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Kolb’s Experiential Learning Theory Application in Home-based Laboratory Activities of Science Major Students in Microbiology Subject Allauigan, Merry Ann Melad, Kim Beltran, Odessa Jamoral, Rockangel Bete, Aisie Kolb’s Experiential Learning Theory Application in Home-based Laboratory Activities of Science Major Students in Microbiology. Objectives: This paper describes the experiences of science major students in doing their home-based laboratory activities in microbiology during the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic. It is framed on Kolb’s experiential learning theory. Methods: Using criterion sampling, nine BSEd Science major participants were interviewed face-to-face to describe their experiences using phenomenological hermeneutics. Kolb’s theoretical constructs were used to thematically analyze the participants’ responses. Findings: It revealed that students prefer doing laboratory experiments at school than at home due to the availability of laboratory materials. Students experience difficulty in doing home-based laboratory activities due to the difficulty of providing alternative laboratory materials to complete the laboratory tasks at home. Nevertheless, students gain self-development skills such as communication skills and resourcefulness. Conclusion: Science major students in microbiology have developed skills in adapting to the changes brought by the COVID-19 pandemic, thereby, they developed flexibility and resourcefulness in accomplishing their home-based laboratory activities.  Keywords: experiential learning theory, home-based laboratory activities, microbiology, phenomenology, science majors.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23960/jpp.v13.i2.202333 FKIP Universitas Lampung 2025-04-28 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article application/pdf https://jpp.fkip.unila.ac.id/index.php/jpp/article/view/408 Jurnal Pendidikan Progresif; Vol 13, No 2 (2023): Jurnal Pendidikan Progresif; 580-596 2550-1313 2087-9849 eng https://jpp.fkip.unila.ac.id/index.php/jpp/article/view/408/265 Copyright (c) 2025 Merry Ann Allauigan, Kim Melad, Odessa Beltran, Rockangel Jamoral, Aisie Bete https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0