REFLECTION & EVIDENCE
Evidence
'Record evidence of your involvement and development throughout the experience/project'
Throughout your experience/project you will need to record evidence in your ManageBac CAS portfolio. This evidence should demonstrate your regular involvement in the experience/project and should show the development through the CAS stages framework. Evidence could include, but is not limited to:
planning documents, letters, emails, certificates, acknowledgements, websites, photos, videos and so on.
Reflection 'Demonstrate in-depth and insightful reflection on the process and the development of your learning' You must do reflection throughout the experience/project, you should reflect after each CAS stage. Reflection should be meaningful and in-depth. You will reflect after each stage on a specific situation that might have occurred. More daily reflection will happen through a process log that you maintain throughout the experience. Reflection can be done in different ways, but is not limited to, written journal entries, audio/video recordings, artwork, poem, photo essay, and so on. You are encourages to find a medium that works for you. Further down on this page you will find some tools that can help you to improve your reflection but can also give you an idea on how you can reflect differently, like in the happiness chart. |
CAS stages framework
As you can see in the diagram, the CAS stages framework stresses the need for ongoing reflection and demonstration. Through each stage you will need to make sure you upload evidence and reflection Managebac will automatically put a timestamp on reflections & evidence that is uploaded. By uploading and updating your page regularly you can show that you are actively involved in the programme. |
Reflection Tools to improve your reflections
Gibbs' Reflection CycleGibb's reflective cycle encourages you to think systematically about the phases of an experience or activity, and you should use all the headings to structure your reflections. You can use this model to explore a specific situation. To structure your reflection using Gibbs' Cycle, choose a situation that is worthwhile to reflect upon and work you way through the steps below. |
Description
In this section, you need to explain what you are reflection to your reader. Perhaps include background information, such as what it is you're reflecting on and tell the reader who was involved. It's important to remember to keep the information provided relevant and to-the-point. Don't waffle on about details that aren't required.
Evaluation
For your evaluation, discuss how well you think things went. Perhaps think about: How did you react to the situation at hand, and how did others react? What was good and what was bad about the experience? If you are writing about a difficult incident/situation, did you feel the situation was resolved afterwards? Why/why not?
Analysis
In your analysis, consider what might have helped or hindered the event/situation? You also have the opportunity here to compare the situation with other situations.
Conclusion
In your conclusion, it is important to acknowledge: Whether you could have done anything else, what you have learned from the situation, consider whether you could have responded in a different way. If you talking about a positive situation, discuss whether you would do the sam again to ensure a positive outcome. Also consider if there is anything you could change to improve things even further. If the situation was negative, tell your reader how you could have avoided it from happening and also how you could make sure it doesn't happen again.
Action plan
A summary of anything you need to know and do to improve for next time or at a further stage of your experience.
Content Team, Mind Tools. “Gibbs' Reflective CycleHelping People Learn From Experience.” Groupthink - Decision Making Skills Training from MindTools.com, Mind Tools, www.mindtools.com/pages/article/reflective-cycle.htm.
In this section, you need to explain what you are reflection to your reader. Perhaps include background information, such as what it is you're reflecting on and tell the reader who was involved. It's important to remember to keep the information provided relevant and to-the-point. Don't waffle on about details that aren't required.
- When and where did this happen?
- Why were you there?
- Who else was there?
- What happened?
- What did you do?
- What did other people do?
- What was the result of this situation?
Evaluation
For your evaluation, discuss how well you think things went. Perhaps think about: How did you react to the situation at hand, and how did others react? What was good and what was bad about the experience? If you are writing about a difficult incident/situation, did you feel the situation was resolved afterwards? Why/why not?
- What was positive about this situation?
- What was negative?
- What went well?
- What didn't go so well?
- What did you and other people do to contribute to the situation (either positively or negatively)?
Analysis
In your analysis, consider what might have helped or hindered the event/situation? You also have the opportunity here to compare the situation with other situations.
Conclusion
In your conclusion, it is important to acknowledge: Whether you could have done anything else, what you have learned from the situation, consider whether you could have responded in a different way. If you talking about a positive situation, discuss whether you would do the sam again to ensure a positive outcome. Also consider if there is anything you could change to improve things even further. If the situation was negative, tell your reader how you could have avoided it from happening and also how you could make sure it doesn't happen again.
- How could this have been a more positive experience for everyone involved?
- If you were faced with the same situation again, what would you do differently?
- What skills do you need to develop, so that you can handle this type of situation better?
Action plan
A summary of anything you need to know and do to improve for next time or at a further stage of your experience.
Content Team, Mind Tools. “Gibbs' Reflective CycleHelping People Learn From Experience.” Groupthink - Decision Making Skills Training from MindTools.com, Mind Tools, www.mindtools.com/pages/article/reflective-cycle.htm.