1235 Bali Medical Journal 2021; 10(3) Special Issue ICONURS: 1235-1238 | doi: 10.15562/bmj.v10i3.2857 REVIEW ABSTRACT The efect of refective learning in nursing and health students: a literature review Uswahzulhasanah 1 , Fitri Arofati 2* Background: Refective learning can be defned as an activity or process that aims to recall the actions and methods of learning that have been carried out in the form of observations. Students mostly obtain and improve their knowledge and skills through experiential learning or refection. This literature review aims to determine whether there is an efect of the refective learning method in nursing students and health students, especially on critical thinking. Methods: This research is a type of literature review conducted by searching for articles related to the refective learning method in health and nursing students. This literature review is conducted by searching articles associated with the refective learning method in health and nursing students. The database used to prepare the literature review was Google Scholar, ScienceDirect, and Proquest. The search technique was use specifc keywords from the research question: refective learning OR refective practice OR refection AND critical thinking AND problem solving AND nursing students OR medical students OR health profession students OR undergraduate nursing students. Inclusion criteria used for data collection were full text, journal publishing from 2015 to 2020, using English and Indonesian. Result: The literature review results show that refective learning is very efective in improving some aspects in health and nursing students, where students learn through their experiences in clinics. Conclusion: Refective learning can be used to reference learning models for health and nursing students. Keywords: Health education, nursing, refective learning, teaching method. Cite This Article: Uswahzulhasanah., Arofati, F. 2021. The efect of refective learning in nursing and health students: a literature review. Bali Medical Journal 10(3) Special Issue ICONURS: 1235-1238. DOI: 10.15562/bmj.v10i3.2857 1 Student Master of Nursing, Post Graduate Program, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta, Indonesia; 2 Lecturer Master of Nursing, Post Graduate Program, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta, Indonesia; *Corresponding author: Fitri Arofati; Lecturer Master of nursing, Post Graduate Program, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta, Indonesia; ftri.arofati@umy.ac.id Received: 2021-10-28 Accepted: 2021-12-18 Published: 2021-12-30 1235 Bali Medical Journal (Bali MedJ) 2021, Volume 10, Number 3 Special Issue ICONURS: 1235-1238 P-ISSN.2089-1180, E-ISSN: 2302-2914 Open access: www.balimedicaljournal.org INTRODUCTION Refective learning is an activity or process that aims to recall the actions and processes of learning that have been carried out in the form of observation. 1 Based on experiential learning theory Kolb 1984, higher education is where the learning process is conducted as learner- centered, self-motivated, and independent. Refection has some characteristics like proactive, inspection, and others. Te refection method can occur during or afer an event, which supports learning from personal experience to facilitate problem- solving. Several studies have shown that the most crucial advantage of refective learning is stimulating practical learning and knowledge, increasing professional responsibility, enhancing students’ knowledge, confdence, and improving critical thinking skills. 2,3 Some researchers state that the refection learning method can efectively facilitate thinking critically, even compared to other learning methods. 3 Because the responsibility of educators is to understand the problems faced by students and know that refection learning is a factor that drives professional learners. Tis literature review aims to see the efect of refective learning methods on health and nursing students, especially critical thinking, problem-solving, and another positive impact of refective learning. METHODS Te methodology used is a literature review. Te study sources consist of relevant journals from several databases Google Scholar, Proquest, and ScienceDirect. Te author searches with keywords and synonyms refective learning OR refective practice OR refection AND critical thinking AND problem-solving AND nursing students OR medical students OR health profession students OR undergraduate nursing students. Te search was limited to publications from 2015 to 2020 to ensure the articles used were up to date. Language restrictions are also applied to limit the search to articles published only in English and Indonesian. All relevant articles were screened and analyzed for inclusion or exclusion from the literature review based on quality and relevance to the review topic, questions and objectives of the literature review. Te researcher used bibliographic sofware Zotero to organize the found articles to help manage the search results. RESULT Six studies were included in the fnal analysis, two studies with nursing students as respondents, and four with medical students as respondents. Tree studies have a quantitative design, and one has a Quasi-Experimental Study randomized. one uses a controlled trial design and a mixed methodology. Most studies evaluate or test the efectiveness of refective learning. In addition, several studies also discuss related to refective measurement using questionnaires and their application. A complete description of the results of the literature review is explained as follows: