Aren't these presented by Kolb as activities in a sequential cycle? That's
how it's been explained to me.
"Styles" would reflect that some part of the population is more
comfortable and more able in one learning mode than in other learning
modes. (Similar to "type" theories, such as Myers-Briggs. Also Human
Dynamics of Seagal and Horne).
In contrast, "Activities in a sequential cycle" means that one must
complete all the activities for maximal learning.
If these learning modes are activities in a sequential cycle, the
recommendation then would be to develop the flexibility to learn well in
all four modes. If they are styles (i.e. psychological types), developing
this flexibility would be very difficult.
-- Rick
On Sat, 5 Sep 1998, Fred Nickols wrote:
> For me, these have a clear connection to the learning styles set forth by
> Kolb, Rubin and McIntyre more than 25 years ago:
>
> 1. Concrete Experience (CE)
> 2. Reflective Observation (RO)
> 3. Abstract Conceptualization (AC)
> 4. Active Experimentation (AE)
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