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students were comfortable in taking some control of their learning in a capstone projectunit, a formal unit should be ‘taught’. Students expressed concern that the problem wasopen-ended and too big (the teacher should establish tight boundaries), that they had toestimate and manage the project themselves (rather than having milestones imposed), thattheir assessment was based on the motivation and performance of the rest of the class (allassessment was group-based).6.3 Reflection on findingsReflection is also an aspect of evaluation, and in this study, plays the important role ofguiding the journey, and triggering pedagogical growth in the researcher. Kreber (1999)’sscholarship of teaching model includes reflection on content (what do I know?); process (howdo I know I am effective?) and premise (double loop learning: what are the alternatives?)within the domains of Instructional, Pedagogical and Curricular knowledge. Table 6.3summarises the issues to be considered in applying this reflection model.Table 6.3: Reflection in the Scholarship of Teaching model (Kreber, 1999)ContentCurriculum Pedagogical Instructionalgoals, purposes & rationalesfor the unit; how it respond to different learn-learning objectives; choos-how students learn; how to writing & sequencingfits into the larger curriculum;how the teaching con-to studying; how to fa-discussions & group work;ing styles & approaches ing readings; facilitatingtributes to the universitys cilitate critical thinking & preparing syllabi; constructingand evaluatingsocietal & cultural role self-management in learning;how to influence studentsmotivation toassessmentlearnWhat are the goals ofmy teaching?What do I know abouthow students learn?What instructionalstrategies should Iuse?Process How conscientioushave I been in identifyingthis goal?Premise How does my goalmatter? What are thealternatives?How effective am I inpromoting its achievementWhat are alternativestrategies?How effective have mystrategies been?Why does it matterthat I use this strategy?The results on my reflection included:Curriculum the goals of this cycle were two-fold: to provide a mechanisms for students totransfer the discipline knowledge they had gained to other units; to provide a learningenvironment that was situated in authentic practice. This aligns with practitioner268