Applying Experiential Learning Kolb’s Model into Disigning “Experiential Learning Cycle” in Teaching Biology in General School

Abstract

The paper presents how to apply David Kolb's experiential learning cycle into the designing experiential learning activities for students in teaching Biology. Based on the objective, content, and learning style of the student, the teacher designs learning tasks at four stages of the experiential cycle: concrete experience, reflective observation, abstract conceptualisation and active experimentation. Each stage of the experiential learning cycle can be taken many forms of learning activity, so the teacher needs to select the appropriate types of activity for each stage and put the stages into a closed cycle to organize the learning. The article also provides an illustrative example of applying experiential cycle in designing learning activities in teaching Biology in general school.