In 2014, Malaysia and United Kingdom (UK) had a collaborative project to construct a Bachelor of Education (Honours) degree programme in Primary Mathematics, with English and Health and Physical Education as minor subjects (Jarvis et al, 2014). Jarvis et al (2014) stated that the project was to develop teacher education pedagogical approach which named the Action – Reflection – Modelling (ARM). One of the highlights in the principle of the ARM approach was “the value of reflective learning and reflection for both student teachers and pupils” (Jarvis et al, 2014, pp 89).
Based from this issue, it is vital to practitioner in early years setting to reflect themselves. This essay will discuss about the key concepts of reflective practice. The …show more content…
Schon (1987, pp83) cited in Merickel (1998) explained teachers need to “…move to the center of the learning situation, into the center of their own doubts”. From this view, reflective practitioner able to evaluate their understandings and actions could be done to solve the difficult situation (Merickel, 1998). For example, reflective practitioner is a teacher who able to practice reflection well in every day experience.
Moving now to reflective learning, according to University of Worcester (2012), reflective learning is a learning process which required time and practice and also active process. Active process here is involved thinking critically yourself, asking questions and seeking solution of appropriate information in order to deep your understanding. For example a teacher makes a reflective learning in which he does a critical thinking so that he could increase his skill in future.
So far the discussion has focussed on what is meant by reflection; reflective practice; reflective practitioner and; reflective learning. The following section will discuss about why is reflection an important professional skill. There are several reasons on why we need and important to reflect (Jasper, 2013). Basically, it is a need for practitioner to create strategies in order to survive live (Jasper, …show more content…
The abuse victims were two siblings which were the elder brother (8) and younger sister (6).The elder brother was my student. The abuse started when their own mother sold them to a man villager. Their mother was a drug addicted while their father was in jail during that time where he was being caught because of robbery. The mother sold the siblings so she can have money to buy drugs. The man villager who bought them was the person who abuses the siblings. The siblings’ experienced physically abused where they have been beaten hardly every day. Both siblings were been tortured cruelly by that man. They even been injected with drugs and the younger sister was being raped. Nevertheless, the elder brother still went to the school. I noticed there were bruises on his arms and face. I was suspicious and made a police report. After the investigation, the police found that the siblings were being abused by the man villager. He has been caught and the siblings then been admitted to the hospital for
Based from this issue, it is vital to practitioner in early years setting to reflect themselves. This essay will discuss about the key concepts of reflective practice. The …show more content…
Schon (1987, pp83) cited in Merickel (1998) explained teachers need to “…move to the center of the learning situation, into the center of their own doubts”. From this view, reflective practitioner able to evaluate their understandings and actions could be done to solve the difficult situation (Merickel, 1998). For example, reflective practitioner is a teacher who able to practice reflection well in every day experience.
Moving now to reflective learning, according to University of Worcester (2012), reflective learning is a learning process which required time and practice and also active process. Active process here is involved thinking critically yourself, asking questions and seeking solution of appropriate information in order to deep your understanding. For example a teacher makes a reflective learning in which he does a critical thinking so that he could increase his skill in future.
So far the discussion has focussed on what is meant by reflection; reflective practice; reflective practitioner and; reflective learning. The following section will discuss about why is reflection an important professional skill. There are several reasons on why we need and important to reflect (Jasper, 2013). Basically, it is a need for practitioner to create strategies in order to survive live (Jasper, …show more content…
The abuse victims were two siblings which were the elder brother (8) and younger sister (6).The elder brother was my student. The abuse started when their own mother sold them to a man villager. Their mother was a drug addicted while their father was in jail during that time where he was being caught because of robbery. The mother sold the siblings so she can have money to buy drugs. The man villager who bought them was the person who abuses the siblings. The siblings’ experienced physically abused where they have been beaten hardly every day. Both siblings were been tortured cruelly by that man. They even been injected with drugs and the younger sister was being raped. Nevertheless, the elder brother still went to the school. I noticed there were bruises on his arms and face. I was suspicious and made a police report. After the investigation, the police found that the siblings were being abused by the man villager. He has been caught and the siblings then been admitted to the hospital for