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T1 Reflective practice applications: "Guided weekly refection papers" excented from Alcalá University (Spain) to the Montfort  University (UK)
A1 Quintanilla López, María Gloria
A1 Copa Patiño, José Luis
A1 Guerrero, Antonio
A1 González-Santander Martínez, Marta
A1 Hernández Romero, María Nieves
A1 Arias Pérez, María Selma
A1 Domínguez Aroca, María Isabel
A1 Peña Fernández, María de los Ángeles
A1 Evans, Mark D.
A1 Peña Fernández, Antonio
K1 Reflective practice
K1 Guided weekly reflection papers
K1 Reflective pedagogical approach
K1 Clinical Biochemistry
K1 Ciencia
K1 Química
K1 Science
K1 Chemistry
AB Knowledge has to be developed firmly based on reflections and thoughts as much as evidence. Beingconscious of this principle, our innovation teaching group from the University of Alcalá has developeda reflective pedagogical approach called Guided Weekly Reflection Papers (GWRP) and implementedit since 2007. In this approach students hand in to the lecturer their “weekly work”, in which theyschematically express the most important ideas related with the topic presented during the classes,and their reflections and comments on those aspects which they found especially difficult orinteresting. Moreover students have to apply the concepts developed during the week to solve somequestions or problems proposed by the lecturers to find solutions to real life situations and to explorebeyond the walls of the classroom to discover where in the world around them they can findapplication of the material presented by the lectures.This innovative pedagogical approach has deeply contributed to the development of the studentlearning process and consequently been reflected in our teaching practice. The outcomes of theGWRP activity do not depend upon how much students have been studying but upon the level ofcomprehension of the knowledge we have shared with them. Therefore this strategy is very useful toprove the efficiency and quality of our teaching practice which leads us to continuously improve ourway of teaching. Over several years, we have shown our results both in internal meetings in ourUniversity and in International Conferences, our colleagues have been caught up by our enthusiasm,which promotes their involvement in our model. Thus, different academics and organizations haveadopted our reflective pedagogic strategy. The most recent incorporation of this approach has beenimplemented by selected academic staff at De Montfort University (DMU), Leicester (United Kingdom).This versatile methodology is being tested in a new university educational environment using astudent cohort with a different set of characteristics and academic context compared to previouscohorts. This communication will describe the adaptation of the GWRP to teaching in the Clinical Biochemistrymodule delivered as part of two different Bachelor degrees taught at DMU: Biomedical Science andMedical Science and the response of students enrolled in this programmes at DMU. The results of theGWRP implemented in new subjects by the teachers of the innovation group at the University ofAlcalá (UAH) will be also analysed.
PB IATED Academy
SN 9788460888604
YR 2016
FD 2016-09-14
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10017/26137
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10017/26137
LA eng
NO Edulearn16: 8th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies. Barcelona, 4th-6th of july, 2016-Barcelona, Spain
DS MINDS@UW
RD 19-abr-2024