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The relationship between reflective thinking and learning styles among sample of jordanian university students
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The relationship between Reflective Thinking and Learning Styles
among Sample of Jordanian University Students
Ahmad M. Mahasneh
Faculty of Education Sciences, Hashemite University, Jordan
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between reflective thinking and learning styles.
Participants of the study consisted of (476) students (male and females) selected randomly from different
faculties of Hashemite University. Regression and correlation analysis were used for data. Results indicate that
there significant positive correlation between deep learning styles and habitual action, critical reflection
reflective thinking. Results also indicate that no significant correlation between
Surface and strategic learning
styles and other dimensions reflective thinking.
Keywords: Reflective thinking, Learning styles, Jordanian university students.
Introduction and Theoretical Framework.
One of the topical issues that have attracted widespread attention in educational research is the teaching and
learning processes. Of particular interest is a range of student's academic learning issues, including concerns
about the efficacy of learning approaches and the levels of reflective thinking demonstrate by students un their
academic learning. In recent years, there has been considerable renewed interest in the practice of reflection
(Herrington & Oliver, 2002). Boud, Keogh and Walker (1985) define reflection as: "those intellectual and
affective activities in which individuals engage to explore their experiences in order to lead to new
understandings and appreciations". Another definition of reflection by Andrusyszyn & Davie (1997) is "a
personal process that evolves from the cognitive and affective synthesis of ideas and that it may be strengthened
through dialogue," with the goal of constructing meaning through the reflection process. Hatton & Smith (1994)
describe reflection as "deliberate thinking about action with a view to its improvement".
Dewey (1916) describes five features of the reflective experience in practice:
· Confusion and doubt: learner is confronted with a new situation and/or experience
· Conjectural anticipation: learner begins to evaluate the situation and makes tentative assumptions or hypotheses
· Examination, inspection, exploration, and analysis: learner conducts a thorough evaluation of the situation
· Elaboration of hypothesis: learner further defines the hypothesis and begins to test it against facts
· Testing the hypothesis: learner recreates the situation in order to test the hypothesis.
In describing the role of reflective practice within the professions, Schön (1983) defines reflection in reference to
1) reflection-in-action, that is reflecting while in the midst of problem-solving, and 2) reflection-on-action, that is
reflecting on the process of reflection-in-action (as a reflective practitioner). "When someone reflects in action,"
writes Schön (1983), "he becomes a researcher in the practice context. He is not dependent on the categories of
established theory and technique, but constructs a new theory of the unique case". Reflective practitioners
engage in a dialogue of reflection with their situation, which allows them to engage in continuous self-education
and lifelong learning as researchers-in-practice. Gibbs (1988) also finds that reflection plays an important role in
experiential learning, as the process of reflection helps solidify experience in the learner's memory, raising the
potential for further learning. Research by Candy, Harri-Augstein, & Thomas (1985) indicates that when
students are not taught how to reflect and not provided subsequent guidance in reflective practice, they will not
automatically practice or actively engage in reflection. Bourner (2003) notes that "developing students' capacity
for reflective learning is part of developing their capacity to learn how to learn". By teaching and guiding
learners in the development of their reflective skills, educators thus support students in developing their capacity
to learn and better prepare them for lifelong learning. How then do we move instructional design away from a
focus on content mastery and toward a focus on acquisition of HOTS and competencies such as critical thinking
and reflective practice? According to Bergman (2009), a basic form of generating hots is to ask open-ended
questions that require the student to reflect before responding rather than cite facts. Bourner (2006) recommends
the use of "searching questions", guiding questions that structure or scaffold the learner's reflective process. In
this way, the student is encouraged to think reflectively and to use questions as a way of developing meaning,
leading to deeper learning. Defining these guiding questions is critical to supporting the student to reflect in their
learning journals effectively (Pulman, 2007). Hatton & Smith (1994) found that an effective strategy was "to
engage with another person in away which encourages talking with, questioning, even confronting, a trusted
other". Rose & Devonshire (2004) report that instructor guidance in the form of scaffolding of feedback,
providing prompts throughout the reflective process, positively influenced the quality and depth of student
reflections. To support reflective practice in the classroom, Herrington & Oliver (2002) incorporate activities
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such as project problem-solving, online journals and diaries, discussion boards, and publication of findings (as a
form of reflection-on-action). Hatton & Smith (1994) also identify numerous techniques for fostering reflection,
from oral interviews and personal narratives to reflective essays based on practical experiences and journaling.
According to Moon (2010), a learning journal is primarily "helpful in personalizing and deepening the quality of
learning and in helping learners to integrate the material of learning...and is usually a vehicle for reflection".
Learning journals can also help learners to slow the learning pace, give them a stronger sense of ownership of
their individual learning process, encourage development of meta-cognitive skills (Moon, 2006), support deep
exploration into issues, encourage linking of theory to practice, improve writing skills, support development of
critical thinking and learner autonomy, and provide a mechanism for providing instructor feedback (Henderson,
Napan, & Monteiro, 2004; Rose & Devonshire, 2004; Morgan, Rawlinson, & Weaver, 2006; Wolf, 2008). Case
studies published by Educause (2007) also found that the use of learning journals reduced incidents of
plagiarism, helped predict a learner's overall classroom performance, and supported learners in developing
technology skills.
Having established the need for reflective thinking and reviewing techniques for developing this skill, how then
do we assess reflection? There are those who argue that assessing learning journals is strictly subjective and is
akin to assessing learner emotions (Moon, 2010). Hatton & Smith (1994) note that ethical issues can arise in
assessing reflections and that the assessment activity must be carefully structured. Issues that should be
addressed prior to assessing learning journals include identifying what should be assessed (process or product),
how the journal should be graded (adequate or inadequate), who is responsible for developing the criteria for
assessment, and what type of work should be assessed (written or oral) (Moon, 2006) Bourner (2003)
emphasizes that by assessing student work, educators are guiding the learning process by helping learners to
reflect and thus learn through reflection. Churchill (2009) reports that students are more motivated and more
likely to blog (and reflect) when their learning blogs are graded. Moon (2006, 2010) recommends assessing
learning journals if only to address the increasingly common phenomenon of the "strategic student," who only
completes minimum course requirements (i.e., only those elements that are assessed. Bourner (2003)
recommends a two step assessment process:
1) identifying that the student is engaged in critical thinking, and 2) confirming that the student demonstrates
reflective thinking, basing the assessment "on evidence of the capacity to interrogate experience with searching
questions". Bourner states that one must look for evidence of reflective thinking, in particular through references
to past and current experiences.
When assessing the final reflective product, most approaches recommend evaluating content based on a scale or
level of reflection. Henderson, Napan & Monteiro (2004, and based on Bain, Ballantyne, Packer & Mills, 1999,)
examine levels of reflection starting from reporting and responding, then moving to relating, reasoning, and
reconstruction. Surbeck, Park Han, and Moyer (1991) describe three categories of reflection for assessment, each
monitoring the ability of the student to move from one category to the next as reflection deepens:
1) Reaction, where students describe general reactions to the content and report on activities and any personal
concerns or issues;
2) Elaboration, where students further expand on their reactions in different ways, for example, by relating them
to a specific event, example, or situation; and 3) contemplation, where students consider these reactions and
elaborations in relation to their personal and/or professional life and world view (social, ethical, and moral).
Hatton & Smith (1994, based on Smith, 1992) propose four criteria for identifying types of reflective writing:
· Descriptive writing: describes what has happened (not considered reflective)
· Descriptive reflection: considering multiple viewpoints and explaining what has happened by rationalizing or
justifying reasons for the action
· Dialogic reflection: entering into a dialogue with oneself and/or others about an event or action, reviewing
potential alternatives, and forming hypotheses
· Critical reflection: considering the social, political, and cultural factors that are influential within the context of
the action Additional criteria identified by Moon (2006) include: length, presentation, legibility, and
number/regularity of entries; clear and objective description of events; clear relationship of content to the
coursework and course objectives; and evidence of creative and critical forms of thinking and deep learning, as
well as of speculation and willingness to reassess ideas and pursue further ideas and lines of questioning.
More recently, research investigations have extended to the study of how four stages of reflective thinking relate
to students learning approaches (e.g., Leung & Kember,2003; Drew and Watkins,1998; Mezirow,1991; 1998;
Phan, 2006; Watkins,2001; Wong and Watkins, 1998) . In particular, the quantitative approach of latent
variables (Bollen, 1989; Byrne, 1998; Mueller, 1996) used in these studies has provided evidence attesting to the
important positive associations between students approaches to their learning and reflective thinking. This
amalgamation of reflective thinking in SAL research (e.g., Biggs et al., 2001; Bernardo, 2003; Kember, Biggs, &
Leung, 2004; Kember & Leung, 1998) has resulted in the study of different learning styles as possible sources of
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reflective thinking. Leung and Kember's (2003) study on learning styles indicates that the four stages of
reflective thinking are related to the tow main learning styles. Confirmatory factor analysis in the case indicated
a positive correlation between habitual action and surface approach to learning, and understanding, reflection,
and critical reflection and that of deep study approach. Accordingly a surface approach to learning is in line with
habitual action, whereas a deep approach to learning is more reflective of the other three types of reflective
thinking.
Statement of the problem
The teaching and learning processes are influenced by different cognitive variables, important amongst them
include student learning approach and reflective thinking. Where he found all of leung and Kember (2003) in
their study with university students found that the four stages of reflective thinking were related to the two main
learning styles. Therefore, the problem with the current study is to examine the relationship between reflective
thinking and learning styles among the students of the Hashemite University.
Study purpose and Questions
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between reflective thinking and learning styles among
the students of the Hashemite University in Jordan.
The specific study questions that guided this study were:
1 What different reflective thinking do undergraduate students in the Hashemite University in Jordan have?.
2 Are there significant differences in the level of reflective thinking of undergraduate students due to the their
sex?.
3 Is there a statistically significant relationship between reflective thinking and learning styles?.
Significance of study
The basic goal of this study is to determine the relationships between reflective thinking and learning styles.
In addition, this study is very important for many reasons:
1. Importance of the subject to which, as of that reflective thinking one of the mental activities that should
concern by students and teachers alike, from his role in achieving a deeper understanding of the
contents of learning and operations.
2. It opens the door for researcher to conduct related studies in the field of reflective and its relationship to
other variables in different university.
Definition of terms
Reflective thinking: active, persistent, and careful consideration of any belief or supposed from of knowledge in
the light of the grounds that support it and the conclusion to which it tends (Dewey,1993).
Learning styles: the way of describing the response of student to a learning task and that may, of course, vary
from time to time (Biggs, 1993; Rowe & Harris, 2000).
Method
Population and sample of study
The population of this study consisted of (20250) undergraduate students, who were enrolled in the faculties of
Hashemite University in the academic year 2011/2012, who represent all levels of study at (HU). For the purpose
of this study, a random sample was chosen from the population, it consisted of (476) their ages ranged between
18-22 years.
Instruments
Participants completed measures of reflective thinking, and learning styles. Each is described are following.
Reflective thinking Questionnaire (RTQ)
The reflective thinking questionnaire (RTQ) developed by Kember et al (2000) contains 16 items descriptive of
the four types of reflective thinking advocated (Mezirow, 1977, 1991). The items on a five-point scale ((1)
definitely agree, (3) only to be used if a definite answer is not possible, (5) definitely disagree) include, for
example: "in this course we do things so many times that I started doing them without thinking about" (Habitual
action); '' to pass this course you need to understand the content" (understanding); ''I often reappraise my
experience so I can learn from it and improve for my next performance'' (reflection); and '' this course has
challenged some of my firmly held ideas'' (critical reflection). Using the same instrument, Leung and kember
(2003) reported reliability estimates ranging from (0.58- 0.74) for the four subscales of the RTQ.
Learning styles
The 52-item Approaches and Study Skills Inventory for Students was used to measure the three approaches to
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learning adopted by students (Entwistle & McCune, 2004). Participants indicate their relative agreement with
statements by using a 5-point Likert-type scale, ranging from 1 (disagree) to 5 (agree). The Deep approach scale
contains four, four-item subscales (seeking meaning, relating ideas, use of evidence, and interest in ideas). The
Surface approach scale includes four, four-item subscales (lack of purpose, unrelated memorising, syllabus
boundness, and fear of failure). Total scale scores for both the Deep and Surface learning approaches could
theoretically range between 16 and 80. The Strategic approach scale consists of five, four-item subscales
(organised study, time management, alertness to assessment demands, and monitoring effectiveness). Total scale
scores could theoretically range between 20 and 100. Entwistle and McCune reported acceptable reliabilities for
the Deep (α = .84), Strategic (α = .80), and Surface (α = .87) scales.
Procedures
The instruments were administered to the participants in their regular classrooms by the researcher. The
researcher explained to the participants the purpose and the importance of their participation in this study. In
addition, the researcher assured the participants of the confidentiality of their response and that their response
would be used only for research purposes.
Then, the question booklets were distributed and instructions were given to the participants on how to answer
them. The participants' responses were scored by the researcher and were entered into the computer for statistical
analysis. The data were analyzed using the SPSS package.
Results and Discussion
To facilitate understanding the results of this study, questions of this study are divided into three questions.
Results related to study question (1): What different reflective thinking do undergraduate students in the
Hashemite University in Jordan have?.
To answer this question, the student's means and stander deviations were calculated and reported in Table 1.
Table 1: mean and stander deviations of students' reflective thinking
Reflective thinking
Mean
SD
Habitual action
2.41
0.41
Understanding
2.91
0.42
Reflection
2.54
0.46
Critical reflection
3.25
0.47
As table 1 shows, that the scores obtained from all sub-scales of the reflective thinking inventory indicate a
positive situation. From sub-scales of the represent higher level of critical reflection, understanding, reflection
and habitual action.
Results related to study question (2): are there significant difference in the level of reflective thinking of
undergraduate students due to their sex?.
To answer this question, mean and stander deviations and t-test were calculated and reported in table 2.
Table 2: mean and stander deviations and t-test of student's reflective thinking
Sex
Male
female
t
significant
Reflective thinking
Mean
SD
mean
SD
Habitual action
2.44
0.43
2.40
0.40
0.027
0.780
Understanding
2.82
0.39
2.95
0.43
0.074
0.786
Reflection
2.44
0.43
2.59
0.48
0.940
0.355
Critical reflection
3.18
0.60
3.29
0.39
3.860
0.052
As table 2 shows, no significant difference in the level habitual action, understanding, reflection and critical
reflection reflective thinking between male and female.
Results related to study question (3): is there a statistically significant relationship between reflective thinking
and learning styles?.
To answer this question, the correlation coefficients between reflective thinking and learning styles are presented
in table 3.
Table 3: correlation between reflective thinking and learning styles
Learning styles
deep
Surface
strategic
Habitual action
0.26*
0.10
0.03
Understanding
-0.11
0.03
0.15
Reflection
-0.05
0.12
0.01
Critical reflection
0.27**
-0.13
0.08
*(p<0.01)
*(p<0.05)
Table 3 shows that the habitual action and critical reflection reflective thinking are positively related to the deep
learning styles (p=0.01). The critical reflection reflective thinking are positively related to the deep learning
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styles (p=0.05). This results mean the habitual action and critical reflection reflective thinking is influenced of
the deep learning styles university students. The size of this correlation indicate that generally high levels of
habitual action and critical reflection reflective thinking are related to high levels of students deep learning
styles, and if one the variable increases, the other will increase, as well. This finding is consistent with previous
research by leung and kember (2003); Phan, (2006, 2008); Amidu (2012) which found a positive correlation
between habitual action and critical reflection and deep learning approach.
Also, the habitual action,
understanding, reflection and critical reflective thinking are not related with the surface and strategic learning
styles.
Multiple Regression Analysis:
Table 4 shows the results of multiple regression analysis using learning styles as predicted to reflective thinking.
Table 4: Results of regression analyses predicting scores of learning styles of Habitual action reflective
thinking.
Learning
styles
Deep
Superficial
Strategic
R
R²
F
β
t
0.300
0.090
2.991
0.315
0.106
-0.118
2.781
1.056
-1.041
Results given in table 4 show that the deep, surface and strategic learning styles is a significant predictor of
habitual action reflective thinking (R²= 0.090, F= 2.991, p=0.05). This results was supported by the close
moderate correlation between the third variables (r= 0.09). approximated 9% of the variance of the students
habitual action reflective thinking was accounted by learning styles.
Table 5: Results of regression analyses predicting scores of learning styles of critical reflection reflective
thinking.
R
R²
F
β
t
Learning styles
Deep
0.306
2.706
0.092
3.089
Superficial 0.304
-0.129
-1.290
Strategic
-0.760
-0.760
Results given in table 4 show that the deep, surface and strategic learning styles is a significant predictor of
critical reflection reflective thinking (R²= 0.092, F= 3.089, p=0.05). This results was supported by the close
moderate correlation between the third variables (r= 0.304). approximated 30% of the variance of the students
critical reflective reflective thinking was accounted by learning styles.
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