Open AccessUsing the Power of Student Reflection to Enhance Professional Development
Author(s) -
Sonia S. Zimmerman,
Darlene Hanson,
Jan Stube,
Janet S. Jedlicka,
LaVonne Fox
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
the internet journal of allied health sciences and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1540-580X
DOI - 10.46743/1540-580x/2007.1146
Subject(s) - curriculum , professional development , reflection (computer programming) , reflective practice , process (computing) , medical education , continuing professional development , psychology , value (mathematics) , personal development , engineering ethics , pedagogy , medicine , computer science , engineering , psychotherapist , programming language , operating system , machine learning
Student personal and professional development is an area of increasing importance in professional education programs. The practitioner of the future needs to be able to reflect and self-assess his/her learning in order to take intentional steps toward developing or continuing competency. The purpose of this article is to describe the evolution of one program’s process of incorporating self-reflection and feedback as an integral part of the curriculum. Examples of the guiding questions are included. The value of a self-reflective student evaluation process in the development of reflective practice and its implementation within a professional healthcare curriculum and future practice environments are discussed.