%0 Journal Article
%T Reflective Thinking: An Analysis of Students¡¯ Reflections in Their Learning about Computers in Education
%A Fariza Khalid
%A Mazalah Ahmad
%A Aidah Abdul Karim
%A Md. Yusoff Daud
%A Rosseni Din
%J Creative Education
%P 2160-2168
%@ 2151-4771
%D 2015
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ce.2015.620220
%X This study aims to examine reflective capacity among students when learning about computers in education. The study involved 35 e-portfolios written by first-year students who enrolled on the Computers in Education course in the Faculty of Education, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. All the students taking this course were required to publish ¡°reflections¡± based on their weekly learning activities via individual e-portfolios. Thematic analysis was done using Nvivo 10 software to categorize the content of the students¡¯ reflections. The analysis reveals that a large percentage of the ¡°reflections¡± were non-reflective rather than reflective actions. This finding has implications for the way the course is designed, requiring a supportive environment, mentoring and group discussions, as reflective thinking is not spontaneous, but should be deliberately stimulated by the educational context.
%K Reflective Thinking
%K Learning
%K Computer Education
%K Analysis
%K University
%K E-Portfolio
%K Journal
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=61413