- Think back to a meaningful experience
- Ask yourself questions to help you analyse the experience
- What ideas do you have about what took place?
- What have you learned from the experience? What action will you take based on this?
- Make notes at each stage
Use some of these questions to help you reflect. Not all of them will be relevant to every situation. They are prompts, not instructions.
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What stands out for you from the experience?
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What went well? What did not go well?
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What were you feeling?
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What were you thinking at the time? (Reflection in action)
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Why do you think things happened the way they did?
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Try to look at the experience from different perspectives
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What do you think other people were thinking and feeling?
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Does the experience link to anything you have done in university?
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Does this remind you of other experiences you have had?
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Is there theory you can apply to the experience?
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What assumptions did you have?
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What assumptions did other people have?
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How has your understanding changed?
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Are there any gaps in your skills or knowledge?
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What will you do differently in the future?
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