# Reflective learning

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'''Reflective learning''' is a form of education in which the student reflects upon their learning experiences. A theory about reflective learning cites it as an intentional and complex process that recognizes the role of social context and experience.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Facilitating Reflective Learning Through Mentoring & Coaching|url=https://archive.org/details/facilitatingrefl00broc_955|url-access=limited|last1=Brockbank|first1=Anne|last2=McGill|first2=Ian|publisher=Kogan Page Publishers|year=2006|isbn=0749444487|location=London|pages=[https://archive.org/details/facilitatingrefl00broc_955/page/n36 27]}}</ref> The goals of the process are the clarification and the creation of meaning in terms of self, which then lead to a changed conceptual perspective.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Boyd|first1=Evelyn M.|last2=Fales|first2=Ann W.|date=1983|title=Reflective Learning|journal=Journal of Humanistic Psychology|language=en|volume=23|issue=2|pages=99–117|doi=10.1177/0022167883232011|s2cid=146667190|issn=0022-1678}}</ref>

== Development ==
Reflective learning is a development of the concept of [experiential learning](/source/experiential_learning) as propounded by [John Dewey](/source/John_Dewey), who wrote ''[Experience and Education](/source/Experience_and_Education_(book))'' in 1938. Later theorists include [David Kolb](/source/David_A._Kolb), David Boud ("reflection in learning"),<ref>{{cite book | url=https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/10.4324/9781315059051/reflection-david-boud-rosemary-keogh-david-walker | doi=10.4324/9781315059051 | title=Reflection | date=2013 | isbn=9781135845469 | editor-last1=Boud | editor-last2=Keogh | editor-last3=Walker | editor-first1=David | editor-first2=Rosemary | editor-first3=David }}</ref> and [Donald Schön](/source/Donald_Sch%C3%B6n).<ref>{{cite book |last=Rivera Pelayo |title=Design and Application of Quantified Self Approaches for Reflective Learning in the Workplace |first=Verónica |publisher=KIT Scientific |year=2015 |isbn=9783731504061 |page=15}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Sugerman |title=Reflective Learning: Theory and Practice |first=Deborah A. |publisher=Kendall Hunt |year=2000 |isbn=9780787265618 |page=1}}</ref> In a professional context, this is known as [reflective practice](/source/reflective_practice), wherein the use of the reflective process allows a practitioner to understand their experiences differently and take action accordingly.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Beginning Reflective Practice|url=https://archive.org/details/beginningreflect00jasp|url-access=limited|last=Jasper|first=Melanie|publisher=Nelson Thornes|year=2003|isbn=0748771174|location=Cheltenham|pages=[https://archive.org/details/beginningreflect00jasp/page/n11 1]}}{{dead|date=January 2025}}</ref>

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