Reflection Issue 1

Being effective is not just repeating what we did in another situation, but is about weighing up each situation to see what is appropriate.

Schon (1987) suggests that if individuals have practice at 'reflection on action' (making sense of something after the event) they are more likely to be able to work out what to do while they are in a situation and think on their feet ('reflection in action').

Think of your own experience of this, eg improving cooking, sporting or driving skills, or the way you deal with people.

"Why do I keep doing that!?"

Think about how you usually respond to experience?

What do you normally do when you have: carried out an activity; read / seen / heard something, interacted with colleagues in university or practice?

You may tend to reflect in the same way regardless of the experience, or to think about different sorts of experiences differently.

Your initial reaction may change as you think about something, talk to people, see or read things, and your views may change. Think about what you do as a response to an experience and consider what the advantages and disadvantages may be.

Think about how you usually respond to experience?

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