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A learning journal is a personal collection of notes and reflections that enhances learning through writing and thinking about experiences. It serves to document understanding, identify strengths and weaknesses, and promote reflective learning, which is crucial for deeper comprehension and academic success. The guide includes instructions for structuring the journal and prompts for reflection based on experiences and learning topics.

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Learning Journals Guide

A learning journal is a personal collection of notes and reflections that enhances learning through writing and thinking about experiences. It serves to document understanding, identify strengths and weaknesses, and promote reflective learning, which is crucial for deeper comprehension and academic success. The guide includes instructions for structuring the journal and prompts for reflection based on experiences and learning topics.

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Learning Journals Guide

What is a learning journal?


A learning journal is a collection of notes, observations, thoughts and other relevant materials
built-up over a period of time and usually accompanies a period of study, a placement experience
or fieldwork. Its purpose is to enhance your learning through the very process of writing and
thinking about your learning experiences. Your learning journal is personal to you and will
reflect your personality and experiences.

Structuring your learning journal


A learning journal may be called several different things: a learning log, a fieldwork diary or
personal development planner, for example. Different subject areas may ask you to focus on
different aspects of your experiences and may also have a different format. A journal could be a
notebook, an electronic document or sometimes can be recorded verbally on a tape. You will
need to check which format is required with your module tutor.

Why use a learning journal:


 To provide a ‘live picture’ of your growing
understanding of a subject or experience
 To demonstrate how your learning is developing
 To keep a record of your thoughts and ideas throughout your experiences of learning
 To help you identify your strengths, weaknesses and preferences in learning
Essentially, a learning journal helps you to be reflective about your learning, this means that your
learning journal should not be a purely descriptive account of what you did etc but an
opportunity to communicate your thinking process: how and why you did what you did, and
what you now think about what you did.

What is reflective learning?


Reflective learning is a learned process that requires time and practice.
It is also an active process: involving thinking through issues yourself, asking questions and
seeking out relevant information to aid your understanding. Reflective learning works best when
you think about what you are doing before,
during and after your learning experience. Reflective learning is therefore not only about
recognizing something new (new learning), it is also about seeing reality in a new way.

Reflection is an important skill to develop, and requires you to think about how you personally
are relating to what is happening on your course, during your assignment, or in your placement.
The following diagram illustrates the process of reflective learning.
What do I think about this issue/ topic/ experience?

Explore my understanding, perceptions and ideas


Question my assumptions
Identify anything confusing or difficult to understand What more do I
need to know to help my understanding?
The benefits of developing your skills in reflective learning
Reflective learners are more likely to develop a deeper understanding of
their subject and to achieve higher grades as a result. Reflective learners
tend to:
Be motivated, know what they are trying to achieve and why
Be pro-active in extending their understanding of new topics and subjects
Use their existing knowledge to help them to develop their understanding
of new ideas
Understand new concepts by relating them to their previous experiences
Understand that additional research and reading widely will improve their
understanding
Develop their learning and thinking by building on the critical evaluation
of their previous learning experiences
Be self-aware, able to identify, explain and address their own strengths and weaknesses
Content of your learning journal
A learning journal should focus on your own personal responses, reactions
and reflections to new ideas or new ways of thinking about a subject that
have been introduced to you through:
Lectures, seminars and workshops
Research and reading including any visual research: e.g. television, film
etc
Conversations and discussions with other students or tutors
Significant experiences that have happened in the work place, on placements or field trips

ASIAN COLLEGE
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION & ACCOUNTANCY
SUBJECT NAME_____________________
LEARNING JOURNAL
TOPIC:________________________________

STUDENT NAME:__________________________

What should you write about? (Format Journal Voucher) 50 points

GUIDE QUESTIONS REFLECTIONS


1. What you think about or
what you understand so far on
the topic?
2. What you find puzzling,
difficult or contradictory? And
why?
3. How can you reach a better
understanding of the above?
4. What new knowledge, skills
or understanding have you
gained during the process
of writing your learning
journal?
5. What are your coping
mechanisms? How can this
help you in the future?

Instruction:
Choose ONE (1) from among the Philippine Accounting Standards (PAS) that we already
discussed in class and follow the format above in writing your journal. Not less than 50
words for each question. DEADLINE: November 7, 2024

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