Self-reflection can improve your understanding of a subject and help you do better in school. Write about your experiences on a recent test for which you received a poor grade or a grade you wished were higher. Answer the following questions in your response. What did I do well? (Be specific.) What did I miss, and why? What should I have done differently? (Offer at least one example.) If I faced the same test again, would I do better now? Why?

Explanation:

Remember, Self-reflection involves an honest evaluation of oneself. Thus, consider this self-reflective example of a student who performed poorly mathematics.

1. What did I do well? (Be specific.); I attended all the maths classes.

2. What did I miss, and why?: I failed to study the course material well and didn't pay full attention in class, because I felt overconfident about passing the course.

3. What should I have done differently?: I needed to give the course material my full attention, and I would have asked my friends who knew the course material well for assistance.

4. If I faced the same test again, would I do better now? Why? : Yes, because I now know what I did wrong.