Reflective practice is a process which you think about what you have already done and come to a conclusion of how well that piece of work has gone by analysing each sub-section of that section of work, this is helpful to do after every exercise in order to record your development through critical analysis, it will help you refocus on the task at hand and therefore you are more likely to develop in the right direction rather than spending a long time going off track to later evaluate your work finding it isn't relevant.
Donald Schon was a trained philosopher who was interested in the idea of reflective practice.
The practitioner allows himself to experience surprise, puzzlement, or confusion in a situation which he finds uncertain or unique. He reflects on the phenomenon before him, and on the prior understandings which have been implicit in his behaviour. He carries out an experiment which serves to generate both a new understanding of the phenomenon and a change in the situation. (Schön 1983: 68)
Schon explains that by carrying out reflective practice it is possible to clarify the possible confusion or misunderstanding in the work you have just completed and therefore will be able to develop and decide on the next experimental work and by repeating this process you will get a greater understanding of your work and therefore eventually will have a greater outcome.
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