Experiential learning requires no teacher and relates solely to the meaning making process of the individual's direct experience. However, though the gaining of knowledge is an inherent process that occurs naturally, for a genuine learning experience to occur, there must exist certain elements. According to David Kolb, an American educational theorist, knowledge is continuously gained through both personal and environmental experiences. [4] He states that in order to gain genuine knowledge from an experience, certain abilities are required:
the learner must be willing to be actively involved in the experience;
the learner must be able to reflect on the experience;
the learner must possess and use analitical skills to conceptualize the experience; and
the learner must possess decision making and problem solving skills in order to use the new ideas gained from the experience.
