Reflection
Students need to be able to effectively reflect on their own learning – to consider knowledge and skills they have learned and how they feel about their own learning. Reflection is a core part of the VELS framework.
Guidelines
- Reflection on reading including a link to a reflection and self-evaluation worksheet (VELS) (see Reflection on Reading)
- Reflection on learning and management of that learning (VELS) (see Reflection on Civics and Citizenship assignment)
- Matrices of reflection, evaluation and metacognition (VELS / Thinking Processes / Standards and Progression Points)
- Example of reflection, evaluation and metacognition – Level 5 (VELS)
- Review and reflection tools (DEECD)
Websites
- Key Learning Processes – Reflection (Education Tasmania)
- Donald Schon (Schön): learning, reflection and change (infed)
- Question and fostering understanding / the process of encouraging reflection (infed)
The Reflective Teacher
- Productive Pedagogies Classroom reflection manual (Queensland)
- How can I reflect on my teaching practice? (ALPS – Active Learning Practice for Schools / Harvard University)
Literature
- Artzt, A. F., Armour-Thomas, E.&Curcio, F. (2008). (2nd Ed). Becoming a reflective mathematics teacher: A guide for observations and self-assessment. New York: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
- Boud, D. Keogh, R.&Walker, D. (Eds.) (1985) Reflection. Turning experience into learning, London: Kogan.
- Schön, D. (1983) The Reflective Practitioner. How professionals think in action, London: Temple Smith
- Wilson, Jeni (2008). Smart thinking: Developing reflection and metacognition. Carlton South: Curriculum Corporation.