Reflective Cycles.

Question 1

What is a reflective cycle?

Answer 1

Structured way of engaging in self reflection
Typically reflect upon your own experience and decide how to improve .

Question 2

Why would you use a reflective cycle?

Answer 2

Sometimes it could be difficult to reflect on your own practice
Gives you a place to start
Helps engage in CPD
It can help separate negative feelings from the experience .

Question 3

Reflective cycle: boud et al & kolb. Details.

Answer 3

First developed in 1985
He believed feelings can cloud our judgement when we look back and evaluate on our own actions .
This made him believe that we should attend to those feelings first separate from the issue .

Question 4

Reflective cycle: boud et al & kolb.

Answer 4

Three stages of self reflection
1- behaviour/experience - behaviour and ideas( the actual experience)
2- attending to feelings -returning to the experience, attending to feelings and evaluating this experience.
3- change in behaviour next time -new perspectives on experiences, Changing behaviour readiness for application and commitment for action.

Question 5

Kolbs experimental reflective cycle. Details

Answer 5

First developed in 1984
Four stages of self reflection
Self reflection is achieved through concrete experience experiences and then reflecting on them to improve by the practice .

Question 6

Kolbs experimental reflective cycle.

Answer 6

Stage one – concrete experience – actually having the experience and describing it.
Stage two – reflective observation – what was good and bad about the experience?
Stage three – abstract conceptualisation - why was it good or bad? And what would you change?
Stage four – active experimentation – trying out what you have learnt trying new strategies.

Question 7

Gibbs reflective cycle. Details

Answer 7

First developed in 1988
Six stages of self reflection
You analyse your experience and feelings to create an action plan for improvement .

Question 8

Gibbs reflective cycle.

Answer 8

Stage one – description – what happened?
Stage two - feelings – how did you and others feel before after during and now?
Stage three – evaluation – went well and went badly.
Stage four – analysis – why did they go bad or well?
Stage five – conclusion – what could you have done differently? What have you learn?
Stage six – action plan – what are you going to do to improve what CPD methods?

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