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# Reflecting After Learning

After you finish a piece of learning, say what helped, what was confusing and what you would change next time.

Subject: Learning to Learn · Area: Learning to Learn · Ages 9 to 10
Page: https://lightmysky.com/learn/learning-to-learn/reflecting-after-learning-mt_v5yDTWEiyQ

## Ready when they can

- Kolb reflective learning cycle
- Hattie & Timperley feedback model

## Lesson: Looking Back After You Learn

When you finish a project or a topic at school, there is one more step. You can think back over how it went. This is called reflecting. It is not about whether you got a good grade. It is about what helped you and what was hard.

**Example.** Priya just finished a book report. Instead of putting it away, she asks herself three questions: What helped me the most? What part confused me? What would I do differently next time? She realizes reading a chapter each night helped, but rushing the last page made her miss some details.

*(drawing: These steps happen after you finish, not while you're still working.)*

**Tip.** You already know how to teach something back and how to learn from a mistake. Reflecting adds one more habit: pause after you're done and ask what worked and what you would change.

**Recap.** After you finish something, pause and ask what helped, what was confusing, and what you'd try next time.

## Practice

8 questions on this page, each with its working shown.

## Needs first

- [Teaching It Back](https://lightmysky.com/learn/learning-to-learn/teaching-it-back-mt_6eTZUwKQZr)
- [Analysing your own errors](https://lightmysky.com/learn/learning-to-learn/analysing-your-own-errors-mt_TDUpy57QVM)

## Opens up

- [Recommending Books](https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/recommending-books-mt_0MfpLj0Uhb)
- [Science Can Be Revised](https://lightmysky.com/learn/science/science-can-be-revised-mt_1GVAmcwAiO)
- [Finding knowledge gaps](https://lightmysky.com/learn/learning-to-learn/finding-knowledge-gaps-mt_2uHYdoxD0H)
- [Planning, Revising and Editing Writing](https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/planning-revising-and-editing-writing-mt_av-uRBrhwT)
- [Personal Growth Over Time](https://lightmysky.com/learn/personal-and-social-development/personal-growth-over-time-mt_bkMDDstwwG)
- [Spacing Revision Across Weeks](https://lightmysky.com/learn/learning-to-learn/spacing-revision-across-weeks-mt_cuBD3LE88f)
- [Reflecting on Your Language Use](https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/reflecting-on-your-language-use-mt_haNr13NIuN)