Guided reflection

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=reflecting on your learning and achievements=
  • To move forward you need to ‘think about' or 'reflect on ' what you have done so that the next time you have to do a similar task, you will be able to do it better. After you have completed an assignment, a piece of coursework or an activity, try to reflect on what you have done and how you have performed. Use this checklist to help you reflect.
  • Quality of outcome
    • Are you proud of what you have done or produced?
    • How could it be improved?
    • What grade or level has it been assessed at? Is it better than your star potential?
    • What could/ should you have done to make it better?
  • Planning the activity
    • Did you plan the activity?
    • Did you stick to your plan?
    • Did anything happen that made you change your Plan?
    • Did your plan include completion dates/deadlines?
    • Did you meet or beat your completion dates/deadlines?
    • Did you use
    •  A MindMap?
    •  A time line?
    •  A Gantt Chart?
    •  An Action Plan?
    • Next time you start a project/activity how will you plan it?
    • Did anyone help you to put your Plan together?
    • Did you ask anyone to review your plan as you worked through the Project?
    • Did you produce any design sketches or notes? Did they help you?
  • Resources
    • Did you Identify resources, tools, equipment that you needed?
    • Did you Identify people who could help you?
    • Did you make good use of tools and resources including ICT?
    • Did you use tools and resources safely and efficiently?
  • Working with others
    • Did you ask other people for help or support?
    • Did you work with other people to solve the problem/complete the task?
    • Did anyone ask for your help?
    • Did the group work well together?
  • Problem solving
    • Did you solve the problem that you were given?
    • How successful was your solution?
    • How did you know that your solution was successful
    • How would you tackle a similar problem in the future?
    • What role did you take in the team/group? Did you lead?
    • How did you feel about working with other people?
    • Did you have to convince other people that your ideas were ‘right’?
    • Were you able to listen to other members of the group?
    • Did other people convince you that their idea was ’ right’?
  • Research
    • Did you have to find information?
    • Did you find what you wanted?
    • Did you find it efficiently?
    • Did you have to use a questionnaire to collect the information that you needed?
    • Did you have to set up an experiment
  • Learning
    • Do you learn best by:
    • Listening
    • Watching
    • Practical tasks
  • Action Plan
    • What do you need to do to:
    • Improve the quality of the product or outcome
    • Make sure that you meet or beat your star potential
    • Work more effectively within a team
    • Solve problems more efficiently


  • Make sure that you describe what it was that you did and add your reflections to your ePortfolio.