Reflecting on reflection, the topic of this week. To improve, you have to look back at yourself; this applies to the skill of looking back at yourself—a little meta, or recursive, which also tends to lead to the most efficient process.
A quick audit and categorization of my reflective writing so far leaves me with the following count.
- Cognitive - 1
- Procedural - 2
- Affective - 1
- Dispositional - 1
- Interpersonal - 0
I do seem to be missing out on the Interpersonal domain a little, and upon reflection, communication is an area I do struggle with, and I think that most of my problem solving and decision-making skills tend do be social-oriented, in that, I like to talk them through before coming to a final decision or solution.
It was also apparent that my Affective domain reflection is relatively weak. While I do consider my emotions, I do not find that they help with learning, and for the most part dismiss them, as my success has often been in spite of my emotions and feelings suggesting that a particular course of action, or decision may be incorrect.
I’m going to focus on the SMART goals in my next blog, which will focus on the current sprint of the slow game Jam.
References
- MARKUS, Keith A. and Denny BORSBOOM. 2013. ‘Reflective Measurement Models, Behavior Domains, and Common Causes’. New Ideas in Psychology 31(1), 54–64.