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What Does Experiential Mean?

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Definition: One of the five things that makes adult learning different from pedagogy is that adults learn better when they can experience what they're learning. Experiential learning refers to the types of education that allow adults to be active, to do whatever it is they're learning. <p> They also want to apply to their new learnings the life wisdom they already have from their accumulation of experiences. <p> Experiential means education that involves or relates to experience.
Pronunciation: \ek-spir-ē-en(t)-shəl\

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