Reflection In Teaching

Teacher and trainers are lifelong learners hence they must value reflection and evaluation as of their own practice and continue professional development as teachers. It is important that they use ways to reflect, evaluate and use research to develop their own practice and can share these good and effective practices with other colleagues who are also engaged in continuous professional development. One of the qualities of a good teacher is the ability to reflect on what, why and how the adapt and develop practices that are lifelong learning because it is the key to successful learning in the professional filed it helps one to structure and work on the practice through required changes and development. Today the concept of reflection is used

Reflection in action is immediate and happens amidst a performance and reflection on action is reflecting on the various materials that are used in a situation. Reflection in action is an effective way that allows a practitioner come to terms with a situation or problem that they encounter and the reflection that are made on the spur of the moment thus it is a process of performing an action while thinking where it allows one to monitor their action and make necessary changes to the situation that help operate the new ideas developed and use this professional knowledge to solve an issue or adapt to a new situation by innovating the existing knowledge base. Reflection in action helps reduce the teachers chances of forgetting what happened during action and helps in improving teaching with a realistic approach to the circumstances. While reflection on action helps a teacher to reflect to event or action or event and help them analyse their strength and weakness and help them adapt teaching strategies that may be appropriate and to understand and reflect on areas where the difficulties occurred so that they are aware and able to overcome them in future if such situations arise. It is important that the reflection the teacher make of their practices are critical in nature that allows to solve issues of their own practice and help see the broader picture that help look at alternative ideas and practices that can be incorporated and to look outside the teaching practice at broad socio economic structure and be critical enough so that there is no bias. According to Schon professional practice helps in problem solving. It is accepted that reflection is essential for professional development and without regular and systematic reflection of one’s practice it is difficult to develop professionally because effective teaching requires one to reflect and