Developing reflection through an ePortfolio-based learning environment: design principles for further implementation

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Figure 1. Overview of frameworks utilised in the research.

Table 1. Reflective prompts in the environment with source and purpose.

Activity	Source	Purpose
Good teacher description	(D. K. Phillips & Carr, 2006)	The students are asked to describe and share what they think are the attributes of a good teacher.
Reflective writing in the blog	(Spalding, Wilson, & Mewborn, 2002)	Reflective writing can promote reflective thinking because it is a permanent record of thinking, an outlet for feelings and can open up dialogue.
4R reflective writing	(QUT, n.d.)	This activity is a link to a platform for evaluating the level of reflection in student writing. Students completing these entries, and reflecting on their writing against the determined criteria can make improvements to the writing.
Video recording to reflect	(Jensen, Shepston, Connor, & Killmer, 1994)	The students will be asked to video or audio-record a teaching experience and review their practice with the review statements. Permission must be gained before recording and only the students will view these recordings.
3 Step Framework	(Donaghy & Morss, 2007)	The students complete a mini-action research cycle on one event in their experience. The process will be completed in the form of a verbal report to a peer for immediate feedback.
Journal review	(O’Connor & Diggins, 2002)	As the students begin to put their projects together, this prompt aims to get them to go back over their entries to add further detail or extra links to theory.
Questions for the conclusion	(D. K. Phillips & Carr, 2006)	This will assist the students to bring their projects together and provide an overall review towards their concluding chapter. It is aimed at getting them to think about the bigger picture and to take the project beyond the focus of assessment.

Figure 2. Group statistics of assets created in the PebblePad platform.

Table 2. Percentage of students reporting using the reflective prompts.

	Didn’t look	Read only	Read and used in project	Read and completed	Shared
Reflection on teachers	46.7	46.7	6.7	0	0
Something to talk about	33.3	60	6.7	0	0
Reflective journal as a blog	26.7	53.3	6.7	13.3	0
Plan/rationale outline	6.7	13.3	66.7	13.3	0
Time to refine	40	40	13.3	6.7	0
Adding ethics checklist	6.7	6.7	60	26.7	0
Progress report	0	6.7	66.7	26.7	0
Uploading evidence	0	7.1	57.1	35.7	0
Reflective writing review	0	42.9	42.9	14.3	0
Outline of 4R Framework	6.7	33.3	60	0	0
Video review	46.7	53.3	0	0	0
Verbal 3 Step Framework	42.9	57.1	0	0	0
Reflective journal review	20	60	13.3	6.7	0
Conclusion questions	26.7	26.7	40	6.7	0
Final report	0	0	73.3	26.7	0
Attachments	0	21.4	42.9	35.7	0

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