What if ...we assigned a

reflective comic

instead of an essay?

We created a...

The rubric data was disappointing...

These research reflection essays aren't

very reflective...

They all sound the same...

Are they just telling us what we want

to hear?

Michele Van Hoeck & Margot Hanson California State University Maritime

ALA Las Vegas 2014

Creativity!

Something was better ... but was it metacognition?

More personality, more humor, more...

engagement!

to be continued...

Reflection assignments

encourage metacognition, an

understanding of your own

learning skills and performance.

Metacognition helps students

make sense of and incorporate

new knowledge.

Creativity!