Assignment $2($ Reflective journal $)$ Guides

Title :Visiting society of the disabled persons

FOCUS OF REFLECTION

$($a$)$ Learning Experiences

You must identify and define experiences in relation to the project activity.

$($b$)$ Personalisation

You must personalise your learning experiences and relate these experiences to yourself. The following questions are considered:

How personal is the reflective statement?

How well do you come through in the statement?

How much is learned about you from the statement?

Are you telling your own story or just writing an objective historical account?

A good statement will contain mainly $\text{'}$ I$\text{'}$ statements as opposed to $\text{'}$we$\text{'}$ or the class'.

ABILIIY TO REFLECT

$($a$)$ Describe the initial position or starting point

Each statement must have an initial position. The initial position launches the reflective process. You must be able to describe, recall, define and review your past experiences. You cannot reflect on how the key learning experiences have affected you if you have no previous beliefs with which to compare,

$($b$)$ Describe the experiences and the effect$($s$)$ on the initial position:

You must describe, by means of examples of specific concrete learning experiences$/$foci in each statement, which are personally meaningful to you. The experiences described must have some particular importance for you and must be in some way connected to the project activity. You must break down the experiences by examining, questioning, comparing and criticising. You should be able to link the various learning experiences mentioned and make judgments about the effects of these experiences on you. You must write in some depth about the experiences and not just make a series of vague general unconnected statements. You must analyse these experiences by explaining:

How the experiences affected you?

In what way your initial thinking change $($or did not$)$ as a result of these experiences? You should explain how the chosen experiences have affected you and should evaluate these experiences in simple terms in order to interpret and make sense of the experiences

The following questions are considered:

How meaningful were the chosen activities to you?

How well have you described and analvsed the experience?

How well have you painted the picture?

The following questions are considered:

How meaningful were the chosen activities to you?

How well have you described and analysed the experience?

How well have you painted the picture?

Can you reasoning be clearly followed?

What have you learnt from the experiences?

$.$ What interpretations have you made from the experiences?

Is the reader left with more questions than answers?

$($c$)$ Summarise the present position

You must be able to apply critical thinking and self$-$awareness to draw conclusions based on the analysis of the key learning experiences. The conclusions must bejustified by means$-$of well$-$supported statements ; after T$3$ presentation a what have you decided as$-$a resuit of your analysis of the learning experiences and why have you made these decisions? You are required to make connections between experiences and seif in$-$order todraw conclusions about your strengths and weaknesses. If you draw a concluston you must justify the statement by saying why you have reached thar conclusion:

The following questions are considered:

How are the foci linked?

What level of self$-$awareness has been demonstrated?

Are the conclusions explained? How well? Is there evidence supporting conclusions?

In reaching the conclusions how well linked are the descriptions of the experiences to the degree of self$-$awareness shown?

$($d$)$ Outline how the experiences have influenced your outlook for the fufure

You are required to think creatively in order to integrale what has been$-$learned into forward planning and future goals. You must be able to make connections the to combine what has been learned from the different experiences into a plan for the future. The plan for the future should be based on what you have learned about yourself as a result of reflection on the experiences. You should have a specific plan in mind, at least in the short$-$term. The following questions are considered:

How$-$speciffe is the plan?

Are aiternatives considered?

How well is the plan linked to the experiences described and the conctusions$-$zbout seif

How viable is the plan?

MEDIA OF REFLECTION

$($a$)$ Communicative effectiveness

How well do you express your ideas? $($Clarity$/$Fluency$/$Neatness$/$Legibility$)$

How precise, appropriate is the word choice?

What kind of rhythm and flow is there in the writing?

Consideration given to; grammar, spelling, capitals, paragraphing.

$($b$)$ Organisation of thought

How organised are your reflections?

How logical is the task?

Is iteasy to follow the pattern of thinking?

Does it have a beginning, middle and end?

Is it mixed up or repetitive in places?

How well is the statement presented?