David Kolb, in his books Learning Style Inventory Technical Manual and Experiential Learning, emphasizes the importance of conditionalized knowledge through experiential learning.
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David A. Kolb and Roger Fry created the Kolb & Fry Model out of four elements: concrete experience, observation--reflection, the formation of abstract concepts, and testing in new situations. They represented these in the famous experiential learning circle [after Kurt Lewin]. Kolb and Fry (1975) argue that the learning cycle can begin at any point, and that it should really be approached as a continuous spiral. Kolb’s beliefs are consistent with the Constructivists in that he includes Concrete Experience as part of the learning process and requires a student to test knowledge by acting upon the environment, thereby giving the student reliable, trust-worthy [conditionalized] knowledge. Kolb’s work closely parallels recent work in the field of neuroscience, exemplified in the writings of James Zull.