Ideas for developing reflection

A Continuum of reflection
INDICATORS:
Unable to identify or explain what they
did in any language.

INDICATORS:
Begin to explain the process of their
work, how they did something.
Express feelings and begin to explain
the reasons for them.
Begins reflective writing

INDICATORS:
Confident in simple reflective
writing.
Respond to reflection questions
with adjectival descriptions.
Reflect on work/feelings from the
recent past (day, week).
Use simple rubrics to assess their
own learning.
Think about what they can do
better
Begin to determine the extent to
which they were accurate about a
learning goal
Able to set simple learning goals

INDICATORS:
Identify strengths and weakness
(academic and emotional)
Identify what they need to do next.
Reflect on the difficulty of the process.
Reflect over a sustained period of
time.
Begin to reflect without the use of
By Gareth Jacobson questions and identify facets of
learning they need to work on.
Accurately evaluate their work against
multiple criteria or goals.
Create a plan of action based on
personal reflections.