Reflective Techniques

Question 1

Mind Maps

Answer 1

• Radial Structure
• Focuses on one topic/concept
• Generating & Exploring ideas
• Creativity

Question 2

Concept Maps

Answer 2

• Branching Structure
• Focuses on several concepts
• Relationships between concepts are defined
• For organising and visualising knowledge
  -Analysing

Question 3

Importance of Reflection

Answer 3

• Areas for improvement & development
• Repeat things that work
• Avoiding being stagnant
• Overcome assumptions
• Emotional intelligence
• RVCS graduate development programme (VetGDP)

Question 4

Steps for reflection

Answer 4

1) Describe
2) Analyse- explain what the experience means
3) Evaluate- how successful was the experience?
4) You
- What? So what? Now what?

Question 5

Metacognition

Answer 5

• the process of ‘thinking about thinking’
• think about how you are learning
• helps us see what cognitive strategies we need when studying
• 1) plan 2) monitor 3) evaluate