Model of Reflection

“Learning is the process whereby knowledge is created through the transformation of experience” (David A. Kolb, 1984).

Kolb, also known as David Kolb, produced his learning cycle in 1984. Two levels of learning styles include a four stage learning cycle and four different learning theories which concerns an individual’s internal cognitive processes. By becoming involved in new experiences, the impulsion for development of new intellection is provided.

Diagram one Kolbs learning cycle (David A Kolb, 1984)

Concrete experience- Participating in a new experience or reinterpretation of an existing experience.

Reflective observation- Understanding of situations which occurred throughout the experience and identifying the rights and wrongs.

Abstract conceptualisation- A new idea raised from the experience or modification to an existing concept.

Active experimentation- Applying new ideas and modifications in future partaken events.

Mcleod, S. (2010)