Creating a Positive Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) Experience: A Step-by-Step Look at University PLA

Creating a Positive Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) Experience: A Step-by-Step Look at University PLA

A prior learning assessment (PLA) can be an intimidating process for adult learners. Capella University’s PLA team has developed best practices, resources, and tools to foster a positive experience and to remove barriers in PLA and uses three criteria to determine how to best administer the assessme...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sara M. Leiste, Kathryn Jensen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Athabasca University Press 2011-01-01
Series:International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning
Subjects:
Prior learning assessment (PLA)
student experience
barriers
positive experience
learner experience
facilitator
practitioner experience
practitioner learning
learning narrative
prior learning assessment and recognition (PLAR)
ARCS model
practitioner knowledge
Capella University
competency-based
Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL)
standards for assessing learning
Online Access:http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/898/1690

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