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INTEGRATED REFLECTIVE Methods to support reflection could include
LEARNING METHOD undertaking a variety of self-assessment
exercises such as learning style assessments
This method can be best described as a and developing learning contracts or learning
dialogue between thinking and doing. A plans as a form of personal development
teacher using this method integrates theory planning. The practice of reflective learning
and practice and reflects on practice (what can be used to prepare a response paper from
one does) and theory (what one knows) and students in order to understand the level of
what one believes as a self-directed life-long learning students have been able to achieve.
learner and then takes action based on Response paper can be used as a separate
reflection. The encouragement of systematic method of teaching law as students would be
reflection on a student‟s progress in learning able to reflect upon the learning from the
discipline incorporates them with specific subject. This will make them more resilient,
skills such as legal reasoning, legal research, effective, efficient, creative, collaborative,
legal writing, oral or written advocacy, or and committed to the public interest.
mooting. It builds a strong foundation for
life-long learning because it provides a Engaging in these ways of thinking and
model for acquiring new skills and learning is critical for the future of legal
knowledge after graduation while also education and the profession. It is a practice
improving the student‟s current performance. to develop professional knowledge and
Reflection supports higher-order thinking, behaviour and consists of learning from
critical thinking, transformative learning, experience. It is a process to enhance law
work-based learning, action learning, action student learning and to develop professional
research, “systems thinking”, and building experience. It would also make students;
“learning organizations” all of which provide Justice ready‟ and „Practice ready‟. It
additional rationales for endorsing a stronger deepens professional learning and improves
reflective capacity for legal professionals. potential strategies, especially from
experience. This leads to reflecting

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