Evaluation and Reflection - Gibbs model

EVALUATION AND
REFLECTION

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................3
Task 1A..................................................................................................................................3
Task 1B...................................................................................................................................6
TASK 2 .........................................................................................................................................10
2a Personal analysis..............................................................................................................10
2b Setting SMART goals......................................................................................................11
2c Personal Objectives.........................................................................................................14
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................15
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................16
APPENDIX....................................................................................................................................17
Self reflective........................................................................................................................17

INTRODUCTION
Reflection refers to as type of writing wherein the writer in its own terms write what it
has learnt by doing anything. It is a form in which the writer try to share its feelings, thoughts
and experiences in its own terms only (Graham, Walton and Ward, 2019). The present report will
outline a reflective report on the role of leader and helper in helping others. Also, it will discuss a
career and a personal development plan for the person.
TASK 1
Task 1A
Reflective witting can be understood as a tool which is used by the writer in order to share its
experience with other in its own words. With help of reflection the person writing can describe
any real incident or any experience of itself which can help other in solving there problem by
reading the reflection. Using reflective writing there are many benefits as it provide an insight
and brief idea to the reader of the reflection to understand the concept easily. For writing a
reflection Gibbs model is very helpful which is explained in the following points-
Gibbs Six stage model
Description- it is the first stage of Gibbs reflective model within which the whole
scenario is discussed and described in this stage. In the present case which outlines the role of a
commander states that on the basis of some test conducted by him founded some results which
are discussed in this point (Gilbert, Foulk and Bono, 2017). The person in lecture 7 prepared a
video for a project and was very nervous in giving the presentation in front of many people. But
then also we tried to give the presentation and after the presentation we had to redo it. Again in
next lecture that is lecture 8 we had to give the presentation again, and we all were a bit nervous.
I also found that many people were trying to interrupt my work which affected my efficiency of
working. But at last I was able to give the presentation successfully.
Many tests like DISC model, Belbin team roles, dimensions of leadership, enneagram
and many more were studied (Cunliffe and Easterby - Smith, 2017). The results of these tests are
very helpful in developing my personality. The results of these test are like in DISC model I got
dominance with 39 %. In the test of how reflective I am I scored 45. Similarly, in 8 dimensions
of leadership I was suggested that I am use diplomat style of leadership. Further, according to
Belbin team role I was driver who is very energetic and ambitious and a strong motivator. At last
in enneagram personality test I was awarded with the personality type of helper who loves to

help every person and thinks that it is the selfless duty of me to help others (Wong and
Eleftheriades, 2018).
also from the happening of the week 1 I was able to learn that from any failure I must not
lose my strength and also I need to work on successful completion of the project. But from the
experience of my week 2 I had to do two assignment which were interlinked and because of that
I was very confused.
Feelings- it includes the feeling that the writer had while doing anything. In the present
case I felt very nervous and anxious to give the presentation. This is because of the reason that
many people were interrupting my presentation so this distracted me. I have undergone some test
for analysing my personality. Firstly I tested the fact that how reflective I am that is fluently i can
share my thoughts and feelings in form of a reflection. With this analysis I felt that I can write a
reflective report. Also, with help of DISC model I felt that I am 39 % dominant that is I can
dominate other people up to some extent. Dominance helps in to have control over the working
of others.
Also, I felt that according to Belbin team roles I am a driver. It means that I am very
energetic and ambitious and also good at motivating the behaviour of others according to the
needs and requirement of the work. Also, I am a helper by nature and selflessness is my duty. I
am a stows type of person who are very emotional and warm people and greatly care about their
personal relationships. As a helper I love to help others and make them feel comfortable and
develop a sense of entitlement when it comes to being closer to person and help them.
In week 2 I felt very confused but in week 3 I built some understanding on the project
and this made me realized that I can complete the project correctly if the team members supports
me. But in week 4 we had some meeting and there we discussed the topics of the whole project
completion. There I felt that team coordination is the essential factor for the completion of the
project with higher marks.
Evaluation- according to Horsley, Artoni and La Rocca, (2015), this stage includes
evaluating the whole work and outlining its positive and negative both outcomes. In the present
case it was found that the leadership used was dominant style of leadership. This leadership style
was very helpful because the diplomat leaders are very affiliative that always try to keep the
group together. As I was working in a group for the presentation so it helped very much in

keeping the group together as a whole. Also, the enneagram which is a method of understanding
the psyche of human which includes nine interconnected personality types.
Out of these the type 2 that is the helper personality is better in me. In my opinion this is
my strength that I am very helpful for others. I think that working and helping others selflessly is
my duty. I am generally a twos type of person that means I am very emotional, warm and caring
for others to a great extent. But in contrast the role of driver within me is only 17 %. It means
that I am not that good at driving people to do work according to me. So this can be treated as
my weakness. This is known by the test of Belbin team role which outlines nine different roles
and out of which I liked the role of driver which drives and influence other person to work
according to my requirement and directions.
In next week I evaluated that after the group discussion I felt a little depressed because
after meeting we found that were a lot of timing and planning issues and also there was a
confusion that whether I am going correct or not.
Analysis- this stage of Gibbs reflective model states the description of the evaluation that
is the evaluation done is analysed and interpreted with help of the results outlined with the help
of the results found in evaluation. With the help of EVER DISC Personality report it was found
that this test is an indication of finding a unique personality which a person possesses. In the
views of Arvanitopoulos, Achanta and Susstrunk, (2017), the factors covered under DISC
method are dominance, influence, steadiness and compliance. Out of all the four elements the
factor dominance is more in me that is 39 %. The dominance factor outlines the way I deal with
difficulties and problems and how well I can dominate others in different business situations. I
am good at dominating others and their behaviour towards accomplishing any objective or
fulfilment of any group activity or task.
But in week 7 the group made a video presentation highlighting the whole project and
there I analysed that panicking is not the solution. This I learnt in from experience of week 7 and
this made me a little more confident and relaxed. Also after the analysis of the week 8 I learnt
that how to face public and how to speak in public and also I learnt how to deal with people who
are annoying and always disturbing.
Conclusion- it is the stage of the model where it is concluded and interpreted all the facts
that have been studied and highlighted in the whole report. With the help of conclusion I was
able to conclude that this reflective report writing was very helpful for me to discuss and

describe all my feelings and thoughts in form of writing and make it available for others to read
and take experience from my experience. The Belbin team role method is a model which helped
me in finding out the best suited role which suits my personality. Therefore, with the help of this
model I found that because of my helping nature the best suited role for me is of helper. Further,
the DISC model helped me in analysing four different dimensions of personality and after the
analysis I concluded that dominance is the most prevalent personality type in me.
In the end the conclusion was that I successfully completed the presentation and I learnt
that a person learns more with its own mistakes and difficulties faced in real life.
Action plan- in the end the last step of Gibbs reflective cycle is outlining an action plan
which can help me in developing my weaknesses and bad habits. The first thing which I need to
do is to overcome my weakness which is driving the behaviour of others. This needs to be
improved because of the reason that though I am dominating, but I am not much capable of
driving and influencing others to work according to me. So this needs to be improved and for this
I need to work on my interpersonal skills and the communication skills so that I can fluently
communicate with other people so that they get attracted towards me and gets influenced b my
saying.
Another thing which I need to improve is some skills of reflective writing. The score of
reflective writing was 45 which I need to raise it to at least 70. So for it I need to take some
corrective measures (Van Wart and Denhardt, 2019). For improving my reflective skills first I
need to increase my reading skills and need to work on vocabulary and build an insight on
enhancing my English and writing skills. Also, for this I need to improve my written
communication skills and need to read as much as article which I can read.
Strength
 The major strength was that I am very
helpful in nature and this is evident
from the fact that out if enneagram
personality type I was allotted with
type 2 that is helper. Another strength is that I am able to
dominate others and influence them to
work according to my requirement.
Weakness
 The major weakness of me is that I am
not much reflective that is cannot
express my self much clearly as I
scored 45 in the test that 'how reflective
I am?'

Opportunity The major opportunity for me is to
build and work on my writing skills
which can help me in expressing my
feeling with help of reflection model.
Threat
 The only threat which can affect me is
the people surrounding me that is my
colleagues which tries to interrupt my
work by distracting me.
Task 1B
Week Experience Reflection Learning
Week 1 In the first week I
came to know about
my project and then
the group was formed.
Group formation was
not an easy task and
the most difficult thing
was coordination. I
was very nervous for
the success of project
as I lack
communication skill
which is most
important aspect of
working in group.
The first week was the
most difficult for me
because I did not
understand the project
clearly. Also, I went
into panic mode as I
kept on thinking that I
am 8 steps away from
the project and it
seemed difficult to
complete it.
From this experience I
learnt that I should not
lose hope, instead I
should focus on my
project and how to
complete it with
maximum
productivity. I realized
that I must think
positive about the
project and should
focus on its timely
completion.
Week 2 In the second week I
was supposed to do
two assignments that
were interlinked to
each other. They had a
lot of appendices
attached to it. I had to
The second week
turned out to be even
more confusing for me
as we were supposed
to choose a suitable
leader. It was difficult
because according to
I learnt quite a lot from
this experience and it
made me understand
that I really need to
work on my leadership
and collaboration
skills. We as team also

form a group of 4 to 5
people, and we were
supposed to divide the
task between
ourselves.
my personality test, I
am a good helper but
when it came to
leading a group when
working together, I
was confused and
nervous.
started to get along
with each other which
was imperative in
order to achieve our
project goals
effectively and
efficiently.
Week 3 I am in third week of
the project and I have
started to understand
my assignment better
but at the same time
all the team members
are confused regarding
the timely completion
of the assignment.
All the students who
were assigned the
project were confused.
There were conflicts
and disagreements in
every group. It had
become imperative for
someone to become an
in charge of the group.
This experience made
me realize that in order
to complete the project
accurately, there needs
to coordination
between all the team
members.
Week 4 In week 4, we had a
group meeting in the
classroom. We
discussed the topics
covered, total budget
spendings and the time
involved in project
completion. Although
two members of the
group went away as
they had to be
somewhere.
I found the group
meeting a waste of
time because their
were no productive
discussions related to
the project. Some
members arrived late
while some left early.
The meeting was
supposed to go on for
1 hour but it ended in
just 30 minutes.
Today I realized that
timely completion of
the project is very
important and in order
to do that we as a team
need to be more
productive. Also,
group meetings are
important, but they
must be conducted
only when all the team
members are available.
Week 5 Today I felt depressed
because we had group
With this incident I
felt that I panic very
With this I learnt that it
very necessary to be

meeting and there we
were having time
planning issues and
also I was panicking
that whether I was
going right or wrong.
fast if there is any
problematic situation.
patient if we work in a
team or group because
every person is
different in their
approach and way of
working.
Week 6 In today's group
meeting I felt sad and
demotivated as I got to
know that I have been
working on the wrong
papers from the past
few weeks. I got to
know about this in
team meeting which
made me sad.
Today was a tough day
as I just realized in the
team meeting that I
have been working on
the wrong papers. I got
to know that I have not
been working
according to the
lecturer's project and it
seemed that it was
impossible to complete
the project on time.
Only one week was left
in the project
submission and I
learned that I should
not lose hope and
should start working
efficiently for the
timely submission. I
understood the
importance of
communication and
how it can hamper the
entire project.
Week 7 In week 7, our group
released a video
highlighting the group
project.
The release of the
group video made me
felt nervous and
anxious. As the days
passed, I realized that I
was getting closer to
the project date. I just
hoped to get the
project right.
This experience made
me realized that
panicking is not the
solution. I should feel
confident otherwise all
the team efforts would
go into vein.
Week 8 In this week we had a
very bad experience as
With this incident I
was able to face the
From this experience I
learnt how to speak in

all the group members
including myself were
very nervous because
we had to again do
boardroom
presentation again
from week 7. We had
to practice more than
week 7 presentation
was not good.
Although there were
many people
interrupting our
presentation but at last
we finally did the
presentation, and we
were successful.
audience which earlier
I was not able to do so.
This presentation
experience was good
as I was able to do
public speaking which
I was not comfortable
with earlier. The thing
which I didn't like
about the presentation
was that many other
people were
interrupting very much
to spoil our
presentation.
front of public and
another thing which I
learnt is how to deal
with those kinds of
people who always try
to demotivate other
and spoil their work.
Week 9 In this week we
discussed that how we
did our project and we
discussed that how we
felt while we were
doing the work. We
discussed that how
with help of videos,
presentations, PPDI
we had many conflicts
with others but then
also we came together
and completed our
With the help of this
week I was able to
remember all the 8
weeks activities and
the whole journey of
the presentation that is
how we started our
presentation, we were
troubled by others and
how we overcome our
situations.
From the experience of
week 9, I learnt that
success can be
achieved if the person
is determined and
committed towards its
work irrespective of
the fact that how many
problems and
difficulties come in its
way.

presentation.
Week 10 This is the last week
and we are proud that
after so many
difficulties and
problems we were
finally successful in
accomplishing our
group presentation and
now we had to focus
on our individual
assignments.
With the help of this
incident I understood
that it is necessary to
remember all the
experiences whether
good or bad.
With this experience I
learnt that this group
presentation has been
submitted successfully.
But now we had to
focus on individual
assignments and now it
will be more difficult
as now there is no
support of other team
members in completion
of the task.
TASK 2
2a Personal analysis
Self/ Strengths Opportunities
 The major strength of me is that I am
very good at influencing others and
make them according to my
specification.
 The another strength is that I am very
curious to know every little changes
taking place within the business world.
 Another strength is that I am very good
at managing my time in an effective
way so that every task is accomplished
before time in an effective and
productive way.
The recent technological changes taking place
within the business environment is an
opportunity for me. This is because of the
reason of my strength that I am very eager to
grab knowledge of all the changes within the
environment. Therefore, it is an opportunity
because of the reason that this eagerness will
enhance my level of knowledge and it will give
me a competitive advantage over other
candidates for graduate employment.
Aspirations Results

 In short term I would like to mainly
focus on improving my writing skills as
I am very weak in reflecting and
expressing myself.
 Also in long run I would like to
improve my communication skills. It
needs to be improved in shorter span of
time because communication is very
essential at time of influencing people.
 In medium term I will improve my
collaborative skills as it will help me in
collaborating and working in a team.
It is not enough just to assess the strengths and
opportunities and make some aspiration but it
is essential that there must be some techniques
to measure that whether the aspired the goals
have been achieved or not. So for this I can use
the method (Moore and et.al., 2018.)
2b Setting SMART goals
What do I want
to learn?
What do I have to
do?
What support
and resources
will I need?
How will I
measure my
success?
Target date for
review of result?
I want to learn
and upgrade my
communication
skills.
For improving my
communication
skills the first
thing I have to do
is to get engaged
with the audience
with whom I have
to communicate.
It is so because of
the reason that if I
don't know how
The major
resources
required for
improving the
communication
skills are like
time, money,
requirement of
people with
whom I will
communicate. For
This I can
measure with help
of taking
feedbacks and
reviews from the
person with
whom I have
communicated
(Funder, 2015).
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the audience will
understand better,
what are their
expectation, by
what medium of
communication
they can
understand better
and many more
related things
than I would not
be able to
communicate
with them
properly. Another
thing which I can
do is be confident
in communicating
with them. For
being confident I
can take help of
motivational
videos.
being confident
I'll need to have
access to high
speed internet
access and either
mobile phones or
tablet or
computers so that
I can have access
to motivational
videos.
I want to learn
more advance
writing skills.
For this
improvement I
will be requiring
an individual who
is expert in
English and
grammar along
with who has
The major
resource which I
will need is time
and money. If
video channel is
used as medium
as I will require
internet access
The success can
be measured by
reviewing that
whether I am able
to write the
reflection in
proper way or
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proper and
advance
knowledge of the
necessary writing
skills. Another
thing which I can
do is using
different online
videos which
educates about
improving
English and
writing skills.
and either mobile
phones or tablet
or computers
(McAdams,
2015).
not.
I want to learn
and update my
collaborative
skills.
For improving my
collaborative
skills I need to
develop some
skills relating to
increase in
patience and
improve my self
awareness that in
a team which
people want
which type of
work, what are
they expecting
from me.
For this I will
need the support
of my group
members so that I
can evaluate that
whether I have
improved my
collaborative
skills or not.
Another thing
required is that I
need to have
some resources
which are helpful
in analysing the
dynamic
environment.
This skill can
only be analysed
and evaluated
only when I will
work in a team so
that I am able to
assess my
strengths and
weaknesses.
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I want to learn
and enhance my
ability to work
under pressure
and complex
situations.
For improving
this skill I need to
focus on being
attentive and self
awared so that I
can have the
knowledge of the
recent changes
taking place
within the
business
environment.
Also, I need to
have patience if
there are any
difficult or
complex
situations.
The major
resources
required for
improving the
skill of working
under complex
situation are like
time, money and
needs to do role-
play that is first
tried to create a
situation of
complexity and
work under that.
This skill can be
measured only
when I am able to
complete the
work successfully
under complex
situations (Wood
and Denissen,
2014).
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2c Personal Objectives
Time Objectives
Short term To improve my writing skills as they will help in note making and
in framing a report. Achievement of these skills may take up to 10
to 12 months, and they are very important for professional
development. (Training, S.K.I.L.L.S., 2016).
Medium term Medium term objective is to improve my collaborative skills
because it would help in achievement of organizational goals
effectively and efficiently. Developing collaborative skills can take
up to 3 to 4 years.
Long term My objective is to improve my communication skills because it
will help me in improving my inter-personal as well as

professional relationships. This can be useful in business
networking as well. Improving interaction and communication
skills may take up to 5 years or more.
CONCLUSION
From the above reflective report, it can be concluded that individual learning in group
project is very important. It helps an individual in identifying their skills and knowledge. For this
purpose SWOT analysis was also performed in order to distribute the tasks to the team members
according to their strengths and weaknesses. The report also focused on setting up
SMART(Specific, measurable, attainable, reliable and time bound) goals for project completion
and developing personal objectives for individual growth. The report also emphasized on
individual aspirations and targets. Thus, thus reflective writing summarized with short term,
medium term and long term personal objectives that dealt with improvement in writing skills,
communication skills and collaborative skills because all of them are important for the personal
and professional development of an individual.

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APPENDIX
Self reflective
Week Test Test results
1 How reflective I am? 45
2 Emotional intelligence (EQ)
3 DISC Dominance (39%)
4 Belbin team roles Driver (17%)
5 Thomas- Kilmann instrument (TKI)
6 8 Dimensions of leadership Diplomat
7 Enneagram Type 2 the helper
8 Myers Briggs The commander
9 Self organized learner
10 Self directed learner
What does it mean:
Having a 45 reflective ability means that I am not that good in reflective my feeling and
thoughts in form of reflection.
Having EQ score means I have the capacity of being aware of everything around me and I am
able to control and express my emotions and knows how to handle interpersonal relationships.
But in week two I found that I was lost.
Having dominance of 39 % according to DISC test means that I am having a little ability to
dominate and influence other.
Having a team role of driver (17 %) means that I am able to influence the behaviour of other
and I am able to drive them according to my working requirements.
Having a diplomat leadership style means that I am a kind of social person and likes to build
personal bond with my employees and colleagues.
Being a helper on Enneagram means that I love to help other people even if I am not able to

finish my work on time.
Being a commander on Myers Briggs means that I am able to direct and command or guide
other people efficiently.
Putting all the above results together, I am very helpful for other and also I am able to guide and
command other and is a driver in influencing others.