The Essential Components of Experience-Based Learning
Andresen, Boud and Choen (2000) provide a list of criteria for experience-based learning. The authors state that for a project to be truly experiential, the following attributes are necessary in some combination.
The goal of experience-based learning involves something personally significant or meaningful to the students.
Students should be personally engaged.
Reflective thought and opportunities for students to write or discuss their experiences should be ongoing throughout the process.
The whole person is involved, meaning not just their intellect but also their senses, their feelings and their personalities.
Students should be recognized for prior learning they bring into the process.
Teachers need to establish a sense of trust, respect, openness, and concern for the well-being of the students.