Reflective Learning and Personal Development

This report explores the concept of reflective learning and its impact on personal development. It discusses the benefits of reflective learning in improving academic performance and enhancing skills. The report also highlights the challenges faced by students and provides strategies for overcoming them. It concludes with the importance of constant monitoring and accountability in the learning process.

Preparing for Success

Table of Contents
Table of Contents.............................................................................................................................2
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................1
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................3
REFERNCES...................................................................................................................................4

INTRODUCTION
Reflective learning specifies an effective technique for students to analyse what they have
gained or learned from their study materials. This framework enables learners to identify their
strengths and weaknesses and hence provides improvisation opportunities. This approach
assesses learners to record their development, articulate their skills, rectify drawbacks, and
develop self-awareness (Chang, and Barford, 2018). It enhances thinking process of students and
makes them realize their motive as well as responsibility for personal growth. This report
consists my learning experience and my development as a learner. Along with it, future
challenges as well as expectations of course at university are also analysed.
MAIN BODY
Earlier, I used to be a late comer. None of my projects were completed on time and I used
to face lots of issue in understanding and analysing my study materials of university. My
teachers used to scold me and my grades were low. Even I used to be nervous while participating
in management contents and my presentation skill were too poor. It resulted in low self-esteem
and increased my stress level as I felt demotivated. This was the reason that my confidence
started declining which further reduced my academic performance. Once, I was chosen for
representing my university in debate competition. I was not intended to participate but did not
had any choice. When I went in competition my turn was last (Rutt, Mumba, and Kibler, 2020). I
saw all the participants who were speaking confidently and fearlessly in front of audience. But I
was scared a lot. When my name was announced my heartbeat started beating fast. Then I went
to stage my started hesitating after one line. Everybody was looking at me and I was silent. I
forget what was the topic, what I had prepared for debate. I was just looking at the faces of
people sitting in front of me and there constantly judging eyes which were perfectly able to make
me more nervous. I realised my weaknesses and decided to change it. For this reason, started
focusing on my module. This module provided guidelines for public speaking, communication,
presentation, time management, reading skills, and team management. Initially, it was quite
boring to attend such sessions but day by day I realised its effectiveness and noticed changes in
my learning pattern. Communication assignments and presentation went well. Even team
management games were played in classes where they provided some management tasks and we
have to accomplish them within decided time line. It enhanced my team performance skills and
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made me realise importance of team for task accomplishment (Selznick, 2019). But despite of lot
of practices I was not able to instigate proper time management in my schedule. In this case my
teachers guided me to a great extent. They suggested me to prepare a time table and try to follow
it for 21 days. Also, some motivational books were suggested in my module which involves
importance of effective mornings and proper analysis of time for achieving success in life. All
this demonstrations and enhancement of different skills has completely changed my perspective
towards study and life. It was indeed a useful module which improvised my confidence by
providing vital skills and knowledge increment. This module enhanced my public speaking
capabilities as it contains course of presentations and communications. It has enhanced my
communication skills to a great extent. It also provides demonstration of team work and time
management which is essential timely completion of decided targets. This will help me in
decision making of future. It improved my academic results and prepared me for upcoming
challenges. It provided me new perspective of looking at situations and made me capable of
dealing with challenges. Module has demonstration for different set of skills which engaged my
mind and body. It provided new experiences and trained my mind to look at wider range of
situations or challenges. Along with it, learning this module with reflective learning approach
has renewed my self-motivation factors. It improved my personal as well as professional skills
which further enhanced my employment opportunities. because in this constantly changing
dynamic era, every organization prefers individual which gains some extra skills or expertise
with them. Learning of this module helped me in analysing me personal interest areas which
provides me opportunity to focus on my core competencies and also enables me to deter my
weak points (Takahashi, 2019).
While analysing my future challenges, I interpreted that job placement is one of the
biggest challenge of students of university. For outstanding in job interviews among other
candidates, constant learning is highly required. Learning this module proved to be of great help
for enhancing my present skills and implanting further required skills (Silva, 2019). On the other
hand, only learning skills once through this module of university is not sufficient, as, constant
practice is also required for making it a habit and implementing gained expertise in practical life.
For this purpose, I assure practicing public speaking every day for one hour. In addition to it, I
read some motivational books daily which helps me in improving my reading skills. Unlike
earlier, now I participate in every activities of university which improves my confidence and
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provides me realistic exposure of my skill enhancement. It helps me in comparing my actual
performance with expected one and provides platform for further vital improvisations.
CONCLUSION
By analysing above statements, it can be evaluated that constant monitoring of own
performance and learning exposures is essential for analysing capabilities of student and assuring
that efforts are made for enhancement of weak areas. This procedure can be implemented with
the use of reflective learning approach. This approach states form of learning experiences. It is a
complex process and requires regular monitoring for effective results. This process leads in
knowledge and skill increment of students and enhances their accountability and responsibility
towards learning.
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REFERNCES
Books and Journals:
Chang, L. and Barford, D., 2018. Methods for Preparing Cryo-EM Grids of Large
Macromolecular Complexes. In The Ubiquitin Proteasome System (pp. 209-215).
Humana Press, New York, NY.
Rutt, A., Mumba, F. and Kibler, A., 2020. Preparing preservice teachers to teach science to
english learners: A review. Journal of Research in Science Teaching.
Selznick, B. S., 2019. Developing Innovators: Preparing Twenty‐First Century Graduates for the
Idea Economy. New Directions for Higher Education. 2019(188). pp. 81-90.
Silva, B. K., 2019. Preparing the Mills Expedition. In Astronomy at the Turn of the Twentieth
Century in Chile and the United States (pp. 13-26). Palgrave Pivot, Cham.
Takahashi, J., 2019. Preparing for first human trial of induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cells
for Parkinson's disease: an interview with Jun Takahashi. Regenerative medicine. 14(2).
pp. 93-95.
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