Reflective thinking

It's all about our thinking.

1. Reflective Thinking Prepared by: Arindam Bhattacharjee Research intern at IIM Kozhikode MBA 1 st year, NIT Rourkela

2. Definition

3. An example Have you ever missed the bus and then thought next time I’ll leave the house 5 minutes earlier? This is an example of you being  reflective : you thought about an experience and decided to learn from it and do something different the next time.

4. Reflection is…

5. Models of reflective learning

6. Kolb’s learning cycle It has four elements in a loop and it usually starts with experience.

7. Kolb’s learning cycle

8. Examples of using Kolb’s learning cycle Experience You give a 5 minute presentation in class and received low marks for presentation style. Observations and reflections You over ran the 5 minutes and kept forgetting what you wanted to say. Development of ideas You spoke to your lecturer and the Learning Skills tutor to get some advice on presentation techniques. You noted down some ideas on how to prepare differently next time. Testing ideas in practice You prepared your presentation in advance. You had some notes to refer to. You practiced delivering your presentation within 5 minutes.

9. Schon’s model Reflection in action Reflection on action Experiencing Thinking on your feet Thinking about what to do next Acting straight away Thinking about something that has happened Thinking what you would do differently next time Taking your time Schon presented the concept of 'reflection in action'  and  'reflection on action' :

10. Schon’s model: Examples Reflection in action You are in a lecture and keep being distracted by thinking about what to have for lunch! You want to get the most from the lecture so need to find a way to help you focus. You decide to start making some notes of the key points. Reflection on action You notice that sometimes after a lecture you can’t remember what was covered. You find out about the lecture topic in advance and write down some questions you want answered. You make notes during the lecture to help you focus. You arrange to go for a coffee after the lecture and talk with your peers about what was presented, to help you understand and form your own opinions. You file your lecture notes and any handouts.

11. Reflection leads to…

12. References: www.wikipedia.com, https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Reflective_thinking ,accessed on 20 th May 2017. http://learn.solent.ac.uk/mod/book/tool/print/index.php?id=2732 , accessed on 20 th May 2017. http://www.monash.edu.au/lls/llonline/writing/medicine/reflective/3.xml , accessed on 20 th May 2017.

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