The Quality of Reflection in Student Journals: A Review of Limiting and Enabling Factors
By Janet E. Dyment, T. O'connell. 2010
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Although reflective journals are widely used across many disciplines in higher education, the research that examines their use presents an unclear picture of the quality of reflection found in them. Some research reveals that student journals contain primarily deeply reflective entries. Yet other research presents a less optimistic perspective, finding that a majority of student journals contain mostly descriptive accounts of events, with little to no critical reflection present. In this article, we seek to explore these conflicting results and identify a series of factors that may limit or enable high quality reflection in student journals. Such factors are clarity of expectations, training, responses, assessments, relationships with the lecturer, and developing the practice. We draw upon our reading of the literature, our multi-phase research project on journal writing, and reflections on our own teaching practice.
Subfields: Education
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- Reflection as a core student learning activity in higher education - Insights from nearly two decades of academic development (2020, background): “This challenge is emphasized in interdisciplinary settings, as students have been exposed to varying degrees of reflection and might not directly see the value in reflective practices (Dyment & O’Connell, 2010).”
- The case of reflective journals: is the jury still out? (2011, background): “Some instructors have noted the challenges of assessing journals in a fair and consistent manner (Dyment & O’Connell, 2010).”