The ability to reflect on and construct meaning from personal experiences is a key feature of high-quality learning today, not only in terms of that of students in schools but also with respect to that of adults at university and in the workplace.
These processes tend not come entirely naturally to young people, however, and in any programme of education that relies heavily on such reflection much depends on the skill of the facilitator in making available appropriate opportunities and on putting in place effective frameworks for promoting it.
Reflection is an especially significant part of the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) that is offered to sixth-formers in many schools. Essentially, the EPQ is a large-scale independent learning assignment, in which the candidate’s record of their research processes is as important as the end product.
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