Level of Reflective Practice amongst Saudi Female Postgraduate Students at KSU

Abstract

This paper investigates the level of reflective practice amongst Saudi female postgraduate students at King Saud University. The study is quantitative in nature, whereby a reflective practice self-assessment scale was administered to assess the reflective practice of 201 female postgraduate students at KSU. The scale concentrates on five dimensions; the ability and freedom to reflect, questioning assumptions, considering others' viewpoints, using reflective methods/tools, and frequency of the refection on events. Findings of this study indicate that Saudi female postgraduate students at KSU reveal a decent level of reflective skills. Findings also display that there are some reflective requirements and skills which are more common in the scientific fields than they are in the literary fields. On the light of these results, recommendations for Saudi postgraduate instructors and program developers are provided accordingly.

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