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Direct linkCatherine A. Cherrstrom; Carrie J. Boden; Todd Sherron – Journal of Continuing Higher Education, 2024
This study examined nontraditional students using linguistic inquiry and word count (LIWC) of their reflective writing assignments. Participants included 364 adult students enrolled in a degree completion program. Data comprised a multiweek reflective writing assignment and demographic data, linguistically and statistically analyzed. The study…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Students, Credits, Prior Learning, Logical Thinking
Rust, Dianna Z.; Brinthaupt, Thomas M. – Journal of Continuing Higher Education, 2017
Prior learning assessment (PLA) is the process whereby a student's outside-of-the-classroom learning is evaluated for college-level credit. PLA has been gaining momentum across the United States as part of the efforts to improve institutional completion rates for adult learners. In the present article, we provide an overview of the PLA portfolio…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Student Experience, Prior Learning, Student Evaluation
