{"id":1203,"date":"2020-03-25T15:24:27","date_gmt":"2020-03-25T15:24:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-writingskillslab\/chapter\/reflection-as-academic-work-knowledge-types\/"},"modified":"2024-04-24T22:08:29","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T22:08:29","slug":"reflection-as-academic-work-knowledge-types","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-writingskillslab-2\/chapter\/reflection-as-academic-work-knowledge-types\/","title":{"raw":"Reflection as Academic Work - Knowledge Types","rendered":"Reflection as Academic Work &#8211; Knowledge Types"},"content":{"raw":"<div class=\"textbox learning-objectives\">\r\n<h3>Learning Objectives<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Identify knowledge types embedded within reflection<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\nThere is a widespread belief that people have different learning styles (visual, aural, etc.) and that those varying styles allow us understand and make sense of material, such as the content in college courses. In reality, though, an overwhelming amount of research shows that people do not have different learning styles despite the prevalence of such views. We are all capable of learning in different ways, but central to becoming a better learner is critically examining ourselves. In other words, we need to be able to reflect honestly about what we learn, how we learn, and how we can best understand what we learn.\r\n\r\nAccording to the old saying from Confucius, \u201cTo know what you know and what you do not know, that is true knowledge.\u201d Reflection is an act that helps you better determine your own true knowledge about something. For many students, acknowledging their limitations or what they don\u2019t understand about certain material can be key to real learning. Without such practices we may be faking our way through learning, which isn\u2019t really learning at all. Inversely, we should strive to better and honestly understand our strengths, as well as our growth and progress. You have probably had friends who are good at a particular school subject, and when they are asked how they know so much about it or how they do so well at it, they say something like \u201cIt\u2019s just easy for me\u201d or \u201cI\u2019ve always been good at it.\u201d But those answers oversimplify what learning is. If those students reflected on the question more, they might find interesting answers that help them more deeply consider themselves as learners. Writing can help us do that kind of deeper reflection.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-943\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2097\/2018\/07\/01161504\/writingmeme.jpg\" alt=\"Meme: I don't know what I'm writing about! \" width=\"550\" height=\"289\" \/>\r\n\r\nWhile reflection certainly is a mental act, many people write to help make sense of their thoughts. And writing about your own writing is a deeply metacognitive practice that can help you more broadly as a learner.\r\n\r\nReflective writing about your own work allows you to explore the four knowledge types. Use the matching exercise below to learn about knowledge types.\r\n<div class=\"textbox exercises\">\r\n<h3>Learn by Doing: Knowledge Types<\/h3>\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/lumenlearning.h5p.com\/content\/1292200753650595038\/embed\" width=\"1088\" height=\"637\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" aria-label=\"Reflection as Academic Work - Knowledge Types\"><\/iframe><script src=\"https:\/\/lumenlearning.h5p.com\/js\/h5p-resizer.js\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><\/script>\r\n\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"<div class=\"textbox learning-objectives\">\n<h3>Learning Objectives<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Identify knowledge types embedded within reflection<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>There is a widespread belief that people have different learning styles (visual, aural, etc.) and that those varying styles allow us understand and make sense of material, such as the content in college courses. In reality, though, an overwhelming amount of research shows that people do not have different learning styles despite the prevalence of such views. We are all capable of learning in different ways, but central to becoming a better learner is critically examining ourselves. In other words, we need to be able to reflect honestly about what we learn, how we learn, and how we can best understand what we learn.<\/p>\n<p>According to the old saying from Confucius, \u201cTo know what you know and what you do not know, that is true knowledge.\u201d Reflection is an act that helps you better determine your own true knowledge about something. For many students, acknowledging their limitations or what they don\u2019t understand about certain material can be key to real learning. Without such practices we may be faking our way through learning, which isn\u2019t really learning at all. Inversely, we should strive to better and honestly understand our strengths, as well as our growth and progress. You have probably had friends who are good at a particular school subject, and when they are asked how they know so much about it or how they do so well at it, they say something like \u201cIt\u2019s just easy for me\u201d or \u201cI\u2019ve always been good at it.\u201d But those answers oversimplify what learning is. If those students reflected on the question more, they might find interesting answers that help them more deeply consider themselves as learners. Writing can help us do that kind of deeper reflection.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-943\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2097\/2018\/07\/01161504\/writingmeme.jpg\" alt=\"Meme: I don't know what I'm writing about!\" width=\"550\" height=\"289\" \/><\/p>\n<p>While reflection certainly is a mental act, many people write to help make sense of their thoughts. And writing about your own writing is a deeply metacognitive practice that can help you more broadly as a learner.<\/p>\n<p>Reflective writing about your own work allows you to explore the four knowledge types. 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