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A good reflection... 1. Is honest. 2. Answers the questions or responds to the statements. 3. Contains examples and details to support opinions and thoughts. 4. Helps the person who wrote it understand him/herself better. 5. Informs the audience and gives useful information. 6. Shows that the person really thought about the question before writing down a response. 7. Shows personal perspective. 8. Is easily understood by the reader. It is free of spelling mistakes as well as confusing language. 9. Is based on what the person believes or thinks about what is asked. 10. Shows thinking.

A good reflection... 1. Is honest. 2. Answers the questions or responds to the statements. 3. Contains examples and details to support opinions and thoughts. 4. Helps the person who wrote it understand him/herself better. 5. Informs the audience and gives useful information. 6. Shows that the person really thought about the question before writing down a response. 7. Shows personal perspective. 8. Is easily understood by the reader. It is free of spelling mistakes as well as confusing language. 9. Is based on what the person believes or thinks about what is asked. 10. Shows thinking.

Reflections allow students the opportunity to think about their experiences and "get the learning out" of these experiences. Through reflection, students develop and adjust their short and long term goals, explore problems and solutions encountered during their work, and connect their experiences to their learning goals. Reflections are an important part of the feedback loop between the student and their teacher. Therefore, sharing the learning with the teacher in a timely manner, allows the teacher to offer formative guidance through timely responses to the reflection, which increases student learning.