Evaluation & Reflection of PPDI Module - Desklib

Evaluation & Reflection
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Task 1 – Reflective Reports
Overview of the Portfolio
Task 1a – Reflection of One Week Event
Introduction
Task 1a will reflect the event of one particular week. It will provide the reflection of the
event that has taken place in that specific week. It will also highlight on the significance of the
event on me. It will analyze the reflective model which will be used by me, and evaluate the
implementation of the reflective model on the event of that week. Moreover, it will also present
the effectiveness of learning through reflection.
Main Context
I have learned in Week 1 about introducing two modules, EVRE and PPDI. The EVRE
module has helped me understand the concepts of learning by reflection and also reflective
models which could be helpful in reflecting on my learning. The PPDI module has helped me to
realize the future of the learning contract and made me ready for preparing a report for the better
and professional project. I have also learned about the importance of reflective practice and
work-based learning. Reflective practice is the skill to reflect the actions of an individual so that
the individual could involve in the method of constant learning (Metzner et al., 2018). It refers to
paying attention to different values and theories on the information of daily actions by reviewing
the reflective practice. This has led to the growth of different insights.
Reflective practice is that learning method which is used to teach professionals from
different disciplines, with the objective of increasing skills to interact and take balanced
decisions. The primary purpose of reflective practice is to highlight the fact that only experience
is not needed for learning, and experience on the basis of conscious experiences is essential for
reflective practice (Carter et al., 2016). The reflective practice could be a vital tool in the context
of professional education on the basis of training, where the individuals have to study from one’s
personal, professional experiences instead of formal learning (Mette et al., 2015). It can be a
significant source for developing and improving of own professional education. It is also a vital
method for bringing the theory and the practice together, as reflection is able to help an

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individual to observe and label different types of thinking and approach in within the perspective
of one’s work (Dlouhá and Burandt, 2015).
Reflective practice helps an individual to not only look back on one's past acts and events
but also helps to consciously look at one's feelings, experiences, activities, and reactions, and
utilizing that information to enhance the base of one's knowledge and achieve a higher level of
understanding (Dimitrova and Ilieva, 2016). The reflective practice has been defined as an
unstructured or semi-structured method which directs the learning, and a self-regulatory system
is generally utilized in professions related to health and teaching, through implementation to
every business (Healey, Flint and Harrington, 2016). Some professional organizations are
identifying the significance of reflective and needs experts to formulate reflective portfolios
which have to be approved for the assurance of annual quality.
I have also gained knowledge about work-based learning. Work-based learning (WBL) is
an educational learning process where real-life experiences related to works are provided to the
students, which they could implement for their educational and technical skills and also improve
their employability (Li et al., 2018). It is a combination of academic courses which incorporate
the courses of schools or universities with the workplace in order to make a different learning
model. WBL consciously combines theory with reflective practice and recognizes the connection
between explicit and implicit forms of understanding (Brunnquell and Brunstein, 2018).
Most of the programs of WBL are based on university courses, which aims at winning
the situation, where both the requirement of the learners and needs of the industry for trained and
qualified workforces are met (Kleinheksel, 2014). The programs of WBL are aimed to connect
the gap between the learning and the performance. The policies of WBL offers awareness
towards the career, opportunities for career assessment, and activities related to career planning
(HASEGAWA, UCHIDA and MIYAMOTO, 2017). It also helps the students to achieve skills
like positive attitudes towards work and other job capabilities.
WBL includes a variety of arrangements such as internships, job placement and informal
education on the employment. The primary motivator of WBL is the need for effective strategies
for securing the learning process which fulfills the requirements of the workplace (Körkkö,
Kyrö-Ämmälä and Turunen, 2016). The duration of the experience of WBL might vary from a
few hours to many years. It is usually associated with a particular subject which is taught in

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schools or universities. The projects of WBL might be paid or unpaid. The principal persons
associated with WBL are the students, business advisors, teacher, coordinator, school
administrator, and parents (Brunstein and King, 2018)
I have also come to know about the Project ICD and Learning Contract in this week,
along with the method to recognize an appropriate strategy for a charity known as Kushal in
order to crowdfund an app. The Learning Contract has established the expectations which I have
to fulfill while working on the Project ICD, which is on the basis of crowdfunding for making a
proper plan for the Kushal crowdfunding app. The objective of this project is to raise funds of
£15, 000 for creating an app, with the help of the crowdfunding platform known as Chuffed.org
(Nisztuk and Myszkowski, 2018). I have gained information that the aim of the crowdfunding
platform is to educate the young pregnant mothers of rural areas of India regarding the morbidity
of the child during the birth of the child as well as the processes to decrease them. The Learning
Contract is a contract between my professor and me which has been fixed on the task which I
have to achieve for fulfilling the learning expectations for the PPDI module.
The Kolb's Learning Cycle has been used as a reflective model by me. The Kolb's
Learning Cycle is based on two levels; a four-phase learning cycle and four different learning
processes. The theory of Kolb has a holistic perception that consists of experience, insight,
thought, and behavior (Iwakata et al., 2015). The learning cycle has four phases; concrete
experience, reflective observation, abstract conceptualization, and active experimentation.
The first phase is concrete experience, where I was able to meet new knowledge, or it
could be called as re-analysis of the current experience. Then it was followed by a second phase,
reflective observation, where I was able to reflect my knowledge on the basis of my personal
experience. After the reflective observation comes to the abstract conceptualization, where I was
able to create new concepts on the basis of my reflection, or it might be called as changes in the
present abstract concepts. The last phase is the phase of active experimentation where I was able
to implement my thoughts according to my surroundings to observe if there are any changes in
the next stage of my experience.
The Kolb's Learning Cycle has been utilized by me is to reflect on the Project ICD
which is on the basis of a crowdfunding event. It has been done by reflecting on the experiences
while taking the responsibility of the project, opinion, and evaluation of skills, which I have