Reflective Practices, Personal Experience, and Gibbs Model Analysis

This essay delves into the nature and purpose of reflective practices, emphasizing their role in continuous learning and professional development. It explores the application of the Gibbs model of reflection, outlining its six stages and demonstrating how it facilitates critical analysis of experiences. The essay includes a detailed reflection on a personal experience in the marketing field, specifically within an organizational context, highlighting the identification of customer needs and the importance of brand awareness. It then examines the relationship between relevant theory, such as praxis theory, and the author's practical experience, demonstrating how these theories inform decision-making and enhance working capabilities. The conclusion reinforces the benefits of reflective practices, underscoring their impact on personal and professional growth, and emphasizes the importance of continuous learning within the marketing field.

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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
Demonstrate your understanding of the nature and purpose of reflective practices with
reference to a theoretical model of reflection.............................................................................1
A detailed reflection on a personal experience with reference to organisation..........................4
Reflection on the relationships between relevant theory and your experience...........................5
CONCLUSION ...............................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7

INTRODUCTION
The reflective practices defines the ability to make appropriate reflection on someone's
action by which continuous learning is processed within the specified period of time. It also
involve better attention that is induced with practical theories and values by which balanced level
of information is transferred through particular set of actions (Behizadeh, Thomas and Behm
Cross, 2019). It consist of a practice which is used to examine reflexively and reflectively under
which essential skills are developed with deepen understanding. It enhances the capacity of
respondents to manage different challenges by which timely decisions, emotions and productive
relationship is controlled by which level of stress also get reduced on regular basis. The report
below is based on the nature and purpose of reflective practices, personal experience and a
relationship in between relevant theory and experiences.
MAIN BODY
Demonstrate your understanding of the nature and purpose of reflective practices with reference
to a theoretical model of reflection.
The reflective practices assist to make professional development under which balanced
level of skills and experiences are transferred from the prospect of practical insight by which
practical strategies and performance growth both get enhanced. It basically involve integration of
different activities through which clear awareness, critical thinking and problem solving ability,
self management, decision-making and suitable learning is processed in systematic manner. It is
also being used to learn and pay higher attention, notice the varied changes and produce clear
assumptions. The nature of reflective practices is completely based on discreet learning that is
enhances with support of attending courses, reading books, participation as well as action
learning (Cushion, 2018). It is a process through which suitable path is offered that articulate
different measures and used to recognise learning by relating with ideas and concepts.
The purpose of reflective practice is to study and analyse own experiences that is used to
improve working aspects. It build certain level of confidence and motivation so that
professionalism and productiveness is increases. It is a part of development of skills and
experiences through which capacity of working is enhanced and long term learning is processed
in effective manner. There is different model of reflection and in this Gibbs model of reflection
is considered that is as explained below as:
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Gibbs model of reflection: It is a model that is developed by Graham Gibbs in the year
1988 and assist a reflective cycle through which learning is enhanced from different situations
and experiences on regular basis.
(Source: Gibb's reflective cycle, 2020)
It is a cycle that allows an individual to make suitable planning and learning by which
things that is circulated around each other on continuous basis. Basically it include six stages that
is as addressed below as:
Description: In this clear analysis of different experiences is processed through which
ability to make suitable understanding about working standards is managed systematically. In
this all the feelings are described as per the current condition and happening that is addressed in
modest manner (Ferguson, 2018). In this I have develop adequate scheduling in which each and
every activity is completed within certain time period. Thus I am able to complete the task and
actin within standardised deadline.
Feelings: In this I have explore all my feelings and thoughts so that I am able to learn
more from my experiences. In this genuine outcome is conceived and I have divide overall task
and actions into clear form so that rate of productive outcome is increases on repetitive manner.
It also promote sustained knowledge of work in which I get motivated and practice overall
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planning in easier mode. In this I get positive support to complete my work on time and with
faster speed that also enhances smart working abilities of mine. It assist to put better level of
satisfaction by which ability to perform any task in comfortable manner is increases.
Evaluation: It is an aspect through which I have worked on to develop suitable learning
standards so that ability to enhance productive working is increases. As per the situational
dealing achievable of standardised objectives and target become easier and flexible (Griggs, and
et. al., 2018). I have always try to be act more honest so that possibility of effectual learning and
gaining is increases. To make clear interpretation of knowledge and information I have worked
on while maintaining sustained focus on both negative as well as positive prospect of certain
condition and situations. It is a primarily aspect I which I have understand what is right and
applicable and what is not. It have develop productive quality in working standards by which
level of inner motivation is increases in timely basis.
Analysis: It is an aspect that develop certain situation in which adequate sense to
complete work on time is increases. It induce perfect timing skills through which balanced focus
on detailing is processed so that supportive level of chance and extraction is increases. It
enhances the rate of understanding in which work is divided into different segment that assist to
identify self strength and weaknesses. It also assist to make better understanding by which
collective rationalisation in terms of probability of group thinking and effectual interaction is
processed in clear mode. It promote ability of critical thinking that foster working efficiency
within which probability of invulnerability is managed.
Conclusion: It is a stage of reflective learning at where I have make effective and
efficient understanding about each and every aspect within which balanced level of
improvisation is promoted on continuous basis (Karnieli-Miller, 2020). I have learned to manage
current situation from which rate of involvement and encouragement is increases. I have look
clearly about different prospect so that better response is collected and gathered to maintain clear
response. I have design transparent framework under which completion of project is addressed
with balanced level of comfort.
Action plan: It is a plan that is used to make differently and in this situation dealing is
increases. I have make helpful understanding by which I am able to act differently and clearly so
that helpful and transparent learning is promoted on regular basis. It insist to strengthen the
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weaken task and emphasis strong abilities of mine by which I become more confident and
relaxed while accomplishing my task and activities within the assigned period of time.
In this I am able to develop effectual self management, interpersonal skills and
communication so that I have achieve better workplace within particular time period. In support
of Gibbs model of reflection I have advances the capability of learning so that prominent
changes is addressed with better suitability (McDermott, 2020). In addition I have worked on to
induce perfect sense by analysing repetitive experiences as it allows to processed learning in
daily lives in better manner.
A detailed reflection on a personal experience with reference to organisation
I have worked in the marketing field as in this business has promote its offered product
and services within the stipulated period of time. It is a functional unit of business at where clear
interaction is processed in between customer's and business that assist long term sustainability in
appropriate basis. In relation to the marketing credibility of Arcadia group I have understand
about the different manners through which identification of need and demand is analysed in
adequate mode. In this I have analyse that suitable attraction is developed within customer's as
by parallel usage of different modes of communication (Nambiar, 2018). Then as a marketing
specialist I have receive better composition that induce exact changes and modifications by
which it is easy to improve brand awareness within competitive marketplace. I have also learned
about the different modes that assist to create more awareness in market as there are different
brand within market but customer's only get attract who has better appeal to attract more
customer's. In regard, it is essential that product awareness is increases as by considering
product, place, price and promotion. In this rate of selling is increases so that effective decision-
making is processed in clear manner.
In this I have also create market need by advancing working capabilities as by advancing
suitability and features under which creation of need is justified in timely basis. It is essential
that marketers need is analysed as market has a lot of businesses that has worked with similar
kind of services. Thus by analysing strategies of other business appropriate inducement of policy
and strategies is induced by which brand effectiveness is increases. It is essential that sufficient
styling is induced that provide and offer something new within the market. In this I am able to
attract more of the customer's for longer period of time. I also learned about different methods as
from which customer's need and demand is satisfied in terms of effective products and services.
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In this it is more essential that timely delivery is progressed by adding more features and
components so that loyal customer base is developed. In this quality is always be specialised as it
promotes business value and image within marketplace (Russell, 2018). Furthermore, customer's
feedback also get collected and with this mental awareness is spread and retention rate of
customer's is increases that promote better image of business too. I have gain appropriate
knowledge about several methods to promote products in order to increase sale and profit share.
Reflection on the relationships between relevant theory and your experience
I have enhance the rate of working under which modified level of changes is addressed
within my skills as in this ability of mine to make better changes within professionalism skills
also get increases on repetitive basis. In this praxis theory of practices is used that offer possible
set of strategies which also seek to deliver clear and transparent skills. In support of this theory
valuable outcome is achieved as by managing working suitability so that recognised outcome is
achieved. I have worked on to intensify the working achievable as in relation to objective and
subjective basis (Turner, Lucas and Whitaker, 2018). As per the basis of marketing I have
learned about various prospect through which customer need and requirement is analysed in
appropriate manner. In this effectiveness among working and its standards is enhanced over
continuous period of instance. I have take suitable usage of Gibbs reflection model as well and in
support of it productive amount of changes is addressed with better perfection.
I have worked on to intensify loyalty and intensity of working as by matching up various
prospect of marketing with better perfection. In support of various engagement as in relation to
different theory I have improvise decision-making and taking powers. It induce clear benefits
through which I have took some decisions that are in favoured of business growth and its
attractiveness. It assist me to develop strong interest by which I felt more motivated and
connected with the business. As it aid to enhance performance credibility by making cost saving
strategies. It is processed by inducing adequate formalities under which effective outcome is
developed within stipulated period of time so that ability to make long term success and
development is addressed in effective manner (Zwozdiak-Myers, 2018). The learning basis of
mine is developed more and in this ability of mine to make productive outcome is increases
repetitively. I have advances learning skills of mine under which I am able to process my career
within the marketing field so that modified range of outcome is enhanced over continuous time
period.
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CONCLUSION
It has been concluded from above report that reflective practices are those from which
moderate amount of changes is addressed in an individual personality as by making effective
learning from experiences and working standards. In this Gibbs model of reflection assist to
make collective outcome by which positive and effective stability is maintained in terms of long
term sustainability and professionalism. Furthermore, personal experience is addressed that is
generated from organisation and a relationship in between relevant theory and experiences.
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REFERENCES
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possibilities and limits to reflective practice in social work. Social Work Education.
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McDermott, F., 2020. Inside group work: A guide to reflective practice. Routledge.
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ONLINE
Gibb's reflective cycle, 2020. [Online] Available through:
<https://www.ed.ac.uk/reflection/reflectors-toolkit/reflecting-on-experience/gibbs-
reflective-cycle>.
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