Accreditation Of Prior Experiential Learning As A Catalyst For Malaysian Higher Education: Empirical Evidence On Performance Of Students
There are growing appeals for recognising prior learning in academic institutions. This paper addresses the relationship between demographics, competency and performance of students who enrol through the Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning mechanism in Open University Malaysia. A review...
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| Summary: | There are growing appeals for recognising prior learning in academic
institutions. This paper addresses the relationship between demographics,
competency and performance of students who enrol through the Accreditation
of Prior Experiential Learning mechanism in Open University Malaysia. A
review of literature was conducted to identify empirical gaps. This research
contributes in two ways: 1) Adding new theoretical knowledge; and 2) Providing
information to stakeholders to aid them in decision-making. One out of four
Open University Malaysia students are enrolled through Accreditation of Prior
Experiential Learning. Records of students who graduated between 2007 and
2017 were used and the sample size of this research is 2,598. The data was
generated from the university’s database. The results showed a positive
outcome for the first objective where the majority of graduates completed their
studies within the time frame of five years. The second objective is to examine
the relationship between demographic variables and performance of the
students. The relationship between gender (p < 0.05), age (p < 0.05), cluster
(p < 0.05), level of learning (p < 0.05), learning centre (p > 0.05) and
performance of Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning graduates were
reported through multiple regression analysis (R square = 0.42). Majority of
students (32%) obtained an average Cumulative Grade Point Average between
3.00-3.66. The results clearly proved that Accreditation of Prior Experiential
Learning is a catalyst in democratising higher education by giving opportunities
to the masses to use their working experience for admission. Six practical
implications are given in this paper to promote Accreditation of Prior
Experiential Learning. |
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