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Melestarikan Penulisan Refleksi ke arah Kecemerlangan Amalan Profesional

Sustaining Reflection Writing

What is reflection and why do it

START

GOAL

How to do it critically

A short survey

Assessment &

Reflection

persidangan penyelidikan amalan profesional dan inovasi pendidikan 2019

Famous Quote

"We do not learn from experience. We learn from reflecting on experience"

John Dewey

"Reflection in teaching is a difficult task"

Pultorak, 1993

"Reflection is a discomforting experience "

Baird & White, 1996

attitudes conducive to enhancing reflection

For optimum impact on professional practice

Open minded

Whole-hearted

Honest

Critical

Intellectually responsible

What is reflection?

“an active, persistent and careful thinking process with the intent of resolving an issue which takes into consideration one’s beliefs and knowledge and the grounds for its support…” ” Dewey, 1933

diverse conceptualisation of reflection

Schon, 1983

Make sense of some troubling or puzzling phenomena Reflection is related to professional practice Reflection-in-action & reflection-on-action

ross, 1989

A way of thinking about educational matters that involves the ability to make rational choices and to assume responsibility for those choices

norton, 1994

A disciplined inquiry into the motives, methods, materials and consequences of educational practice. It enables practitioners to thoughtfully examine conditions and attitudes which impedes or enhance student achievement

ZEICHNER & LISTON, 1996

Expanded Schon and Dewey's conceptions by including social, moral & political aspects of teaching into reflection

Jay & johnson, 2002

Include both self-reflection and collaborative reflection

Frameworks for Reflective Thinking

Critical reflection

Van Manen, 1977

Practical reflection

Explained by including ethical, moral + political issues

Technical reflection

Explained with theory + contextual factors

Explained with theory

Sparks langer et al, 1990

Explained with tradition

Description in pedagogical terms

Critical reflection

Description in lay person terms

Dialogic reflection

Hatton & Smith, 1995

No descriptive language

Descriptive reflection

Descriptive writing

Van Manen 3 Levels of Reflective Thinking

Technical ReflectionTeachers consider only the best way to reach a given end by applying rigidly their knowledge and principles

Critical ReflectionTeachers incorporate the wider context of moral, ethical, and political values to bear on their actions

Practical ReflectionTeachers clarify assumptions underlying competing pedagogical goals and assessing the impact their actions may have on various stakeholders

research gap

Areas that need more research

assessing reflective thinking/reflection

correlating reflective thinking with performance

analysing patterns in reflective thinking/ reflection

enhancing reflective thinking

Why do it

Larivee, 2008, 2009Loh, Hong, & Koh, 2017 Cambridge International Education , Teaching and Learning Team

Creates deeper understanding and insight

Increases accountability towards self and students

Enables teachers to respond to various teaching dilemmas and tension they ecountered daily more effectively

Forms the basis for teachers to take continuous action to improve practice throughout one's teaching career thus encourages innovation

Empowers teachers to become change agents who understand the existing situation and work towards a positive change

How to do it critically?

Self-Reflection

Collaborative Reflection

How to do Critical Reflection

  1. Identify and describe a significant issue/problem/puzzling event
  2. Identify possible explanations for the issue/problem/ event faced based on one’s own values, experiences and beliefs
  3. Look at the issue/difficulty/event from different/alternative perspectives and incorporate/apply educational theory to help explain them
  4. Incorporate the wider effect of contextual, ethical, social and political values
  5. State lesson learnt/newfound awareness/ insights gained from the experience
  6. Plan for changes in action or disposition to address the issue/problem

Reflecting critically

Sample questions you ask yourself

GOAL

What changes can be made to address what did not work?

What are the lesson learned or new insights gained?

What are the factors to consider (own strength, beliefs, theories, contexts, ethical, moral & political values?

Why did it not work/why is it an issue?

What did not work/what is the issue?

START

Gibss, 1988

3 forms of written reflection

For both self- and collaborative reflection

Daily lesson reflection

Action research report

+ INFO

+ INFO

Reflection journal

+ INFO

plan lesson together

Invite colleagues/peers to observe your teaching

Audio

adapt lesson ideas

Record yourself teaching

Reflective Practice

Video

ask to review lesson

to create the info/data for reflection writing

survey

watch together

Share the recording with your colleague/PLC

Ask students for feedback

ask for feedback

student reflection

interview

ask for ideas

Format for written/documented daily reflection

A non-linear process

The possible short and long term actions that may be taken to overcome the problem

Lesson learned and new insights gained. Additional questions raised.

Possible explanations for problem faced/event based on own experience and traditions. Alternative perspectives on the problem/event, e.g. based on theories or other people’s point of view

Elaboration on details of one or two episodes based on level of excitement, puzzlement, or confirmation Statement of the problem/issue/event

Date and time of the entry Brief sequencing of the events of the day

ways to sustain reflection writing

Towards improving professional practice

part of yearly performance evaluation

regular professional developmentworkshops

mentoring and supervision

organizational climate and supportive environment

support of a highly functional PLC