Reflection

Requiring students to reflect intentionally on their learning experiences is an important starting point in the development of professional skills (and as such it is a professional skill in itself): by means of using reflection to plan (reflection before action), to redirect (reflection in action), and to improve (reflection on action). The reflection professional skill refers to the ability to reflect critically to own thinking, decision making and acting, and to use the results of the reflection for adjusting further professional development and to give meaning to what is already known or understood. This means students need to learn to formulate personal learning objectives; to reflect critically; to formulate learning- and developing points; and to formulate and develop alternatives.