Reflection is vital for growth in many contexts. Psychology reinforces the value of reflection, highlighting the numerous benefits of reflective exercises. Reflection as a tool for growth in school support invites both students and staff to discover its academic and personal benefits.
A pivotal study involved splitting call centre operators-in-training into three groups: one reflected on their training for 15 minutes daily, one reflected on their training for 15 minutes daily AND discussed insights, and one did no reflection. Results highlighted that reflecting for 15 minutes daily improved productivity by 22.8%, which increased to 25% when insights were shared alongside this.
In combination, the rich research that has been conducted on this topic has revealed many benefits to reflection:
- Skill development
- Insight into strengths and weakness
- Knowledge gap identification
- Improved critical thinking
- Enhanced learning
- Improved understanding
- Improved productivity
- Improved planning
Of these positive outcomes, 81% of participants could better identify their strengths and weaknesses, and 85% could learn from significant incidents. The data suggests that most people can benefit from reflection, whether in their personal, school, or work lives.
81% of participants could better identify their strengths and weaknesses, and 85% could learn from significant incidents,
Reflection as a tool for growth in school support utilizes this knowledge and applies it to students, maximizing their potential academically and personally.
How ECINS Can Help
ECINS has developed various features that aid student, parent, and teacher reflection. ECINS’ innovative and secure system makes providing wraparound school support more efficient.
Universal Screener
Reflection is made simple with a universal screening tool. Staff can send assessments to individual profiles or distribution groups via email and access results in real-time. These forms can be pre-loaded or made from scratch. Responses from users can be made into reports, with the option to select specific data points to obtain scores from a particular question or student group. In application, the universal screener could be used to view assessment results from the beginning, middle, and end of a school year to identify students’ progress. Reflecting on student grades and responses highlights areas needing improvement and gives school staff the tools to maximize a student’s potential.
Wheel Assessment
Data from universal screening forms can also be visualised as a wheel assessment. Progress can be measured and tracked by this feature, as it compares data points and visually illustrates areas that need work. This tool determines points where progress can be made by giving a visual reflection of, for example, a child’s grades across the year. The feature manipulates data in any way that the user chooses so reflection points are specific, and next steps are accurate.
Case Management Module + Student Engagement Module
The CMM can be used to assess results and create treatment plans for improvement. The treatment plans can be set as tasks and goals in the SEM (Student Engagement Module), which is accessible via an app or web browser and allows students to understand what they are working towards. The CMM aids reflection, and the SEM puts the knowledge gained from this exercise into practice.
