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Oxford Brookes University, Oxford Centre for Learning and Staff Development – Encouraging Reflective Learning
Oxford Brookes University, Oxford Centre for Learning and Staff Development – Encouraging Reflective Learning

University College Dublin, Good Practices in Teaching and Learning – Learning Journals and Logs, Reflective Diaries
University College Dublin, Good Practices in Teaching and Learning – Learning Journals and Logs, Reflective Diaries

Escalate LTSN Education Subject Centre – Phil Race, Evidencing Reflection: Putting the 'w' into Reflection
Escalate LTSN Education Subject Centre – Phil Race, Evidencing Reflection: Putting the 'w' into Reflection

The Higher Education Academy – Guide for Busy Academics: Learning through Reflection
The Higher Education Academy – Guide for Busy Academics: Learning through Reflection

UWA – Alternative Modes of Teaching and Learning: Reflective Journals
UWA – Alternative Modes of Teaching and Learning: Reflective Journals
4. Structured occasions for reflection allow students to explore their experiences, challenge current beliefs, and develop new practices and understandings.

"Students require a variety of learning situations and opportunities in order to be aware of and reflect on … variation, and to be able to make fine distinctions about the significant aspects of each new context. By identifying the differences between similar situations, the student is better able to respond appropriately. Such learning experiences are an important preparation for the unpredictable nature of the workplace.

The impact on learning, however, is enhanced by structuring opportunities for reflection and peer consultation."

Bowden, J., Hart, G., King, B., Trigwell, K. & Watts, O. 2000, "Generic capabilities: a framework for action", in Generic Capabilities of ATN University Graduates, viewed 23 March 2004, URL: http://www.clt.uts.edu.au/TheProject.htm#Executive.Summary

"Awareness and reflection are not merely symptoms of developments in learners, they bring about the developments. It is through engaging students in reflecting upon the process and outcomes of their studying that progress is made."

Gibbs, G. 1981, Teaching Students to Learn: A Student-Centred Approach, The Open University Press, Milton Keynes, p. 91.


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