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Download full textSherron, Todd; Cherrstrom, Catherine A.; Boden, Carrie; Wilson, Lindsey – Adult Higher Education Alliance, 2019
Prior learning assessment (PLA) supports student persistence, shortens time-to-degree, and boosts degree completion, particularly for post-traditional (adult or non-traditional) students and underserved populations. This proceeding examines an innovative approach to PLA using block credit. Administered within the award-winning Department of…
Descriptors: Prior Learning, Student Evaluation, Best Practices, Adult Students
Ohio Department of Higher Education, 2016
Traditional education has benefited millions of students--preparing them for college, jobs and careers--and it continues to do so. However, in recent years, there has been a growing trend of higher education institutions considering an alternative, competency-based education (CBE), to serve the needs of nontraditional or underserved adult…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Higher Education, Best Practices, Program Implementation
Direct linkDeane, Paul – Educational Psychologist, 2018
This article argues for a conceptualization of school writing that emphasizes how cognitive and sociocultural factors interact. In academic, professional, and affinity-based communities, an emphasis on standards of quality drives the adoption of such practices as revision and peer and expert review. In school, everyday writing practices center…
Descriptors: Writing (Composition), Cognitive Ability, Social Influences, Cultural Influences
Travers, Nan L. – Journal of Continuing Higher Education, 2013
The heart of prior learning assessment (PLA) is the quality and validity of the academic evaluation process itself. Institutions providing PLA opportunities are faced with issues of accountability from all constituents: students, faculty, state systems, and accrediting agencies. Increasingly, institutions are more and more accepting of different…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Credits, Accreditation (Institutions), Prior Learning
UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training, 2015
This virtual conference was the eleventh in a series of moderator-driven discussions introduced by UNESCO-UNEVOC in 2011. Conducted on the UNEVOC e-Forum--a global online community of over 4,000 members--and guided by an expert, these discussions provide a platform for sharing of experiences, expertise and feedback and wish to inspire people to…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Delivery Systems, Vocational Education, Educational Quality
Seifert, Tricia A.; Pascarella, Ernest T.; Goodman, Kathleen M.; Salisbury, Mark H.; Blaich, Charles F. – Journal of College Student Development, 2010
Liberal arts colleges have prided themselves on providing students with a quality undergraduate education among a scholarly community who are interested in their holistic development. Past research has found students who attended liberal arts colleges more frequently experienced Chickering and Gamson's (1987, 1991) good practices in undergraduate…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, Liberal Arts, Evidence, Best Practices
