Education · Pedagogy and Experiential Learning

A group of library trainees completes a hands-on workshop on Serials Control and Stock Verification. Instead of only attending lectures, they physically check missing issues, update accession registers, reconcile stock discrepancies, and use library software to manage serial records. After the training, the instructor decides to apply an Experiential Learning-based evaluation to measure learning outcomes. The aim is not to test memorization but to see how effectively trainees can perform real tasks in authentic situations. When applying Experiential Learning to assess the outcome of this training, evaluation should focus primarily on: