While reflection has long been held to be central to learning, not all reflection leads to insight or learning. Drawing on distinctions in psychology between 'constructive self-regulation' and 'rumination' and educational literature that distinguishes descriptive from reflective writing, this article employs a novel approach to assign student…

Individual student success is influenced by the educational environment and student characteristics. One adaptation of the educational environment to improve student success is the introduction of continuous, or in-course, assessment. Previous research already identified several student characteristics that are related to student success as…