Learners respond to written prompts that connect learning experiences within the course to other course topics or experiences of the students outside of the classroom. Reflective assignments are most effective when the questions encourage deep metacognitive analysis and are only graded based on effort rather than content.
Individual/Group Activity
Individually
Class Size
Small (<25), Medium (25-50), & Large (51-200)
Bloom’s Taxonomy Level
Apply
Development Initial
Transitional Knowing
Minimum Time to Facilitate
31 – 45 Minutes
MinimumTimeto Debrief
< 15 Minutes
PDFs
Here
Discipline-Specific Examples
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Please contact us at activelearning@uga.edu with an example to include!
Co-Curricular (experiences outside of the formal classroom but contribute to student learning) Please contact us at activelearning@uga.edu with an example to include!
Ramadhanti, D., Ghazali, A., Hasanah, M., Harsiati, T., & Yanda, D. (2020). The use of reflective journal as a tool for monitoring of metacognition growth in writing. International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (IJET), 15(11), 162-187: https://www.learntechlib.org/p/217098/
King, T. (2002, July). Development of student skills in reflective writing. In Spheres of Influence: Ventures and Visions in Educational Development. Proceedings of the 4th World Conference of the International Consortium for Educational Development. Perth: The University of Western Australia: https://www.kesland.info/BUDH_Archive/BackUpHarchive/apel/stuskill.pdf