Often shortened to reflection. Associated with Donald Schön's work on the reflective practitioner; the practical version drops the academic framing.
Reflective practice is the deliberate practice of reflecting on one's work — what worked, what did not, what to change next — as a structured part of the learning cycle. The practice is older than the modern terminology; it shows up in apprenticeship traditions across crafts and professions. The structured version typically involves a written or spoken account of a piece of work, examined against criteria for what would count as stronger work next time.
The practical value is compounding. A reflection on a single piece of work produces marginal improvement; a habit of reflection across a body of work produces a meaningfully better practitioner over time. The skill of self-assessment is itself a learnable skill.
Ewance challenges include explicit reflection prompts at the close of each cycle. The student writes — briefly — what they would do differently next time, against the rubric criteria they were assessed on. The reflection is part of the credential record, so a recruiter can see how the student thinks about their own work, not just the work itself.
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