Reflection/ Assessment
Reflection is an important part of service learning. It allows for the students, teachers, and community members to connect this experience to individual experiences and to global issues. Using Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy as a guide for reflection questions allows for critical thinking and critical reflection upon the service learning project.
Think about your role in this project. Reflect upon the experience by answering the questions below in your journal.
Remembering
Describe in detail the service learning project.
· What did you do?
· To whom did this project benefit?
Understanding
Explain the most challenging part of this project. Explain what you found to be most rewarding about this project.
Applying
Examine the effects of the service learning project.
· Do you feel like you were able to impact the lives of others through this project?
Analyzing
Compare and contrast your feelings about this project from the beginning until the completion of the service learning project.
Evaluating
Based on your experience with this service learning project, recommend changes that could be made to enhance future projects to better connect the learner to the community.
Creating
Propose a plan for a follow-up project. Create an action plan that would take the service learning project that has been completed further.
Reflection is an important part of service learning. It allows for the students, teachers, and community members to connect this experience to individual experiences and to global issues. Using Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy as a guide for reflection questions allows for critical thinking and critical reflection upon the service learning project.
Think about your role in this project. Reflect upon the experience by answering the questions below in your journal.
Remembering
Describe in detail the service learning project.
· What did you do?
· To whom did this project benefit?
Understanding
Explain the most challenging part of this project. Explain what you found to be most rewarding about this project.
Applying
Examine the effects of the service learning project.
· Do you feel like you were able to impact the lives of others through this project?
Analyzing
Compare and contrast your feelings about this project from the beginning until the completion of the service learning project.
Evaluating
Based on your experience with this service learning project, recommend changes that could be made to enhance future projects to better connect the learner to the community.
Creating
Propose a plan for a follow-up project. Create an action plan that would take the service learning project that has been completed further.