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Retain adult learners and ensure their success
The Adult Learning Focused Institution (ALFI) tools provide
a framework of policies and practices to make educational
programs more attractive and accessible to adult learners.
The Tools, based on CAEL’s Principles of Effectiveness
for Serving Adult Learners, help pinpoint both the institution’s
strengths and areas for improvement.
Used together, the Institutional Self–Assessment Survey
and the Adult Learner Inventory compare faculty and administration
views of existing adult programs with the actual perceptions
of adult learners.
The ALFI report provides:
- A detailed campus report on the findings from both surveys
- Comparative data on how the perceptions of adult students
match up to the perceptions of faculty and administration
- National benchmarking data to compare an institution’s
results with institutions serving adults nationwide
Inside the ALFI Assessment Toolkit
The ALFI Assessment Toolkit consists of two instruments:
The Institutional Self-Assessment Survey
(ISAS) and The Adult Learner Inventory
™(ALI)
Each can be administered independently, but taken together,
the surveys provide a powerful tool for colleges and universities
that want to align institutional policy and structure with
the needs of adult learners enrolled in credit bearing programs.
Evaluate your Adult Learner Practices
The Institutional Self-Assessment Survey
(ISAS) assesses a wide range of activities, policies and
practices at your institution — from financial policies
to assessing learning.
Because a cross-institutional team of administrators and
faculty completes this survey, it offers a unique opportunity
for dialogue about adult learners across departments as well
as providing important data about adult learner programs.
Measure Satisfaction among adult learners
The Adult Learner Inventory™ (ALI)
is designed for students 25 and older completing undergraduate
programs.
Created by Noel-Levitz and CAEL, the ALI measures how satisfied
your adult learners are and what is important to them. These
measurements show you how you can better meet the needs of
your adult learners, as well as what issues should receive
top priority.
Valuable benchmarks aid decision-making
The ISAS delivers benchmarks that compare your institutional
responses with other colleges and universities.
With the ALI, you can benchmark your adult learner responses
with those of other adult learners nationwide.
Used together, the Institutional Self-Assessment Survey and
the Adult Learner Inventory compare your own faculty and administration’s
view of existing programs with the actual perceptions of adult
learners. Click here for more information.
Get the answers you need with the ALFI Assessment
Toolkit
- Attract and retain adult learners.
- Leverage limited resources in the most advantageous manner.
- Customize programs to enhance retention rates.
- Prepare for accreditation review.
- Develop strategic plans.
- Create recruitment messages.
Questions, please contact us at jwertheim@cael.org
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