Frameworkfor Reflective 
Content 
Frameworkfor Reflective 
Content 
Knowledge/ 
Understanding 


(\Vhat you know) 

Practice 
(What you did) 

Outcomes 
(What was 
the result) 

Evaluation 

(What about 

the prol ess) 

What do you know about. .? 
What is your current understanding of (topic, 
situatwn)'? 


Probes (e.g.,): 

How d1d you come to believe this" 

How are you currently doing . 'I Why' 

What kinds of things did you do (have you 
done so far)? Why? 
What kinds of things did you try? Why? 
What kinds ofthings are you !earning to do? 
What did you do that worked \Vel!? 


Probes{e.g,)· 

What is rhc present siluation in more detail? 
Where does that occur most often? 
When did you first notice this? 


How did that work for you'1 
What happened when you did ? Why? 
How effective was it to do that? 


What did you achieve when you did thar:t 
What went we!!? 


Probes(e.g.,): 

How do you feel about that? 
What do you think about 'I 
How much control do you have over the 

outcome? 

What oppmtumtles were useful to you in 
achieving. (or in learning )? In what 
way? How was it useful? Why'J 
What supports were most helpful? 
What about the supports were most helpful? 

How does that compare to what you \Vant to 
know about ? 
IIow is that consistent with (standards, 


evidence). ? 
What do you know now after trying 'I 
Ilow does that compare with what you 
originally thought? 


How is that consistent with what you 
intended to do (wanted to do)? Why? 
How is that consistent with standards? Why? 


How did you know you needed to do 


somethmg else? 
How did that match (or was different from) 
what you expected (or wanted) to happen·/ 
Why? 


How do these outcomes compare to expected 
outcomes based on standards of practice? 
What should happen if you're really doing 
(practice)? 
What brought about that result? 


Probes(e.g..): 

How do you feel about that? 
What do you think about. 

How was that consistent with what you 
expected? 

How could you find out about._? 
What different things could you do to !earn 
more about <:> 
What are other ways to view this for next 
tune'> 


'What else could you have done to make 
practice consistent with standards? Why" 
What would you do differently next time? 
How might you go about doing that? 
What different ways could you approach 
this" 


Probes(e.g..): 

What would it take fOr you to be able to 

do .. 1 

What would you need to do personally in 
order to do _.? 

,,

What else might happen when you do 


Why? 
What different things con!d you have done to 
get expected outcomes? 


What might make it work even better next 
time' 


What other opportunities would be uscfu1"1 


HO\v do you plan to learn more about ? 
What option do you choose? Why? 
How are you going to put that inlo place') 


Probes(e.g,)


What resources do you have? 
\Vhat supports will you need? 
Where will you get them? 


What do you plan to do? 
When wi!! you do this? 
What option did you choose? 


Probes(e.g.,J.


What types of supports will you need? 
\Vhat resources do you have? 
What would it take for you to be able to 


do_ 'J 
What would you need to do personally in 
order to do. ? 


Which option could get the best result? 
What do you plan to do diffcrcnlly next time? 


Probes(e.g,): 

What types of supports will you need? 
What resources do you ha\'C/need? 
Where w11! you get them? 

What opportunities do you want to access? 
How will you access those opportunities·) 

Probes (e.g.,): 

What resources do you need? 
Where will you get them? 

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