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Scott, Ian – Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 2010
Within the context of work-based learning, this article reviews the available evidence that supports the assumptions behind, and the claims made for the practice of accrediting prior experiential learning. Many of the claims made for accreditation of prior experiential learning (APEL) were found not to have been substantiated and some of the…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Work Experience, Prior Learning, Higher Education
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Johnson, Martin – Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 2007
This study explores whether the anticipation of a graded (merit, pass, fail) test outcome rather than a binary (pass, fail) form of feedback influenced the motivation of learners taking a vocationally related test. Ninety-four students currently taking a vocationally related qualification were divided into control and experimental groups. Each…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Experimental Groups, Occupational Tests, Student Motivation