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What if ...we assigned a
reflective comic
instead of an essay?
We created a...
The rubric data was disappointing...
These research
reflection essays aren't
very reflective...
They all
sound the same...
Are they just telling us
what we want
to hear?
Michele Van Hoeck & Margot Hanson
California State University Maritime
ALA Las Vegas 2014
Creativity!
Something
was better ...
but was it
metacognition?
More
personality,
more humor,
more...
engagement!
to be continued...
Reflection assignments
encourage metacognition, an
understanding of your own
learning skills and performance.
Metacognition helps students
make sense of and incorporate
new knowledge.
Creativity!

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