Editing Experiential learning (section)

==Comparisons==
Experiential learning is most easily compared with [[academic|academic learning]], the process of acquiring information through the study of a subject without the necessity for direct experience. While the dimensions of experiential learning are [[analysis]], [[Popular initiative|initiative]], and immersion, the dimensions of academic learning are [[Constructivism (learning theory)|constructive learning]] and reproductive learning.<ref>Stavenga de Jong, J. A., Wierstra, R. F. A. and Hermanussen, J. (2006) "An exploration of the relationship between academic and experiential learning approaches in vocational education", ''British Journal of Educational Psychology''. 76;1. pp. 155–169.</ref> Though both methods aim to instill new knowledge in the learner, academic learning does so through more abstract, classroom-based techniques, whereas experiential learning actively involves the learner in a concrete experience.