LOG BOOK OR JOURNALIn education (academia), a written "reflection," is a personal response to an experience, a reading, or a specific question. What is wanted is that you demonstrate you understand whatever issue is at hand and that you can respond to it in writing by connecting it to your own observation, previous experience, or recent learning.The purpose of a reflective journal is that you should be the main one to benefit from it. Writing down your thoughts helps to clarify them in your own mind. So why are you given a mark for it? Two reasons: (a) to encourage you to get around to writing it, and (b) so the instructor can see any problems that you're having, and help to solve them.Suggested format for a reflective journalThe following questions will give you some ideas of the type of questions that you can usefully ask yourself to write your reflective journal/ log book.1. What were three main things I learned from todays class / session? 2. What was new or surprising to me? 3. What have I changed my mind about, as a result of this class / session? 4. Based on this class / session what are the areas which I need to develop further? 5. I am still unsure about some issues. What are they? 6. What is the one thing which I most liked about this class / session?7. What is the one thing that I most disliked about this class / session? 8. What are some of the miscellaneous interesting facts that I learned in this session?9. What are the three issues that interested me a lot, and that I would like to ask my lecturer for more detailed explanation? 10. I am still afraid of some issues. What are they?