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Prepared by Kathleen Jamison, Virginia 4-H Specialist, Curriculum and Learning
Prepared by Kathleen Jamison, Virginia 4-H Specialist, Curriculum and Learning
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The 4-H program promotes the Experiential Model of Learning
as the primary format for educating Youth.
1
EXPERIENCE
the activity;
perform, do it
5 2
APPLY SHARE
what was learned Do the results,
to a similar or reactions, and
different situation; observations
practice publicly
Apply Reflect
3
4
PROCESS
GENERALIZE
by discussing,
to connect the
locking at the
experience to
experience;
real world
analyze, reflect
examples
Action Step: Attention on the Learner
Experiencing: Key Concept - Planning for discovery
2
Sharing: Key concept - Responding Do SHARE
Key question - “What happened?” the results,
reactions, and
observations
Processing: Key concept - Analyzing publicly
5 Apply Share 2
what was learned the results,
to a similar or Do reactions, and
different situation; observations
Practice Publicly
“Now What” “What happened”
Apply Reflect
4 3
Generalize
to connect the Process
experience to by discussing,
real world analyzing, reflecting
Examples “What’s important”
“So What”
Questions Within Questions: Open-ended Spirals
Share
the results,
reactions, and
observations
Publicly
“What happened”
Process
by discussing,
analyzing, reflecting
“What’s important”
Generalize
to connect the
experience to
real world
Examples
“So What”
What did you learn about (life skill) while you were doing this activity?
Questions Within Questions: Open-ended Spirals
Apply
what was learned
to a similar or
different situation;
Practice
“Now What”
What will you do next time you run into a similar situation?
How can you use what you have learned in a similar situation?
John Dewey
The Experiential Learning Model
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