Choosing the Right Balance

Reflective Practice Project

Investigation across university courses.

Data collection: interviews, focus groups, student work samples

Levels of Reflection

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Reporting/Responding

Relating

Reasoning

Reconstructing

Pedagogical Strategies

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Reporting/Responding: Problem-based scenarios, detailed noticing.

Relating: Skills analysis, scenario analysis, debates.

Reasoning: Literature/theory familiarity, evidence-based discussion.

Reconstructing: Action plans, scenario analysis, feedback response.

Examples from Student Reflections

Strengths and weaknesses in reflection.

Illustrative excerpts highlighting different levels of reflection.

Teaching Implications

Importance of scaffolding each level of reflection.

Strategies to develop students' reflective skills