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experiential

experiential

10 6.5
Based on what people do, not on ideas
  • adjective
  • /ɪkˌspɪrɪˈɛnʃəl/
translation icon : experiencial
  • Many educators believe that experiential learning leads to deeper understanding than traditional classroom methods.
  • experiential learning
  • experiential knowledge
  • experiential education

I, I, I think about what the tangible experiential impact of my actions is.

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Examples

  • Studies show the benefits of combining experiential nutrition education with that based in the classroom.

    Academic text (2013)
  • The transformative power of experiential learning was understood by the scholars participating in this study.

    Academic text (2011)
  • A committee was established to develop plans for an expanded experiential education program.

    Academic text (1991)
  • The importance of applied and experiential learning in occupational education is clear.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Their practical approach to learning and experiential methods allows them to capitalize on their experience.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Global learning is a social-constructivist learning activity that involves experiential and project-based learning.

    Academic text (2008)
  • The second principle is that empowering methods are patient-centered and involve experiential learning.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Therefore, learners must take an active role with self-initiated and experiential learning in a nonjudgmental, non-threatening atmosphere.

    Academic text (1990)
  • The workshop was designed to provide experiential training, allowing participants to learn through hands-on activities.

  • Travel offers an experiential way to gain knowledge about different cultures and lifestyles.

Synonyms

empirical
vsexperiential
  • Formal
62 5.9

Based on what you see or experience rather than on ideas

is about personal or lived experience rather than formal observation
phenomenological
vsexperiential
1 9.6

Based on what people see or measure, not on theory

is broader, covering general experience not only observed phenomena
nontheoretical
vsexperiential
7.2

Based on practical experience and real situations rather than theory

is about subjective or personal experience rather than practical application

Antonyms

133 6.3

Relating to ideas and basic rules rather than practical use

How Experiential

experiential
10 6.5
empirical
  • Formal
62 5.9
theoretical
133 6.3

Surface Forms

experiential positive

Morphology

experiential = experience (transparent) = experience + ial

The adjective is directly formed from 'experience' with a standard adjectival suffix ('-ial'), so its meaning 'relating to experience' is predictable.

Etymology

The word experiential comes from the same root as experience and experiment, from an old Latin verb experiri meaning 'to try' or 'test'. So, experiential describes something 'based on experience', what you learn by doing in real life rather than from theory.