摘要: Surprise is a cognitive emotion both informing us that an actual event we have met contrary to our expectation and motivating find the reasons for such discrepancy. Reflection often starts with identification examination of surprising event. It gateway reflective learning. This paper further examines key features surprise, various associated emotional processes, types responses surprise. provides framework examining as pedagogical tool social work educators students. In sharing piece memorable surprise experienced by author, it brings out interactive contextual nature in practice education. conclusion, suggests other possible functions