This learning style defines four kinds of learners-activists, reflectors, theorists, pragmatics. The Honey and Mumford mechanism is more practical in management framework than the Kolb's model.
The results showed that I fall into activist type of learner category, for example I constantly absorb the positive experience that I am faced with, and I take under consideration even the smallest feedback I received for my actions, based on that I try to improve and grow as a professional and academic person. The Experiential Learning Model combines the person's knowledge with preparation and experience (Kolb, Rubin, and McIntyre, 1984). This model reveals the growth of skills of behavior branches from the observation and practice (Campbell, 2010). .
As a human being that constantly wants to improve and develop its professional and academic skills I realized that the best way to do this is by reflecting on my experiences. Boud et al (1985, p 43) defines reflection as "an important human activity in which people recapture their experience, think about it, mull over and evaluate it. It is this working with experience that is important in learning. I will examine and outline three different skills that I trust I have improved on. There are a lot more skills than those three that I think I have improved on, but the word limit will not allow me to talk about for more than three.
Communication .
As an assistant manager in a local restaurant I dealt with most of the clients, this helped in me developing really good communication skills. Actuality getting involved in such type of professional conversations improved my level of communication and taught me how to behave in a professional manner. Also I would like to say that communication is a dual practice, you not only get to talk and build on your communication skill but, you also get to listen and by it become an understanding supportive person. One of the drawbacks in my communication skill enhancement is that I don't think it works well in UK, in this multicultural university I have struggled to communicate effectively with students and teachers.
