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Integrative Writing Assignment Reecting on the Last Day of Class Endings Can Be Important Beginnings The end of the semester can be a hectic time, causing us to focus on what has not yet been accomplished rather than on what has. The last day of a course offers a powerful opportunity for both instructors and students to reflect on what they have learned together and how it can inform their future. In this sense, the last day of class can also be an important beginning (Halpern, 2010). In a study on how faculty wrap up their courses, most reported focusing on review sessions and nal assignments. Of the students surveyed, 90% said that they would appreciate a greater sense of closure for their courses (Eggleston & Smith, 200l). One of the ways that faculty can create a sense of closureas well as help students adapt and apply what they have learned in future contextsis to ask students to reect on their learning (Bransford et 31., 2000). End-ofsemester reections can elicit different aspects of students' learning. For example, reections on the course components and activities (such as concepts and skills) allow students to make connections, prioritize what they have learned, and identify ways they can apply these concepts and skills in the future. This can help students organize their knowledge more like an expert and, prime students to make future connections in and beyond the classroom (Ambrose et al., 2010). Reections can also take a more metacognitive approach, to consider the "what" and "how" of students' learning more generally. Reviewing and evaluating the strategies that they have used over the course of the semester can increase the likelihood that students will use effective strategies in the future (Pintrich, 2002). Instructors can also learn what aspects of the course have been most impactjl. This information will be useful for future iterations of the course. Reflection writing is not a Q & A, it is an extension of your learning to be written in your own thoughts, feelings, expression, and Words. The given reection prompts are to stimulate your thinking, and your personal feelings on the course, and what you have learned. Write a thoughtful reection given the following end of semester course prompts. . Can you identify one important concept, research nding, theory, or idea that you learned while taking this class? Why do you believe that this concept, research nding, theory, or idea is important? . Apply what you have learned from this class to some aspect of your life. . What questionls) has the class raised for you? What are you still wondering about? You will be graded on clarity, logical organization, and completeness. Your paper must be typed. Please use a 12-point font, have 1inch margins, double spaoe the paper, include page numbers, and include your personal information in the upper left-hand corner. Your paper must be grammatically sound and proofread carefully. Your paper must be 141 pages. Please upload your reection paper to Blackboard (next page). References . Boucquey, N. C. (2014, Nov. 9). School's out! Almost. Strategies for the last day of class. - Bransford, J. D.. Brown, A. L., & Cooking, R. R. (2000). How people learn: Brain, mind, gpen'ence, and school. Washington, DC: National Academy Press. - DietzUhler, B., & Lanter, J. R. (2009), Using the fourquestions technique to enhance learning, Teaching of Psychology, 36(1), 38-41. . Eggleston, T. J., & Smith, G. E. (2002, Mar. 4). Parting ,vLaxs: Endingxyour course. . Halpem, D. F. (2010). Conclusion: How to meet the challenge of preparing college students for life in the 21st century. In D. F. Halpern (Ed),- Undergraduate education in psychology: A blueprint for the future of the discipline (pp. 175178). Washington, DC: American Psychotogical Association. o Pintrich. P. R. (2002). The role of metacognitive knowledge in learning, teaching, and assessing, Theory into Practice, 41(4), 219-225