23 Use Evaluation to Support Planning
After completing your reflection and self-evaluation, use the insights gained to support your ongoing planning. Consider your use of learning strategies (e.g. self-testing, flash cards, critical questioning, note taking strategies, time management methods). The Learning Centre’s Learning Aids page is an excellent resource for discovering new strategies: http://www.kpu.ca/learningcentres/learning-aids.
Next, consider your use of learning resources. These include instructor office hours, online resources that supplement your textbook, peer tutors, and Learning Strategist consultations.
Use the Stop-Start-Continue method to make your plan. If any of your current strategies are ineffective, you may wish to stop them and replace them with other study methods. Continue strategies that are currently effective, and start new strategies that you feel will support your success. You can download a printable handout to support you in this process here.
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Reflecting at the End of a Course
The completion of a course is also an excellent time for reflection and evaluation. In addition to the questions in the midterm evaluation, consider the following:
- How will what I have learned help me in my next courses?
- How will I use what I have learned in my future career and other aspects of my life?
By reflecting on feedback and evaluating your learning regularly, you will avoid getting stuck in unproductive patterns. You will contribute to your own ongoing personal growth and development, supporting your success in future courses and in other parts of your life.
