Practice of reflection 2

The following learning task will assist you in your discussion of the importance of reflection with your student teacher.

Read pages 1 - 11 and 26 - 29 of the following article: Making Experience Count: The Role of Reflection in Individual Learning (Di Stefano et al, 2014).

  • What do you now understand by the different terms deliberate learning and experiential learning?
  • What does the article convey about the emotional effect of deliberate learning?
  • What role does reflection on practice play in deliberate learning?


The following excellent video shows an example of a teacher who has only 5 minutes to reflect on why her lesson has failed completely and what to change before the next class arrives. Take note of how she discusses the lesson with a colleague as part of her reflection process.

(16:24) https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/when-lesson-plans-fail

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