Reviewing own performance in undertaking a multi-day expedition
Reviewing own performance in undertaking a multi-day expedition
Reviewing Performance Before the Expedition
- Understanding the Importance of Initial Planning: Identify how effective your initial stage of planning was and how it impacted your overall experience.
- Assessing Route Selection: Evaluate your choice of route, bearing in mind its suitability to your skills, the weather conditions, and the goals of the expedition.
- Evaluating Preparation: Review how your preparation went - how well did you pack? Did you forget anything, or did you bring unnecessary items?
Performance During the Expedition
- Measuring Physical Resilience: Were you able to handle the physical stresses of the expedition? Did your level of fitness match the demands of the expedition?
- Assessing Investigation Skills: Evaluate your ability to study and understand the environment around you. Did you manage to identify distinctive features, fauna or flora?
- Examining Mental Resilience: How well did you cope with any mental challenges, such as facing unexpected difficulties or maintaining motivation?
- Developing Teamwork Skills: Did you work well in a team? Did you effectively communicate and support each other?
Self-Evaluation After the Expedition
- Analyzing Achievements: Review the objectives you set out before the expedition - how many were successfully met and what factors contributed to this success, or lack thereof.
- Dealing with Unexpected Situations: Identify any unforeseen obstacles and how you handled them - could you have been better prepared?
- Understanding the Value of Reflection: Recognise the importance of reflecting on your experiences and how this can aid in better future performance.
- Implementing Feedback: Actively seek feedback from your team and leaders, consider how you can make use of this advice to better your future expeditions.
Using the Review to Improve
- Recognising Learning Opportunities: Identify what you learned from this expedition - what can you build upon, and what needs improvement?
- Planning for Improvement: Develop a plan that focuses on areas of weakness and measures for improvement in these areas.
- Continuing Development: Aim to continue gaining and applying new knowledge in future expeditions, always seeking to improve on previous experiences.