Drag the explanations for each stage into the correct boxes to complete Gibbs (1988) Reflective Cycle
Sort elements
What, where and when? Who did/said what, what did you do/read/see hear? In what order did things happen? What were the circumstances? What were you responsible for?
What was your initial gut reaction and what does this tell you? Did your feelings change? What were you thinking?
What pleased, interested or was important to you? what made you unhappy? What difficulties were there? Who/what was unhelpful? Why? What needs improvement?
Compare theory and practice. What similarities or differences are there between this experience and other experiences? Think about what actually happened. What choices did you make and what effect did they have?
What have you learnt for the future? What else could you have done?
If a similar situation arose again, what would you do?
1. Description : What happened
2. Feelings, What were you thinking about?
3. Evaluations: what was good or bad about the experience
Analysis: What sense can you make of the situation?
