Students Reflect on Their Learning Cognition, Affect, and Behavior

“When I ask questions, it helps me by knowing what I am studying through my own perspective. It allows me to question myself as well as the subject.”

“I think asking your own questions is important because when you ask questions and answer them yourself its like learning by yourself.”

Reflection Questions About Cognitive Changes
What did you learn?
Why is learning to ask your own questions important for learning?
What did you learn about [the content] that we are studying?
How did you learn it?

Reflection Questions About the Affective Impact
How do you feel now about asking questions?
What did you like about the work you did?

Reflection Questions on Possible Behavioral Changes
How can you use what you learned about asking questions?

Key Points
• Do not skip over the reflection step.
• Set aside a minimum of five to eight minutes for reflection.
• During the reflection process, you return to your role of asking questions and the students return to their roles of responding to your questions.
• Students can reflect individually, in small groups or as a large group.
• Validate students equally when listening to their reports.