Experiential Learning Model

Prepared by Dave Hileman, 4-H Youth Specialist

Franklin County University of Missouri Extension
 EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING PROCESSING QUESTIONS

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 Wh at did yo u lik e ab o ut this activity?

 Wh at p art of th e activity was hard est to d o?
 H ow did yo u d ecid e what to ch oose?
 Wh at was th e m ost fu n a b o ut d oin g this activity?
 H ow did it feel to d o this activity?
 H ow did yo ur gro u p work to g eth er?
 Wh at h ap p e n e d d urin g th e activity?
 What did yo u o bserve?
 Wh at d o es it feel lik e to prete n d to ?
 Wh at kin ds of did yo u discover?
 H ow did yo u learn ?
 Wh at h elp did yo u g et?
 H ow did yo u feel a b o ut successfully b ein g a ble to ?
 Wh at are so m e d ecisio ns yo u ha d to m a k e to carry o ut this activity?
 Wh at ste ps did yo u go thro u g h b efore yo u m a d e yo ur d ecisio n?
 H ow did yo u feel a b o ut b efore th e activity? After th e activity?
 Wh at did yo u learn a b o ut ?
 Wh at was th e easiest to d o?
 Why d o yo u thin k everyo n e in yo ur gro u p did n ’t a gree a b o ut ?
 H ow did yo u feel a b o ut this ga m e?
 What was it lik e to h ave to m a k e q uick d ecisio ns?
 H ow did yo u k ee p track of everyo n e’s id eas?
 D o yo u thin k yo u g et m ore id eas workin g alo n e or in a gro u p? Why?
 H ow did yo u feel in yo ur role?
 If yo u did no t k now b efore, h ow did yo u fig ure it o ut?
 H ow did yo u feel a b o ut d oin g ?
 Wh at were so m e of th e thin gs th at were hard to u n d ersta n d wh e n yo u starte d ?
 Wh at kin ds of feelin gs did yo u have w h e n gro u p m e m b ers arg u e d?
 What did yo u o bserve a b o ut th e way th e gro u ps disa greed (or a gree d)?
 Wh at did yo u d o to plan a n d co n d uct th e activity?
 Wh at did yo u learn a b o ut co n d uctin g th e activity?
 H ow was this differe nt fro m ?
 T ell us a b o ut yo ur e x perie nce d oin g .
 Wh at surprise d yo u a b o ut ?
 Wh at skills d o yo u n eed to h ave in ord er to ?
 H ow did yo u use yo ur vario us se nses to ?
 What n ew words did yo u learn?
 Why d o yo u thin k p eo ple h ave different id eas a b o ut w h at is correct?

Prepared by Dave Hileman, 4-H Youth Specialist

Franklin County University of Missouri Extension
PROCESS

 What did yo u learn a b o ut yo urself by d oin g this activity?

 Why is it im p orta nt to k n ow ?
 H ow did yo u gro u p d ecid e to ?
 Wh at did yo u learn as a gro u p th at yo u m ig ht n o t have learn e d alo n e?
 Wh at were so m e co m m o n th e m es or th o u ghts yo u h eard?
 H ow were each p erso n’s view p oints th e sa m e? H ow were th ey differe nt?
 Wh at is yo ur favorite way of ?
 Why is it im p orta nt to thin k thro u g h a n d d ecid e ?
 What pro ble ms ca m e u p over a n d over?
 Why was this a fu n way to learn ?
 H ow d o es h avin g fu n help yo u learn?
 Wh at wo uld yo u d o if were to ha p p e n?
 H ow did yo u work to geth er with yo ur gro u p to ?
 Wh at did yo u learn a b o ut m a kin g d ecisio ns?
 Wh at did yo u learn a b o ut co m m u nicatin g with o th ers?
 Wh at typ es of co m m u nicatio n h elp e d yo u m a k e yo ur d ecisio ns? Why?
 H ow h ave b ee n i m p orta nt in yo ur life?
 Why is it im p orta nt for o th er p eo ple to k now ?
 Wh at was hard ab o ut tryin g to ?
 H ow did o th ers h elp yo u ?
 Why is it im p orta nt to b e a ble to ?
 H ow d o yo u tell th e differe nce b etwee n ?
 Why is it im p orta nt to ?
 Wh at was easy or difficult a b o ut wor kin g with a gro u p to ?
 Wh at did yo u d o if everyo n e in th e gro u p did n ’t a gree o n ?
 Wh at did th e “lea d er” d o to m ak e yo u feel h e or sh e was th e gro u p lea d er?
 Why is it im p orta nt to learn th e pro p er way to ?
 Wh at was th e m ost challe n gin g or difficult part of th e activity?
 Wh at did yo u learn fro m this activity th at yo u did n ’t k now b efore?
 H ow did this differ fro m th e way yo u are usually ta u g ht in school?
 Give a n e x a m ple of a ch allen g e yo u ha d a n d w hat yo u did to solve it?
 What works b est to g et p eo ple involve d a n d e x cite d a b o ut d oin g this typ e of activity?
 Why is learnin g with o th ers so m etim es m ore fu n th a n learnin g alo ne?
 What su g g estio ns wo uld yo u h ave for so m eo n e w h o wa nte d to ?
 Wh at m a d e this a g oo d activity?

Prepared by Dave Hileman, 4-H Youth Specialist

Franklin County University of Missouri Extension
GENERALIZE

 H ow will learnin g h elp yo u?

 Wh at o th er situatio ns lik e this h ave yo u e x p erie nce d?
 Why is k nowin g i m p ortant?
 Why is it im p orta nt th at each p erso n h as his / h er ow n view?
 Wh e n h ave yo u ha d to b efore?
 Wh ere can yo u fin d reso urces to h elp yo u m a k e d ecisio ns ab o ut ?
 Wh e n else have yo u had fu n a n d learn e d n ew thin gs at th e sa m e tim e?
 Why is it im p orta nt to h ave ple nty of infor m atio n b efore m akin g d ecisio ns?
 Wh e n d o yo u m ak e d ecisio ns that re q uire everyo n e in th e gro u p to a gree?
 Wh at d o yo u d o w h e n yo u d o n ’t a gree with th e gro u p?
 Wh at did yo u learn a b o ut yo ur ow n skill in m a kin g d ecisio ns?
 Wh at did yo u learn a b o ut yo ur ow n skill in co m m u nicatin g with oth ers?
 D escrib e five ways in w hich n ew id eas are co m m u nicate d to yo u?
 In w hat ways d o p eo ple h elp each oth er learn n ew thin gs?
 Wh at are so m e ways yo u lik e to learn?
 Wh ere can yo u go to fin d inform atio n yo u m ay n ee d to ?
 Wh at did yo u learn by o bservatio n?
 Wh at are q u alities that yo u thin k are i m p ortant in a lea d er?
 H ow wo uld yo u d escrib e yo ur skill at ?
 What d o yo u feel yo u nee d to work o n to b e effective at ?
 Wh at a dvice wo uld yo u give to so m eo n e w h o wa nts to ?
 Wh at oth er skills d o yo u n ee d to b e g oo d at ?
 Wh at ca n p eo ple d o to h elp th e m selves co ntin u e learnin g?
 Wh at are so m e ways we ca n learn n ew thin gs?
 Wh at d o yo u thin k a b o ut yo ur ow n skills?
 Why was this i m p orta nt?
 Wh at did yo u learn?

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 H ow wo uld yo u teach so m eo n e ab o ut this activity or co nce p t?

 Wh at did yo u learn to day th at yo u will b e a ble to use in sch ool?
 H ow will yo ur n ew skills h elp yo u at ho m e?
 Wh at did yo u learn by p articipatin g in this process th at will h elp yo u in th e future?
 D escrib e a tim e w h e n yo u mig ht n ee d th e skills / k n owled g e yo u learn e d to d ay.
 Wh at are so m e o th er situ atio ns w h e n yo u will n ee d to use th e skills yo u learn ed to day?
 H ow co uld th e thin gs yo u learn e d to d ay b e use d to h elp yo u in o th er situ atio ns?
 C a n yo u na m e so m e tim es w h e n yo u will n eed to use yo ur skills in ?
 In w hat oth er ways co uld yo u a p ply th e skills yo u gain e d in this activity?
 H ow ca n yo u ap ply th e thin kin g process use d in this process to evalu ate o th er issu es at
h o m e or sch ool?
 Wh at wo uld yo u d o differe ntly if yo u co n d ucte d this activity?

Prepared by Dave Hileman, 4-H Youth Specialist

Franklin County University of Missouri Extension