Rethinking reflection in teaching and teacher education: An alternative terminology

• Çavuşoğlu, Çise ^[1]
  1. [1] Near East University

     Near East University

     Chipre

     
• Localización: JETT, ISSN-e 1989-9572, Vol. 13, Vol. 3, 2022, págs. 84-91
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Reflection in education is usually associated with teachers reviewing their own practices in order to identify problems and find possible solutions to be applied in practice. In this article, I argue that the term “reflection,” which is used to represent a deep cognitive and metacognitive process about teaching and learning experiences, is misleading and insufficient. Thus, relying on mainly the concepts used by Gestalt psychologists, I propose a new term to be used instead of reflection: insighting. I argue that this new term, not only represents the inward look and deep philosophical questioning needed for successful reflection, but it also represents a positive conceptualisation of the act of deep thinking, removing it from being conceptualised as an aspect of “problem solving.”