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Generally, reflections on mathematical concepts seem to be important to acquire mathematical knowledge at school. In theoretical works focusing on how mathematical education can contribute to societal participation and active citizenship, model - and context-oriented reflections play an essential role. This paper presents a study in which 8 th grade learners were encouraged to perform both types of reflections through selected tasks. By means of interviews, reflection processes at the student level were made accessible. Results from a first, explorative analysis of the interviews are reported.