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A Non-Traditional Assessment Of Learning: The School For New Learning's Unified Approach To Learning And Life. Final Report Submitted To The Fund For The Improvement Of Postsecondary Institutions, Howard A. Sulkin, Marilyn J. Stocker
A Non-Traditional Assessment Of Learning: The School For New Learning's Unified Approach To Learning And Life. Final Report Submitted To The Fund For The Improvement Of Postsecondary Institutions, Howard A. Sulkin, Marilyn J. Stocker
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For the last two years, DePaul University's School for New Learning has been funded by the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) to articulate, refine and evaluate a competency-based framework for adult learners. The result--an unusual GENERALIST approach to competence--provides the conceptual underpinnings for the now fully realized school.
Rather than dwell on a demographic evaluation report (although statistical information is available), the Project Directors have chosen to present the philosophy, principles and processes which shape this new definition of a B.A. degree.
Central to the School's design is that it provide an environment which is learner-centered. Thus, …