It is well established that the use of reflections influences and supports learning in important
ways. However, student-learning, teacher-pedagogical, institutional, and sociocultural …

This article discusses five trends in research on writing as a learning activity. Firstly, earlier
decades were marked by conflicting views about the effects of writing on learning; in the past …

Context Although reflection is considered a significant component of medical education and
practice, the literature does not provide a consensual definition or model for it. Because …

Purpose Reflective writing (RW) curriculum initiatives to promote reflective capacity are
proliferating within medical education. The authors developed a new evaluative tool that can …

Despite the common use of the term reflection in higher education assessment tasks,
learners are not often taught how to communicate their disciplinary knowledge through …

This paper describes a quantitative study that explores teaching practices in primary
education to sustain the hypothesis that students' critical thinking may be activated through …

Background: Schwartz Center Rounds®(Rounds) were introduced into the UK in 2009 to
support health-care staff to deliver compassionate care, something the Francis report …

Reflection is a high impact practice that develops teacher candidates' learning. Critical
reflection requires teacher candidates to continually examine their own thoughts …

Reflective journal (RJ) writing has been recognized as an effective pedagogical tool for
nurturing students' lifelong learning skills. With the paucity of empirical work on the …

The present study adopted a meta-analytic approach to evaluate reflective interventions that
were conducted with the intention to promote learning outcomes in higher education, using …