Importance of Reflective Learning

IMPORTANCE OF
REFLECTIVE LEARNING

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
ESSAY.............................................................................................................................................3
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
Reflective learning is all about developing critical thinking competencies that enable a
person to learn to act in self-conscious manner. It enables them to concentrate of developing each
skill or competency via internal procedures in term of examining strengths and exploring key
areas for further development. The best thing about this process or action is that it allow
individuals to get clear and specific information about weaknesses as areas of improvement that
drive their attention toward skills development and creation of PDP. It can be said that reflective
learning play important role to make individuals productive in form of improving their
performance level. The aim of this essay is to define reflection and reflective approach to
learning by using Gibbs reflective model and nature of feedback & feed-forward. Furthermore,
the study will explain how a reflective approach to feed forward and feedback can inform and
improve further formative and summative assessments.
ESSAY
There are several forms of approaches, techniques and methods accessible in the world
that a person utilize to specify or identify what they have in term of skills and what they need to
develop, appropriately (Chang, 2019). Reflection is one of those approaches that helps to reflect
on key strengths and areas for in the future development. It may drive the concentration of
individual person toward gaining more insights about themselves, which enable them to select
the best skills development or improvement approaches that they may utilize to grow and
succeed in their career, either professional or personal. Gibbs reflective cycle is the best model
that most of the individuals prefer to use and consider for purpose of making a reflective
statement or reflecting some information about themselves (Adeani, Febriani and Syafryadin,
2020). Learning is a process of gaining knowledge and developing better comprehending about a
specific concept or topic. Reflective approach as key element is associated with learning
procedure, as it define initiatives, experience, feeling and other things related to that. The
implication and consideration of Gibbs reflective model, drive individuals attention toward
reflective the overall experience about a learning procedure that play important role in their
career success as it enable them to grow and gain desire outcomes, for which they may work
harder than ever. The chosen models encompass key stages such as description, feeling,
evaluation, analysis, conclusion and final one is action plan. The combination of each stage form
a reflective approach that people prefer to use in the context of learning. It may allow a person to