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Strange, John – New Directions for Experiential Learning, 1980
Prime features of sound college programs that assess for credit the prior experiential learning of adults are outlined. Faculty judgment underlies all evaluation methods, which include oral exams, written reports, actual performance, or appraisals of advanced professional knowledge. Work of the Council for the Advancement of Experiential Learning…
Descriptors: College Credits, Evaluation Methods, Experiential Learning, Higher Education
Spille, Henry – New Directions for Experiential Learning, 1980
An outline is given of the system developed by the American Council on Education through which more than 2,000 colleges have awarded hundreds of thousands of credits toward degrees for prior learning outside colleges, either in military service or employment. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, College Credits, Equivalency Tests
Moon, Rexford G., Jr.; Hawes, Gene R. – New Directions for Experiential Learning, 1980
Published and institutional resources for assistance in recognizing adult prior learning are listed in five categories: assessment by examination, life or work experience, institutions and contact persons for competency-based programs, background publications, and credit for homemaking and volunteer work by women. (MSE)
Descriptors: Adult Education, College Credits, Competency Based Education, Equivalency Tests
