Reflective Writing: A Discussion on Definition, Theory, Levels and Application

Abstract

This paper explores the topic of reflective writing for English language learners. There are four aspects of reflective writing discussed: definition, theory, levels and application. There are many definitions of the term ‘reflective’, most are generally based on an emphasis of using past
experiences for future reference. Learner autonomy and learning process are related factors to explain the usefulness of reflective writing. The author found that the revised version of Bloom’s taxonomy by Anderson and Krathwohl (2001) can be used as a framework to scale the levels of
reflection in order to serve both students’ self-evaluations and teachers’ evaluations. The application of reflective writing is suitable for most any kinds of learning under the condition of mutual understanding between teachers and learners