What is Reflective Writing?

WHAT ISREFLECTIVEWRITING?REFLECTIVEWRITING IN ANACADEMICCONTEXT

Reflective writing isabout analysing,reconsidering and

questioning experienceswithin a framework.

CRITICALLYEVALUATING

Reflective writing

involves...

and analysing

experiences,

activities or events

THINKINGABOUT THECONNECTION

Reflective writing

involves...

between theory and

practice

LINKINGTHESE IDEAS

Reflective writing

involves...

with what you have

learned from your

coursework and

reading and

elaborating on it

GETTING THEMOST VALUE

Reflective writing

involves...

out of your learning

experiences

EVALUATINGCHALLENGES

Reflective writing

involves...

you may have

experienced

REFLECTINGON

Reflective writing

involves...

what you have taken

out of the experience

in order to further

inform practice.

To reflect effectively, weneed to take theperspective of an

‘external observer’.

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