Case for reflection in engineering education- and an alternative

This paper examines the use of reflections in engineering education. The paper provides a review of practices in engineering education, especially during the last century. It starts by reviewing the research and pedagogical approaches in utilization of reflections and various reflective activities in engineering education. Then the authors provide various perspectives regarding reflective activities. The first part of the paper establishes the case for featuring reflective activity in engineering education. The writers were a pairing of a committed reflective practitioner and a staunch disciple of Dewey. An alternative commentary is given by the third author.