Lifelong learning and reflection

Question 1

Define imposter syndrome:

Answer 1

high achieving people who: - fail to internalise their accomplishments despite their successes
- have persistent self-doubt - have fear of being exposed as a fraud

Question 2

what was believed at the beginning of the imposter syndrome study that has now been proven to be incorrect due to multiple studies?

Answer 2

it was believed that imposter syndrome affected women and minority ethnic groups more
- now proven that it affects everybody of all ages, gender, jobs

Question 3

who is more likely to experience imposter syndrome?

Answer 3

if you have protected characteristics

Question 4

work done by who revealed that there are (roughly) 5 types of imposter?

Answer 4

Valerie Young

Question 5

how many types of imposter are there according to Valerie Young’s work?

Answer 5

5

Question 6

what are the 5 types of imposter?

Answer 6

the perfectionist
the superhero
the expert
the natural genius
the soloist

Question 7

people with imposter syndrome are more likely to experience what?

Answer 7

burnout

Question 8

why are people with imposter syndrome more likely to experience burnout?

Answer 8

because they work harder than everyone else around them as they believe they need to

Question 9

what are people with imposter syndrome less likely to do?

Answer 9

put themselves forwards for promotions or put themselves up to challenges due to fear of being exposed as a fraud

Question 10

what is the perfectionist imposter?

Answer 10

guilt and shame if things don’t go perfectly

Question 11

what is the superhero imposter?

Answer 11

trying to play multiple roles successfully

Question 12

what is the expert imposter?

Answer 12

they need to know everything and feel like a failure if they don’t

Question 13

what is the natural genius imposter?

Answer 13

if it doesn’t come naturally they feel like a failure

Question 14

what is the soloist imposter?

Answer 14

if they need to ask for help - feel like failure

Question 15

how do you manage the superhero imposter?

Answer 15

reframe failure as learning opportunity
seek out experienced mentor

Question 16

how do you manage the natural genius imposter?

Answer 16

appreciate lifelong learning
breakdown tasks so they become manageable

Question 17

how do you manage the perfectionist imposter?

Answer 17

80:20 rule
learn that perfect doesn’t exist

Question 18

how do you manage the expert imposter?

Answer 18

mentor less experienced peers
enjoy researching questions you don’t know the answer to

Question 19

how do you manage the soloist imposter?

Answer 19

talk to people
seek teamwork projects
practise relying on peers

Question 20

what is the 80:20 rule?

Answer 20

small portion of inputs results in the majority of outputs

Question 21

what is metacognition?

Answer 21

actively reflect on own learning
particularly in situations you found hard

Question 22

attitudes needed for critical thinking?

Answer 22

open mindedness
questioning approach
self-awareness
curiosity

Question 23

who was the founding father of reflection?

Answer 23

John Dewey

Question 24

what kind of process is reflection?

Answer 24

active process

Question 25

what are the 4 models of reflection?

Answer 25

ERA cycle KOLB's cycle GIBB's cycle DRISCOLL's WHAT cycle

Question 26

what does the ERA cycle include?

Answer 26

experience --> reflection --> action --> experience

Question 27

what does KOLB's cycle include?

Answer 27

concrete experience -> reflective observation -> abstract conceptualisation -> active experimentation -> concrete experience

Question 28

what does GIBB'S cycle include?

Answer 28

description feelings evaluation analysis conclusion action plan

Question 29

what does DRISCOLL's WHAT cycle include?

Answer 29

what? so what? now what?

Question 30

summarise DRISCOLL CYCLE:

Answer 30

always questioning and developing resulting in self knowledge

Question 31

summarise GIBBS cycle:

Answer 31

analyse and evaluate feelings and come to a conclusion of why something happened and come up with action plan

Question 32

summarise KOLBS cycle:

Answer 32

reflect on experience and use that to generate concepts as to why it happened and then actively experiment in future similar experiences

Question 33

summarise ERA cycle:

Answer 33

think about experience, reflect on it and then take action