The outcome of reflection is contextual and individual to the person writing the reflection. However, the process of reflection can be assessed. When deciding whether you want to assess your students’ reflective work, various factors should be considered:
- How will you indicate to your students the importance of reflection within your course?
- Do you have a clear idea of what ‘good’ reflective output would look like from your students?
- How will you encourage students to engage appropriately with reflection?
- How will you steer and influence the type of reflections your students produce?
- Who will do the assessment? (you, staff, students as peers, students for themselves).
- What resources are required?
- Are assessment criteria and rubrics required?
