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Zhou, Jiming; Zhao, Ke; Dawson, Phillip – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2020
First-year university students' underdeveloped academic literacies can lead to dissatisfaction and poor performance. University teachers find it difficult to take action without an understanding of students' perceptions and needs. This study investigates first-year Chinese students' perceptions and experiences related to assessment of academic…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Student Attitudes, Student Experience, Student Evaluation
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Lester, Stan – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2007
Purpose: This paper sets out to examine whether the process of accrediting prior experiential learning (APEL) as used in UK universities is the most appropriate approach for providing academic recognition for work-based projects and learning. Design/methodology/approach: Work-based projects that had already been assessed in the context of a…
Descriptors: Investigations, Awards, Experiential Learning, Prior Learning
Saskatchewan Inst. of Applied Science and Technology, Saskatoon. – 2000
The Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology (SIAST) assesses applications to its Prior Learning and Assessment (PLAR) program. This 1999-2000 report is the second annual account of SIAST assessments of PLAR requests. PLAR Policy identifies the following standards for quality assurance in assessing learning for credit: (1)…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Alternative Assessment, College Credits