Importance of Reflective Practice for Skill Development in Academic and Professional Endeavors

Personal Learning
Competencies
Contents

INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY.......................................................................................................................................3
CONCLUSION....................................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES.....................................................................................................................................6
INTRODUCTION
One of the most important things about staying any amount of duration in learning academic
oriented institutions is the access one has to various forms and modules of skill acquisition. The
modern job market requires one to have complex and detailed skill-sets which are mostly found

during the academic study that one takes which makes reflective practice all the more important for
the purpose of self-improvement (Cottrell, 2019). This report will highlight the important reflective
account of the various skills needed for one to succeed in professional and academic endeavours
such as basic skills involving reading and listening skills and also advanced ones such as research
skills.
MAIN BODY
I have gotten to know about the benefits of teamwork during my college, which helps me in
identifying my inner abilities and also learn about new things from my group mates. While working
in a group, I have seen change in my ability to communicate with other people, I become more
socialize and at same time a good listener too which is very important for us while we are working
in a group as a team. Group working focuses on valuing others opinion and thoughts which help in
growing confidence of an individual and I have observed increase in my innovative ideas and
thoughts. Group works also improves and motivate those students who are not able to express
themselves in front of the people (Kyprianides and Easterbrook, 2020). For achieving the goals
while performing any group tasks we must be aware about our self, about our potential, we must
focus on distributing the work and duties to the specific individual which helps in removing the
work burden on single person. For successful group working one needs to open about his or her
queries related to anything, you must not be afraid about anything. We should take responsibilities
related to the work and jobs assigned to us, and should listen very carefully to others in group. We
should support each other, encourage them and be polite to each other. Group work teach me to do
proper management of time and working with more effective and efficient way for the completion
of the task for which the group has formed.
By getting exposure from a well reputed university I got to learn about various things
which enhanced my present skills and also boosted my confidence which encourages my
personality development. One of the most important learning which I have got to know is how to
develop the active listening skills, as they are the important part which has to be considered in every
field. As being a university student I have an advantage to learn many things and gain my
knowledge by the projects, training sessions and various other methods. Active listening should be
promoted in every area of our learning sessions so that more attention and focus can be given to
those subject matters. For encouraging those skills, I have come across many ways which can be
opted, such as being focused and attentive is the key to listen effectively, implementing what you
have gained or heard is also a method which can make us effective in our learning abilities (Rao,
2018.). Being more socialize have also helped me to get engaged with my batch mates, so that I can