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- A Critical Reflection (also called a reflective essay) is a process of identifying, questioning, and assessing our deeply-held assumptions – about our knowledge, the way we perceive events and issues, our beliefs, feelings, and actions.
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A Critical Reflection (also called a reflective essay) is a process of identifying, questioning, and assessing our deeply-held assumptions – about our knowledge, the way we perceive events and issues, our beliefs, feelings, and actions.
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Jul 30, 2014 · Critical reflection occurs when we analyze and challenge our presuppositions and evaluate the appropriateness of our knowledge, understanding and beliefs, in light of our present contexts (Mezirow, 1990).
Jun 28, 2024 · Critical reflection is active personal learning and development where you take time to engage with your thoughts, feelings and experiences. It helps us examine the past, look at the present and then apply learnings to future experiences or actions.
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Incorporating the following characteristics into the design of your reflective activities can help make the reflective process as effective as possible. Create Curiosity. When students learn new concepts or subject matter, they often experience a sense of uncertainty and disequilibrium until they can make sense of the new information. Critical refl...
Use language that suits your course and discipline. The term ‘reflection’ has come to mean different things to different people (Rodgers, 2002). Use a term that makes sense to your discipline. Science students might roll their eyes if asked to reflect on personal development in a chemistry course. Is there a term that your discipline uses instead o...
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AAC&U Integrative Learning VALUE rubrics retrieved from https://www.aacu.org/value-rubricsHabits of Mind: The Questions Intelligent Thinkers Ask that Help Them Solve Problems and Make Decisions retrieved from https://www.edutopia.org/pdfs/stw/edutopia-stw-assessment-high-sch-humanities-...Sample reflection questions retrieved from https://www.edutopia.org/pdfs/stw/edutopia-stw-replicatingPBL-21stCAcad-reflection-questions.pdfTeaching Metacognitive Skills CTE tipsheet retrieved from https://uwaterloo.ca/centre-for-teaching-excellence/teaching-resources/teaching-tips/metacognitiveAsh, S.L., & Clayton, P. H. (2009). Generating, deepening, and documenting learning: The power of critical reflection in applied learning. Journal of Applied Learning in Higher Education, 1(1), 25-48.Boss, S. (2009). High tech reflection strategies make learning stick retrieved from http://www.edutopia.org/student-reflection-blogs-journals-technologyDewey, J. (1916/1944). Democracy and education: An introduction to the philosophy of education. New York: The Free Press.Kalman, C.S., Sobhanzadeh, M., Thompson, R., Ibrahim, A., Wang, X. (2015). Combination of interventions can change students’ epistemological beliefs. Physical Review Special Topics Physics Educatio...Analyzing Your Experience: A Reflective Spectrum. Your critical reflection is a space to make an argument about the impact of your project. This means your primary objective is to determine what kind of impact your project had on you and the world around you.
Sep 3, 2024 · “Now What?” propels reflection into action. Drawing upon the insights from the “What?” and “So What?” stages, this stage focuses on developing concrete steps for improvement, future application of learning, and personal or professional growth.
Apr 16, 2022 · How does critical reflection happen? And what circumstances influence the forms critical reflection takes and the issues it comes to address? Recent contributions suggest that we should pay greater attention to the ways social conditions and other factors affect what people reflect upon and how.
