Experiential Learning Status from the Viewpoint of Agriculture Students at Razi University

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agricultural higher education in our country is not enough productivity and students will not prepare for adapt to changing circumstances world, it could be due to lack of sufficient attention to be experience-based learning because experiential learning can be a source of stability learning and crystallization of human talents. The aim of this study was the investigate students' viewpoint about the situation experiential learning Status in agriculture higher education at faculty of agriculture and natural resources, razi university, design for this study was a descriptive research. The Statistical research consisted of all undergraduate and graduate students at their last semester of their education in the fields of agriculture, razi university (N=373) that Appling systematic classified random sampling method and using Krejcie and Morgan table, 185 students were selected. Based on the findings the situation experiential learning status in the faculty of Agriculture was assessed moderate. Among the status, attention supervised agricultural Experience, the rate of utilization of existing laboratories in the faculty of agriculture and establish an atmosphere twain with criticism, Thinking, discussing and challenging educational lessons, were assessed at the better level. there was no significance difference between undergraduate and graduate students viewpoint about experiential learning status and satisfaction levels.

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