Reflective Practice & Practice-based inquiry Flashcards
What is reflective practice?
The ability to reflect on one’s actions to engage in a process of continuous learning
What is the process of reflection?
1) Teach
2) Self-assess the effect your teaching has had on learning
3) Consider new ways of teaching which can improve the quality of learning
4) Try these ideas in practice
5) Repeat the process
Why reflect?
- Builds resilience
- Emotional intelligence
- Deepens understanding and knowledge
- Promotes continuous improvement
- Increases self awareness
What are the benefits of reflective practice?
- Helps create confident teachers
- Ensures responsibility over self and students
- Encourages innovation
- Encourages engagement
What is David Kolb’s learning styles model?
HIs learning theory works on two levels: a four-stage learning cycle and four separate learning styles. Much of Kolb’s theory concerns the learner’s internal cognitive processes
What does David Kolb say about learning?
That learning involves the acquisition of abstract concepts that can be applied flexibly in a range of situations. In Kolb’s theory, the development of new concepts is provided by new experieneces
What are the stages in David Kolb’s experiential learning cycle?
1) Concrete experience: Having the actual experience
2) Reflective observation: Reflecting on the experience
3) Abstract conceptualization: Learning from the experience
4) Active experimentation: Trying out what you have learned
According to Kolb, what are the four types of learners?
- Accommodators CE/AE (feel and do)
- Divergers CE/RO (feel and watch)
- Assimilators AC/RO (think and watch)
- Convergers AC/AE (think and do)
Where is Kolb’s theory applied?
- Education
- Medicine and psychology
- Social work
How is reflective practice seen as a component of Kolb’s experiential learning?
The critical analysis and thinking about the experience that bridges the gap between having an experience and learning from that experience to apply in future situations
What is Gibbs’ reflective cycle?
A model often used by students, professionals and educators to guide the reflection process. This model provides a structured framework for reflecting on experiences
What are the stages in Gibbs’ version of the reflection cycle model?
1) Description: What happened?
2) Feelings: What were you thinking and feeling?
3) Evaluation: What was good & bad about the experience?
4) Analysis: What sense can you make of the experience?
5) Conclusion: What do you need to improve on?
6) Action plan: How will you improve?
Where is Gibbs’ reflective cycle applied?
- Education
- Nursing
- Teaching and social work
^ Where practical experience is a critical component of learning
What if reflection takes too long and a person does not have the time?
Reflection can be done on the spot. Reflection can be done on things as they happen in the classroom. Eg: Do the students fully understand my instructions? If not, why not?
How can reflection affect your students if it’s only focused on you?
As you change and adapt your teaching, you will reteach and reassess the lessons you have taught, and this will allow students the chance to gain new skills & strengthen learning
