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David Kolb

Educational theorist who developed the experiential learning cycle: a model describing learning as a process of experience, reflection, conceptualization, and experimentation.

David A. Kolb is an educational theorist whose experiential learning theory describes learning as a cyclical process with four phases: concrete experience, reflective observation, abstract conceptualization, and active experimentation. The model emphasizes that effective learning requires engagement across all four phases, not just passive reception of information.

Notable works

  • Experiential Learning: Experience as the Source of Learning and Development (1984)

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@misc{emsenn2026-david-kolb,
  author    = {emsenn},
  title     = {David Kolb},
  year      = {2026},
  note      = {Educational theorist who developed the experiential learning cycle: a model describing learning as a process of experience, reflection, conceptualization, and experimentation.},
  url       = {https://emsenn.net/library/general/domains/people/david-kolb/},
  publisher = {emsenn.net},
  license   = {CC BY-SA 4.0}
}