Reflective Learning and Formative Feedback for Higher Education Success

This report highlights the importance of reflective learning and formative feedback for higher education success. It also discusses the skills required for success in university, the benefits of formative assessment, and personal SWOT analysis. The report concludes with an action plan for improving communication and time management skills.

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Table of Contents
Introduction .....................................................................................................................................1
Area of Learning.....................................................................................................................1
Reflection of learning.............................................................................................................2
Future Implication .................................................................................................................2
Action Plan.............................................................................................................................3
SWOT Analysis......................................................................................................................4
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................5
References .......................................................................................................................................6

Introduction
The learning is continuous process for a student which helps them in enhancing their
skills and capabilities and move them towards continuous growth and success effectively, in
order to achieve the career goals the success in the higher education becomes very essential for
them and which can only be done through continuous learning and enhancing their skills
effectively. This report helps highlights the reflective learning, use of effective formative
feedback for the students along with the skills to successfully improve and learn in the
university. In addition to this the importance of the formative assessment to the students along
with the swot analysis is also mentioned in this report.
Area of Learning
Learning plays an essential for the growth and development of the students in the studiers
and future career development, in order to achieve desired goals and objectives continuous
learning becomes very essential for the students in their higher education as it helps them in
enhancing their skills and knowledge effectively. From the module I have learned regarding the
reflective learning for the students along with the use of formative feedbacks as the getting the
feedback help the students in evaluating their performance so that they can further improve their
performance and achieve desired goals and objectives. From the module I have also learned
about the skills required by the students in order to be successfully learn things in their university
life, there are numbers of skills that can be enhanced by the students in their university life which
will allow them to achieve desired goals and objectives additionally build their confidence.
Module helped me to analyse the skills that should be learned by the students in their university
which will also help them to be successful in the university and future career development
effectively. In addition to this from the module I have also learned about the benefits of the
formative assessment, the formative assessment helps in students to get the ongoing feedback
which can be effectively used by the instructors in order to enhance their teaching also. And
lastly I have learned about the swot analysis for the students which helps in analysing the
strength, weakness, opportunity and threat of the students effectively, analysing this will help
students to further improve their performance effectively and also utilise the opportunities
available for them.
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Reflection of learning
Reflection of learning is the process of highlighting the things learned by the individual
during their learning process effectively, it focus on purpose to learn from the present and
previous experience of the individual allowing them to reflect on their learning effectively.
Before attending the module I was aware of what the reflective learning and formative feedback
was but I wasn't aware of the their effective use also how they play such an important role for the
students and also can helps in their overall growth and success. Also before attending the model I
had some idea regarding the skills required in order to be successful in the career for an
individual but after attending the module I have realised that there are number of skills that are
needed by the students in order to be successful at the university level also along with this
attending module also helped me to analysed that in order to grow and enhance my performance,
continuous feedback is very essential for the me as getting regular feedback will help me to
analyse my performance and mistakes so I will be able to improve it accordingly. So before
attending the module I was aware of the formative assessment but attending the module helped
me to analyse the effective benefits of the formative assessment in the success at the university.
In addition to this before I was aware of the swot analysis but after attending the module I have
analysed that the personal swot analysis helps in analysis the strength, weakness, opportunities
and threat of the students. Analysis of this helps in utilising the strength and opportunities for
further growth and taking corrective actions for weaknesses and threat, after attending the
module I have realised the purpose and use of swot analysis effectively.
Future Implication
The new knowledge learned through the module will help me in my further growth and
success at the university, learning about the reflective learning will help me to presume my roles
and responsibility in their my learning effectively which will further leads to enhancement.
Proper reflection will also leads to enhancing the performance and motivational level also. Also
getting the formative feedbacks from the teachers will help in analysing my performance and
skills allowing me to improve my self and become better student at the university. I will learn
new skills such as communication skills, time management skills and problem solving skills
which are very essential for the students in their growth and success at the university effectively,
I will use these skills in order to gain confidence and become better student, these skills will also
help me in my future career development also as the communication allows individual to
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smoothly interact with the others and transfer their knowledge with others along with this the
time management skills helps in evaluating the time then dividing it according to the priority .
The time management skills helps in doing the work on time and also managing the time, these
skills will help my future career development also. The various benefits of the formative
assessment will help in the getting the feedbacks on time which will help in enhancing my
performance. Additionally I will use the swot analysis in order to analyse my strength,
weaknesses, opportunities and threat.
Action Plan
After analysing the future implication I have analysed that there are various skills that are
needed in order to be successful at university effectively, I have analysed that in order to be
successful and continue to grow in the marketplace I have to further improve my communication
and time management skills. These skills will help me to achieve my desired career goals and
also become successful at university. So in order to further improve my skills the action plan is
highlighted below:
Area needed
to improve
Specific Measurable Achievable Realistic Time bound
Communicati
on skills
In order to
achieve
desired goals
and objectives
and transfer
my knowledge
I will be
focusing on
enhancing my
communicatio
n skills
effectively.
The
enhancement
of the skills
will be
measured
through
effectively
communicate
and transfer
the knowledge
within the
group.
I have
analysed that
the skills
undertaken
will be
achievable by
me effectively.
The skills
undertaken for
the
enhancement
are realistic
and will be
achieved with
in the time
period also
4 months
Time In order to The I have The skill is 3 months.
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management
skills
manage my
time and
divide it
according to
the task I will
be focusing on
enhancing my
time
management
skills.
improvement
of the skills
will be
measurable
through able
to effectively
divide the time
and manage it
also.
analysed that
the skills
undertaken is
effectively
achievable by
me.
realistic in
order to
manage and
divide the time
and achieve
desired goals
and objectives
effectively.
SWOT Analysis
SWOT analysis is one of the essential strategic framework used by the individual in order
to analyse their situation through looking at the strength, weaknesses, opportunity and threat. The
personal swot analysis is very essential on a personal level in order to analyse the areas of growth
and enhancement effectively. In order to analyse my strength, weakness, opportunities and threat
the personal swot analysis is highlighted below:
Strength Weaknesses
 One of my greatest strength is that I am
hard working.
 I have the ability to effectively work in
a team
 I also have good interpersonal skills
 I have the weaknesses of not able to
focus well on the independent work
effectively.
 I also have poor time management
skills.
Opportunities Threat
 The good interpersonal skills will help
me to easily interact with others.
 Improving my time management skills
will help me in my future growth and
development.
 If I don't improve my time management
skills I won't be able to complete my
task and enhance my performance.
 Increasing competition in the job
market will create threat for me in
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 Improving my skills will help me to get
better career opportunity in the future.
getting the desired job.
Conclusion
From the above discussion it has been analysed that success in the higher education plays
an essential for the students in their future career development. This report helped in analysing
the importance of reflective learning and use of formative feedback for the students in the higher
education. There are number of skills learned by the students in their higher education such as
communication skills, time management skills and so on, along with this the formative
assessment is very important for the students is also analysed in this report along with the swot
analysis of the student which helps in analysing personal strength, weakness, opportunities and
threat effectively.
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