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Download full textSteve Hood; Cynthia Grua – Utah System of Higher Education, 2025
Prior learning refers to knowledge, skills, or competencies acquired through formal and informal education outside a traditional academic environment. This can include a student acquiring knowledge or skills through employee-sponsored training or military training, earning an industry certification, or taking national standardized exams. In the…
Descriptors: Prior Learning, Public Colleges, College Students, College Credits
Credit for Prior Learning at USHE Degree-Granting Institutions, Academic Year 2022-23. Annual Report
Utah System of Higher Education, 2024
During the 2022-23 academic year, thousands of Utah students participated in the Utah System of Higher Education's credit for prior learning program, earning college credit and saving money on tuition. Prior learning is the knowledge, competencies, and skills acquired through formal and informal education outside a traditional academic…
Descriptors: Prior Learning, Public Colleges, College Students, College Credits
College Board, 2011
This catalog lists research reports, research notes, and other publications available from the College Board's website. The catalog briefly describes research publications available free of charge. Introduced in 1981, the Research Report series includes studies and reviews in areas such as college admission, special populations, subgroup…
Descriptors: Research Reports, Publications, Educational Research, College Students
Valley, John R. – 1978
Three papers--by educational economists Kurt L. Kendis, Steven J. Klees, and Alan P. Wagner--independently examine the economic impact of college credit by examination (CBE) on students, institutions, and higher educational systems. Major issues are identified and further research topics are suggested. Kendis suggests the following results of CBE:…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement, Bibliographies, College Credits, Cost Effectiveness
Peer reviewedvon Davier, Alina A., Ed.; Liu, Mei, Ed. – ETS Research Report Series, 2006
This report builds on and extends existent research on population invariance to new tests and issues. The authors lay the foundation for a deeper understanding of the use of population invariance measures in a wide variety of practical contexts. The invariance of linear, equipercentile and IRT equating methods are examined using data from five…
Descriptors: Equated Scores, Statistical Analysis, Data Collection, Test Format
Reese, Lee W. – 1977
This document, identified as Part V of a loose leaf handbook, is the 1977-79 supplement for Parts II, III, and IV of the original handbook, 1976 edition. Part II of the handbook listed tabular data concerning credit by external examinations such as the College Level Examination Program (CLEP), the Advanced Placement Program (APP), and the American…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Admissions Counseling, Advanced Placement Programs, College Admission
Mahoney, Susan S. – 1987
The University of Texas (UT) at Austin's credit by examination program is described. In 1985-86, credit by examination was offered in 55 subjects. Details were provided for each of 18 subject areas in which over 20 tests were administered: Biology; Chemistry; Chinese; Computer Science; Economics; Electrical Engineering; English; French; German;…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Advanced Placement, Biology, Chemistry
