We have not found research evaluating the best ways to enhance reflective capacity for medical students, and thus the advantages of reflective writing or reflective discussions.
Using microblogging within an appropriate pedagogical frame can enhance classroom engagement, reflective thinking and collaborative learning to complement face-to-face discussions in the traditional classroom environment.
Working in small groups seemed to enhance the students' critical and reflective thinking skills, which can be related to the third of the learning strategies.
Their seven categories ranged from unreflective thinking (habitual action, introspection and thoughtful action) to reflective thinking (content reflection, process reflection, content and process reflection and premise reflection).
These skills include "reflective thinking – purposeful reflection, higher-order reasoning, critical reflection, critical thinking and reflective judgments" (Tarricone 2011, p. 199).
Furthermore, the students were able to reflect and utilise critical and reflective thinking.
Reflective thinking, assessment and learning are action research-based (reflect-plan-act-observe-reflect etc).
Nurses' resilience to workplace stresses may be bolstered by processes that enhance the quality of professional relationships and that foster the development of emotional insight, life balance, spirituality, and reflective thinking [ 20].
Reflecting on experiences [ 23] and training in reflective thinking and relevant feedback [ 30] are important elements in developing competence [ 37].
The websites are effective in enhancing practical skills performance, and discussion boards in knowledge acquisition, as well as in development of critical and reflective thinking.
