Reflection
You are likely to be asked to produce a piece of reflective writing at some point during your course and, depending on your subject area, reflection may be something that you are expected to do regularly.
This type of writing differs from more general academic writing in a number of ways. Have a look at the following resource that highlights the differences and similarities between reflective and academic writing.
Reflective Practice Tutorial
Click on the image below to launch our short tutorial on Reflective Practice / Reflective Writing:
Models of reflection
There are many different models of reflection and your course tutor may ask you to follow a particular one or you may be asked to pick one to use yourself. Generally, the models cover the same areas and advise you to consider similar factors in your reflection, so, if you are asked to pick your own, have a look at several and choose the one that you can relate to the most. Try filling in this Reflective model comparison.
Some of the most commonly used models are:
Alternatively, have a look at this more general list of questions and reflective phrases that can help with your reflective writing.
For more on Reflection take a look at the resources on the Reflection Reading list.