My last post really got me pondering again the benefits of experiential hands-on learning. When this happens, I sort of ‘geek-out’ and start looking at the research again…
I have so many fond memories from my own childhood homeschool experience. I was pulled out of 1st grade after a disasterous first semester. After a tentative first couple of years we settled into a lifestyle of learning and never looked back. Something that I liked most about it was the ability to enjoy a more hands-on, experiential way of learning. When you eat, breath and really experience what you are learning about, it sticks in a way that just reading, listening or rote memorization just can’t do.
The famous research by Edgar Dale shows the rates of retention with various types of learning. Here’s how it breaks down.
The Sunshine Crew says
I shared your post about Experiential Learning on twitter. Did a Shout out on Twitter to all of your lovely Top 25 homeschooling mom bloggers. Way to go! Signed to follow your blog, too. Hope that you will follow my blog Sunrise Learning Lab and me on Twitter F5th
(my blog name was too long for Twitter!)
Have a happy Mother’s Day!
Colleen:)
Camille says
How wonderful to have the opportunity to *DO* learning in a hands-on way…homeschool really is the BEST!! 🙂
Blessings,
Camille
Cati Stokes says
Heather! Thank you so much for sharing this 🙂
I never heard of Edgar Dale-And this is so true!
I am so excited to learn more of Konos and incorporate more *doing* into our school!
Families of the Nations says
Thanks so much for sharing this! I am so much at the bottom of that pyramid: if I don’t do it, I don’t learn it! So good to know about how children REALLY learn!