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Centre for Recording Achievement (CRA), case studies

Type of document

Website dedicated to recording achievement in the educational and professional fields.

Many case studies are listed which demonstrate how learning and achievement can be recorded, articulated and planned.

URL of the practice

CRA website: http://www.recordingachievement.org/ 

Case studies regarding the recording of achievement in the field of higher education: http://www.recordingachievement.org/higher-education/case-studies.html

Summary

This website has been established to serve anyone interested in the quality of recording achievement, PDP and e-portfolios.

It seeks to "promote the awareness of recording achievement and action planning processes as an important element in improving learning and progression throughout the world of education, training and employment".

Individual learners are encouraged through various ways to identify, articulate and evidence their learning and experience in order to enrich their examination qualifications.

A key benefit is for learners to reflect on their achievement in order to better plan the next steps in learning or employment.

Examples of case studies that can be found on the CRA website:

-          PDP for Research Students at De Montfort University

http://www.recordingachievement.org/higher-education/case-studies/item/higher-education-case-studies/pdp-for-research-students-at-de-montfort-university-.html

-           Personal Development Plan Workbook:

http://www.recordingachievement.org/employers-cpd/articles/item/employers-cpd-articles/personal-development-plan-workbook.html

-          Improving the Employability of Postgraduate Research Students at the University of Manchester:

http://www.recordingachievement.org/images/pdfs/case_studies/higher_education/20070301BromleyBoranManchester.pdf

-          The Training and Personal Development Planner for Research Students, the University of Leeds:

http://www.recordingachievement.org/images/pdfs/case_studies/higher_education/20070301HutchinsonLeeds.pdf

Stakeholders

Publisher: CRA who provides the website

Beneficiaries: anyone interested in the quality of recording achievement, PDP and e-portfolios (often schools and Higher Education Institutions publish their own case study)

Validation

Terms and conditions: http://www.recordingachievement.org/terms-of-use.html

Privacy policy: http://www.recordingachievement.org/privacy-policy.html

Constraints

A vast choice of practices is available on the website. It is time consuming to find which one suits one’s interest.

Sustainability

The website displays old and new examples of how achievement can be recorded. Some projects are still in use while some others are no longer running.

Transferability

A vast choice of practices is available on the website. Many in the field of Higher Education which is transferable to the SAIA Project population.

Contact details

104-108 Wallgate
Wigan
Lancashire
United Kingdom
WN3 4AB

+44 (0)1942 826761

+44 (0)1942 323337

Contact form: http://www.recordingachievement.org/contact-us.html

Publication/Access Date

List of case studies dated from 2001 to 2012

Author/Publisher

The Centre for Recording Achievement (CRA) is a national network organisation and a registered educational charity.

Related Web site(s)

CRA PDP newsletter: http://www.recordingachievement.org/news-and-events/publications/pdpuk.html

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