Sample Reflections

This candidate received the full 4/4 points. This is an exceptional set of reflections, and it all works together because you can see really how the student tackled certain problems inside their essay, and see the natural growth and change of their essay because of those initial roadblocks. It also ends with a conclusion that states how they are going to use this information in the future (that they learned that this was a subject they wished to continue doing in university or potentially a career) so it shows understandable transferability.  The goal is to be as specific as possible when showing what you did and how you did it - this tells the reader that you are familiar with the topic like the back of your own hand. 

This set of reflections earned a 2/4. That puts them firmly in the "limited" category. The examiner for this essay and RPPF noted that the reflections show some personal engagement, warranting a 2 rather than a 1, but the reflections are overly descriptive and the student asserts things without any support or discussion. (The essay overall scored a high-ish C, 18/30. Better reflections, giving a clear sense of engagement, could have pushed this to a B.) There is also no good description of "transfer" of knowledge - how they would use this information in the future.

This was given a 1/4, and in my heart of hearts that is generous. The reflection is entirely discriptive in what they did and why they wrote what they wrote - it gives no insight into the writer's vision or thinking. There is no attempt to justify or reason with why they wrote what they wrote - or even explaining what they wrote at all. You would never be able to connect this reflection to any specific paper.