Knowra Reflective practice Reflective practice Reflective practice is the deliberate examination of experience to guide future action and improve professional judgment. It connects reflection on events with changes in how work is understood or performed.
Reflective cycle : A sequence of stages for examining an experience, drawing conclusions, and planning future action. It maps reflection as a repeated movement from experience toward changed practice.
Experiential learning theory : A family of theories explaining how experience contributes to learning through reflection and action. Reflective practice draws on this broader account of learning from experience.
Donald Schön : An American philosopher who developed influential accounts of reflective practice in professional work. His analysis of reflection during and after action helped define the field.
Reflective supervision : A supervisory approach that uses dialogue to examine work, relationships, emotions, and professional decisions. It provides a supported setting for turning difficult practice experiences into learning.
Reflective practice versus reflexivity : Examination of how one's position, assumptions, and influence shape knowledge and social interactions. Reflexivity emphasizes the practitioner's role in shaping situations and interpretations.
Gibbs' reflective cycle : A six-stage framework for describing an event, examining feelings, evaluating it, analyzing it, concluding, and planning. Its prompts make the stages of reflecting on professional incidents explicit.
Professional judgment : A practitioner's reasoned decision-making in situations where rules or evidence do not settle the answer. Reflection helps practitioners examine and refine the judgments their work requires.
John Dewey : An American philosopher and educator whose work linked reflective thought with inquiry and experience. His account of reflective thought provides an intellectual foundation for learning through experience.
Reflective teaching : The examination of teaching decisions and classroom experience to improve instruction. Teachers use reflection to interpret classroom events and revise their methods.
Reflective practice versus reflective thinking : Deliberate, sustained examination of a belief or problem in light of its grounds and consequences. Reflective thinking describes a mode of thought; reflective practice links examination to professional action.
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