experientiallearner
nounUK /ɪkˌspɪəriˈenʃəl ˈlɜːnə/
US /ɪkˌspɪriˈenʃəl ˈlɜːrnər/
A person who learns best by doing things and trying them out.
As an experiential learner, Maya understood the science experiment much better after building it herself.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A student in a program that gives school credit for real-world work or travel.
The experiential learner spent a semester working at a local farm for credit.
3. Someone who prefers practice over lectures when picking up a new skill.
He is an experiential learner, so he skipped the manual and started playing the guitar right away.
4. A trainee who gains knowledge mainly through supervised real tasks rather than textbooks.
The experiential learner learned to cook by helping in the restaurant kitchen every night.