REFLECTION QUESTION

Question 1

What are the core competencies on a national level?

Answer 1

Digital Engagement

Initiative and Innovation

Learning

Numeracy

Oral communication

Planning and organising

Problem solving

Reading

Teamwork

Writing

Question 2

What are the 5 most useful skills for jobs in the future? (World economic forum)

Answer 2

• Analytical thinking
• Creative thinking
• AI and big data
• Leadership
• curiosity and lifelong learning

Question 3

What is the 4R model of reflective thinking

Answer 3

Reporting
Relating
Reasoning
Reconstruction

Question 4

In the 4R model what is reporting

Answer 4

• Report what happened or what the issue or incident involved.
• Why is it relevant?
• Respond to the incident or issue by making observations, expressing your opinion, or asking questions.

Question 5

In the 4R model what is relating

Answer 5

• Relate or make a connection between the incident or issue and your own skills, professional experience, or discipline knowledge.
• Have I seen this before?

-Were the conditions the same or different?

-Do I have the skills and knowledge to deal with this? Explain

Question 6

In the 4R model what is reasoning

Answer 6

• Highlight in detail significant factors underlying the incident or issue.

Explain and show why they are important to an understanding of the incident or issue.

• Refer to relevant theory and literature to support your reasoning.
• Consider different perspectives. How would a knowledgeable person perceive/handle this? What are the ethics involved?

Question 7

In the 4R model what is reconstructing?

Answer 7

• Reframe or reconstruct future practice or professional understanding.
• How would I deal with this next time?

What might work and why? Are there different options?
What might happen if…?

Are my ideas supported by theory? Can I make changes to benefit others?

Question 8

What are the graduate competencies i learned?

Answer 8

• teamwork
• collaboration
• problem solving
• leadership

Question 9

What is the STAR model

Answer 9

Situation

Task

Action

Result

Question 10

Things to look out for in short response

Answer 10

vague statements, not enough detail (you don’t need many words for that)

not talking about graduate/employability skills (even though I as generous here when there was indication of this)

talking about the team rather than yourself