“Reflection may also be prompted by more positive states, for example, by an experience of successfully completing a task which previously was thought impossible” Boud (1996)
I, like a student, have spent so much time worrying about what I have to do in the future. I have decided to apply for the university to study an International business. That makes me feel that I need to be critically reflective of my assignments in order to improve my future student's performance. If an assignment gone wrong, I have to dwell on it and re-examine why it went wrong because I do not want it to happen again in my student's life. Not only does reflective practice encourage me as a student, but also makes me to be prepared to change my attitude to the responsibility towards my course, however I think my attitude to the studies is adequate.
When I first started to write the law assignment about the comparism of effectiveness between precedent and legislation, I found it quite difficult because as a foreign student, I never wrote even a similar piece of work and also I never studied the law before.
First, I had to make sure that I fully understood the title of the task so I can answer the question correctly, then I needed to plan and structure my essay into the paragraphs, and after that I needed to find an appropriate resource, from where I could obtain the necessary information. I went to the Beacon Centre Library, which I found really helpful, where I have found English legal system books. I have also prepared all the handouts given by my tutor as well as my notes. I have checked some law internet websites, where I found enough useful information for start of writing the first draft. I was worried that I won’t be able to select the most importan...
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...learner, I was very impressed from the mark I have got. However, I have not gotten a feedback from my tutor yet and I know that good feedback is invaluable in my development. If I reflect now on the particular assignment and was to write it again, there would be some changes which could increase my mark such as more comparism of effectiveness. But I had not been critically reflective enough, I was just demoralised that I couldn't do it any better. I think this might have happened because I was so stressed from my first assignment ever. But I had decided, that I will not let the same thing happen again in the future.
So as a future university student, I hope I will manage to be as good student as possible. I want to show enthusiasm and display clarity and by passing all of the assignments at merit or above, I will be able to bring my studies successfully to the end.
A suggestion made by Schon (1991) states that there are two fundamental forms of reflection: reflection-on-action and reflection-in-action. He further defined Reflection-in-action as a means of examining one’s own behaviour and that of others while in a situation (Schon, 1995, 1987). However, Grant and Greene (2001) and Revans (1998), defined reflection-on-action as focusing on identifying negative aspects of personal behaviour with a view to improving professional comp...
...ide an effective overview of some of the key considerations within this topic and further created the opportunity for me to input some of my own ideas for future use. I believe for example that what has been shown most significantly is the importance of the ‘environment’ in determining how we think; as with the current fast moving world of work and living, often the demand for quick decision making makes reflection more difficult, with people being more likely to make suboptimal decisions utilizing previous experience and intuition. Further is the crucial idea that reflection heavily depends on the ‘type’ of individual; with some having a more numerical ability that facilitates reflection or some being more ‘open-minded’ in their way of thinking (Baron 1985) that means they are likely to consider a broader spectrum of new possibilities, resulting in good decisions.
According to Driscoll (2000), there are three processes when reflecting on one’s practice. They are: ‘What?’, ‘so what?’ and ‘Now what?’ Using Driscoll’s reflective cycle will enable me to link theory to practice.
After analyzing the discourse community of law and the detailed process lawyers take in order to write an effective appeals brief, one can see that lawyers have a very specific and unique way of communicating that includes certain jargon unfamiliar and possibly incomprehensible to the general public. Although writing an appeal brief is only one aspect of many that government prosecuting attorneys such as Kenny Elser face in their jobs on a daily basis, it is also a very necessary job because not only is it used by a single discourse community in the law profession but utilized by the discourse community of law as a whole.
Self-reflection is defined as meditation or thought put towards your own goals or motives. To self-reflect, you must be willing to take time for yourself, even if you do not think you have time. Everyone has a lot on their plate, but even if it seems as if the world is crumbling around you, taking time to be selfish every now and again is crucial. Setting a goal for yourself cannot be done unless you have a willingness to understand your own personal nature, essence, and purpose. It may seem hard at times, especially if you are a selfless individual, but it is important to remember your place and what you are trying to achieve. In order to do so it is necessary to understand Maslow’s hierarchy of needs.
Reflection can been described as a process of turning experience into learning, that is, it is a way of exploring experience in order to learn new things from it. According to Boud, eogh, and Walker (1985:19) they define reflection as “those intellectual and affective activities which are engaged in by individuals to explore their experiences in order to lead to new understandings and appreciations”. Reflection often involves taking the unprocessed, raw material of one’s experience and engaging with it Inorder to derive sense from what has occurred. It often involves exploring messy and confused events and focusing on the thoughts and emotions that accompany them. Reflection can be undertaken as an informal personal activity either for its own sake or as a part of a structured course. Reflection may focus on special activities taking for instance workshop activities, events of the past experience for example, what learners easily recall from prior experience, or concurrent activities in the learners’ workplace and community that can act as a stimulus for learning. In this context, the word event is used to refer to any activity from which learning may result, whether it happens regardless of its location that is whether in a classroom, a workshop, a formally scheduled placement, or in everyday
Reflection is a key element of the human learning process. It can be used to justify aspects of practice and legitimise the knowledge gained from it, as opposed to traditional forms of learning.
“The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than upon mere survival” (Aristotle, n.d.) Reflection is a process that begins with looking back on a situation, thinking about it, learning from it and then using the new knowledge to help you in similar situations in the future. We need to evaluate through reflection to determine whether change is needed. We can then decide what action is needed and what we should do the next time we are faced with a similar situation. It might not necessarily be something you have done wrong, it may well be you were happy with the outcome of a situation you had some input into and would do again.
Cownie, F and Bradney, A. (2002) English Legal System in Context, London, Butterworths, pp. 293-4.
1.The strict supremacy of statute over judicial decisions and a tradition of literalism in statutory interpretation, 2. Where no legislation exists, the courts are bound by the doctrine of precedent in accordance with a strict hierarchy of judicial authority, 3. In the absence of a relevant precedent, the judges will be guided by legal principle and reasoning by analogy, and 4. There is clear way of distinguishing the ratio of a case…
I believe it is important for any student who wants to do their best in a class to take a moment to evaluate their own work to determine the rate their writing is progressing and how they can continue to advance their writing. When I looked through my own work I asked myself “what have I learned this semester?” and “what do I still need to learn in order to improve my writing?”. Answering both these questions will help me with my last step of my self-evaluation, developing a plan to learn new skills.
Over the course of the semester, I feel that I have grown as a writer in many ways. When I came into the class, there were skills I had that I already excelled at. During my time in class, I have come to improve on those skills even more. Before I took this class I didn’t even realise what I was good at. This is the first class where I felt I received feedback on my writing that helped me to actually review my work in see what areas I lacked in and where I succeeded. Some of the skills I had shocked me as I didn’t think I had those capabilities in me.
This essay will examine the doctrine of Judicial precedent that helps form the English Legal System. It will illustrate various views that have been raised by Judges and relating cases to the use of ‘Stare decisis’ when creating precedents. In addition it will discuss how the developments in the powers of the courts now also allow them to depart from these precedents to an extent.
Learning the art of reflecting while an activity is taking place, or after it, is a skill that requires several steps of progression. Ultimately understanding the process of reflection can help coaches refine their coaching strategies and incorporate those strategies at each stage (becoming a better coach through reflective practice, 2016).
Reflection within early year’s settings and schools allows for the practitioner to think about the work that is being completed either whilst doing it or after it has occurred, the reflection allows for seeing how the work has gone or whether it needs to be changed for future practice. Schön is a key writer about reflection and illustrates the differences between reflection in action, reflection on action and reflection whilst completing the task. The above critical skills help all practitioners to develop understanding as they hugely impact on others lives, if this skill is not engaged in then practice could be effected (Leeson, 2004).