🌀 Gibbs' reflective cycle

Graham Gibbs - an american sociology and physoligist, published his work on the reflective cycle in 1988. Like Kolb's experiental learning cycle, Gibbs' reflective cycle looks to give structure to learning from experiences.

Gibbs' reflective cycle has 6 stages:

Gibbs' reflective cycle has 6 stages:

- Description - of the experience
- Feelings - and thoughts about the experience
- Evaluation - of the experience, both good and bad
- Analysis - to make sense of the situation
- Conclusion - about what you learned and what you could have done differently
- Action plan - for how you would deal with similar situations in the furutre, or general changes you might find appropriate

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