Assess The Importance Of Reflective Practice

The teacher must be a reflective practitioner who continually tests the effects of his/her choices and actions on others such as students, parents and other professionals to grow professionally. A good teacher shows the ability to adapt to ever-changing circumstances the ability to reflect upon her students and the situation to try to decide what will work best for every student individually.

I am writing this reflective journal in accordance with the CNO`s reflective practice standards and the LEARN model. Though my time on 600A has only just begun I have learned so much. Like many second year students, this is my first experience in the hospital. It has proven to be much different than my previous clinical experiences. My time with my first client stands out in my mind as a key learning experience.

Reflection has been defined as an active, persistent and careful consideration of any belief or supposed form of knowledge (Dewey, 1933. Dawn, 2007). Reflective practice is a process to improve quality of performance in the workplace, skills up to date throughout workplace and leads to understanding the field of care. Reflection requires self-awareness and analysis (Schutz et al, 2004). To reflect the incident, I have used Gibbs (1988) reflective cycle because it easy to follow, well structured and it allows reflection on feelings as well as actions (Pat, L., 2008). Besides that, it helps to recognize what we do well and how to interpret in the other situations.

In this evaluation I will analyse and compare relevant theories, principles and models of reflective practice and explain how they relate to my practice and development.

Reflective practice is a set of skills that the early childhood educator should have. Reflective practice is an ongoing process and as an educator, you commit to an ongoing learning about your teaching, by teaching and then thinking about what the educator should have done, what others did, and what happened during the process (O’Connor & Diggins, 2002). However, being reflective educators does not mean that they have to ignore others perspective but it is vital to engage and discuss it with others (Arthur, Beecher, Death, Dockett & Farmer, 2012). Educators can also reflect on a question or questions in order to challenge their critical thinking (Children’s Service Central, n.d.). It is important to consider different perspectives and consider

What is reflective Practice? Reflective practice is when you reflect on what you have done to see how it has worked or improved your teaching practice. The reflection practice is very important to the instructional practice and helps the student teachers to develop responsive practice. Reflective practice is part of the teaching professions standards for teacher education programs.

Reflective practices are beneficial. In this class, having the chance to reflect on the draft assignment, in conjunction with having Errol’s comments, allowed me to critically think about my writing skills. The professor comments pointed out my writing and grammar flaws. In turn, the professor’s comments helped me to see what I was doing wrong as well as right, when it came to my writing skills and the assignment. Having the chance to reflect on my mistakes, in combination of having Errol’s comments and instructions, I believed assisted my writing. Therefore, from reflection, I am 1) learning from my mistakes and 2) developing a better understanding of the things that I do

The definitions of reflection are countless (Harrington et al. 1996). According to Dewey (1933) reflection starts with ‘a state of uncertainty, hesitancy, perplexity’ (Dewey, 1933). Reflective practice is an iterative method, constantly repeating the sequences of examining, adjusting, and reflecting on practice, before repeating the method all over again (Grushka et al. 2005).

Reflection practice makes one more aware of themselves, get greater understanding of others and situation at hand. It also help one to think critically about their actions and judgements and what they can do better next time in order to improve upon their professional standard. Moreover, reflective practice helps in critical assessment process and better evaluate and implement the right intervention in order to meet the client needs (White et al, 2006).

The concept of reflective practice, popularized by Schön’s (1983) work, has been applied in nursing for various purposes, including as a way to narrow the gap between theory and practice in clinical practice(Clarke, 1986) and a way to discover knowledge embedded in practice (Benner at al. 1996). Reflection, or thinking about our experiences, is the key to learning. Reflection allows us to analyze our experiences, make changes based on our mistakes, keep doing what is successful, and build upon or modify past knowledge based on new knowledge.

Reflective practice is vital for nurses, responsible for providing care to the best of their ability to patients and their families. Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC, 2015). Nursing practice is underpinned by clear regulatory principles (NMC, 2015). The

Reflective practice was introduced in the 1980s (Jasper, 2003), it enables early years practitioners to focus on an experience identifying what went well and/or what did not go well, guiding future actions and making positive changes (Hallet, 2012). It is important to focus on the future; using the knowledge that has been gained from the past (University of Hull, 2015). There are three components to reflective practice 1) the experience, 2) reflective process, and 3) action (Jasper, 2003). When a significant incident has occurred, reflection of the incident, in some cases, highlights the need to research and ask questions, rather than providing answers (Barksby et al., 2015).

1. Understand the application of theories, principles and models of reflective practice to continuing personal and professional development

1.1 Reflective practice is the ability to constantly monitor one's own performance in a given role and make adjustments where necessary. For me as carer, reflective practice is particularly important because no two cases will ever be the same and it is vitally important to remain reactive and reflective at all times.

The concept of this reflective journal has led to my self-examination and reflecting back on the journey of exploring the different methods used in conducting business research. While doing so, I have brought myself into a realm in which the role of values in the research process becomes a topic of self-examination and issues that revolve around such concerns do indeed effect my development in many areas on a personal, academic, and professional level.