REFLECTI

VE
WRITING
drg. Amilia Ramadhani
 How ‘bout
EXPERIENCE
???
EXPERIEN
CE
REFL ECTI
ON
Reflection .....
...isa form of intellectual
personal response to:
-experiences,
-situations,
-events or
-new information.
PURPOSES
1. Consider the process of our own learning – a process of
metacognition
2. Critically review something - our own behaviour, that of
others or the product of behaviour (e.g. an essay, book,
painting etc.)
3. Build theory from observations: we draw theory from
generalisations - sometimes in practical situations,
sometimes in thoughts or a mixture of the two
4. Engage in personal or self development
5. Make decisions or resolve uncertainty …
6. Empower or emancipate ourselves as individuals (and
then it is close to self development) or to
empower/emancipate ourselves within the context of our
social groups.’
 REFLECTIO
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REFLECTIVE REFLECTIVE
THINKING WRITING
REFLECTIVE
THINKING
Reflective thinking helps you to:
1. Develop a questioning attitude and
new perspectives
2. Identify areas for change and
improvement
3. Respond effectively to new
challenges
4. Generalize and apply what you have
learned from one situation to other
situations
HOW TO:
 Stand back from the events and try to be
objective
 Be critical of your own actions
 Think of alternative explanations of
events
 Make use of evidence from a range of
sources e.g. theories
 Recognise that your own point of view will
change with time
 Discuss with others to deepen your insight
and explore a range of perspectives
REFLECTIVE QUESTIONS
TO ASK YOURSELF
 Why did I respond in this way?
 What was I thinking and feeling – did this influence me,
and why?
 What was the client thinking and feeling, what is the
evidence for this?
 What else could I have done?
 What would I do in a similar situation?
 How does my experience compare to what I have read? Are
there any theories that would help explain what happened?
 What might be the results of doing things differently?
What evidence is there to show things might change if done
differently?
 How has the experience changed my understanding?
REFLECTIVE
WRITING
 response to experiences, opinions, events or
new information
TO EXPLORE AND TO EXPLAIN
 response to thoughts and feelings IN ESSAY
 a way of thinking to explore your learning
 an opportunity to gain self-knowledge
 a way to achieve clarity and better understanding of
what you are learning
 a chance to develop and reinforce writing skills
 a way of making meaning out of what you study
CHARACTERISTI
CS....
1. subjective.
2. being reflective and logical, also can be
personal, hypothetical, critical and
creative.
3. comment based on experience.
4. No long description about the event

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FORM…
 Description:
What is the stimulant for reflection?
 incident, event, theoretical idea
 What are you going to reflect on?
 Feelings:
What were your reactions and feelings?
 Evaluation:
What was good and bad about the experience?
Make value judgements.
 Analysis:
What sense can you make of the situation?
Bring in ideas from outside the experience to help you.
What was really going on?
FORM…
 Conclusions (general):
What can be concluded, in a general sense, from
these experiences and the analyses you have
undertaken?
 Conclusions (specific):
What can be concluded about your own specific,
unique,personal situation or ways of working?
 Personal Action plans:
What are you going to do differently in this type
of situation next time?
 What steps are you going to take on the basis of
what you have learnt
WRITING STYLES........
-Type 1
Start with personal opinion, followed by
supporting evidence.
-Type 2
Start with supporting evidence, followed
by personal argumen or opinion.
-Type 3
 Personal opinion only  poor
reflective writing
Types .......
1.Journal
2.Diary
3.Logbook  weblog
4. portofolio
Let’s have a
reflective
writing..............
COMMON ERRORS
1. Planing about subject only
after the work.
2. Informal writing style
3. Too little or too much
details
4. Being judgemental
PRACTISING REFLECTIVE
WRITING
 Be aware of the purpose of your reflective writing and
state if it is appropriate
 Reflective writing requires practice and constant standing
back from oneself.
 Practice reflecting writing on the same event /incident
through different people’s viewpoints and disciplines
 Deepen your reflection / reflective writing with the help of
others through discussing issues with individuals and
groups, getting the points of others.
 Always reflect on what you have learnt from an incident,
and how you would do something differently another time.
 Try to develop your reflective writing to include the
ethical, moral, historical and socio-political contexts
where these are relevant.