Critical/Reflective Thinking

My artifact connects to Critical/Reflective Thinking as I can focus on the strategies I used to solve problems, how I can analyze evidence to make decisions and conclusions, and how I can use feedback to improve. The conclusion paragraph and the answers to the analysis questions of this chemistry lab clearly demonstrate how I can thoroughly analyze all of my data/evidence in order to put together a conclusion.

My conclusion paragraph was well thought out/constructed as it included all four steps in creating a strong conclusion; State the purpose, explain (a shortened) procedure, conclude/restate the purpose and discuss data/results, and lastly, explain the sources of errors that occurred during the experiment.

During this lab, I also used feedback to improve. For instance, on the first page where all of the data is recorded, I got my teacher to read over it and check for any mistakes before I moved onto the analysis and follow up questions. If I did have any mistakes, she would circle or underline what I would need to fix and I would use her feedback to go back and correct my mistakes. Another example of using feedback to improve is demonstrated on the last page (pg. 3). On this page, I wrote my overall conclusion of the lab experiment. Before handing it into the teacher, I asked one of my peers to proof read and double check that I stated all of the information required. At first, I did miss a couple of points so I took the feedback and rewrote or added on what was needed.

This Chemistry lab is a great example of reflecting on the Core Competencies, specifically, taking a deeper dive into Critical/Reflective Thinking.