Reflection 3

Out of the 10 research based principles related to AFL, i related to “AFL develops learners’ capacity for self-assessment so that they can become reflective and self-managing”. I relate more to this one now, because of my spiritual side. At first in life I would have drifted more towards "Learners should receive constructive guidance about how to improve:. Here I saw that to be an effective learner one must have someone to guide and lead us to knowledge. This concept however, left it where I held no accountability to what I learned, how much I learned, and even when I learned. I was able to place everything on someone else. The more I grew spiritually, I saw that learning (in all aspects), is totally based on the individual. If a person wants to learn then they will, in spite of what others say or think. Then my focus seem to mature more towards me not comparing my learning towards others, but just seeing the growth that I have made within myself. I do not compare my spiritual or academic success to anyone else; I just strive to be better than I previously was.


The e-portfolio will assist me in assessing my own growth. It will take the focus on what other classmates, or others, are doing and totally put the picture on me. E-portfolio make is where students are only in competition with themselves and not others. This helps remove jealousy and helps students grow themselves to the best that they can become.


For my learning my e-portfolio will help me focus even more on me, and not the comparison to others. The world puts more focus on being better than others. The e-portfolio puts the focus on being better than the previous state of oneself. I believe this e-portfolio will help me grow intellectually quicker than the traditional learning style.