Voces y Silencios. Revista Latinoamericana de Educación

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Written and virtual diaries of dialogue-reflection: A powerful tool for the promotion of learning and the building of knowledge among students and teachers

No. 1 (2017-05-01)
  • Luisa Josefa Corsi García
    Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia (luisacorsidesalgar@gmail.com)
https://doi.org/10.18175/vys8.1.2017.09

Abstract

This article describes the pedagogical experience of self-reflection and meta-cognition developed in a Colombian university over eleven years. The experience started with the writing of diaries for dialogue and reflection which I established with the students to help them understand their own learning process and develop learning strategies. It was later transformed into a virtual tool which enabled the students to be exposed to different learning contexts and develop a greater degree of autonomy. The results showed that the students developed skills of critical thinking and appreciated this experience as an effective learning tool.

Keywords: self-reflection, meta-cognition, autonomous learning, co-evaluation, written diaries of dialogue-reflection

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