Sample Reflection Questions

Backward-looking (What??)

Does this work tell a story?
Now that it's over, what are your first thoughts about this overall project/activity? Are they mostly positive or negative? Why?
What were some of the most interesting discoveries you made while working on this project? About the problem? About the topic? About yourself? About others?
How much did you know about the subject before we started?
What process did you go through to produce this piece or complete this project/activity?
Have you done a similar kind of work in the past (earlier in the year or in a previous course; in school or out of school)?
What problems did you encounter while you were working on this project/activity? How did you solve them?
What resources did you use while working on this project/activity? Which ones were especially helpful? Which ones would you use again?
What were some of my most challenging moments and what made them so?
What were some of my most powerful learning moments and what made them so?

What is the most important thing you learned personally during this project/activity?
How do you feel about this project/activity?
What were your goals for this project/activity? Did your goals change as you worked on it? Did you meet your goals?
What does this project/activity reveal about you as a learner?
What did you learn about yourself as you worked on this project/activity?
How does this project/activity link to previous experiences/knowledge?
Did this project/activity change how you looked at this subject/topic?
What parts of project/activity/outcome do you particularly like? Dislike? Why?
What did/do you enjoy about this project/activity?
What did you learn were your greatest strengths?
What did you learn were your biggest areas for improvement?
What moments are you most proud of your efforts/involvement?
In what ways have you improved at this kind of work?
In what ways do you think you need to improve?
What was especially satisfying to you about either the process or the finished product?
What standards did you set for the project/activity? Did you meet those standards?
Comparing and contrasting this project/activity with a previous project/activity, what changes do you notice? How did those changes come about? What does that tell you about yourself and how you learn?

How does your project/activity make an impact on others?
How does your project/activity advance the understanding of the topic?
How do you feel your project/activity/solution relates to real-world situations and problems?
If someone else were looking at your project/activity/outcome, what might they learn about the topic?
If someone else were looking at your project/activity/outcome, what might they learn about who you are?
What is one thing you want people to notice when they look at your work?
If you were the instructor, what comments/feedback would you make about this project/activity/outcome? What grade would you give it? Why?
What were some things your teammates did that helped you to learn or overcome obstacles?
How did you help others during this process? How do you feel you may have hindered others?
Did you do your work the way other people did theirs? In what ways did you do it differently/similar?

What is the next step for this project/activity?
How will you use what you learned in the future?
What would you do differently if you were to approach the same problem again?
What would you change if you had a chance to do this project/activity again?
What will you change in the next draft/step/version of this project?
As you look at the outcome, what's one thing that you would like to try to improve upon?
What's one goal you would like to set for yourself for next time?
How can you better support and encourage my teammates on future projects?
What is the next step for this or similar projects?