Orientation for Success in Higher Education: Reflection of Learning, Future Implications, and Action

This e-portfolio discusses the importance of reflective learning, formative feedback, communication skills, weaknesses, and opportunities for personal growth in higher education. It includes a summary of learning, future implications, and action plan.

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Module code and title: Orientation for Success in Higher Education.
Cover Page.
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Reflection of Learning Future Implications Action
(Detail what you have learnt about the topic) (Identify how learning will assist in future
studies and career)
(SMART target identifying how
learning will be implemented)
Reflective learning enables the students
to understand what they have learned,
read or done, relating to the module or
lesson which is relevant and meaningful. I
have learned that It is much more than
memorizing the facts, dates and formulas.
It involves the period of reflection where I
can evaluate the learning and
experiences (Erdogan, 2019). It will help
me in accepting the responsibility, being
aware of internal thinking process as well
as of motives and actions and it helps in
self-development of an individual.
Reflective learning took much time and
practice but it helped me much improving
my future performance and development
of critical thinking skills.
Reflective learning will help me in the
future careers such as it has boosted
my thinking skills it will help me to take
decisions in the business as well as in
everyday life. It has improved my
performance which will help in future
performing more effectively in my
studies and overall career (Brown and
Mountain, 2020). It will help me to stick
to my goals and objectives of my life.
By reflective learning I became much
proactive which will enable me to
understand the new topics and subjects
more clearly as well as it will help me to
evaluate and understand my personal
strengths and weaknesses which in
future will help to increase my
effectiveness by improvements.
It is very important to make
sure that the goals set by us
are smart goals. Reflective
learning is much specific goal
which can be attained by giving
some time and practices. The
specific goals will help me to
give my best for achieving it as
it will allow me to focus on the
particular goal. These are
measurable for evaluating the
progress of the development.
This learning is relevant as it
provides many benefits to the
learner. It is time based goal
which can be completed by the
target time. This goal can be
implemented easily in the future
by me as it they are much
relevant and gives positive
outcome.
Formative feedback is an ongoing Feedback is the key element for the Formative feedback can be
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process which is used for faculty to focus
on the learning of the students as well as
on the better understanding of the
knowledge and taking actions how can be
improved. Feedback which is motivational
helps in increasing the effectiveness. This
topic enables me to understand the
concept of formative feedback as well as
how it helps in improving the
effectiveness. The good formative
feedback is timely, motivational,
constructive and helps in understanding
the areas which should be improved. I
have learned the importance of the
formative feedback such as it gives
confidence to an individual and helps in
becoming self regulated.
process of self development. The
formative feedback will provide me the
areas where the improvement is
required it may be in businesses and in
the studies as well. It will help me in
becoming self-regulated which means it
allows for the self development. It will
help me in changing the behaviour. It
will help me in achieving the goals in
the business as well as the career. Self
development is encouraged by the
effective feedback as if I go for start-up
of business in future then it will help me
in motivating the employees and
improving their performance.
achieved in the future as it is
very specific goal for me.
Setting smarter goals which
help me in achieving them on
time and It will help me focus
on the particular goal. Giving
and receiving feedbacks is the
goal which can be attained by
timely maintain this ongoing
process. They are time based
goals by which I will complete
this target, and they are
relevant target which will be
achieved and will result in the
positive outcomes. They can be
measured by the evaluating the
progress by self assessment.
Communication skills seems to be
important to speak out the appropriately
wide variety of people in maintaining the
good eye contact, demonstrate vocabulary
and tailor out the language to audience,
listen effectively and presenting more
ideas and thoughts. This could be lead
While in working with team, this being
able to communication effectively with
various other people that will help for
developing trust, strengthen in
professional relationship, develop more
sense of belonging, boosts team work,
help for becoming more productive.
Communication skills is the
most important element for the
self development. This goal is
specific but it needs much time
and efforts to achieve this goal.
To achieve this goal I will be
practising regular like writing in
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within having concisely and work in
group. Many of these are essential skills
which seems to be required for employers
seek. As for career progress, the
importance of communication skills need
to be increase: listen, ability to speak,
write with clarity, question for the most
leaders and managers. Good
communication also ensure that are able
to get point across clearly.
Therefore, it is important for the future
growth which allows ideas and
information to flow clearly and quickly
among team members. This seems to be
important and helpful for future growth
through which individual or team can
easily make sure for having effective
growth and development. But the
process also transmitting those ideas in
the way as they do not lose the defines
of communication as goals oriented.
proper language, talking with
friends and relatives. This goal
is measurable by the friends and
relatives as well as by the self
assessment. This goal is
attainable and can be timely
attained as it time based goal
(Burhanuddin, 2021). It will
help me in everyday life as it is
the most required skills for
learning as well as for the self
growth.
The formative assessment topic helped me
to understand its benefits such as it
provides defined learning goals for the
students, it helps the students in regular
practice for better performance, helps in
Formative assessment will enhance my
self development as it will help me to
improve my performance. Better
performance is very important for me in
the future growth so this will help me in
Formative assessment is the
goal for every student which
enables them to know their
performance. This is the
specific goal that shows the
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improving the academic achievement, it
motivates the students as well as increases
the student engagement (Priddis, L. and
Rogers, 2018). It enables me to
understand how the formative assessment
helps in achievement of the goals and
objectives effectively. Formative
assessment is the key element in
improving the performance of the
students. As it allows to measure the
marks obtained in the practice and
according to that improvement can be
done and overall it enhances the growth of
the student.
improving my skills and academic
learning for this. Along with this it will
also help in effective learning in the
future and will help me to understand
the topic more effectively. Formative
assessment will improve my
performance which will help me in
working effectively in the future which
can be in the overall career (Panadero,
and et.al. 2019). Practising formative
assessment regularly will help me in
efficient working in the future.
students learning capability by
measuring the results. This is
attainable goal as the learned
topics re considered for the
written test. This goal can be
attained by timely learning as
well as by efforts. This goal is
relevant goal as it helps in
achieving the goals more
appropriately for the individual
growth.
Weaknesses are the personal qualities
which can affect the performance of an
individual as well as it gives negative
Opportunities are the external threats
when adopted can provide positive
results and the competitive advantage. I
These are the external factors
which can impact the
performance of an individual.
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results from the efforts made. I have much
aggressive nature which affects the quality
of my work. I come in stress very early
when there are many tasks to perform as
well as I have issue of time management
which impacts in managing the work.
These all weaknesses will impact the
quality of the work and will give negative
outcomes.
have completed my studies from A
grade university, and I am working in a
good organization which means I have
good working experience. This will help
me in getting more good jobs in the
future. The biggest opportunity is that I
have qualifications from the top
university. I have good skills which will
attract the recruiters to select me as a
candidate in their company.
The main threat for me is the
competition as many of my
friends work more effectively as
compared to me. And the other
does not have aggressive nature
because of this their work
quality is not affected. This
affects the image and work.
References.
Books and journals
Erdogan, F., 2019. Effect of cooperative learning supported by reflective thinking activities on students’ critical thinking skills. Eurasian Journal
of Educational Research. 19(80). pp.89-112.
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Brown, D. and Mountain, K., 2020. Knowing and becoming through reflective learning. Fundamentals of Person-Centred Healthcare Practice.
Priddis, L. and Rogers, S.L., 2018. Development of the reflective practice questionnaire: preliminary findings. Reflective Practice.19(1). pp.89-
104.
Wallin, P. and Adawi, T., 2018. The reflective diary as a method for the formative assessment of self-regulated learning. European Journal of
Engineering Education.43(4). pp.507-521.
Panadero, E., and et.al. 2019. Using formative assessment to influence self-and co-regulated learning: the role of evaluative judgement.
European Journal of Psychology of Education.34(3). pp.535-557.
Kulasegaram, K. and Rangachari, P.K., 2018. Beyond “formative”: assessments to enrich student learning. Advances in physiology
education.42(1). pp.5-14.
Bhati, A. and Song, I., 2019. New methods for collaborative experiential learning to provide personalised formative assessment. International
Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning.14. pp.179-195.
Burhanuddin, A., 2021. Improving Students’ Oral Communication Skills in Public Speaking through Individual Presentation Task. Jurnal
Lingua Idea.12(2). pp.159-167.
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