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A reflection is not just a report of factual information.

It will have three basic elements


1. Retell- state the basic facts of the incident or activity but also examine how you felt about it at
the time and how you feel about it now.
Relate relate the feelings or events to other examples or behaviour
Reflect how will the knowledge gained from the event or experience be used either in your
professional or personal life, give examples. Also think about possible alternatives, other
perspectives or meanings.
A reflection/reaction paper should have at least three parts:
an introductory paragraph
the body of the paper
a closure paragraph
Introduction:
The introduction is a retelling of what happened. The introductory paragraph "sets the scene" by
giving factual information. State the who, what, when, and how of the experience
Body:
State what you expected or anticipated about the experience represented by the evidence. What
did you actually experience, feel, observe, etc.? Be specific. Use "I" statements. Include all
features or elements that would allow an outsider to "see as you see" whatever you experienced.
Analysis deals with reasons, motives, and interpretation during the event or experience. How is
the evidence meaningful or how does it contribute to your understanding of your learning; how do
you react in certain situations and how do you behave? The rubrics for this part is as followed:
- What did we study
- Your thought and feelings when the topic first mentioned
- What have you study
- What will you do the same/different next time
Closure:
State how the experience has impacted on you. How can you use this experience to improve
either your effort or the teams? How will you take what you have learned from this experience
and apply it to your own learning? Be specific.

I feel good about

I used to but now I

Two things I will remember about what I have learnt over the last 6 months are

A strategy that really helped me learn better is

If I could do something again differently, I would

One thing I will remember to do in the future is

One thing I really want to learn is...

Specific tasks were shared out amongst members of my team. Initially, however, the tasks
were not seen as equally difficult by all team members. Cooperation between group members
was at risk because of this perception of unfairness. Social interdependence theory recognises
a type of group interaction called positive interdependence, meaning cooperation (Johnson
& Johnson, 1993, cited by Maughan & Webb, 2001), and many studies have demonstrated
that cooperative learning experiences encourage higher achievement (Maughan & Webb,
2001). Ultimately, our group achieved a successful outcome, but to improve the process, we
perhaps needed a chairperson to help encourage cooperation when tasks were being shared
out. In future group work, on the course and at work, I would probably suggest this.
Reference
Maughan, C., & Webb, J. (2001). Small group learning and assessment.
Retrieved August 01, 2007, from the Higher Education Academy website:
www.ukcle.ac.uk/resources/temp/assessment.html

http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1057%2F9781137317193_7#page-1
Roles and Responsibilities of a teacher are vital and must be learnt, as a general rule, to ensure
quality of teaching. To embark on this journey it is essential to attain enough knowledge about the
subject and gather the correct material for teaching. It is not only sufficient to hold good quality
knowledge on the subject, but also have a presentable appearance.
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