Reflection On and In the Workplace for Students

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. What is Reflection?
3. Types of Reflection
4. Definitions of Reflection
5. Becoming a Reflective Practitioner/Worker
6. Kolb's Learning Cycle
7. Time for Reflection
8. Keeping a Reflective Diary
9. What is the Purpose of Reflection?
10. Where do you Put the Reflections in Your Portfolio?
11. What Makes Good Evidence?
12. Learning from Significant Events
13. Tools for Reflection
14. Individual Reflection
15. 2: Roles For Reviewing In Pairs
16. Reviewing for Two: Walking And Talking
17. Reviewing for Two: Changing Partners
18. Summary
19. References

What Makes Good Evidence?

The search for evidence is a quest for quality. The reflection process will assist you to determine how evidence is collected, and presented. Evidence selection requires that you place value upon an experience or event. As you develop your portfolio, you will be gathering evidence that demonstrate your competencies in each of the Standards 1-8. A good piece of evidence is:

1. Carefully selected
2. Represents the standard
3. Demonstrates your competencies of the standard
4. Presented professionally
5. Personally meaningful
6. Paired with a relevant and insightful reflection (reflections can be written, audio or videotaped.

ACTIVITY:

Evidence is an essential part of the reflective process. This activity asks you to look at the following:

What evidence can you select/use to demonstrate your learning in your workplace?