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Download full textHamer, Jen – Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 2011
The formal recognition of prior learning (RPL) has long been lauded and even, one might suggest, doggedly pursued as a tool of social justice and equity within education sectors across the world (Harris, 1999; Wheelahan, Miller & Newton, 2002; Castle & Attwood, 2001; Cleary et al., 2002). It can accredit skills and knowledges that have…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Prior Learning, Recognition (Achievement), Philosophy
Hamer, Jen – Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 2010
Recognition of prior learning (RPL) has been an important element of Australia's Vocational Education and Training (VET) policy since it was officially adopted as a key national principle in 1991 (VEETAC 1991, cited in Wilson and Lilly 1996:2). The aim of RPL is to formally assess a person's skills gained through life and work experience, in order…
Descriptors: Prior Learning, Recognition (Achievement), Foreign Countries, Vocational Education
Peer reviewedHayes, Brett K.; Taplin, John E. – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 1992
For both 6 and 11 year olds, social knowledge had a significant influence on test phase responses. It is maintained that the study clarifies the relationship between the use of knowledge-based and similarity-based information in children's acquisition of concepts. (BG)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Development, Classification, Concept Formation
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers
