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The figure below shows that the reflective thinking process starts with you. Before you can begin to assess the words and ideas of others, you need to pause and identify and examine your own thoughts.  This involves revisiting your prior experience and knowledge of the topic you are exploring. It also involves considering how and why you think the way you do. The examination of your beliefs, values, attitudes and assumptions forms the foundation of your understanding.

Source: Reflective Writing. The Learning Centre - UNSW

Engaging in reflective writing will develop your understanding in many ways, including helping you to:

• Become a critical thinker
• Identify weaknesses in your understanding
• Gain a deeper understanding of course content
• Become an independent learner and problem-solver.

• Academic phrasebank

• Examples of reflective writing

• Practice-based and reflective learning

• Literature Review
• Systematic Review 
• Grey Literature 
• Generative AI 
• Evaluating Sources 

Kolb's Experiential Learning Theory 

Rolfe et al's Reflective Model 

Gibbs' Reflective Cycle

Source: MindTools 

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