Sample Reflection Questions
- What was it like to take part in this conversation?
- What did you hear that fit with your experience?
- What did you hear that surprised you?
- Is there anything that challenges your initial perspectives of this issue?
- How can you take this experience and use it to engage your community?
- What theories or other academic knowledge help you to understand this experience or issue?
- How do you understand the broader context of what you observed and experienced?
- How does this experience connect with other things you’ve studied or experienced?
- What key things did you learn from this experience?
- What do you still need to work on or research to benefit from this experience?
- How can your skills or knowledge be improved?
- How will you approach the future differently as a result of this experience or issue?
(Colby et al., 2007)