Question 1

Explanatory writing details why or how something happened.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Honesty is an important aspect of any successful journal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Reflective writing is

Accepted Answer

A)  nonjudgemental. 
B)  critical. 
C)  hypothetical. 
D)  expressive. 
A)  nonjudgemental. 
B)  critical. 
C)  hypothetical. 
D)  expressive. C

Question 4

You don't need to understand the impact of an event to write about it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

A reflective journal

Accepted Answer

A)  records your observations and events in which you participate. 
B)  is a conversation between you and your lecturer. 
C)  encourages insight and reflection into your own practice, knowledge and attitudes. 
D)  records your personal and professional goals. 
A)  records your observations and events in which you participate. 
B)  is a conversation between you and your lecturer. 
C)  encourages insight and reflection into your own practice, knowledge and attitudes. 
D)  records your personal and professional goals.

Question 6

When writing a reflective journal, lecturers expect students to

Accepted Answer

A)  have goals. 
B)  be thoughtful. 
C)  be thorough. 
D)  ask for feedback. 
A)  have goals. 
B)  be thoughtful. 
C)  be thorough. 
D)  ask for feedback.

Question 7

Thinking about what could be done to change a general situation occurs through the

Accepted Answer

A)  Mirror lens. 
B)  Microscope lens. 
C)  Binocular lens. 
D)  Myopic lens. 
A)  Mirror lens. 
B)  Microscope lens. 
C)  Binocular lens. 
D)  Myopic lens.

Question 8

Particular thoughts should not dominate your mind when you are writing an academic journal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Good journal entries are specific and nonjudgemental.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The purpose of a reflective journal is to learn about your own behaviour.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following communication skills are required in reflective journals?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nonverbal and verbal 
B)  Writing and recording 
C)  Observing and listening 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Nonverbal and verbal 
B)  Writing and recording 
C)  Observing and listening 
D)  All of the above

Question 12

When writing a professional journal, all entries have the potential to

Accepted Answer

A)  breach confidentiality. 
B)  improve the organisation's image. 
C)  gain legal status. 
D)  become published. 
A)  breach confidentiality. 
B)  improve the organisation's image. 
C)  gain legal status. 
D)  become published.

Question 13

It is appropriate for client names to be used in a reflective journal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Critical reflection requires

Accepted Answer

A)  consultation, analysis and feedback. 
B)  observation, questioning and relating. 
C)  questioning, consultation and feedback. 
D)  writing, thinking and consulting. 
A)  consultation, analysis and feedback. 
B)  observation, questioning and relating. 
C)  questioning, consultation and feedback. 
D)  writing, thinking and consulting.

Question 15

Writing freely in your first draft is important because

Accepted Answer

A)  you capture what your readers might see as important. 
B)  it can cause writer's block. 
C)  you are less self-conscious and more honest. 
D)  you are less conscious of other's views. 
A)  you capture what your readers might see as important. 
B)  it can cause writer's block. 
C)  you are less self-conscious and more honest. 
D)  you are less conscious of other's views.

Question 16

Experiential learning is

Accepted Answer

A)  learning through others' experience. 
B)  learning through experimentation. 
C)  learning through the transformation of experience. 
D)  generalising based on experience. 
A)  learning through others' experience. 
B)  learning through experimentation. 
C)  learning through the transformation of experience. 
D)  generalising based on experience.

Question 17

Keeping a reflective journal is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  deductive learning. 
B)  constructive learning. 
C)  academic learning. 
D)  active learning. 
A)  deductive learning. 
B)  constructive learning. 
C)  academic learning. 
D)  active learning.

Question 18

The question 'What effects would these changes have?' relates to Cooper's (1997) 'binocular lens'.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Harmony between what you believe, and what you do, is achieved by

Accepted Answer

A)  reflecting on the knowledge you have gained. 
B)  aligning experience with theory and practice. 
C)  critically evaluating your experiences and restructuring them so you can learn from them. 
D)  critically evaluating the experiences of others so that you can learn from them. 
A)  reflecting on the knowledge you have gained. 
B)  aligning experience with theory and practice. 
C)  critically evaluating your experiences and restructuring them so you can learn from them. 
D)  critically evaluating the experiences of others so that you can learn from them.

Question 20

You don't need to worry too much about your writing and the quality of your content in the first draft of a reflective journal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 21: Writing Reflective Journals

Explanatory writing details why or how something happened.

Honesty is an important aspect of any successful journal.

Reflective writing is

You don't need to understand the impact of an event to write about it.

A reflective journal

When writing a reflective journal, lecturers expect students to

Thinking about what could be done to change a general situation occurs through the

Particular thoughts should not dominate your mind when you are writing an academic journal.

Good journal entries are specific and nonjudgemental.

The purpose of a reflective journal is to learn about your own behaviour.

Which of the following communication skills are required in reflective journals?

When writing a professional journal, all entries have the potential to

It is appropriate for client names to be used in a reflective journal.

Critical reflection requires

Writing freely in your first draft is important because

Experiential learning is

Keeping a reflective journal is an example of

The question 'What effects would these changes have?' relates to Cooper's (1997) 'binocular lens'.

Harmony between what you believe, and what you do, is achieved by

You don't need to worry too much about your writing and the quality of your content in the first draft of a reflective journal.

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