Even so research on learning has primarily focused on the role of doing experience in fostering progress over time. To compare the effectiveness of different sources of learning the authors take a micro approach and study learning at the individual level. They argue that learning from direct experience can be more effective if coupled with reflection—that is the intentional attempt to synthesize abstract and articulate the key lessons taught by experience.
Using a mixed method approach that combines laboratory experiments and a field study in a large business process outsourcing company in India they find support for this prediction. Further they find that the effect of reflection on learning is mediated by greater perceived ability to achieve a goal i.e. self efficacy . Together these results reveal reflection to be a powerful Chinese Overseas America Number Data mechanism behind learning confirming the words of American philosopher psychologist and educational reformer John Dewey We do not learn from experience ... we learn from reflecting on experience. Key concepts include Learning from direct experience can be more effective if coupled with reflection that is the intentional attempt to synthesize abstract and articulate the key lessons taught by experience.
Reflecting on what has been learned makes experience more productive. in the ability to achieve a goal i.e. self efficacy which in turn translates into higher rates of learning. Author Abstract Research on learning has primarily focused on the role of doing experience in fostering progress over time. In this paper we propose that one of the critical components of learning is reflection or the intentional attempt to synthesize abstract and articulate the key lessons taught by experience. Drawing on dual process theory we focus on the reflective dimension of the learning process and propose that learning can be augmented by deliberately focusing on thinking about what one has been doing.