Reflections
The teachers on one team developed two different formats to guide reflection and self-evaluation as presented below. They handed these out after the reports and exhibitions were completed.
REFLECTION QUESTIONS FOR THE I-SEARCH UNIT
HOW THE ATLANTIC OCEAN AFFECTS NEW ENGLAND'S ECONOMY:
PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE
REFLECTION/SELF-EVALUATION
Story of your search
Describe the story [process, steps you took] of your search:
- Tell about what excited you and what you wanted to learn about.
- Include a description of what you did during the 4 phases.
- Describe your successes and frustrations‹what sources were the most helpful to you and why.
'What This Means to Me'
Tell us what this unit meant to you:
- Describe your favorite activities, books, speakers, and how they affected
you.
- Write about what you would like to learn more about.
Self-Evaluation
Write an evaluation of yourself as a researcher and a learner.
[Use the story of your search to cite examples.]
- Comment on what things you did well and the things that were difficult.
- Identify ways in which you helped or were helped by classmates and
teachers.
- Talk about what you would change or do differently if you were doing
another I-Search unit.
Reflection
- When I researched my subtopic, I found my strengths were____________________________
____________________________________________________________________________I found my weaknesses were______________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________ - When I worked with my group on our project topic, we worked well when
we _______________
_____________________________________________________________________________We didn't work well when _______________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________ - In comparing the individual work with the project group work, I found
some things to be the same. These were__________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________I found some things to be different. These were_______________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________ - I was a valuable group member when I______________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________I did not help the group when_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________ - What I'd like to know more about___________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
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