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An investigation into the contents and aspects of college students’ reflective thoughts during field experience

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Su, Yuling
Innovations in Education and Teaching International
Journal · Vol. 52 · Issue 3 · pp. 322-334
Abstract

Field experience makes a strong contribution to the learning of students. However, the procedure for conducting training sessions based on experiential teaching methods is relatively unclear, and the contents and aspects of students’ reflections during such training are not well known. This study applied experiential teaching methods in a college field experience course and investigated reflections on the experiences of 13 students. The content of students’ thoughts and other relevant data were analysed using Kolb’s experiential learning model. The students’ concepts formed during reflection might not immediately develop into the active experimentation process, indicating the challenges faced by students with the process of reflection during field experience. © 2014, © 2014 Taylor & Francis.

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Experiential learning Reflection Experiential education Field experience ELM

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Department of Child and Family Studies, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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