Personal reflection task

1. PERSONAL
REFLECTION TASK

2. Personal Reflection Task
 Individual Task
 Submitted to the SEC for external assessment
 Composed of two reflective statements
 Year 1 statement completed at end of Year 1
 Year 2 statement completed at end of Year 2

3. Personal Reflection Task
 Candidates reflective statements are
assessed under the following headings:
 Focus of Reflection
 Ability to Reflect
 Media of Reflection

4. Breakdown of Marks
Year 1 Year2
Focus of
Reflection
20 30
Ability to
Reflect
40 60
Media of
Reflection
20 30
Total 80 120

5. Focus of Reflection
Focus
Year 1 (10) 5+5
Year 2 (20) 10 +10
2 Concrete Learning
Experiences anchored in
LCA Programme
Year 1 reflect on any
aspect
Year 2 reflect on
vocational aspect/linked to
career

6. Focus of Reflection
Personalisation (10) Experience must
relate to candidate
Give a sense of the
person/engagement
Lots of I statements
Not narrative

7. Ability to Reflect
Starting Point(10) Initial position to launch
statement
Reference point to
compare and contrast
what follows
Outline of how past
experiences have
influenced choice of key
learning experiences

8. Ability to Reflect
Descriptions
Year1 (10) 5 + 5
Year 2 (30) 15 + 15
Describe in some depth
two learning
experiences in each
statement
Include some analysis
on how each experience
has affected them
Draw conclusions from
each experience

9. Ability to Reflect
Present Position (10)
Candidates must
demonstrate self
awareness
Indicate how experience
has changed their thinking
Support the conclusions
drawn about self with
evidence

10. Ability to Reflect
Future (10)
A short to medium term
plan linked to foci
In Year 1
Any reference to future
Year 2/career/work
experience/ tasks
In Year 2
A more detailed plan
based on the Mandatory
Key Assignment in
Guidance Module of Voc
Prep

11. Media of Reflection
Effectiveness of
Communication
Year 1 (10)
Year 2 (15)
Neat
Legible
Fluent
Clear Presentation
Typed
Spell Checked

12. Media of Reflection
Organisation of Thought
Year 1 (10)
Year 2 (15)
Logical
Clarity of Expression
Ordered pattern of
thinking
Beginning/Middle/End
No repetition

13. Useful Guidelines
 Ensure foci are anchored in LCA Programme
 Limit choice of foci in year statement (2)
 Avoid using of non vocational foci in Year 2
 Ensure PAT/Contemporary Issues task are
linked to a vocational aspect in Year 2
 Use I instead of we when describing group
activities
 Include personal engagement
 Avoid narrative

14. Useful Guidelines
 Begin with a review of how past experiences have
influenced choice of foci
 Ensure descriptions link to starting point
 Give detailed descriptions of chosen foci
 Suggest how thinking has changed as a result of
each experience described

15. Useful Guidelines
 Draw conclusions from each experience
described
 Draw conclusions about self linked to each
experience described
 Support all conclusions with evidence from each
experience described
 Provide a plan for the future linked to learning
experience

16. Useful Guidelines
 Ensure Year 2 contains a career orientated plan
linked to experiences described
 Clear, neat, legible presentation
 Clear expression of ideas – logical/ordered
 Avoid repetition
 Avoid answering to a series of questions