Reflection in CAS
Sample CAS Reflection Questions
1. What role or task did you undertake?
2. Explain what you had hoped to accomplish before you embarked upon this activity/project (your objectives).
3. How successful were you in achieving your objectives?
4. What difficulties did you encounter and how did you overcome them?
5. Did you learn anything about yourself and/or others through this activity/project?
6. Have you learn any new skills as a result of taking part in this activity? Has completing this activity/project led to a change or your views or values?
7. Did anyone help you to think about your learning during this activity/project? If so, who helped and how did they help?
8. How did this activity/project benefit others?
9. What might you do differently next time to improve?
10. How can you apply what you have learned in other life situations?
2. Explain what you had hoped to accomplish before you embarked upon this activity/project (your objectives).
3. How successful were you in achieving your objectives?
4. What difficulties did you encounter and how did you overcome them?
5. Did you learn anything about yourself and/or others through this activity/project?
6. Have you learn any new skills as a result of taking part in this activity? Has completing this activity/project led to a change or your views or values?
7. Did anyone help you to think about your learning during this activity/project? If so, who helped and how did they help?
8. How did this activity/project benefit others?
9. What might you do differently next time to improve?
10. How can you apply what you have learned in other life situations?
More Sample CAS Reflection Questions
You should be writing about the following questions at each stage (early, middle and end) of an experience:
Often the most meaningful aspect of a CAS activity is in relationships to other people.
- how I felt
- what I perceived
- what I thought about the activity
- what the activity meant to me
- what the value of the activity was
- what I learned from the activity and how this learning (for example, a change of perspective) might apply more widely.
- what I might have done differently
- how can I make sure your work endures
- what might I do in the future
Often the most meaningful aspect of a CAS activity is in relationships to other people.
- who did I meet?
- who helped me and how?
- who surprised, inspired, disappointed me etc. and how?
- who benefited from my activity and how?