partaker gets knowledge from each of the new undertakings. The steps include concrete experience, observing and reflecting, abstract conceptualization and testing in new situations. As such, this paper shows how I learned about my learning style, Kolb experimental learning, after completing a self-assessment and reading a few articles about the style, which enlightened me on how I acquired my hiking skills.
Through the first step of Kolb's cycle, concrete experience, I have learnt that it was of essence to follow my trainer’s instruction to select the right trail for my fitness level. As such, my active involvement was vital in my mastery of the hiking skill. The question that guided me in this step was ‘w hat was done?’ Therefore, I adhered to what was done by my instructor and other trainees because it would be impossible to learn by merely watching or reading about hiking.
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The second step involves observing and reflecting, which I accomplished by taking some time off and went through what I had already done and encountered as regards hiking. To achieve this, I asked my instructor a lot of questions by keeping communication channels open. The significant question for me here was ‘w hat worked?’ I employed appropriate vocabulary in order to verbalize and discuss with my instructor what I might have failed to understand about hiking, and how other trainees succeeded in mastering this hobby.
In the third stage, Kolb holds that people should form abstract concepts by interpreting events and comprehending their relationships. Hence, I was able to compare what I had done, reflected on it and analyzed what I already knew regarding the perfect weather for hiking, my dressing, pacing myself, and what to pack during the hike. The perfect question for me here was ‘w hat theories or principles have I formulated as a result?’
Finally, in the fourth stage, I pursued t esting in new situations as recommended by Kolb. Hence, I went hiking in the absence of my instructor, which was successful. Through planning, I was able to take on a new understanding and translated it into what would happen by polishing the way I was to undertake hiking. The significant question for me was ‘how could I use this learning in another setting?’ This helped me to realize how learning is beneficial in my life, and it can easily be attained by following Kolb's cycle.
