6 Stages

of Gibb’s
Reflective Cycle
WMSU

1
WESTERN MINDANAO STATE UNIVERSITY
1. Description
• This initial phase in writing a reflection is
very simple since you just need to
describe the activity or the experience to
the reader. You can write a little about the
background on what you are reflecting
about by including relevant and to-the-
point details.
2. Feelings
• At this point, you can consider and think
about how you feel at that time when you
were doing the activity or having the
experience. You need to discuss your
emotions honestly about the experience
but not to forget that this is part of an
academic discourse.
3. Evaluation
• When evaluating, discuss how well you
think the activity went. React how you
reacted to the task or situation and how
others reacted.
4. Analysis
• This part of the write up includes your
analysis of what worked well and what
have facilitated it or what may have
hindered it. You can also discuss related
literature that may have brought about
your experience.
5. Conclusion
• You can write what you have learned from
the experience or what you could have
done. If your experience is a good one,
you can probably discuss how it can be
ensured. And if the experience is
frustrating eliciting other negative feelings,
perhaps you can discuss how those can
be avoided.
6. Action Plan
• At the end of your reflection, you write
what action you need to take so that you
will improve the next time such as consult
an expert for some advice. You make
plans on how you can address what went
wrong so that you can take the right step
to succeed in achieving the task.