learning-by-doing
Experience as teacher
Learning-by-doing is acquiring skills or knowledge through direct practice rather than instruction or study.
The phrase captures the idea that some things can only be understood by actually performing them: You can read about welding all day, but learning-by-doing is the only way to master it.
The concept is central to vocational training, apprenticeships, and educational philosophies that emphasize hands-on experience over classroom learning.
Involving direct physical engagement
- practicumSupervised practical training
- apprenticeshipLearning trade through employment
- workshopPlace for making or learning
- simulationImitation of real processes
project-based · Montessori · Dewey · constructivism · immersion · fieldwork · internship · skill-building
Solving by successive approximation
- experimentationSystematic testing of ideas
- prototypingMaking preliminary models
- tinkeringCasual, unskilled adjusting
- debuggingError removal from programs
iteration · refinement · testing · failure · mistake · adjustment · revision · practice
State of dwelling somewhere
- clerkshipJudge's assistant role
- practicumSupervised practical training
- internshipSupervised professional trial period
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
simulation · role-play · rounds · preceptorship · supervision · portfolio · capstone · fieldwork
hands-on
Involving direct physical engagement
- practicumSupervised practical training
- apprenticeshipLearning trade through employment
- workshopPlace for making or learning
simulation · project-based · Montessori · Dewey · constructivism · immersion · fieldwork · internship · skill-building · tutorial
trial-and-error
Solving by successive approximation
- experimentationSystematic testing of ideas
- prototypingMaking preliminary models
- tinkeringCasual, unskilled adjusting
debugging · iteration · refinement · testing · failure · mistake · adjustment · revision · practice · repetition
residency
State of dwelling somewhere
- clerkshipJudge's assistant role
- practicumSupervised practical training
- internshipSupervised professional trial period
fellowship · simulation · role-play · rounds · preceptorship · supervision · portfolio · capstone · fieldwork · shadowing
apprentice
Learner bound to employer
- craftsmanSkilled manual worker
- journeymanQualified trade worker
- workshopPlace for making or learning
on-the-job · shadowing · mentoring · guild · artisan · technique · mastery · carpentry · welding · plumbing
learning-by-doingrote learning
Memorization through repetition
book learning · classroom instruction · memorization · passive learning · academic study
learning-by-doingabstract reasoning
Thought using concepts alone
book knowledge · received wisdom · dogma · pure theory · a priori knowledge
learning, doing, learn, learner, learners, learned, learns, unlearned, relearn