From 2014 to 2016, Bellevue College participated with CPREE to enhance course delivery and to improve student engagement. The consortium was composed of 12 institutions of higher education and was funded by The Helmsley Charitable Trust. Visit the official CPREE website for complete details.
During 2014-2015, select faculty were interviewed regarding reflection activities they use in their courses and a detailed description was written. The below “Reflection Field Guide” documents some of that work.
In 2015-2016, each institution promoted the use of reflection activities at their respective campuses. At Bellevue College, faculty who chose to participate with CPREE submitted a brief description of how they implemented a reflection activity in their courses.
[Full list of Bellevue College Reflection Activities]
Reflection Field Guides
A significant product of CPREE was the curation of student reflection activities used by educators in their courses from across the 12 institutions in the consortium. The following provides a general grouping of the activities documented. Please use this as a starting point for your exploration; an activity may fit in several groups, serving multiple instructional purposes.
PROCESSING CONTENT / CONNECTING LEARNING
- Concept Maps: Connecting the Dots
- Reading Reflections in Physics
- Your Own Understanding
- What? So what? Now what?
- Reading Response
- Directed Reading of a Research Article
- Insta-Reflections as Reading Reflections
- Weekly Reflections and Connections
- Written Course Project
- Entropy, Revisited
- In-Class Problem Sets
- Process as a Path to Solutions
- Process Problem Assignments
- Journaling in Biology
- Online Course Community
- Mentoring Moments Through Portfolios: Connecting Students with Alumni
- Mock Interviews
COURSE DELIVERY
- White Papers in Math
- Minute Papers: Strengths, Insights, and Improvement
- Minute Papers: Taking Stock of the Day
- Muddiest Points Reflections: Asking Students to Express Confusing Points from Class Instruction
- Minute Papers in Lab
- Two-minute Reflections
- Neon Notecards: Periodically Checking in with Students
- Feedback Survey
- Clicker Questions: Thinking About Your Learning
- Interactive Grading
COURSE CONTENT
- Understanding Environmental Problems through Chemistry
- Reflecting in Online Discussion Posts: Connecting Technical Content to the Broader Context
- To Fly or Not to Fly
- Ethical Decision Making in Engineering
- Using Model Predictions to Solve Challenges in a Team Design Project
COURSE ASSIGNMENTS
- Seeing the Forest: Linear Algebra Application Project
- Photo Scavenger Hunt
- Story Writing as a Tool for Enhancing Engineering Education
- Engineering concepts for a 4th grader
- Midterm Synthesis Reflection
- Client – Consultant Mathematics Project
- Developing Your Resume
POST-EXPERIENCE REFLECTION
- Class Project Reflections and Reflection Essays
- Reflection After Hands-On Activity
- Plant Tour Reflection
- Using the STAR Method to Debrief Past Experiences
- Balsa Wood Bridge Project
- Project Reflection
- Reflecting on Senior Capstone
- Course Wrap-up
- Metals 1.0: Art & Engineering
- Professional Experience Requirement
- Reflection in Engineering Education and Transformative Learning
- Biology Meets Computer Science: DNA Project
- Photo Documentation of Co-Curricular Involvement
- Major Assignment Reflection
- Reflection Writing Assignment
EXAMINATIONS
- Exam Analysis
- Exam Wrappers: Reflecting on Study Skills
- Exam Wrapper: Reflecting on Exam Prep
- Exam Wrapper: Explaining Why
- Dual Survey Exam Wrappers
- Notecards: Reflecting on Quiz Preparedness and Performance
- Assessing Exam Preparedness
- Pre-Exam Exam
- Post Exam Reflection
- Math Test Reflection Essay
- YouTube Test Corrections
- Reflection Exam Question
- Earn Points Back – Test Assessment
- Partial Credit Requests
- Filling in the Gap
- Reflecting in Pre-Reading Quizzes
- Debriefing Weekly Quizzes
STUDY SKILLS
- Scheduling Your Student Life
- Homework Re-Dos: Reworking Problems and Explaining Errors
- Homework Time Upgrade
- Have You Made Good Choices Today?
- Reflecting on Your Felder’s Learning Style Index
- Bootcamp: Daily Practice Problems
- Pain Poll: Understanding Engagement in Homework
- Taking the Time to Plan
PROCEDURAL
- Informal and Formal Design Reviews
- Professional Lab Notebooks: An Introductory Research Lab Course
- Learning From Notable Scientists’ Field Notebooks
- Peer Feedback in a Research Laboratory Experience
- Weekly Status Reports: Individual Reflections Based on a Group Activity
- Calibrated Writing in Chemistry
- Senior Capstone Design: Weekly Sprint Reflection
- Peer Review of Presentations Using VoiceThread (VT)
- Peer and Self-Assessment Using a Skills-Development Rubric
TEAMS AND GROUPS
- Reflecting on Effective Teamwork
- Team Roles and Responsiblities
- Team Design: Skills Survey
- Teamwork and Lifelong Learning
- Socratic Method: Reflecting on How You Learn
- Collaborative Learning in Mathematics
- Electronic Team Journals
- Team Member Evaluations: Diving into Engineering Teams
- Reflecting on Teamwork After a First-Year Service-Learning Project
- Teaming in Differential Equations
- Open-Ended Design Problems
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT & DISCOVERY
- Becoming a “World Class” Engineering Student
- Becoming an Engineering Learner
- Quality Engineering Applies to Students’ Learning
- Reflecting in Support of Personal Transformation
- The Stanford Resilience Project
- Talk to Me: Secrets to Success
- Self-evaluations in Geology
- Eliciting Critical Incidents in Focus Group to Encourage Student Reflection on Class Experiences
- Privilege Walk
- Financing Life
PERSONAL INVENTORY
- My Experience with School
- Synthesizing Your College Experience
- Setting the Stage for the Class
- Goals, Core Values, and Behaviors
- Leveraging Strengths for Success in Math
- Reflection on Intellectual Development
- Core Values and a Stanford Bucket List
- Planning the Next Steps
- Advising++
- An Undergraduate Reflection
Last Updated October 10, 2025