This activity guide based on the DIEP reflective framework (Describe, Interpret, Evaluate, Plan) is designed to follow the TASK assessment and deepen student understanding through individual reflection.
Overview
This activity is designed to support students in reflecting critically on their personal sustainability knowledge after completing the TASK assessment. This reflection will help students make sense of their results, connect sustainability to their academic and personal context, and identify pathways for future growth.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this activity, students will be able to:
- Reflect meaningfully on their sustainability knowledge and assessment experience.
- Make personal and disciplinary connections to sustainability concepts.
- Use the DIEP framework to develop a structured, critical, and future-oriented reflection.
- Identify next steps to improve sustainability literacy and engagement.
Instructions (for students)
Title: “Reflecting on my sustainability knowledge: a personal learning journey”
Length: 800–1,000 words
Use the DIEP framework to guide your reflection. Your essay should aim to respond to the prompts below — not as a list of answers, but as a coherent personal narrative.
- D – Describe: What happened?
- What were your overall impressions of the TASK assessment experience?
- Which subject areas did you score highest and lowest in?
- How did you feel about your performance — and why?
- I – Interpret: What does this mean to you?
- How have your past learning experiences (formal education, personal interests, cultural background, etc.) influenced your understanding of sustainability?
- Are there areas where you realize you’ve had misconceptions, blind spots, or limited exposure?
- E – Evaluate: Why is this significant?
- How do your results connect to what sustainability means in your field, community, or career?
- Have your views or assumptions been challenged by the assessment or reflection process?
- Why is improving your sustainability knowledge important for your academic or professional development?
- P – Plan: What will you do next?
- What specific topics or concepts do you want to explore further?
- How will you go about developing your sustainability knowledge — through study, conversation, practice, or action?
- How can you apply sustainability thinking more intentionally in your discipline or daily life?