Evaluation and Reflection on Personal and Career Development

This report provides a comprehensive self-reflection and evaluation of a student's experiences during a week-long event, focusing on personal and career development. The report delves into the importance of reflective practice, utilizing the Gibbs and Kolb reflective models to analyze the student's experiences and identify areas for improvement. It examines the student's feelings, evaluations, and analyses of the events, highlighting the significance of communication, interpersonal skills, and leadership traits in professional settings. The report concludes with a personal and career development plan, emphasizing the need for continuous learning and skill enhancement to achieve long-term goals. It also discusses the value of reflective learning in building innovative skills and competencies, aiming for improved future performance and professional growth.

Evaluation and Reflection

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................3
1a Reflection on a one week event..............................................................................................3
1 (b) Reflective summative.........................................................................................................7
Importance of learning through reflection..................................................................................8
TASK 2..........................................................................................................................................10
Career and Personal Development Plan....................................................................................10
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................15
REFERENCES .............................................................................................................................16

INTRODUCTION
Learning is the part of the formal practice which has become prominent to led effective
personality or an exposure of the person more productive so as to led development of self as
well as working culture (Richard, 2016). In working environment, this is necessary to measure
on development of an individual to led skills, traits or competencies to be developed at a
competitive level of zone. In the current era of development, reflection over the scenario has put
major source of source for development of an individual. This report will be carry out on self-
reflection & evaluation to be known certain incidents or issues happened during work
environment. In this report, focus is given for doing analysis of any issues and problem happened
in context of work based/learning related. In addition to this, focus is to be given on discussion
over pursuing long term learning or academic theory. Also, this report will put discussion on to
the major discussion on how & why learning through reflection is prominent and usage of the
reflective model that is being useful along with its major discussion over relating this to personal
and professional development.
TASK 1
1a Reflection on a one week event
Introduction:
Reflective practice is one of the prominent regulation whose focus is evaluating owns
skill and competencies so as to rise long time performance and activities. The major aim of a
reflective practices is to identify and ascertain own skills from any critical issues or problem and
takes out necessary step or measures to improve own skill or traits (Crick and Crick, 2015).
Thus, major intention of this section of report is to put major light on event or light on critical
events or incidents and apply reflective model such as Gibbs or Kolb model which is based
repetition or experiences. Also, reflective model will cover discussion in context of I and me.
Main analysis:
Reflection is kind of an assessment which is mainly conducted by first person such as I
and me. This is useful to assess self or own ability so as to being learn more from any past or
present experiences and how it can be useful for future work and performance. When doing self
appraisal or evaluation, person is need to do conduct self reflection with defined purpose to get
accurate measurement of self skill and competencies in case of working environment. This level

of assessment is based on any critical event or incident happened during working in the firm. In
this, consideration will gave to reflective model such as Gibbs or Kolb learning cycle. In this
assessment, reflection such as I and me will be given to past happened incident or event.
In this assessment, I will try to put reflection on work based issues such as lesser skill
optimisation such as communication, interpersonal and other behavioural skills, less focus on
work as well as lack of technique based working in the organisation, I am working. I have to be
do reflection on how all these given below have reflected my performance or an activity into the
defined manner (arjú, Suvák and Dombi, 2014). Due to all these shortage, reflection will be help
to cover how all these shortage is responsible is responsible to major decrease in my
performances or capabilities. This event is very much significant for me as it would help me to
realises my own skill and efficiencies which is being necessary to increase my skill and
competencies such as communication i.e. listening, speaking and eye to eye interaction so with
the purpose to increase performance durability in myself. As, this event is critical and threat for
my career and success. This types of event is the significant so to bring change management and
eye view development of myself so to work in the most productive and necessary way. During
this tools such as skill development programme, effective T&D and learning & development is
highly realised critical or major in given point of time. In this, self intention and long term focus
is being on identification and analysis of long term working in the organisation. This kind of
event or an incident is helps to assist improving self curriculum and ability so as to grow in the
career. Also, this event is significant to grow expectancy and growth of my own career at major
& longer side. Thus, it is necessary to creates legal consideration or measures such as
implementation or T&D program (Abdulhak, Djohar and Wahyudin, 2018). Using this, focus is
being on development of own skill or competencies such as communication such as listening &
speaking and interpersonal such as interaction along with conflict management or handling in an
working firm. All these task or activity is to be utilises in most effective or productive way.
Given incidence was happened, first and foremost reason is self, because I was not in
trained in all given skill and due to my careless, I suffered with all given problem such as lack of
performances and capability and due to which I suffered with ineffective performance and task
which is not good for me and my career. As, this was happening repeatedly with me and in
response to this, I tried my every best to grow and work on all given skill and competencies so as

to increase my credentials and long term performance, but at time I failed and to pass in all
respects I very much tried my best so as to work or grow effectively.
Application of the reflective model:
Reflective model is also known as framework for reflection which is helpful to encourage
a structured a process to guide act of the reflection. There are certain reflective model which can
be utilised such as Gibbs reflective cycle which is the seven stage reflective model with intention
to rise situation of reflective on own reaction or situation (Antić, 2018). Gibbs model is basically
based on reflection of repetition and when the person repeats on thing again and again. This
model is helps to offer a framework for examining experiences and given its cyclic nature lend
itself in being in repeated experiences which is also helpful to learn and also do planning for
things. As, this is six cycle stage which is explained as below:
Step: 1 Description: In this entire weeks for the learning and task based events, issues
has realised in respects of ineffective performance which has been took place at time of learning.
As, this program or event has cover for complete 3 weeks with an intention develop own skills &
competencies of an individual person. Mostly, in my respect, I used this as to take care that the
practice or work is being linked to planned learning process to rises an individual person
competences. I also took part in several other practices and gather enriching experience from that
work. In this regard, I want more and more learning and exclusive in return of the same.
Step:2 Feeling: In this stage of the Gibbs reflective, it has helped me to reveals what is
my major feelings during process of developing self competencies to rise working effectiveness
at a greater & optimised platform to led individual performance and effectiveness into the
personality (Reinanda and et. al., 2018). I realised that my feelings are much favourable and also
given situation is bitter difficult for doing evaluation of an idea generation, view & opinion to
gather productive outcomes after being into the learning process in the work based practices or
any kind of process. Using this reflective model, I realised that, learning using reflection and
evaluating own feelings is prominent for me to ensure development of my skills and personality
to grow it.
Step3: Evaluation: During this event, I utilised my skills & competencies such as long
term communication & interpersonal skills such as interaction with help of which contribution of
a person along with accomplishment of any defined goals and targets in given point of time. I
have expected so much to contribute my productive skills & competencies for rising goals

achievement during given time tenure. Being into real situation, I prominently realised that I had
several drawbacks such as lesser communication skills, ability to lead (leadership) and traits such
as personality has future scope to be overcome in lesser time period.
Step 4: Analysis: During the process of developing, certain critical things out of this
practice namely prominent planning, skills belongs to the working exposure as well as practical
working method Booth and Mirsaeedi, 2014). If talks into positive response, I got realisation on
several necessary skills and competencies such as people management, development of the
individual & effective leadership skills to establishes regular planning and also led controlling of
occurred events with an intention to accomplishes positive results or outcomes. In negative
manner, I realised issues being related to increase conflicts with the people and founds in regards
of the same. With use of this, future based development is being expected.
Sources: Gibbs reflective cycle, 2018
Illustration 1: Gibbs reflective cycle

Step 5: Conclusion: Using this, it is being concluded that my experiences was both side
of coin means positive and negative, with have a working into different situation of this event.
Using learning of the PPDI, I mainly seek for future based improvement such as development of
the future based skill and traits in order to led effective working and right long term working or
development into the defined manner.
Using this kind of reflection has in reality helped me to learn and also inspires me to
learn more in working or progressive environment. Thus, it is necessary for me to overlook well
explained reflective model such as Gibbs reflection so as to led an effective outcomes in lesser
time period.
Importance of the reflective learning:
Reflection is become necessary to serious building of innovative skills & competencies
at an optimised stage of time. If being talks in self-context, reflective practice has initiated to led
people to get know their valuable skills and strengths and how it would be converted into
productive opportunities (Hewitt, 2018). Encouraging & regulating reflective action is being
important for me to long term expectancy of adapting personal and professional targets into the
lesser point of time and with purpose to rise accomplishment of personal and professional, it is
being necessary for me to keep evaluating my past & present reflection.
Conclusion:
It is concluded that, it is necessary for me to realises or know more reflective model such
as Kolb reflective cycle etc. so as to evaluates myself and clear past experience gained over time.
Thus, it is being necessary and prominent for me to gather kind of a positive message about mine
personal goals and targets and in response how can I accomplishes so as to build professional
competencies and develops skill so as to rise performance in an effective manner. Lastly, it is
also concluded that, as a professional it is necessary for me to ensures my growth.
1 (b) Reflective summative
Introduction:
Reflection is useful to makes realisation on how person acts in any specific manner and
helps to know their individual capabilities or abilities. In this, focus is on developing clear and
concise learning using the well defined model or tool so as to build productive results or
outcomes in well defined time period (Wang, 2019). The major intention of this assessment is to
realises why and how learning through is needed and how it would be beneficial for an

individual to learn more and more effectively. In this assessment, Kolb model of reflection will
be applicable to know what an individual as been learnt from its past experiences and how this
could be useful to brings an effective over period of time.
Importance of learning through reflection
Reflection is useful and prominent necessary when being continue with major discussion
on building skill such as innovation, creativity and interaction and achieved all these in lesser
stage of time. If I talks in my context, reflective practice is started to assists an individual people
to get known about their self-skills and competencies which is being important to develop own
long term exposure for development and knowledge purpose. Being regulating reflective task is
need important to rise greater expectancy of achieving personal & professional goals and linked
it for own career enrichment or enhancement goals (Ndwandwe and et. al., 2017). This is
necessary to rise long term learning and assists the learner to increase self learning skills &
competencies to initiates effective working. Using reflective practice, it can be expected from an
individual to led development of their professional needs with purpose to accomplish business
goals accomplished in lesser time period. Learning using of the reflective practices is an essential
to rise extent on basis of which the individual can accomplishes productive level of
professionalism in their career along with raising the business suitability and rises scope for
personality and self development.
Reflective model
In this practice, reflective model such as Kolb reflective model which is based on own
experience is need to be evaluates and takes into the major consideration. According to the Kolb
(1984), the process of learning follows a pattern or cycle consisting of four stages, in which one
involves what the Kolb refers to as the “reflective observation”. This reflective has been used to
makes clear adjustments about level of the experience gained and how it would be helpful for an
individual to rise it for future time period (Pasha, 2016). Hence, explanation of this Kolb
reflective model are as follows:
Concrete experiences: In this first stage of Kolb reflective cycle, new situation is being
encountered such as facing new problem or issues such as ineffective team working, lack of
usage of an ineffective leadership & improper decision making. Although, existing experience is
responsive to builds out the chain of self learning and building chain of the outcomes. As, my

existing experience is full of ups-downs such as lack of work related skills which is being
comprises of decision making, analytical and critical problem solving and other technical aspect.
Sources: Kolb reflective model, 2018
Illustration 2: Kolb reflective model

Reflective Observation: In this second stage of Kolb reflective cycle, major emphasises is
given to experience and understanding. Though my experience is two sides of the coin and using
this, understanding is being expected to be an effective or productive (Houston, Krueger and
Osborne, 2018). This kind of difference between misunderstanding and experiences persist about
how the person performances in the different working or learning situation such as performing in
an effective manner. Using this stage, an individual is need to be focus on what they have learnt
and how they will utilises this level of learning.
Abstract Conceptualization: In third stage of Kolb reflective cycle, new ideas and
concept is being able to find how one can be able to grow his or her skill and competencies, in
case of the working and development of the productive skills or idea. Along with all given
above, major emphases will be given to developing more and skills or competences of an
individual so as to led accomplishment of more individual goals or an objectives.
Active Experimentation: In this stage of the Kolb reflective cycle, emphasis will be given
to how an individual applies their developmental idea in case of personal or professional growth.
In context of mine, I will apply any new idea of development using what I am capable of and
how I can grow my further capabilities in order productive working and long term learning.
After analysis of these reflective model of Kolb experience based, I realised values for
what I gained in previous knowledge has been increased on the productive level (Houston and et.
al., 2016). Hence, it is being prominent for me know and realises the value of knowledge out of
the knowledge gained.
TASK 2
Career and Personal Development Plan
SOAR analysis:
STRENGTHS OPPORTUNITIES
Reflective analysis done above made me
realise that my strengths lies in convincing
power, adaptive nature in leadership style
based on situations and stress management in
uncontrollable situations. Presentation and
I see greater opportunities by increasing my
knowledge and communication skills in group
dynamics, decision-making process that will
help me to be effective leader. Problem solving
experience during tasks made me

non-verbal communication skills are my major
strengths which helps me in addressing or
influencing groups of people at time.
Completing task within time-frame with
qualitative information shows potential of
achieving goals effectively and efficiently. I
always come up with creative and innovative
solutions to problems (Zhang and Chow,
2016). I work dedicatedly on my projects to
meet standard that I had set for myself. These
strengths personally helps me in overcome all
those shortcomings which creates hurdles for
me to complete tasks effectively.
uncomfortable and it contributes to new scope
of area in learning stress management. I need
to learn quantitative aspects of data to analyse
and be effective in decision making.
Observation power is one of attribute of leader
that will help in managing peoples of group
and their different behaviour. Interpersonal
relationships is that area where I need to
increase my interest to build connections with
peers to become better in leadership style
based on person to person behaviour. High
observation power, more patience and full
understanding of situations will make me
effective in communication and leadership
skills.
ASPIRATIONS RESULTS
In short-term I want to learn all such traits and
approaches that will enhance my personality as
leader and improve communication skills to
address group as whole. I want to learn how to
behave, talk and even dress like leader to
become impactful in my communication skills.
Long-term goals includes overall development
as leader and acquiring all knowledge that will
help me to shape my career as problem-solving
leader.
I will rely on feedback and responses either
positive or negative to take corrective actions
in right direction through continues learning.
These feedbacks will be from teachers,
mentors, peers, friends, family, etc. and thus
form valuable step in achieving my goals or
objectives. Quality of projects also serves as
results in student life and can be corrected
through learning.
SETTING SMART GOALS:
What do I want
to learn?
What do I
have to do?
What support
and resources
How will I
measure my
Target date for
review of

will I need? success? results.
I want to learn
Relationship
building in near
future to enhance
my interpersonal
skills and
observation skills.
I need to make
more and more
professional
friends in order to
build connections
in society and to
be social enough
in my personal
life as well.
I will be required
e-mails, personal
contact number,
access to different
social networking
sites and chats or
messaging apps.
Number of
responses on
messaging sites,
feedbacks and my
social gathering
with friends will
mark my success
as whole.
1 month
Learning
Leadership skills
will help me in
professional and
personal growth
in future.
For this skill I
have to read case
studies of both
success and failed
leaders to acquire
traits for behaving
effectively in
different
situations based
on variables. I
have to gain
knowledge of
every leadership
theory and try to
implement it in
practical life.
I need strong
internet
connection and
access to online
and offline library
to enhance my
readings.
Attending
seminars and
courses of leaders
will help me in
adapting their
personality in my
life.
Personal
observation on
how I am tackling
situations and
people around me
will evaluate my
skills. Changes in
my overall
personality can be
seen by my
family will help
me in taking
corrective actions
if any deviations
occurs.
2 months
Most important
skill that I want to
acquire for my
I am good at Ms-
power point, but I
want to be perfect
I need wireless
connection,
support from my
Feedback from
audience of my
presentation will
3 months