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Welsh Baccalaureate (Welsh Bacc) Core Transferable Skills and Reflection Flashcards
51 question-and-answer cards covering Core Transferable Skills and Reflection as it is examined in Welsh Baccalaureate (Welsh Bacc). 24 of them are printed below, taken from across the deck — no signup, no paywall on the preview.
24 sample cards from the Core Transferable Skills and Reflection deck
Sampled from the end of the deck, so these are different cards from the ones shown on the syllabus page.
Name three techniques that demonstrate active listening.
Maintaining eye contact and nodding, paraphrasing or summarising what the speaker said to confirm understanding, and asking relevant follow-up questions. Avoiding interruptions also shows active listening.
What is the difference between an open question and a closed question?
An open question invites a detailed, extended response (e.g. 'Why do you think...?') and usually cannot be answered with one word. A closed question prompts a short, specific answer such as 'yes', 'no' or a single fact.
What does the acronym SMART stand for when setting objectives?
Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic (or Relevant), and Time-bound. SMART objectives are clear, trackable, attainable, worthwhile and have a deadline.
Why is making an objective 'Measurable' important?
Because it lets you track progress and know definitively when the objective has been achieved, using clear criteria or quantities rather than a vague sense of completion.
Rewrite the vague goal 'get better at presentations' as a SMART objective.
Example: 'Deliver a five-minute presentation to my class with no notes by the end of this term, achieving at least 80% positive feedback from peers.' It is specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and time-bound.
What is the difference between a long-term goal and a short-term objective?
A long-term goal is a broad aim achieved over an extended period (e.g. months or years). A short-term objective is a smaller, specific step completed soon that helps move you towards the long-term goal.
What is an action plan?
An action plan is a structured document that breaks a goal into specific tasks or steps, with assigned responsibilities, resources needed, and deadlines, used to organise work and track progress towards an objective.
List four elements typically included in an action plan.
The tasks/steps to be completed, the resources required, the person responsible, and the deadline/timescale for each task. Success criteria or milestones are often included too.
What does it mean to monitor an action plan, and why is it done?
Monitoring means regularly checking progress against the planned tasks, timescales and milestones. It is done to identify delays or problems early, so the plan can be adjusted to stay on track and meet the objective.
What is a milestone in the context of action planning?
A milestone is a significant checkpoint or marker of progress within a plan, used to confirm that a key stage has been completed on schedule and to help track overall progress.
Outline the main stages of a structured problem-solving process.
Identify and define the problem, gather information, generate possible solutions, evaluate the options, choose and implement the best solution, then review the outcome to check it worked.
What is the difference between the symptoms of a problem and its root cause?
Symptoms are the visible effects or signs that something is wrong, while the root cause is the underlying reason behind them. Effective problem-solving addresses the root cause, not just the symptoms.
Name two creative techniques used to generate possible solutions to a problem.
Brainstorming (generating many ideas freely without immediate judgement) and mind mapping (visually linking ideas around a central problem). SWOT analysis and trial-and-error are also used.
What is the difference between a decision and a justification?
A decision is the choice you make from the available options. A justification is the reasoned explanation of why you made that choice, supported by evidence, weighing of pros and cons, or criteria.
What is a pros and cons (advantages and disadvantages) analysis used for in decision-making?
It is a technique for evaluating options by listing the benefits and drawbacks of each, allowing them to be compared systematically so the most suitable choice can be justified.
Why is it important to consider consequences and risks before making a decision?
Because decisions have outcomes that affect yourself and others; weighing the likely consequences and risks helps you choose the option with the best balance of benefit and acceptable risk, leading to a justified, responsible decision.
What is reflective practice?
Reflective practice is the process of regularly thinking about and critically reviewing your own experiences, actions and learning, in order to understand what happened, evaluate how well you did, and improve future performance.
List the stages of Gibbs' Reflective Cycle.
Description (what happened), Feelings (what you thought/felt), Evaluation (what was good and bad), Analysis (why it happened/what sense you can make of it), Conclusion (what else you could have done), and Action Plan (what you will do next time).
Name the four stages of Kolb's Experiential Learning Cycle.
Concrete Experience (doing/having an experience), Reflective Observation (reviewing/reflecting on it), Abstract Conceptualisation (concluding/learning from it), and Active Experimentation (planning/trying out what you have learned).
What is self-assessment?
Self-assessment is the process of evaluating your own work, performance and progress against set criteria or standards, identifying your strengths and weaknesses to recognise how well you have done and where to improve.
What is the difference between formative and summative feedback?
Formative feedback is given during a task to help you improve before the final outcome. Summative feedback is given at the end to judge or grade the completed work against standards.
What does it mean to 'act on feedback', and why is it valuable?
Acting on feedback means using the comments and suggestions you receive to make concrete improvements to your work or skills. It is valuable because feedback only improves performance if changes are actually made in response to it.
How can identifying your strengths and areas for development support your progression?
Recognising strengths lets you build on and use them effectively, while identifying areas for development shows what to target with goals and action. Together they create a clear, realistic basis for setting future goals and planning improvement.
What should an effective goal for future progression include to be useful?
It should be SMART (specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, time-bound), based on honest self-assessment and feedback, linked to a clear next step (such as further study, a career or skill development), and supported by an action plan to achieve it.
What this deck covers
The Core Transferable Skills and Reflection deck follows the Welsh Baccalaureate (Welsh Bacc) Core Transferable Skills and Reflection syllabus — 4 chapters and 16 topics — so questions land on material that is genuinely examinable rather than trivia around it. That works out to roughly 12.8 cards per chapter.
Answers are written to be recallable, not just readable — averaging about 207 characters, which is long enough to carry the reasoning and short enough to say out loud.
A deck like this earns its keep on the second and third pass. Read the syllabus first so you know the shape of the subject, then use the cards to find the specific facts that have not stuck.
Core Transferable Skills and Reflection flashcards FAQ
How many Core Transferable Skills and Reflection flashcards are in this Welsh Baccalaureate (Welsh Bacc) deck?
51 cards. This page previews 24 of them, sampled evenly across the deck so you can judge the difficulty before installing anything.
Are these Welsh Baccalaureate (Welsh Bacc) flashcards free?
Yes. The preview here is free to read with no signup, and the full 51-card deck is free inside the Examius app.
What do the Core Transferable Skills and Reflection cards cover?
They follow the Welsh Baccalaureate (Welsh Bacc) Core Transferable Skills and Reflection syllabus — 4 chapters and 16 topics — so the questions track what is actually examinable.
How should I use these flashcards?
Read the syllabus first so you know the shape of the subject, then drill the deck. Examius schedules each card with spaced repetition, so cards you keep missing come back sooner and ones you know drift further apart.