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Submitting The ‘Right’ Reflection, Catherine Murphy, Tom O'Mahony
Submitting The ‘Right’ Reflection, Catherine Murphy, Tom O'Mahony
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While the benefits of reflection for students are well documented, there is a parallel body of research pointing to varying levels of engagement with reflection. Students on a four-year business information systems programme have to complete a reflection as part of their placement assessment. Using a constructivist qualitative methodology, this research explores the students' experience of reflecting with a view to identifying what supports could be useful to guide students in the future. Using semi-structured interviews, the students described a focus on description of activities and overall uncertainty on what to write. There are multiple possible interventions which could support …