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Direct linkPopova-Gonci, Viktoria; Lamb, Monica C. – Journal of Continuing Higher Education, 2012
Prior learning assessment (PLA) students enter academia with different types of concepts--some of them have been formally accepted and labeled by academia and others are informally formulated by students via independent and/or experiential learning. The critical goal of PLA practices is to assess an intricate combination of prior learning…
Descriptors: Prior Learning, Experiential Learning, Cognitive Structures, Classroom Techniques
Popova-Gonci, Viktoria; Tobol, Amy Ruth – Journal of Continuing Higher Education, 2011
The authors believe that there is no inherent academic validity or lack of thereof in the notion of prior learning assessment (PLA)-based curriculum. If mishandled, it can become the tool for carrying out diploma mill practices. Conversely, if implemented and facilitated appropriately, PLA-based curricula can offer humanistic educational values…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Students, Undergraduate Study, Educational Needs, Prior Learning
Popova-Gonci, Viktoria – Journal of Continuing Higher Education, 2009
In this article, the author presents an assortment of approaches--building blocks--commonly used in Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) practices (this list is certainly not comprehensive): (1) course matching (comparing course requirements to a student's prior learning experiences); (2) student's ability to articulate learning gained from…
Descriptors: Prior Learning, Credits, Student Evaluation, Evaluation Methods
