Reflection
Definition: Serious consideration or thought
Reflection is a critical thinking necessity!
When one has an experience or observation on the path to thinking critically, reflection is a vital component that helps the mind sift through and process those experiences. Without reflecting on what has happened, the mind cannot reason through those events, or communicate them to others. Reflection shapes a person's perception of themselves, and their perception of the world.
Achieving Reflection
Reflection occurs when one is able to take a step back from immediate mental and physical distractions, and to analyze the events that have occurred. By reflecting on those events an experiences, the thinker can begin to commit them to memory, at which point they will be available for further though through reasoning, and for the final step of communicating the resulting ideas and thoughts to others.
Reflection is a critical thinking necessity!
When one has an experience or observation on the path to thinking critically, reflection is a vital component that helps the mind sift through and process those experiences. Without reflecting on what has happened, the mind cannot reason through those events, or communicate them to others. Reflection shapes a person's perception of themselves, and their perception of the world.
Achieving Reflection
Reflection occurs when one is able to take a step back from immediate mental and physical distractions, and to analyze the events that have occurred. By reflecting on those events an experiences, the thinker can begin to commit them to memory, at which point they will be available for further though through reasoning, and for the final step of communicating the resulting ideas and thoughts to others.
Helpful Links:
https://sites.google.com/site/reflection4learning/why-reflect This page offers further insight into the art of reflection, and includes interesting visual aids. It also introduces the concept of storytelling as reflection.
http://www.projectsmart.co.uk/why-is-reflection-so-important-to-project-lessons-learned.html This page is an interesting look at reflection, namely in the workplace, by Mel Bost.
http://www.projectsmart.co.uk/why-is-reflection-so-important-to-project-lessons-learned.html This page is an interesting look at reflection, namely in the workplace, by Mel Bost.