Which activity best demonstrates reflective practice?

• A. Seeking feedback after a project and adjusting goals.
• B. Completing a one-time training and moving on.
• C. Ignoring feedback and sticking to initial plan.
• D. Journaling after each event to document lessons learned and adjust future practice.

Answer: (D)

Reflective practice is about continually looking back on what happened, identifying what went well and what didn’t, and turning those insights into concrete changes for future actions. Journaling after each event to document lessons learned provides a running record of experiences, insights, and specific adjustments. This creates an ongoing, intentional habit of learning from each situation and applying those lessons next time, which is the core of reflective practice.

While seeking feedback after a project and adjusting goals is helpful and part of learning, it doesn’t by itself guarantee a continual, systematic habit across multiple events. It can also miss the day-to-day reflections that accumulate over time. Conversely, completing a one-time training and moving on shows no ongoing reflection, and ignoring feedback fails to use experience to improve.