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Value of Reflective Essay
• …critical to the success of portfolios
–Roberta Camp and Denise Levine
• “…the most important aspect of the portfolio process” – Kerry Weinbaum
• “…one of the most important and useful documents in the portfolio”
-- Peter Elbow
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Value of the Reflective Essay
Why do these distinguished compositionists think the reflective
essay is so important?
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Value of the Reflective Essay
• The reflective paper leads to community college learners taking responsibility for their own learning.
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Value of Reflective Essay
• Two-way conversation• Students become
active participants in the academic discourse community.
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Value of the Reflective Essay
• Students begin to think of themselves as writers rather than hoop-jumpers or homework factories.
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Value of the Reflective Essay
• Pride in achievement• Reflection gives
opportunity to assess growth, to note strengths developed.
• Reflection generates forward momentum to continue work at higher level.
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Possible Objections
• Imposed confession/power dynamic
• Time away from other class activities
• Not a model for business or professional writing
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Value of Reflective Essay
• A final plus –
Evidence of learning in this time of increased emphasis on demonstrable outcomes