2. Reflective learning
You benefit from being able
As a student in Higher
to work out yourself,
Education, it is important
through a process of analysis
not to be dependent upon
and reflection, what you do
assessment and views of
well, what you need to
other people only
improve and your priorities
3. Developing the habit of reflection
• Your performance improves if
you develop a habit of putting
time aside to reflect on how
you learn
4. Developing the habit of reflection
Your motivation
Any gaps there
Changes in your
are in your
attitudes and
knowledge or
ideas
your skills audit
You will find
that you
study more
effectively if
you consider
The
appropriateness
What is blocking of your current
your learning study strategies
to the tasks you
are undertaking
Which skills you
need for different
kinds of
assignment
5. Methods of developing reflection
Keep an
updated profile
or portfolio
Use the self-
Keep a learning
evaluation
journal or blog
questionnaires
Methods Make
Fill in progress of constructive
sheet regularly developing use of feedback
reflection from tutors
6. Reflective Learning Journal
The act of writing things
to work out strategies down helps you to clarify
your thoughts and emotions
Why?
help you to see how you are
to focus on your
progressing from week to
development and progress
week and from term to term.
7. Reflective Learning Journal
Your feeling
about the
How your course Things you
studies find difficult
relate to real or
life challenges
How
different
What Change in
your
areas of attitude or
study link up
do you motivation
Ideas that
arise from
write? How you
tackle task
your studies
Thoughts Things you
about how find out
you learn about
best yourself
8. Reflective Learning Journal
Other uses of reflective learning journal
As a basis Preparing
Risky
for for
writing
discussion tutorials
9. Keep an updated profile or portfolio
Full content
list for each
section
An up-to-date
What to Self-
evaluation and
of courses and
training
put in your profile sheets,
planners and
portfolio? action plans
A profile of
vocational and
technical skills
you have
developed
10. Keep an updated profile or portfolio
Certificate
An up-to-date
list of your work
Personal experience,
statement what you
learned from
doing that work
What to
put in
your
portfolio?
Examples of
your work and Your CV
interests
Your ideas
about where
you would like
to be
11. Evaluating your own progress
• Use these as starting points to focus your thinking about
Questionnaires your learning
and checklists • Select a few points from each questionnaire to consider in
your journal
Be fair to • When you decide that you are “good” or “bad” at
something, consider your reason for thinking that
yourself
Monitor your • Read through your journal regularly
performance • Comment on your progress.
