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Knapp, Joan – 1977
A model for assessing and awarding credit for prior experiential learning is presented; the adult student's experiences are summarized in a portfolio. The model incorporates eight stages: facilitating the construction and assessment of a portfolio, identifying significant prior experiences, expressing the learning outcomes of prior experiences,…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavioral Objectives, College Credits, College Students
Forrest, Aubrey – 1977
This student guide is directed at the adult student who petitions for college credits based on prior experiential learning. It will assist such adults in maximizing the value of their prior experiences in relation to educational goals and successfully obtaining appropriate credit. The reader is led step by step through the process of identifying…
Descriptors: Adults, Case Studies, College Applicants, College Credits
Stutz, Jane Porter, Ed.; Knapp, Joan, Ed. – 1977
This guide is organized into three parts. Parts A and B contain bibliographic citations and brief annotations; Part C is an alphabetical listing of all references. Topics included in Part A are: the rationale and history of experiential learning, types of programs, program planning and implementation, program evaluation and quality assurance,…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, College Credits, College Faculty, College Students
Hengesbach, Theodore W. – 1978
A questionnaire was administered to determine the needs of external degree students in the South Bend, Indiana University External Degree Program. The results (48% response rate) were compared with those of an earlier study with Northwestern New York postsecondary students. It was found that 50% of South Bend students, as compared to 27% of the…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Students, Blacks
Calhoun, Annie Belle; And Others – 1976
Metropolitan State University, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, is a competence-based, baccalaureate-degree-granting institution created in 1971 to serve adults. The Operational Models Project was designed to improve the university's program for assessing experiential learning. Specific purposes of the project were: (1) to describe a program for…
Descriptors: Adults, College Students, Competency Based Education, Credentials
Kray, Eugene J.; Hultgren, Lorraine D. – 1976
The formation, organization, philosophy, and structure of Delaware County Community College's program for assessing prior experiential learning are described. The financial model requires the student, the state, and the local sponsor to share in the cost of this evaluation, in the same proportion as they do for traditional college programs.…
Descriptors: College Credits, College Faculty, College Students, Community Colleges
Christensen, Frank A. – 1975
The Associate Degree in Liberal Studies program (ALS) at William Rainey Harper College, Palatine, Illinois, offers students the opportunity to design their own curriculum, awards college credits for experiential learning, and provides a structure for independent study. This report briefly discusses the selection and training of evaluation…
Descriptors: College Credits, College Faculty, College Programs, College Students
Nyquist, Ewald B.; And Others – 1977
Nontraditional methods of qualifying for a college degree are described in this student guide to off-campus study and examination. The three external degree institutions in the United States that offer these programs are discussed. They include: Regents External Degree Program of the University of the State of New York; Thomas A. Edison College of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Case Studies, College Credits, College Students
Sharon, Amiel T. – 1977
A model for assessing specific competences acquired in work situations, and for relating these skills to occupationally oriented degree programs, is presented. The Work Assessment Model is designed to help a college specify the competences acquired, define the learning objectives of occupational and career programs, and translate the competences…
Descriptors: Check Lists, College Credits, College Students, Computer Science Education
Bortnick, Barrie D.; And Others – 1976
Four experiential learning programs that are in the early stages of development are described. The report from the Consortium of the California State University and Colleges details the efforts of a traditional, decentralized system to introduce flexibility into the use of examinations for crediting prior learning. A description of a large,…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Credits, College Faculty, College Students
Willingham, Warren W.; And Others – 1976
The Cooperative Assessment of Experiential Learning (CAEL) Project involves Educational Testing Service and some 250 member institutions. The purpose of the project is to develop procedures and materials that will be useful in strengthening the assessment of experiential learning in higher education. This report describes extensive findings that…
Descriptors: College Credits, College Students, Data Analysis, Data Collection
