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Experiential learning is defined as "the process whereby knowledge is created through the transformation of experience. Knowledge results from the combination of grasping and transforming experience" (Kolb, 1984). Research shows that students are better able to effectively apply principles when instruction is combined with experiential learning. To better prepare the students of agriculture for future, faculty must teach skills that tackle complex situations, and experiential learning is one of the best ways to teach such skills. Moreover, students also demand more experience based projects as observed through course feedbacks.
Often experiential learning is incorrectly equated with only hands-on or the "do it" part of the process ignoring the other equally important components of the learning cycle. The current experiential learning project was designed in such a way as to ensure that students actually participate in all the four stages of the Kolb's Experiential...