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Steve Hood; Cynthia Grua – Utah System of Higher Education, 2025
The Utah Board of Higher Education's strategic plan prioritizes expanding access to higher education, improving college affordability, and reducing the time it takes students to complete their degrees. Credit for Prior Learning (CPL) supports these goals by awarding college credit for knowledge and skills gained outside the traditional classroom.…
Descriptors: Prior Learning, Public Colleges, College Students, College Credits
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Bradley Graeme Welch; Juan Carlos Ponce Campuzano – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2025
In this paper, we explore how the typical second year undergraduate topic of matrix diagonalisation can be applied to solve a geometric problem which arises frequently in Vector Calculus: to find the curve of intersection of a plane and a surface. We use GeoGebra, which offers a cost-free and dynamic interface, to explore a specific variant of…
Descriptors: Geometry, Computer Software, Computer Assisted Instruction, Undergraduate Students
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Annetta Grant – Marketing Education Review, 2025
Creative confidence is a necessary and valuable skill to prepare students for marketing careers. Marketers need to be trained to offer creative solutions to enhance marketing offerings. To help address this need, the aim of this paper is to provide logistical instructions for a class module that enhances students' creative confidence through…
Descriptors: Marketing, Business Education, Design, Creative Thinking
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Margaret Lee – Learning Professional, 2025
In this article, the author describes learning principles that are grounded in Daniel Willingham's (2017) simple model of the mind and suggest professional learning strategies aligned with them. These strategies are consistent with the Learning Designs standard of the Standards for Professional Learning, which states, in part, "Educators use…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Instructional Design, Cognitive Science, Standards
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Margaret Walton; Janet Walkoe – Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12, 2025
Seeds of Algebraic Thinking comes from the Knowledge in Pieces (KiP) perspective of learning. KiP is a systems approach to learning that stems from the constructivist idea that people learn by building on prior knowledge. As people experience the world, they acquire small, sub-conceptual knowledge elements. When people engage in a particular…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Prior Learning, Knowledge Level, Algebra
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Amanda Waldron; Steve Rhine – Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12, 2025
Digital curricula can constrain teachers with ready-made instructional materials. The authors used Mathematics Teaching Practices (MTPs) to modify a digital curriculum to engage students in more thoughtful and meaningful lessons. In this article, the authors visit one of their third-grade classrooms, in which they used the prescriptive digital…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Curriculum Implementation, Instructional Materials, Mathematics Curriculum
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Michael A. Alsop; Tarrylton Dunn; Dane Howell – Update: Applications of Research in Music Education, 2025
This research-to-resource article proposes and supports the application of sound-to-symbol approaches within the 5E instructional model to teach musical concepts experientially in beginning band settings. Drawing upon insights from music education scholars and pedagogues advocating for a shift toward sound-first approaches, the article explores…
Descriptors: Music Education, Music Activities, Teaching Methods, Constructivism (Learning)
Council for Adult and Experiential Learning, 2025
This report demonstrates how credit for prior learning (CPL) can revolutionize education and career advancement for older adults and veterans while supporting the success of postsecondary education institutions. Focusing on the untapped potential of decades of experience, the report explores how CPL can make higher education more accessible and…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, Veterans Education, Older Adults, Adult Education
Steve 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
Jennifer Blitz – Office of English Language Acquisition, US Department of Education, 2025
As with all learners, English learners (ELs) require more than basic reading and writing skills to successfully engage with rigorous academic content, progress through school, and be fully prepared for postsecondary education and careers. ELs must be able to access grade-level content while simultaneously developing proficiency and autonomy in…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, English Learners, Personal Autonomy, Language Proficiency