Guided reflection

=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.