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Reflective Teaching Strategies Overview

Reflective teaching focuses on guiding students to reflect on their own experiences to develop new understandings. Teachers can facilitate reflection by using strategies like journal writing, keeping a portfolio of work, and self-analysis. They should allocate time for reflection, have students recount experiences, and evaluate experiences in light of learning goals. Independent study allows in-depth investigation of topics of interest selected by the teacher and student. It individualizes learning, boosts motivation, and develops self-teaching skills, though flexible schedules may be abused and students may lack research skills.

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Reflective Teaching Strategies Overview

Reflective teaching focuses on guiding students to reflect on their own experiences to develop new understandings. Teachers can facilitate reflection by using strategies like journal writing, keeping a portfolio of work, and self-analysis. They should allocate time for reflection, have students recount experiences, and evaluate experiences in light of learning goals. Independent study allows in-depth investigation of topics of interest selected by the teacher and student. It individualizes learning, boosts motivation, and develops self-teaching skills, though flexible schedules may be abused and students may lack research skills.

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Reflective Teaching

Background

Reflective teaching puts premium on the ability of the teacher to guide students to “reflect” on their
own experiences in order to arrive at new understandings and meanings. According to Dewey, reflective
teaching is “behavior which involves active, persistent and careful consideration of any belief or
practice.”

Rationale

Everyone learns from an experience, either positive or negative learning.

The capacity to reflect differs in different individuals, hence the ability to learn from an experience
likewise differs.

Strategies

1. Journalizing strategy
 Journal writing is the best way to help one reflect on her own teaching.
2. Keeping a portfolio
 A portfolio is very personal document which includes frank, honest and spontaneous
account of experiences.
3. Self-analysis
 A reflective teacher is able to keep a record of incidents, problems and issues that truly
concern herself as a professional.
4. On-the-spot observation of student’s responses

Facilitating Reflection

 Analysis is the “processing phase” which occurs after an experience.

Some pointers in facilitating reflection are:

1. Allocate sufficient time for reflection. This must be incorporated in the learning activity.
2. Schedule a short briefing activity so as to recall the salient events that occurred.
3. Allow students to recount the experience to others, thereby strengthening the impression the
impression gained.
4. Attend to feelings especially the positive and pleasant ones accompanying said events.
5. Evaluate the experience in the light of the learners’ intent.
Independent Study

Background

 Independent study enables a student to undertake an in-depth investigation of area of


interest.
 The topics may be selected jointly by the teacher and the student.
 The strategy works well in particular areas across disciplines.

Effectiveness

1. This strategy is best employed by a teacher who readily recognizes individual differences. The
bright students may be assigned to tackle the more difficult topics and slower students, the
easier ones.
2. Because the student is involved in the selection of the topic, a strong motivation serves as the
driving force to continue the study to fruition.
3. Learning is truly individualized and personalized.
4. Each student assumes enormous responsibility, conscious that the task is his alone.
5. The ensuing completion of t5he study will surely boost the feeling of satisfaction and pride in
ones achievement. This opportunity is seldom provided in class-directed instruction.
6. This strategy promotes the development of “self-teaching” skills and worth while habits of work
and study.
7. The lasting experience gained could motivate them to do things by themselves thus minimizing
the tendency to defend or rely upon others for assistance at all times.

Disadvantages

1. The flexible schedule is sometimes abused.


2. The shortage of materials and other resources necessary to carry out the study may restrict
independent work.
3. The student may lack the much needed research skills.

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