Reflective writing is a major part in our foundation degree program. It not only allows students to think critically but helps to understand better. However, to write a good reflective statement Victoria gave us an insight to Kolb's learning Cycle and few other useful guidelines.
I learnt that the ability to reflect on our experience and knowledge helps us to make improvements. The Kolbs learning cycle helps a great deal if we follow the four essential elements. For me the most important thing i learnt from the lesson was how to structure my writing. I also went through my own little research and found out great informations on reflective writing. Upon reading these guidelines, i realized the mistake i had been making on my reflective journals previously. One of the major error was my reflective journals were very descriptive rather than interpreting what i learnt from the event and what could i have done better.
I learnt that the ability to reflect on our experience and knowledge helps us to make improvements. The Kolbs learning cycle helps a great deal if we follow the four essential elements. For me the most important thing i learnt from the lesson was how to structure my writing. I also went through my own little research and found out great informations on reflective writing. Upon reading these guidelines, i realized the mistake i had been making on my reflective journals previously. One of the major error was my reflective journals were very descriptive rather than interpreting what i learnt from the event and what could i have done better.
Having said that, this knowledge is very essential for me as a learner as it will help me improve my skills on reflective writing. I will do this by making effective key notes during lectures so that i can recollect my memories of what i learnt. I also tend to do my own research on the topics that are covered in class for more informations, this will help me to critically analyze and reflect upon the topic in more depth.
In future it will definitely help me in universities and also in work place where it has become increasingly important to reflect on topics or any event. This will help me identify my mistakes and make improvements. Below i have attached a useful link that i looked upon for my reference.
