MTES3063: MT JUN17

Reflection:

 Self awareness: thinking of yourself, your experiences and your view of the world.
 Self improvement: learning from experiences and wanting to improve some area of your life

Writing reflection:

1. What… [WHAT] – [Description]

2. So What… [WHY] – [Interpretation]
3. What Next… [HOW] – [Outcome]

1. EXPERIENCE SOMETHING

Detail on WHAT: (Descriptive/Scientific Statements)

 What happened?
 Who was involved?

(What I learned, saw, did, heard.../no argument/no analysis/real situation...)

2. THINK ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE

Explain on WHY: (Normative/Educative Statements)
 What is most important/interesting/relevant/useful aspect of the event/idea/situation.
 How can it be explained?
 How is it similar to/different from others?

(Issues/Problems/Difficulties/Disagreement/Controversial/Priority/Agreement...)

3. LEARN FROM THE EXPERIENCE

Evaluate on HOW: (Normative/Educative Statements)
 What have I learned?
 How can it be applied in the future?

(Correction/Improvement/Suggestion/Avoid same mistake...)

Example:

You missed the bus and then thought next time you will leave the house 5 minutes earlier.

Task:

Write a reflection on your thought about an experience and decided to learn from it and do
something different the next time.
 Differences between reflective and academic writing

Reflective Writing Academic Writing

1 Personal account Impersonal account
2 Personal views Others views
3 First person Third person
4 Contemplates Argues and justifies
5 Finds solution to problems Compares and contrasts

Descriptive (Scientific) Statements

o Factual statements to describe reality

Normative (Educative) Statements

o How things should or ought to be

o How to value them:
 Things: Good/Bad
 Actions: Right/Wrong

Example: Descriptive or Normative

o Children should eat vegetable. (D or N)

o Vegetables contain high vitamins. (D or N)