Study Skills: The Learning Cycle

Activity 1
a) Think about a recent piece of work you
have done, for example an essay, a
note-taking exercise, discussion practice, a
presentation. Use the template below to write
a reflection. Make sure you follow all the
stages, from describe at the beginning to
plan at the end.

Questions to help Write your reflection here

you reflect
Describe: What
happened?

Feel: What were your

feelings?

Evaluate: What was

good about the
experience? What
problems did you
have?
Analyse: Why did you
have those problems?
Did others have the
same problems? What
is their feedback?
Conclude: What
general conclusions
can you draw? What
specific (personal)
conclusions do you
have?
Plan: What will you do
to overcome the
problems? What will
you do differently next
time?

b) Ask a peer (or your teacher) to identify the different parts of your reflection. If

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possible, get them to highlight each part in different colour.

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