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Reflection Journal for Learning Insights

This document provides guidance for using a reflection journal to document learning through experience. It suggests documenting observations, interests, successes and mistakes without interpretation. It then recommends interpreting new knowledge to inform learning and reflecting on thoughts, experiences, discussions, and the drawing process. Finally, it suggests planning how reflections and insights can be used to implement new ideas and strategies for future learning. The reflection journal is meant to make thinking visible and aid authentic learning from reflecting on experiences.

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Reflection Journal for Learning Insights

This document provides guidance for using a reflection journal to document learning through experience. It suggests documenting observations, interests, successes and mistakes without interpretation. It then recommends interpreting new knowledge to inform learning and reflecting on thoughts, experiences, discussions, and the drawing process. Finally, it suggests planning how reflections and insights can be used to implement new ideas and strategies for future learning. The reflection journal is meant to make thinking visible and aid authentic learning from reflecting on experiences.

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LEARNING 


THROUGH 

REFLECTING
“We do not learn from experience, 

we learn from reflecting on experience”
- John Dewey

Reflection Journal
This reflection journal is meant to help you make your thinking processes visible, and you should use it in an authentic
way to:

Document your observations and learning in class or through your own experience methodically. There’s no need to
interpret or analyse at this point.
✓ Document what interests, fascinates and/or bothers you.
✓ Record what you experienced (see, hear, touch, feel, think) and did (actions).
✓ Document both successes and mistakes - making a note of what worked / did not work since they may lead to new
ideas for future use
✓ Use a range of means that suit you - observation drawings, writings, doodles, or graphical concept maps


Interpret new knowledge and use it to inform your learning and drawing.
✓ Understand your drawing successes or mistakes encountered in relation to concepts of perception
✓ Which concepts challenge and/or built upon what you previously thought?
✓ Describe the concepts that ‘came alive’ or became clearer as you personally encountered them first hand
✓ Describe how you solved problems or overcame challenges with new knowledge learnt
✓ In what ways do you think you need to improve

Reflect on your thoughts, experiences, actions and discussions in class and during the drawing process
✓ Make connections between your previous knowledge and assumptions, what you have learnt in class, and/or what you
need to unlearn and relearn.
✓ What was particularly satisfying or frustrating — and consider ‘what if you could it differently?’
✓ In what ways were your encounters / processes similar or different to your classmates’
✓ What do these experiences tell you about yourself and/or how you learn
✓ What were your goals for this exercise? Did your goals change as you worked on it. Did you meet your goals?
✓ Did anything surprise you - how and why?


Plan how you can use your reflections and insights to implement new ideas and strategies
✓ Consider possible scenarios and the course of action you would implement similarly or differently (new ideas,
strategies or insights)
✓ What are some things you have learnt from your classmates that you’d like to try in your own drawing
✓ What did you do that was helpful / not helpful in the previous drawing that you’d like to remember to do in the next one
✓ What’s one goal you would like to set for yourself the next time
✓ Where else might you apply some of these skills / concepts you have learnt

Note: These questions are meant to be suggestions to guide thinking for learning
By Nicola Choo & Tricia Goh AAA18E / Jan 2017

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