Prior Learning Assessment in the US: A Systematic Literature Review
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| Title: | Prior Learning Assessment in the US: A Systematic Literature Review |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Boden, Carrie J., Cherrstrom, Catherine A., Sherron, Todd |
| Source: | American Association for Adult and Continuing Education. 2020. |
| Availability: | American Association for Adult and Continuing Education. 10111 Martin Luther King Junior Highway Suite 200C, Bowie, MD 20720. Tel: 301-459-6261; Fax: 301-459-6241; e-mail: office@aaace.org; e-mail: aaace10@aol.com; Web site: http://www.aaace.org |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 7 |
| Publication Date: | 2021 |
| Document Type: | Speeches/Meeting Papers Information Analyses Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Prior Learning, Evaluation Methods, Literature Reviews, College Credits, Nontraditional Students |
| Abstract: | Earning a college degree offers many benefits but requires time and money. Prior learning assessment (PLA) saves time and money by translating prior learning into college credit. This systematic literature review examined peer reviewed journal articles about PLA from the last decade. The research design used systematic literature review procedures to identify articles, collect data using the matrix method, and analyze data using thematic coding. Findings included journals publishing PLA articles, authorship, publication years, underlying empirical studies, and six major themes: the big picture, higher education changing PLA and PLA changing higher education; equity and access; program overviews; approaches, methods, and processes; and quality assessment. [For the complete volume, "American Association for Adult and Continuing Education Inaugural 2020 Conference Proceedings (Online, October 27-30, 2020)," see ED611534.] |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2021 |
| Accession Number: | ED611637 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Earning a college degree offers many benefits but requires time and money. Prior learning assessment (PLA) saves time and money by translating prior learning into college credit. This systematic literature review examined peer reviewed journal articles about PLA from the last decade. The research design used systematic literature review procedures to identify articles, collect data using the matrix method, and analyze data using thematic coding. Findings included journals publishing PLA articles, authorship, publication years, underlying empirical studies, and six major themes: the big picture, higher education changing PLA and PLA changing higher education; equity and access; program overviews; approaches, methods, and processes; and quality assessment. [For the complete volume, "American Association for Adult and Continuing Education Inaugural 2020 Conference Proceedings (Online, October 27-30, 2020)," see ED611534.] |
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