The essay is about reflective thinking or critical thinking.
Reflective writing is about–
* your response to experience, opinions, events or new information.
* your response of thoughts and feelings.
* A way of thinking to explore your learning.
* a opportunity to gain self-knowledge.
* A way to achieve clarity and better understanding of what you are learning.
* A chance to develop and reinforce writing skills.
* A way of making meaning out of what you study.
How to write reflectively :
What to discuss
* Your perception of the course and the content.
* Experience, ideas and observations you have had, and how they relate to the course or topic.
* what you found confusing, inspiring, difficult, interesting and why.
* questions you have and conclusion you have drawn.
* how you solved a problem, reached a conclusion, found an answer or reached a point of understanding.
* possibilities, speculations, hypotheses or solutions.
* Alternative interpretation or different perspective on what you have read or done in your course.
* How new ideas challenge what you already know.
* What you need to explore next in terms of thought and actions.
* comparison and connections between what you are learning and :
— Your prior knowledge and preconceptions
— Your prior assumptions and preconceptions
— What you know from other courses, units or discipline.