tailieunhanh - Applying David A. Kolb’s experiential learning model in organising educational activities for preschool children

The research investigates the modeling competency of economics and business administration students by analysing the academic program at Economics and Business Administration Department, University of Economics and Management Business - Thai Nguyen University. The author accordingly highlights the roles of modeling competency in the formation and development of economics students’ competencies. | VJE Vietnam Journal of Education, Vol. 2, 2018, pp. 25-28; 54 APPLYING DAVID A. KOLB’S EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING MODEL IN ORGANISING EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR PRESCHOOL CHILDREN Cao Thi Hong Nhung - Ministry of Education and Training Received: 11/10/2017; Revised: 05/01/2018; Accepted: 06/01/2018. Abstract: The research investigates the modeling competency of economics and business administration students by analysing the academic program at Economics and Business Administration Department, University of Economics and Management Business - Thai Nguyen University. The author accordingly highlights the roles of modeling competency in the formation and development of economics students’ competencies. Keywords: Educational activities, experiential learning model, preschool children. 1. INTRODUCTION The goal of preschool education is to form and develop children physically, emotionally, intellectually, esthetically, create the first elements of personality and prepares them for primary school enrollment; as well as develop children’s psychological functions, competencies and fundamental qualities, age-appropriate life skills, stimulate and develop the maximum potential, set the foundation for further study at the next educational level and for lifelong learning [1; pp. 3]. For this purpose, experience -based education is studied and applied in caring and educating children, creating opportunities for children to explore, experience to develop personal experiences about the surrounding world. Experiential education, or learning by experience, was studied and applied by many educators throughout the world, such as J. Dewey (1983), Kurt Lewin (1947), J. Piaget (1950), David A. Kolb (1939). David A. Kolb’s learning model is applied effectively in modern education. His theoretical viewpoint is that knowledge is constructed through the transformation of experience, which is the foundation to develop experiential learning model and, apply it in the learning process. 2. .