A lab instructor is preparing to teach a group of students. After reading questionnaires filled out by the students in her group, she notes that the students would best learn by reflective observation. What activity should the instructor plan so that the students have the best chance of success?
A) Set up stations so that the students can try to "figure it out for themselves."
B) Allow the students to observe a presentation.
C) Present the information in a lecture while students take notes.
D) Present information and allow the students to be directly involved in a hands-on setting.

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Learning by observing is what Kolb terms reflective observation. Concrete experience involves hands-on learning. In active experimentation, students learn by trying to figure it out for themselves. Abstract conceptualization is the process of learning through data collection, such as lecture.

A Lab Instructor Is Preparing to Teach a Group of Students