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Direct linkRust, Dianna Z.; Ikard, William L. – Journal of Continuing Higher Education, 2016
Prior learning assessment (PLA) is the process of evaluating learning, regardless of when or where the learning occurred, and, if the learning is at the college level, awarding college credit to the possessor of that learning. This article provides an overview of the PLA program at a large public U.S. institution and presents the findings of the…
Descriptors: Prior Learning, Public Colleges, Higher Education, Outcomes of Education
Valentine, John – New Directions for Experiential Learning, 1980
A description is given of the system developed by the College Board during the past three decades through which, on the basis of examination, more than 1,500 colleges award degree credit for prior learning. Over 140,000 individuals take the examinations each year. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: College Credits, Equivalency Tests, Evaluation Methods, Experiential Learning
Doyle, Richard J. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1981
Reports the results of a survey of the practices of 78 Michigan colleges and universities in awarding and transferring credit for nontraditional or experiential learning. (WD)
Descriptors: College Credits, Evaluation Methods, Experiential Learning, Higher Education
