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PURPOSE. Reflective journals are an opportunity to demonstrate your skills of critical reflection, reflective practice and reflexivity. In writing a reflective journal you have the opportunity to contribute new ideas and thinking to the subject matter and its relation to practice.
Here are extracts from a sample reflective journal written by ‘Chrissy’ for a first year nursing course. Read the example paying attention to the structure and language used.
1. REFLECTION: when you ask questions about something you would like to better understand, e.g. a problem to solve or an issue to consider. 2. REFLECTIVE PRACTICE: when you reflect on the relationship between practice in your area of study and the theories you are being introduced to. 3.
Writing a Reflective Journal. Why is critical reflection important for learning? Reflection is essential to help us develop our understanding about ourselves, our learning experiences, our responses to what we're learning, and to develop and continue as effective practitioners throughout our professional life.
Learn more about the different types & examples of reflective writing including journal, learning diary, peer review and more.
• Help understand the importance of reflection and to practice using the tools and techniques to support reflective practice • Allow the exploration of work experiences and to make sense of them in the context
Learning Journals: A Handbook for Reflective Practice and Professional Development, Moon (2006) places emphasis on the role of reflection in learning by identifying some purposes for learning journals, which include “to record experience” (p. 44), “to facilitate learning from
