Gibbs in writing about learning created a useful way of going about reflection.ĭescription - a detailed description of the event (where was it, what was the context, who was there, why were you there, what happened, what did you do, what did others do.įeelings - try to remember what you were feeling, what were you thinking about, how did it make you feel, what do you think about it?Įvaluation - what was good and what was bad about the eventĪnalysis - can you break down the event and explore them separately.
One we highlight here is that developed by Gibbs. Reflection also involves a realisation stage - an 'aha' moment when we see and experience a change in ourselves. It is unique to you and only you can reflect on your experience.Īs we work on reflection we may become aware of a new capacity to be open to experience, to suspend judgement, to see things anew. It may not be very clear what is the issue. It is also a practice and may it take time to develop this practice. Reflection is not easy and as it involves looking at ourselves it is not uncommon for it to generate a level of discomfort.
Reflection on the other hand asks us to look to ourselves, position ourselves in a context and to find our own authority by learning from experience. Reading about it is not enough it has to be practiced and experienced. This can be difficult because so much other learning is based on reading and thinking about what you've read. If you read the literature on reflection one of the paradoxes you will come across is that reflection can only be experienced, it is unique to you. This might create a change in behaviour, practice or our thinking. Reflection lets us examine our actions, see ourselves in new ways and learn from this. Reflective Practice asks us to to suspend our habitual thoughts and assumptions and to examine experience in an open way.Īs we practice reflection we often develop the capacity to see ourselves in the act or moment, to become aware of our actions in a given situation. The practice involves looking back, analysing, seeing events in a wider context and considering how what we realise could be applied in the future. (John Dewey, (2003) How we Think New York: Dover, p 78) Looking at a dictionary, reflection might be defined as: To mirror - to look back - To cast a light on - To meditate
REFLECTION DEFINITION WEBSTER PROFESSIONAL
G Bolton, (2005) Reflective Practice: Writing and Professional Development Sage London p 7 "Reflective practice is learning and developing through examining what we think happened on any occasion, and how we think others perceived the event and us, opening our practice to scrutiny by others.
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