Downloads on Reflective Writing

Here are some downloads about reflective writing which you may find useful.

Reflective Writing

This is a short guide to writing a reflection. It provides a simple formula for writing a reflection. There are some questions to answer which can help trigger your thoughts when reflecting.

Models of Reflection

This document takes you through the various models of reflection. There are some questions to help you understand them.

Reflection Prompts

This is a one-page document with several questions for you to answer. They act as prompts to help you think as you reflect.

What is reflective writing?

What is reflective writing? It is something that is written in the first person that looks back at what you have done or thought and projects that forward to changes you could or will make in your behaviour or thinking. Good reflective writing focuses on the future, not the past.

How to write a reflective essay for university

There are four key steps to writing a reflective essay that will attract top marks. Two of these catch many students out. One is to keep a daily journal of studying. The other is to concentrate on the future, not what was studied.

How to write a reflective journal

If you are asked to write a reflective essay you will find you are in a better place to start if you already have compiled a reflective journal. All you need is a pen and a notebook. Yes, you do need to write it by hand and not type it on your laptop, or worse

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Reflective Writing Tips has been compiled by Graham Jones, a UK university lecturer. Graham is a psychologist and has been teaching reflective thinking and reflective writing for more than 20 years to undergraduates and postgraduates.