Cross-Cultural Evidence on Students' Perceptions of Experiential Learning

Cross-Cultural Evidence on Students' Perceptions of Experiential Learning

The experiential learning approach in higher education enables the effectiveness of courses and is particularly important for having a positive influence on students� engagement in the learning process. This is because it is the learning experience that students tend to assimilate in their quest to...

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Main Authors: Alexandrina TANVUIA, Matthew REILLY, Alexandru CAPATINA, Adrian MICU, Angela Eliza MICU
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dunarea de Jos University of Galati 2017-06-01
Series:Risk in Contemporary Economy
Online Access:http://www.rce.feaa.ugal.ro/images/stories/RCE2017/papers/RCE_2017_226-239.pdf
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spelling doaj-cb25f8a75d0f44709612da81f5130a5c2020-11-25T00:36:55ZengDunarea de Jos University of Galati Risk in Contemporary Economy2067-05322067-05322017-06-01122623910.18662/lumproc.rce2017.1.19Cross-Cultural Evidence on Students' Perceptions of Experiential LearningAlexandrina TANVUIA0Matthew REILLY1Alexandru CAPATINA2Adrian MICU3Angela Eliza MICU4Lasell College, Newton, United States of AmericaLasell College, Newton, United States of AmericaDunarea de Jos University of Galati, RomaniaDunarea de Jos University of Galati, RomaniaOvidius University of Constanta, RomaniaThe experiential learning approach in higher education enables the effectiveness of courses and is particularly important for having a positive influence on students� engagement in the learning process. This is because it is the learning experience that students tend to assimilate in their quest to develop their knowledge-base. In order to find out how students from United States and Romania perceive the benefits of experiential learning techniques, we conducted a quantitative survey on convenience samples from two higher education institutions, one from Romania and the other from United States and analyzed the results by means of appropriate statistical tests. The results indicate that U.S. students get in contact with experiential learning methods more than the Romanian students, as the American education system represents a model of students-centered setting, where learning through experience is highly supported.http://www.rce.feaa.ugal.ro/images/stories/RCE2017/papers/RCE_2017_226-239.pdf
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Risk in Contemporary Economy
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description The experiential learning approach in higher education enables the effectiveness of courses and is particularly important for having a positive influence on students� engagement in the learning process. This is because it is the learning experience that students tend to assimilate in their quest to develop their knowledge-base. In order to find out how students from United States and Romania perceive the benefits of experiential learning techniques, we conducted a quantitative survey on convenience samples from two higher education institutions, one from Romania and the other from United States and analyzed the results by means of appropriate statistical tests. The results indicate that U.S. students get in contact with experiential learning methods more than the Romanian students, as the American education system represents a model of students-centered setting, where learning through experience is highly supported.
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