Prompt kids of all ages to think about their learning by using self-reflection questions for students.
While it’s helpful to receive teacher feedback in the learning journey, it’s just as important for students to provide feedback to themselves.
This requires self-examination.
Becoming self-aware helps students analyze things such as the choices they make, learning style preferences, behavior patterns, and how they interact with others.
Understanding themselves better will consequently serve them well as they will be better able to communicate their strengths and weaknesses to teachers.
This type of growth mindset is essential for accomplishing SMART goals, regulating conduct, and interacting positively with peers.
Self-reflection questions for students support these efforts.
What’s more, teachers will be better equipped to interact with students in a way that’s more responsive and empathetic.
No matter the grade or subject you teach, you can use student self-reflection questions as bellwork, homework, warm-up exercises, or as exit ticket informal assessments after group work/projects.
Self-Reflection Questions For Students
If you need good examples of student reflection questions, this list has you covered.
1. Which piece of teacher feedback has had the greatest impact on me?
2. What strategies help me to be successful in school and life?
3. How does daily journaling support my learning?
4. What have I learned about myself in the past six months?
5. Who inspires me most? Why?
6. What worries me most?
7. If I could change one thing about the past, what would it be?
8. What type of rewards or incentives prompt me to action?
9. Do I prefer nonfiction or fiction books? Why?
10. What 3 things do I really do well?
11. Which area of the classroom is my favorite? Why?
12. What obstacle have I overcome recently?
13. For goals realized, what steps did I take to get there?
14. What makes me unique?
15. How can I improve upon (insert any subject or behavior)?
16. For what am I most grateful?
17. What support resources help me to understand the content matter better?
18. How do I feel about my work habits? Do they need improvement? Why or why not?
19. What’s my learning style?
20. If I wrote a book, what would it be about?
21. What 8 adjectives would best describe me? What example can I give for each?
22. Which book genre do I enjoy best and why?
23. What good choices did I make today?
24. In what ways did I make someone feel good today?
25. How do I solve conflict with peers?
26. When do I feel most proud?
27. Am I a good friend? Why or why not?
28. What do I like most about my class and classmates?
29. How do I handle challenges?
30. What have I recently learned about myself?
31. Do I respond best to extrinsic or intrinsic motivation? Why?
32. What’s my strongest subject and my weakest? How can I improve?
33. How do I like to spend my time at school?
34. What academic tasks are easy for me?
35. Why is it important to be a good communicator?
36. With which school tasks do I have the most difficulty?
37. In what ways do I show honesty?
38. Which of my character traits serve me best? Why?
39. Am I afraid to be myself? Why or why not?
40. How would I summarize the best book I have read recently?
41. What advice would I give to myself when it comes to doing well in school?
42. In which areas do I excel?
43. Have I shown kindness to my classmates today? How?
44. What challenges am I facing now? In what ways am I coping?
45. How would someone close to me describe my talents?
46. What is the best thing that happened to me today?
47. Where would I like to be 5 years from now?
48. Do I have a growth mindset or a fixed mindset? Why do I think this?
49. What do I look forward to in the near future?
50. How can I be an inspiration to others?
51. When have I failed at something? What lesson did I learn from the experience?
52. How do I feel when working with a group?
53. Which class assignments and activities help me to remember information the best?
54. How has my reading improved this school year?
55. What has kept me from reaching any of my SMART goals? How can I self-correct this?
56. What is difficult for me? Why is this? What strategies can I put into place that support my improvement?
57. How can I be a better friend?
58. This school year, what experiences have helped me to become a better person?
59. Who in my life has shaped me most in becoming the person that I am? Why do I think this?
60. When I am upset, what technique(s) can I use to help me not escalate?
61. When someone treats me unfairly, how can I fix my mindset to stay positive?
Final Thoughts
Encourage students to be self-aware by utilizing self-reflection questions. These powerful exercises help them process their learning in a meaningful way.
Download student self-reflection questions in PDF form.