Teachers' self-assessed reflection skill exceeds their externally assessed reflection level, with only a low correlation between the two¶

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q2 i2 Teachers self-assessed reflection as above average (3.16 on a 1–5 scale) while expert assessment of their open-ended reflections was low to intermediate, and the correlation between internal and external assessments was r = 0.21. → Avivit Arvatz 2025 q2 i? Only 7% of teachers' open-ended reflective responses reached the high-level critical-thinking reflection level. → Avivit Arvatz 2025 (2)

Evidence¶

Avivit Arvatz 2025¶

Avivit Arvatz, Roee Peretz, Yehudit Judy Dori. (2025). Self-regulated learning and reflection: a tool for teachers and students. Metacognition and Learning. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11409-025-09415-3

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Triangulation of closed-ended self-ratings with expert grading of open-ended reflective answers in the aggregated teacher sample; the article reports "The correlation between external and internal assessments of the reflection skill in the aggregated sample was r = 0.21", significant at the 0.01 level.

"While teachers internally assessed their reflection practice as above average (3.16 on a scale of 1–5), the external assessment indicated that it was low to intermediate, thus insufficient for SRL practice."

Avivit Arvatz 2025 (2)¶

Avivit Arvatz, Roee Peretz, Yehudit Judy Dori. (2025). Self-regulated learning and reflection: a tool for teachers and students. Metacognition and Learning. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11409-025-09415-3

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Thematic analysis of 215 reflective responses using van Manen's levels, extended with an applicative-affective sub-level; about 40% were low-level technical, more than 40% applicative-commentary, almost 15% applicative-affective, and inter-rater agreement was κ = 0.78, p < 0.001.

"High-level reflection—Applicative/critical thinking:" Teamwork has the advantage of sharing ideas and workload. The disadvantage is being limited by the peers' schedules". Only 7% of the teachers' responses to the open-ended question were at this level."

Discussion¶

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