Writing to learn: Can reflection journals be used to promote self-reflection and learning?

• Main Authors: LEW, Duan Ning, Magdeleine, SCHMIDT, Henk G.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2011
• Subjects: Learning; metacognition; reflection journals; self-reflection; text analysis; Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research; Educational Methods; Higher Education
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/7617; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/8616/viewcontent/ReflectionJournals_self_reflection_pv.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

The purpose of the present study was to evaluate whether there is evidence of reflection in student-written journals and to investigate whether students show improvements in their reflective skills through journal keeping. To that end, the reflection journals of 3460 first-year students enrolled in...