Reflective Essay: Practice Session
Practice Session & Reflective Essay
PRACTICE SESSION
This assessment requires you to make an audio and visual recording of a practice session in which you apply interpersonal skills and then to write a reflective essay in which you reflect upon and critique your interpersonal skills used in the practice session. The scenario is to be a choice from those two listed in the Assessment Requirements Section of the Unit.
INFORMATION ON RECORDING AND REFLECTIVE ESSAY
The recording and the reflective essay are both to be submitted for marking. If the recording is unplayable or not of clear visual quality or if both you and the other person cannot be clearly heard and understood when playing the recording, it will need to be returned with …show more content…
You need to focus on a minimum of four key interpersonal skills (two of which need to be - active listening and positive non-verbal communication). Write about what you did well, what you could improve upon and what you might do different next time. Ensure that your reflective essay meets the requirements of all ten dot points listed in the Unit Information and Assignment Requirements Section of the Unit.
The reflective essay is meant to focus on your application of skills and not about the other person in the recording. Certainly, you will need to refer to some things about the other person (e.g. their attitude, their values, their communication style, their responses, their perceptions) as you reflect on your application of skills but the focus should be on you and your application of interpersonal skills and their impact, including what you could have done differently to improve the impact or outcome. You also need to include an evaluation of your influences (and the other person’s influences) on attitudes, values and …show more content…
The written reflection is to be in the style of an essay. An essay is a formal writing and is not a set of notes written in dot-point form. Because the reflective essay is a critique, you should use First Person writing style (“I”, “me”, “my”, “mine”) as well as Third Person. Refer to the Academic Skills Guide, the Study Skills Guide and Academic Skills Resources on the my.acap website for guidance in writing essays (including reflective essays).
Your reflective essay will be marked according to the Marking Criteria set out in the tables accompanying the assessment question. Check that your assessment tasks have satisfied each marking criteria.
VERBATIM EXAMPLES
The marking criteria requires “verbatim examples of comments during the practice session and verbatim examples of what you could have said”. These need to be throughout your reflective essay to support and explain what you are writing about the practice session. Don’t use lengthy verbatim extracts, preferably just long enough to make your
PRACTICE SESSION
This assessment requires you to make an audio and visual recording of a practice session in which you apply interpersonal skills and then to write a reflective essay in which you reflect upon and critique your interpersonal skills used in the practice session. The scenario is to be a choice from those two listed in the Assessment Requirements Section of the Unit.
INFORMATION ON RECORDING AND REFLECTIVE ESSAY
The recording and the reflective essay are both to be submitted for marking. If the recording is unplayable or not of clear visual quality or if both you and the other person cannot be clearly heard and understood when playing the recording, it will need to be returned with …show more content…
You need to focus on a minimum of four key interpersonal skills (two of which need to be - active listening and positive non-verbal communication). Write about what you did well, what you could improve upon and what you might do different next time. Ensure that your reflective essay meets the requirements of all ten dot points listed in the Unit Information and Assignment Requirements Section of the Unit.
The reflective essay is meant to focus on your application of skills and not about the other person in the recording. Certainly, you will need to refer to some things about the other person (e.g. their attitude, their values, their communication style, their responses, their perceptions) as you reflect on your application of skills but the focus should be on you and your application of interpersonal skills and their impact, including what you could have done differently to improve the impact or outcome. You also need to include an evaluation of your influences (and the other person’s influences) on attitudes, values and …show more content…
The written reflection is to be in the style of an essay. An essay is a formal writing and is not a set of notes written in dot-point form. Because the reflective essay is a critique, you should use First Person writing style (“I”, “me”, “my”, “mine”) as well as Third Person. Refer to the Academic Skills Guide, the Study Skills Guide and Academic Skills Resources on the my.acap website for guidance in writing essays (including reflective essays).
Your reflective essay will be marked according to the Marking Criteria set out in the tables accompanying the assessment question. Check that your assessment tasks have satisfied each marking criteria.
VERBATIM EXAMPLES
The marking criteria requires “verbatim examples of comments during the practice session and verbatim examples of what you could have said”. These need to be throughout your reflective essay to support and explain what you are writing about the practice session. Don’t use lengthy verbatim extracts, preferably just long enough to make your