...How do I . . . Write a Reflection? Why reflective writing? Reflection offers you the opportunity to consider how your personal experiences and observations shape your thinking and your acceptance of new ideas. Professors often ask students to write reading reflections. They do this to encourage you to explore your own ideas about a text, to express your opinion rather than summarise the opinions of others. Reflective writing can help you to improve your analytical skills because it requires you to express what you think, and more significantly, how and why you think that way. In addition, reflective analysis asks you to acknowledge that your thoughts are shaped by your assumptions and preconceived ideas; in doing so, you can appreciate the ideas of others, notice how their assumptions and preconceived ideas may have shaped their thoughts, and perhaps recognize how your ideas support or oppose what you read. Types of Reflection Experiential Reflection: Popular in professional programs, like business, nursing, forensics and education, reflection is an important part of making connections between theory and practice. When you are asked to reflect upon experience in a placement, you do not only describe your experience, but you evaluate it based on ideas from class. You can assess a theory or approach based on your observations and practice and evaluate your own knowledge and skills within your professional field. This opportunity to take the time to think ...
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...professional knowledge that we, as practitioners, already know but may not recall ever learning. Schon states that “there are actions recognitions and judgements that we know how to carry out spontaneously, we do not have to think about them prior to or during their performance. We are often unaware of learning to do these things”....
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...everyday business we take the world largely for granted and respond habitually. Meaning is projected into events that enable us to take things in our stride, and in doing so, reinforce our sense of self. Thus the multiple doors of possibility are not always visible: instead, existing knowledge and experience are defended as if the ego itself is threatened. The more we know, the more threatened we become when that knowing is challenged. A certain degree of anxiety and fear is useful for learning (see Joyce 1984; Casement 1985; Freshwater 2000). However, too much fear and anxiety is not conducive to learning. Perhaps we all need mescalin in the morning to heighten our perceptions, to lower our defences and open ourselves to possibility. From a Buddhist perspective we are caught in a world of samsara, depicted by the cock, the snake and the pig – craving, aversion and delusion respectively – who chase one another around and around, locked into a world of greed, hate and ignorance. It is a restless world of seeking pleasure to avoid pain: what Freshwater (2003) refers to as ‘toxic speed sickness’. We cling to what we know, for the small pleasures that we have, lest we lose even them. Yet, as Huxley (1959, p. 55) notes: ‘the urge to transcend self-conscious selfhood is, as I have said, a principal appetite of the soul’. This message is reinforced by transpersonal philosophers such as Ken Wilber...
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...Using Student Self-Reflections to Improve Student Study Habits in the Mathematics Classroom A Capstone Project Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in Teaching: Mathematics Nancy Daly Department of Mathematics and Computer Science College of Arts and Sciences Graduate School Minot State University Minot, North Dakota Summer 2011 ii This capstone project was submitted by Nancy Daly Graduate Committee: Dr. Laurie Geller, Chairperson Dr. Cheryl Nilsen Dr. Rebecca Anhorn Dean of Graduate School Dr. Linda Cresap Date of defense: Month day, year iii Abstract Type the abstract here. Do not indent. It should be one block paragraph. The abstract is a summary of your paper. iv Acknowledgements Type your acknowledgements here. Indent each paragraph 0.5 inch. You can thank whomever you choose. v Table of Contents Page Abstract .................................................................................................................. iii Acknowledgements ................................................................................................ iv List of Tables ....................................................................................................... viii List of Figures ........................................................................................................ ix Chapter One: Introduction ................................................................
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...This paper will explore the importance of personal reflection in nursing practice and how it is a fundamental skill in the field. It also looks into how personal reflection moulds a nurse though reflection on experience and development in the preforming of tasks and skills that provide the best possible patient care. The next section analyses and explains the skill of taking a blood glucose level reading; known as a BGL that was preformed during an intensive workshop. It further looks into a personal reflection of how I felt I preformed the skill. The following paragraph identifies how I know that I preformed the skill well during the intensive workshop with rationales to support my performance. The paper then goes to conclude how I know that...
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...Practice b. Discuss the rationale for developing reflective practice c. State the process and give technique examples of critical reflection What is Reflection? Colloquially, to reflect means to look back and consider something. Critical reflection is the process of analyzing, questioning, and reframing an experience in order to make an assessment of it for the purposes of learning (reflective learning) and/or to improve practice (reflective practice). Definition of Reflection “The process of internally examining and exploring an issue of concern, triggered by an experience, which results in a changed conceptual perspective” (Boyd and Fale, 1983) Rationale of using Reflective Practice as an MRT Reflection is particularly important in medicine. It helps us develop a questioning attitude and the skills needed to continually update our knowledge and skills, which is essential in today's rapidly changing global health care environment. Reflection allows for the interconnections between observations, past experiences, and judgment to come to the forefront in clinical decision-making. Reflection gives meaning to experience and promotes a deep approach to learning because it encourages us to reframe problems, question our own assumptions, and look at situations from multiple perspectives as we analyze experiences. Reflection fosters lifelong learning because it encourages us to recognize gaps in our own knowledge and attend to our own learning needs. Perhaps...
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...Ethical Lens Inventory Reflection Regina Howard US/101 May 26, 2013 Ruthann Vaughan Ethical Lens Inventory Reflection The results of my Ethical Lens Inventory Reflection said that I can see the values and weaknesses of each lens. I am able to move through each lens fluidly and adapt the right tools to each situation to get the best outcome. According to my Core Values of Autonomy and Equality, I understand the value of protecting individual rights. I also understand the well-being of a community working together. I know how to combine the two in order to get the best outcome. The Core Values of Rationality and Sensibility allows me to see the uniqueness of each situation. I know that sometimes there are exceptions to the rules or guidelines. I use my reasoning and sensibility skills to determine the greatest good for everyone. The Ethical Lens Inventory Reflection went on to describe that I do not make assumptions on how or why a person may act the way they do or how things need to be done. It stated that I define an ethical person as one who does the right thing. I hold a high standard for myself, but do not judge others who fall short as long as their intentions were honorable. I am comfortable using my critical thinking skills to come up with a solution. In knowing the results of my Ethical Lens Inventory Reflection, I can draw from my strengths academically and professionally. Academically, it shows what type of learning is best suited for me. Professionally...
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...Study Guide-Final Exam Chapter 7-8 1) Know the electromagnetic spectrum and the relationship to frequency. Page 135 and figure 7.3 Radio waves, microwaves, millimeter waves, infrared light, visible light, ultraviolet light, X rays and Gamma rays Wavelength and frequency have an inverse relationship, meaning that as the frequency increases, the wavelength decreases, and vice versa. 2) Know how light interacts with matter: Reflection and refraction. Pages 167-170 Interaction of light depends on smoothness of surface, nature of the material and angle Reflection - angle of incidence equals the angle of reflection when measure from the normal. The angle of incidence is the angle of an incoming light ray. Spacing and relationship between incoming and outgoing rays produces a virtual image which is identical to the real object. Refraction - light rays moving from one transparent medium to another may be bent, or refracted. The amount of refraction of light rays depends upon their angle of incidence in the same way reflection does, and also on specific properties of the different media and how fast light travels in each. 3) Know the evidence for the wave nature of light. Pages 166-170 The wave theory explains how light travels through space, and how it interacts with matter to be reflected, absorbed, or refracted 4) Know the evidence for the particle nature of light. Page 170-171 The particle theory can explain the photoelectric effect and blackbody radiation. 5) No the 5...
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...Throughout the first half of the semester, I’ve learned a handful of useful things for the future in terms of writing. From the beginning of this class, I’ve been drenched in work online and in class. From doing reflections on the class everyday to the more recent research paper the class has been working on. The most helpful things that I learned in this class that can possibly be used in the future are the vocabulary words, the research paper, and the class reflections. The more helpful out of the things learned in this class was the vocabulary that we have done. Vocabulary is a key component in communication and writing. I had to look up and define ten words as an assignment for the class and now I can use those ten words in future communications or writing assignments. Not only that, the vocabulary that we have done and learned can be used overall in life. By overall in life, I mean with possibilities of job/career opportunities, school, or just having a nice conversation with someone....
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...How to Guide for REFLECTION ------------------------------------------------------------- How to Guide for REFLECTION The National Service-Learning Cooperative ServeAmerica K-12 Clearinghouse Pennsylvania Institute for Environmental and Community Service Learning Northeast Regional Technical Assistance Center Compiled by Lorraine Parrillo Cooperative/Clearinghouse Coordinator Northeast Regional Technical Assistance Center December 5, 1994 Used with their permission INTRODUCTION This module includes a summary of materials currently used to support reflection in the service learning movement. Crucial information presented includes: 1. Introductory materials on Reflection by Diane Hedin and Dan Conrad 2. Reflective teaching techniques using eleven different forms of reflection rather than just using journals and asking how participants feel about service 3. Basic critical thinking skills that may be used in reflection sessions 4. Bibliography Reflection Reflective learning techniques are not the lone providence of service activities. All thinking and dialogue requires some form of reflection if learning is to take place. Individuals need time and reconsideration of events to put facts and ideas into sequence and eventually into a better understanding as to what happened during a specific event. Everyone in their life-time will be required to repeat this process endlessly. Nevertheless, schools do little...
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...Reflection can be described as the process of thinking whereby one tries to analyze situations and experiences and make judgments about them. It can be briefly termed as turning ones experience into a learning process. Reflection is helpful at a personal because the modern society is changing rapidly than ever and therefore creating a need to constantly make decisions and re-evaluate our choices. It provides individuals with tools that enable them make proper decisions in life. Reflective insight enables the learners to have better thinking and problem solving skills that help them apply the acquired knowledge in solving new tasks. Body The daily hustle and bustle has exerted too much pressure on our daily lives that quite often develop a distorted view of our surrounding. We tend to forget how well we are doing, our failures and the effect of our action on the people around us. By developing reflective skills we gain an accurate picture of who we are, become aware of our hidden motivations and thinking styles, how we appear to other people. We also develop a better understanding of what motivates our performance and develop our insight and judgment(Bulman,2004).It also helps us have control of our thought process ,our emotions and responses to our sorroundings.Reflection therefore furnishes us with tools that enable us to achieve what we want in life. Learning in the health field is usually a challenge as there is usually a big gap between the ‘Know how and the do how’. Students...
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...Assessment Sheet - For Tutor’s Comments Only |1 |One Reflective Entry |Comment | | |Demonstration of engagement with the task | | |Additional Comments: | | | | | |2 |Study Skills tasks |Comment | | |All tasks completed | | | |All activities attempted and included for each exercise, where appropriate | | |Additional Comments: | | | | ...
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...1 Reflection Reflection is an everyday process. We reflect on a range of everyday problems and situations all the time: What went well? What didn’t? Why? How do I feel about it? We don’t usually follow a formula for this, it just happens as feelings, thoughts and emotions about something gradually ‘surface’. We might choose to do something differently, or not, as a result of reflecting, but reflection is essentially a kind of loose processing of thoughts and feelings about an incident, a meeting, a day – any event or experience at all. Reflection can be a more structured way of processing in order to deal with a problem. This type of reflection may take place when we have had time to stand back from something, or talk it through, as in: ‘On reflection, I think you might be right’, or ‘On second thoughts, I realised he was more upset than me.’ Structured reflection If we consciously reflect, maybe as part of our work or family role, there tends to be a rough process of ‘How did it go? What went well? Why? What didn’t? Why? What next?’ Examples might be of a football coach reflecting after a match, a teacher reflecting on a lesson, or simply a parent thinking about how best to deal with a teenager. In this kind of reflection, the aim is to look carefully at what happened, sort out what is really going on and explore in depth, in order to improve, or change something for next time. This brief guide will look at what is meant by reflection, suggest forms of structured...
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...M8-U3: Notes #2 – Reflections Class: _______________________ A reflection is a transformation which ____________ the figure over a ________________________. This line is called the . Example 1: ΔABC is being reflected over the x-axis. Draw and label the image ΔA’B’C’. We can use an arrow to describe this reflection. ΔABC ΔA’B’C’ What are the coordinates of: A ________ A’ _________ B ________ B’ _________ C ________ C’__________ Write a general rule for an x-axis reflection: (x, y) ( ________ , _______ ). Tell me more about this figure, is it congruent or similar? Explain how you know. Example 2: ΔABC is reflected over the y-axis. Draw the image ΔA’B’C’. What are the coordinates of: A ________ A’ _________ B ________ B’ _________ C ________ C’ __________ Write a general rule for a y-axis reflection: (x, y) ( ________ , _______ ). Example 3: a) Draw ΔJKL which has coordinates J (0,2), K (3,4), and L (5,1). b) Draw the image ΔJ’K’L’ after a reflection of ΔJKL over the x-axis. c) List the coordinates of J’K’L’. J (0, 2) J’ _________ K (3, 4) K’ _________ L (5, 1) L’__________ d) Draw the image ΔJ’’K’’L’’ after a reflection of ΔJ’K’L’ over the y-axis. e) List the coordinates of J’’K’’L’’. J’_________ J’’ _________ K’_________ K’’ _________ L’_________ L’’__________ f) Describe a different combination of two reflections that would move...
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... I would like to increase my self-awareness. In order to achieve this, I plan to actively participate in more extra-curricular activities. I expect myself to join at least five activities before my graduation from university. Meanwhile, I would like to nurture a new habit which is writing self-reflection after participating in each activity. The content of the self-reflection will focus on my performance during the activity, such as whether I did well and if there were any rooms that I could improve. An action plan for each reflection will also be developed so that I can make improvement immediately. Also, I will take the initiative to ask different people to provide feedback after the activity. It is important to get feedback from others because it enables me to know where I am in terms of quality performance. Besides, I will try to have self-disclosure to the people that I trust. I will start with my best friends first by chatting with them during social gathering. In the meanwhile, I plan to spend more time with my friend from the university before my graduation. At least I will stay with them when I am in the campus. Therefore, our relationship should be enhanced and I can know more about myself from them. Most importantly, I can use the self-disclosure with them later on. 2. Listening skills By becoming a better listener, it will improve my productivity, as well as my ability to influence, persuade and negotiate. In order to make myself be more competent in listening...
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