Elements of a quality reflection :Critical Reflection Journal

TASK DETAILS FOR CRITICAL REFLECTION JOURNAL

Please see theElements of a quality reflectiondocument for additional information on this task (Located on StudyDesk in the Assignment 1 tab)

Part A:

Presentation of four reflection activity responses (two from Module 1 & two from Module 2). Each reflection response will be 400 words in length.

The critical reflection responses must respond to the Critical Reflection Activities as per the Module 1 and 2 booklets

Reflection activity ________ (Module __ prompt __)

Copy your reflection responses into theCritical reflection journaltemplate(provided on StudyDesk) to demonstrate your engagement with, understanding of and critical reflection of Module 1 & 2 content.

Please note:The reflection activity prompt does not need to be included in the critical reflection journal template

Part B:

Presentation of a critical reflection statement.

In 500 words, discuss the most important insights (at least 2) you have gained through engaging in the Module 1 & 2 content.

These insights may include (but are not limited to):

• Additional knowledge that you have gained from the content and how this will impact on the remainder of your pre-service education and/or your future career as a teacher
• How the knowledge gained from modules 1 & 2 may have changed/added to your attitudes or beliefs about previous experiences that you have had either personally, or as a pre-service teacher (e.g. the use of appropriate strategies with a student with special educational needs in professional experience placement)
• Changes in your attitude and/or beliefs about students with special educational needs (e.g. attitude towards inclusion of students with disabilities in mainstream classrooms)
• An analysis of overall community and/or educational system attitudes towards students with special educational needs, and how these attitudes affect student outcomes
• Possible strategies that individual teachers may be able to use to reduce the educational disadvantage often experienced by students with special educational needs
• Insights regarding one of the forum discussions you engaged in. The impact that it had on your knowledge, attitudes and beliefs, and why.
• Your overall response to the critical reflection process. How did you find the process, and why? How will you use this in your future teaching?