Academic Studies Reflective Post
Week 4
Today I have done a small amount of research on The Gibbs Reflective Model, which is a cycle used by students to assist with reflective writing. The cycle consists of 6 steps; Description, Feelings, Evaluation, Critical Analysis, Conclusion and Action Plan. When using these 6 steps in order they can challenge your assumptions, promote self-improvement and can help to avoid repetition. Below I have constructed a cycle showing the 6 steps to take in order to complete creative writing.
scription (What happened)
Starting with step 1, “description”, is to describe what has happened in my experience, Including where I was, who else was there, why I was there, what I was doing and so on. Stage 2 is “feelings”, at this stage I would recall the feelings I had in that moment and time, what went on in my head and why the event has stayed so clear my mind. Stage 3 “evaluation”, making judgement about what has happened, what went well and what didn’t go so well during this experience. Step 4 “critical analysis”, is to make sense of my experience, to write the cause of why things went badly and what the consequences of this action were. Stage 5 “Conclusion, deciding what could or should have been done differently, what stopped me from doing it, and what I learnt about myself in this experience. The final stage is stage 6 “action plan” what needs to be done in order to be better prepared to face this experience again, would I do things differently or would I act differently. Kings College London recommends that student use a word count for each step of the cycle in order to avoid overwriting, below is a chart of the recommended number of words for each stage of the reflection.
When it comes time for me to write essays or do any kind of reflective writing I will definitely be referring back to the 6 steps in this cycle and the chart which shows the number of words per stage. I will not know the full effect and usefulness of the cycle until I put it into practice, however I will be sure to write about it when I do!
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