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Download full textCouncil for Adult and Experiential Learning (NJ1), 2011
Prior learning assessment (PLA) methods can help adult students earn college credit for what they already know. PLA can be an important offering by postsecondary degree programs because it can save students time and money. In addition, the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning's (CAEL's) "Fueling the Race to Postsecondary Success"…
Descriptors: Prior Learning, Experiential Learning, Adult Learning, Performance Based Assessment
Brigham, Cathy; Klein-Collins, Rebecca – Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (NJ1), 2010
The national imperative to improve postsecondary degree completion has led to various innovations within colleges and universities to improve student retention and academic success, particularly of non-traditional learners. One innovation that has been in use since the 1970s, but is often under-promoted and under-utilized within institutions, is…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Military Training, Prior Learning, On the Job Training
Klein-Collins, Rebecca – Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (NJ1), 2011
In 2010, the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL) released a report on a multi-institutional study on prior learning assessment (PLA) and adult student outcomes. The study examined data from 62,475 adult students at 48 colleges and universities, following the students' academic progress over the course of seven years. The data from…
Descriptors: Low Income Groups, Graduation Rate, Academic Achievement, Prior Learning
Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (NJ1), 2010
Prior Learning Assessment, or PLA, is an important and often overlooked strategy for helping adults progress towards a degree. PLA is the process by which many colleges evaluate for academic credit the college-level knowledge and skills an individual has gained outside of the classroom, including employment, military training/service, travel,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Time to Degree, School Surveys, Educational Policy
Klein-Collins, Rebecca – Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (NJ1), 2010
Prior Learning Assessment, or PLA, is an important and often overlooked strategy for helping adults progress towards a degree. PLA is the process by which many colleges evaluate for academic credit the college-level knowledge and skills an individual has gained outside of the classroom (or from non-college instructional programs), including…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Graduation Rate, Academic Achievement, Military Training
Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (NJ1), 2007
This paper features several articles previously published in the CAEL (Council for Adult and Experiential Learning) Forum and News, an e-newsletter CAEL regularly shares with its members. This publication includes a summary of the data gathered in CAEL's 2006 institutional survey on PLA (Prior Learning Assessment), results of a research on…
Descriptors: Prior Learning, Experiential Learning, Foreign Countries, Surveys
Klein-Collins, Rebecca – Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (NJ1), 2006
The skills of the workforce are an important contributor to the economic vitality of any region, leading economic developers to consider how to connect their efforts to workforce development and help to build the skills of adults generally. This report, produced for the U.S. Department of Labor's Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Labor Market, Experiential Learning, Adult Learning
