Made by Dr Taimur Khan

PSKC Week 5 Module Leader: Gayathri Senanayake

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Reflective Writing: May 2024

Driscoll’s Model
Learning
Objectives

• How to write reflectively using

Driscoll’s model
• How to differentiate between
reflective and non-reflective
writings
• How to use reflective prompts
Reflective
writing: An
overview

THE UNIVERSITY OF HULL.

Reflective Writing [Online]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v
=QoI67VeE3ds&t=7s
[Accessed 11 April 2023]
How to write
Reflectively
• Write in the first person
• Analyse rather than just describe
• Be subjective

(The University of Cambridge, 2023)

Write in the Use the “I” pronoun as it is about your experiences
and you are not speaking for others

first person • At the time I felt …

•  At the time they felt …
•  At the time the class felt …
•  At the time everyone felt …
 Reflective writing is analytical (i.e., it involves careful
thinking to understand or explain something)
Analyse Reflective writing is not descriptive; the description is
used only to set the stage for analysis
rather than • Examples
•  Reading consists of skimming, scanning, and critical

just describe reading. Skimming is quick and selective reading. Scanning

is about locating specific information. Critical reading is
slow and focused …
•  I learned about different types of readings and their
uses. Before knowing about this skill, I thought reading
was simply reading. I thought this way about reading
because … However, I am still unsure about … In the
future, I will …
 Reflective writing is subjective (i.e., it deals with your
Be experiences, opinions and feelings). In other words,
it is personal.

subjective
Differences Reflective Writing

Personal
Academic Writing

Impersonal

Between Uses the first person May or may not use the first person

Reflective and May use informal language Only use formal language

Academic
Focuses on personal development Not particularly focused on personal
development

Writings Emotive/subjective

May not require supportive academic

Objective

Must provide citations and references

evidence such as references

(The University of Leeds, 2023)

 Looking back
Previously, at the time, at first, initially, subsequently, consequently, later

Helpful Expressing the value of an experience

words and
Meaningful, significant, important, relevant, useful

Expressing personal opinions

phrases for Thought, felt, noticed, questioned, realised, did something, expected

reflection Expressing similarity and difference

Alternatively, equally, this is similar to, is unlike, differs from, is related to

Giving reason
Because, due to, explains, may be explained by

The University of Portsmouth, 2023

Class Activity I: Identify reflective and
non-reflective sentences. Give reasons.
• The students were sitting in class.
• I did not feel very confident.
• In the beginning, I felt that the module was not helpful.
• Next time, I will do it differently.
• People with good interpersonal skills enjoy social situations.
• I was not convinced at first.
 Class Activity II
Reflective writing: True
or False?

1. You should keep your writing impersonal.

True/False
2. It is better not to say if something was difficult.
True/False
3. You should say what went well and what could be improved.
True/False
4. You do not have to describe the experience in detail – just the important bits.
True/False
5. You should include solutions to problems you had.
True/False
6. You should finish by describing exactly what you did.
True/False (British Council, 2023)
 Class Activity III:
Driscoll’s Model
Put each sentence in a sequence in the appropriate sections, which are “What?”, “So What?”
and “Now What?”
1) This made me think about what I was good at.
2) At first, hearing that intelligence could be kinaesthetic or musical felt strange.
3) I studied multiple kinds of intelligence.
4) I will seek a profession or job that requires interpersonal skills.
5) My first class was about learning styles.
6) I can use this insight for my own progress.
7) I had always thought that intelligence was logical-mathematical.
8) Interestingly, I found out that I am good at interpersonal skills.
Class Activity IV:
Driscoll’s Model
Think of an experience and write a short reflective piece using the prompts below:
• What?: Briefly describe the experience (2 sentences)
• So What?: Write about your thoughts and feelings and what you learned from the
experience (3-5 sentences)
• Now what?: What are you going to do as a result of the experience (3-5
sentences)
 Class Activity:
Reflection
• CW1 and CW2: Each
student writes a reflective
paragraph about what they
have learned in class today.
• CW2: Each student collects
and stores a photo/screen
grab/log or any other
format as a piece of
evidence that demonstrates
what they have learned in
class today.
Blackboard
Each student logs in to the Blackboard and downloads today’s lecture material.
https://my.bucks.ac.uk/
 Bibliography

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2023].
• COTTRELL, S. 2017. Critical Thinking Skills: Developing Effective Analysis and Argument, London, Macmillan.
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• THE UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS. Reflective Writing [Online] https://library.leeds.ac.uk/info/14011/writing/113/reflective_writing [Accessed 2 April 2023].
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• THE UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX. Reflective Writing [Online] https://www.sussex.ac.uk/skills-hub/writing-and-assessments/reflective-writing [Accessed 2
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