ERIC Number: EJ1101510
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Publication Date: 2016
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Analyzing Service-Learning Reflections through Fink's Taxonomy
Barnes, Meghan E.; Caprino, Kathryn
Teaching in Higher Education, v21 n5 p557-575 2016
Reflection is an increasingly essential component of experience-based learning in higher education to encourage students to draw connections between theoretical and practical knowledge and experiences. This qualitative study examines the reflections of undergraduate students in a service-learning course for secondary English teacher candidates. The authors use Fink's taxonomy of significant learning as a lens through which to examine the learning within and critical natures of students' reflections. Findings from this study suggest that to consider and extend students' academic content knowledge and to move students toward new and critical understandings of their service work, reflections should direct students toward more explicit considerations of academic course content over a period of time. To help students write critical reflections that achieve both academic and personal growth learning goals, the authors recommend explicitly teaching the reflective mode, introducing students to Fink's taxonomy, and instructing students to include course content in their reflections.
Descriptors: Service Learning, Reflection, Taxonomy, Experiential Learning, Qualitative Research, Undergraduate Students, Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Practicums, English Teachers, Knowledge Level, Course Content, Epistemology, Data Collection, Data Analysis, Student Educational Objectives, Learning Processes, Caring, Learning Strategies, Independent Study
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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