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Direct linkRusty Dolleman – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) is a term for various methods by which universities accredit student experiential learning. One such method is the academic portfolio, a written reflective process in which students demonstrate that their personal or professional learning fulfills university outcomes. Proponents of academic portfolios claim that…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Adult Students, Prior Learning, Student Evaluation
Peer reviewedLeGrow, Maryanne R.; Scheckley, Barry G.; Kehrhahn, Marijke – Journal of Continuing Higher Education, 2002
Business management students who earned prior learning credit through portfolios (n=27) and 27 who completed coursework were compared. Results indicated that metacognitive skills can be developed outside the classroom to an equal or greater level. Portfolio development assisted learners in articulating tacit knowledge they acquired through…
Descriptors: Adult Students, College Credits, Courses, Higher Education
