The famous educational philosopher, John Dewey, stated “We do not learn from experience, we learn from reflecting on experience.’ Maker education involves hands-on and experiential activities. Learning can occur through the act of making but having learners reflect on their making experiences increases the likelihood of learning. It is not left to chance.
8. Critical reflection is an important part of any
learning process. Without reflection, learning
becomes only an activity — like viewing a reality
TV show — which was never meant to have
meaning, but was only meant to occupy time.
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9. Critical reflection is an active, conversive,
dialectical exercise that requires as much
intellectual work as does every other aspect of the
learning process. In reflection, all the learned
material can be gathered about, sorted and
resorted, and searched through for greater
understanding and inspiration
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10. A recent research study published via Harvard Business Review
concluded that:
● Learning from direct experience can be more effective if
coupled with reflection-that is, the intentional attempt to
synthesize, abstract, and articulate the key lessons taught by
experience.
● Reflecting on what has been learned makes experience more
productive.
● Reflection builds one’s confidence in the ability to achieve a
goal (i.e., self-efficacy), which in turn translates into higher
rates of learning.
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