Conversations of the Mind: The Impact of Journal Writing on Enhancing EFL Medical Students’ Reflections, Attitudes, and Sense of Self

Hashemi, Zahra; Mirzaei, Tayebeh

doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2015.07.493

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“…This characteristic can make dialogue journal writing a learner-centered instrument to enhance learners' proficiency in different aspects of language. In addition, dialogue journal writing is a research instrument to find about teachers' ideas on teacher education (Baily, 1990), learners' responsibility for their learning (Porter, Goldstein, Leatherman, & Conrad, 1990), learners' strategies (Halbach, 2000), learners' thoughts and ideas toward EFL learning (Myers, 2001), and to impact learners' reflection (Hashemi & Mirzaei, 2015). Despite such various lines of research on dialogue journal writing, very few researchers have investigated its effect on the EFL overall writing performance in general and the writing components in particular.…”

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The Effect of Dialogue Journal Writing on EFL Learners' Descriptive Writing Performance: A Quantitative Study

Dabbagh

2017

Int. J. Appl. Linguist. Engl. Lit.

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This study sought to evaluate the effect of dialogue journal writing on writing performance as well as its different sub-components, namely content, organization, vocabulary, language use, and mechanics (Following Polio, 2013). Participants were 84 EFL intermediate learners who were selected based on their performance on Oxford Quick Placement Test (2004) and divided randomly into experimental and control groups. While the participants in the control group took part in descriptive writing pre and post-tests only, their counterparts in experimental group were asked to write 3 journals a week for about 6 months in the period between the pre- and post-tests. The instructor of the experimental group provided feedback to each journal entry mostly on its content and message to which the participants replied in a dialogic manner. Results of independent sample t-test located a significant difference between the experimental and control group regarding the overall writing performance, as well as the sub-components of content, organization, and vocabulary in the post-test. However, the obtained results did not reveal a significant effect of dialogue journal writing on language use and mechanics of writing performance. The results which promise implications for writing instructors, curriculum developers, and material designers are fully discussed.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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The Effect of Dialogue Journal Writing on EFL Learners' Descriptive Writing Performance: A Quantitative Study

Dabbagh

2017

Int. J. Appl. Linguist. Engl. Lit.

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“…van Horn and Freed (2008) did a study about journaling for nursing students and they compared individual journal writing to pairs working on one journal together. Hashemi and Mirzaei (2015) conducted a qualitative study on journal writing in a medical school with first-year students. Twice a week, they met in a course and were asked to reflect on a topic of their choice and write down their thoughts.…”

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“…These reflective questions cannot influence past actions, but might have influence on future actions. Journals/ePortfolios/Diaries in educational settings Tang (2000) x D I George (2002) x J I Loo and Thorpe (2002) x J C x Land and Zembal-Saul (2003) eP I/C x Clarke (2004) x J I Alexiou and Paraskeva (2010) x eP I x Journals/ePortfolios/Diaries in medical education Elango, Jutti, and Lee (2005) x eP I Chirema (2007) x J I Harris (2008) x J I x van Horn and Freed (2008) x J I/C x Hashemi and Mirzaei Hashemi and Mirzaei (2015) x J I Journals/ePortfolios/Diaries for bodily expressiveness Lindstrom et al (2006) x AD I Stahl et al (2009) x AD I…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The topics of reflection encompass current teaching and assessment practice, better understanding of concepts, awareness of the attitude towards learning and team performance. In medical education Elango, Jutti, and Lee (2005); Chirema (2007); Hashemi and Mirzaei (2015), improvement could be achieved in communication skills, self-directed learning as well as expanding the sense of self and a confidence in their capacity. The reflection achieved with the affective diary on bodily expressiveness Lindstrom et al (2006); Stahl et al (2009) strongly depends on how appealing the bodily representation for self-identification was for the individual.…”

Section: Journal/eportfolio/diariesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The known universe of reflection guidance: a literature review

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Blunk

Prilla

et al. 2017

IJTEL

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Reflective learning has been established as a process that deepens learning in both educational and work-related settings. We present a literature review on various approaches and tools (e.g., prompts, journals, visuals) providing guidance for facilitating reflective learning. Research considered in this review coincides common understanding of reflective learning, has applied and evaluated a tool supporting reflection and presents corresponding results. Literature was analysed with respect to timing of reflection, reflection participants, type of reflection guidance, and results achieved regarding reflection. From this analysis, we were able to derive insights, guidelines and recommendations for the design of reflection guidance functionality in computing systems: (i) ensure that learners understand the purpose of reflective learning, (ii) combine reflective learning tools with reflective questions either in form of prompts or with peer-to-peer or group discussions, (iii) for work-related settings consider the time with regard to when and how to motivate to reflect.

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“…Critical thinking can foster clinical reflection, or reflection‐in‐action, and reflection‐on action 20 . The perinatal family assignment included reflective journaling, a commonly used teaching strategy to enhance learning 21,22 . Reflective journaling enables a student to revisit a scenario to better understand the experience, plan how to respond or improve on actions in the future, or view/feel the experience from an altered paradigm.…”

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confidence: 99%

Meaningful learning actualized through a perinatal continuity of care experience

Ward

Hober

2020

Nursing Forum

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Leaders in nursing education embrace innovative, real‐world learning environments that transform today's generation of nursing students into critical thinkers. Scheduling exclusive child‐bearing practicums are challenging due to staffing, time, and maternal client presentation. Utilizing transformative learning theory a perinatal continuum of care clinical learning experience evolved. This paper will discuss the qualitative, descriptive study of Bachelor of Science in Nursing students in rural, Midwestern United States who completed maternal/infant didactic, high‐fidelity simulation, and real‐world experiences relative to women during the perinatal period. Participants (n = 50) consisted of third‐semester baccalaureate nursing students enrolled in the maternal/infant course. Data were collected from students' reflective journal blogs at the end of the semester. The aim of this study was to identify the outcomes of students learning through this perinatal experience. Three themes emerged from this study: self‐analysis, critical thinking, and self‐efficacy. Students' reflection indicated that through this comprehensive clinical experience, they developed a new self‐awareness. Students noted that the experience was unique to any they had encountered. The perinatal assignment provided an opportunity for professional growth in this specialty area due to the interface of theory, simulation, and clinical applications expounded in the reflective clinical blog throughout the experience.

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Conversations of the Mind: The Impact of Journal Writing on Enhancing EFL Medical Students’ Reflections, Attitudes, and Sense of Self

Cited by 23 publications

References 17 publications

The Effect of Dialogue Journal Writing on EFL Learners' Descriptive Writing Performance: A Quantitative Study

The Effect of Dialogue Journal Writing on EFL Learners' Descriptive Writing Performance: A Quantitative Study

The known universe of reflection guidance: a literature review

Meaningful learning actualized through a perinatal continuity of care experience

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