E9 Reflective practice Flashcards
(19 cards)
How can you meet your own developmental needs?
-Self directed learning, reading and research
-Shadowing and visits to other settings
-External training, workshops, conferences
-Aprraisal, peer observation, feedback
-Setting and reviewing professional goals
What is the importance of feedback?
-Improves performance
-Increases motivation
-Enhances personal growth and professional growth
-Provides constructive criticism
-Supports reflective practice
Why must practitioners engage in CPD?
+ Maintain up-to-date knowledge and skills: professional development will support practitioners in keeping their knowledge up to date, and will provide opportunities to develop different areas of their practice.
+ Improve provision and outcomes for children and young people: actively reflecting on your practice will improve what you are doing in the classroom and is likely to improve outcomes for children and young people.
+ Adhere to regulatory requirements: CPD will help you to be aware of and implement new regulatory requirements as they are introduced.
+ Keep up to date with legislative changes: your line manager will ensure that you are informed about any changes in the law.
+ Ensure understanding of current priorities, debates and approaches in education: ongoing CPD will ensure that your attention is drawn to these, and will give you opportunities to clarify anything which is unclear.
+ Make meaningful contributions to a team: CPD and reflective practice will encourage you to think about your own contribution to and impact on workplace teams.
+ Improve opportunities for progression and promotion in own role: structured CPD will give all practitioners opportunities to move forward in their role, by discussing their strengths and aspirations with line managers.
What are the four stages of Kolbs experiential learning cycle?
- Concrete experience (CE): the learner encounters an activity or experience for themselves
- Reflective observation of a new experience (RO): the learner thinks back or reflects on their experience
- Abstract conceptualisation (AC): the learner has a new idea or has changed their thinking due to their experience.
- Active experimentation (AE): the learner applies their new way of thinking to a future experience.
What are the six stages of Gibbs reflective cycle?
Description: What happened, all details what everyone did and the result
Feelings: How did you and others feel at the time? How do you and others feel now.
Evaluation: What was good and bad about the situation. What were the influences on any positive or negative outcomes?
Analysis: What sense can you make out of the situation?
Conclusion: What could you have done differently. What did you learn?
Action plan: Do you need to develop new skills? How will these help you handle the situation better in the future?
What are the three stages of Boud, Keogh and Walkers model?
Experience: What are my feelings and emotions linked to my experience
Reflective process: As i think about my experience, how can i remove any negative feelings and re-evaluate my thinking?
Outcomes: How might my behaviour change as a result of what i have learnt through reflection?
How can reflective models be applied in practice?
-Revisit the activity
-Think carefully about what has happened, then consider how they might change or develop following the experiences
How can you keep up to date with current priorities and debates in education?
-Keep up to date with the news by reading news websites and newspapers
-Look at educational magazines, papers and websites relating to early years or your area of education
-Follow social media groups in a professional context to keep up to date with particular areas of interest
-Practice CPD, attend additional training and professional development when available
What is education reform?
Education reform refers to the way in which education changes over time, due to new laws or government innovations. This is a continual process and some examples are listed in the specification.
What is the impact of the national curriculum reforms?
Now only the core subjects of English, maths and science are prescribed in detail, although what pupils should be taught about in other subjects is still outlined.
These reforms affect the way in which schools plan their curriculum performing subjects.
What are the ones in favour of selective education saying?
+ It encourages social mobility, as all children and young people from all backgrounds can take a test and get into a selective school, which might be performing better than a non-selective school.
What are the ones not in favour of selective education saying?
+ More affluent parents have an advantage - they can arrange tutors for their children so that they are more likely to pass the tests.
+ There are also more selective schools in some parts of the country than others, which means that the same opportunities for getting into selective schools are not available to all children and young people.
What are the different educational fundings for different types of schools?
State or maintained school:
Funded by government
community, voluntary aided/ controlled, special schools
Academic and free schools:
Entirely government funded
Have control over budgeting, flexibility of curriculum and teachers pay
Independent/ private:
Paid for by fees from parents / carers
No government or state funding
May be funded by charitable donations
Arguments for and against National curriculum tests:
Although educators agree that children’s learning should be measured in some way so that schools can track their progress and report to parents and the government, this can mean that they are “taught to the test’ rather than offered a broad and balanced curriculum. K53 SATs were abolished in 2008 and K57 SATs will be non-statutory from 2023.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of GCSE’s versus IGCSE’s?
GCSE: (General Certificate of Secondary Education) are the examinations which most pupils in England will undertake at the age of 16. However, International GCSEs (sometimes known as IGCSEs) are recognised by many other countries and can be more useful for international students or for those who wish to use their qualifications in other countries, for example, if they plan to study the International Baccalaureate.
IGCSEs are not offered by state schools in England but by private and international schools. There are some differences in the coursework/exam balance and some say that IGCSEs are easier, although both are accepted by universities and considered comparable.
What are the downsides to technology?
+ It is often expensive and, due to new innovations, can become outdated quickly.
+ It can be difficult to use with groups, as technical problems with individual devices can take up teaching time for the group as a whole.
+ Schools and colleges need to have strong firewalls in place to prevent safeguarding issues, which can occur when children and young people access inappropriate sites.
+ Technology is also criticised for limiting social interactions - children and young people can be surrounded by technology in the form of phones and other devices at home.
What are the opportunities of blended learning?
-Can be accessed when convenient
What is the impact of exam stress on children’s health and wellbeing?
Exam stress- mood swings, lack of appetite, physical health problems
Adults need to be aware of this
Quality of support for pupils with SEND:
-Parents who know the system are more likely to get support
-Quality and level of support for pupils with SEND affects their mental health and wellbeing as they go through the education system
