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Reflective writing: Linking theory to experience

“The purpose is to show that you can see the link between theories, ideas and approaches you read about, and their relevance to your personal experience”

Williams et al., Reflective Writing

Linking theory to experience

One of the processes that students struggle with when writing reflectively is how to incorporate both their reading and their experiences into their writing.

This video uses the metaphor of a wave to show how this can be achieved in a way that gives your reflective writing clarity and structure.