Experiential Learning Methods Some theorists argue that all learning needs to involve an experiential component (for example, Kolb, 1984. Whether or not we agree with this, it is certain that much learning, especially in the affective and psychomotor domains, takes place in situations where students are involved in performing tasks and where learning is facilitated by experiencing or doing. Obviously, in physical education, we can only learn tennis, fitness, or basketball by actually participating in activities and games. In professional training,
Experiential methods are not independent of the other three categories of methods. They may be instructor-centered (for example, in a physical education drill where participants perform exercises in unison with the instructor), interactive (in team sports or games), or individualized (in laboratory projects). What is characteristic of experiential methods is that students perform in a real or simulated setting