Evaluation of student learning activities is part of the fabric of higher education. Expected by accrediting agencies within the health professions disciplines in curricula aimed at the development of reflective practitioners. Student self-reflecting journaling is a strategy frequently employed as a tool to develop reflective practitioners and promote critical reflection. Despite the value of strategy, there is little agreement in the literature regarding the methods and processes employed in the evaluation of student journals. Self-reflection journals, employed intermittently in health professions education, usually focuses on a clinical event. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore what processes faculty use in online programs that deploy self-reflective journals to evaluate online registered nursing-bachelor of science nursing (RN-BSN) students' self-reflection journals. Eight online RN-BSN faculty who have extensive experience with the systemic use of self-reflective journals in the curriculum participated in the study to provide their insights and experiences with the evaluation of student self-reflective journals. The results revealed a surprising consensus on the first steps along with general agreement on the challenges with the evaluation of the self-reflective journals and the benefits of self -reflection journals in the development of reflective practice. The constant comparison data analysis revealed three broad themes regarding the processes employed for evaluation: the steps in the process, the key behaviors faculty expected to find in the journals, and the faculty's beliefs regarding the value of self-reflective journals in moving students to closer to reflective practice. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com.bibliotheek.ehb.be/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]