A New Approach to PLA Using Scholarships and an Audit Tool

Autor/inn/en	Adams, Shirley M.; Wilder, Linda
Titel	A New Approach to PLA Using Scholarships and an Audit Tool
Quelle	In: Journal of Continuing Higher Education, 64 (2016) 2, S.125-129 (5 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0737-7363
DOI	10.1080/07377363.2016.1177703
Schlagwörter	Prior Learning; Scholarships; Higher Education; Adult Students; Nontraditional Students; Outcomes of Education; Focus Groups; Grants; Audits (Verification); Adult Education; Adult Learning; Reentry Students; Connecticut; College Level Examination Program + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Vorkenntnisse; Scholarship; Stipendium; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Adult; Adults; Student; Students; Erwachsenenalter; Studentin; Schüler; Schülerin; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Grant; Finanzielle Beihilfe; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Adulte education; Zweiter Bildungsweg
Abstract	The history of Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) can be traced back to World War II when the American Council on Education (ACE) began conducting credit evaluations of military training. However, it wasn't until the 1970s with the inception of adult-serving colleges such as Charter Oak State College (COSC) and others, the altering of ACE to expand its program to "help students by aligning workplace learning with college and university degree programs" (http://www2.acenet.edu/), and the creation of the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL), that the acceptance of these credits toward a degree began to gain a foothold. At this time, the phrase "prior learning assessment" (PLA) was coined. It included the acceptance of American Council on Education (ACE) credit recommendations, noncredit recommendations by colleges, standardized tests such as the College Level Examination Program (CLEP), and portfolio development--a way for adults to demonstrate college-level learning. This article examines Charter Oak State College and its recent activities to strengthen its PLA program. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01