The processes to assess students’ learning acquired in various non-formal and informal learning environments have become increasingly common in Finnish university language centres in recent years. This paper describes new developments at the University of Eastern Finland to assess students’ non-formal and informal learning of English for Academic Purposes (EAP) with an electronic examination system. Recognition of prior learning (RPL) had previously been organised as on-campus examinations, although demand for digitalisation and electronic examination systems had been voiced to provide students and staff more flexibility and convenience. The digitalisation of the RPL process aimed to develop the system in the most popular language for validation, English, and to provide students and RPL assessors an increasingly effective method for assessing prior learning. Finnish higher education institutions have invested heavily in digital learning environments and this described transformation to a digitalised RPL process can be seen as a logical response. We introduce the new RPL system and its change from previous face-to-face assessment to the digital version, the rationale for and practical implementation of the digitalisation. We also present RPL assessors’ perceptions of the change, preview student data on the new system and offer suggestions on the systematic and evidence-based development of the recognition and validation of EAP in university language centres.

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通过数字化加强对认可先验学习的评估

近年来，在各种非正规和非正式学习环境中评估学生学习的过程在芬兰大学语言中心变得越来越普遍。本文介绍了东芬兰大学通过电子考试系统评估学生针对学术目的英语（EAP）进行的非正式和非正式学习的最新进展。尽管已经表达了对数字化和电子考试系统的需求，以便为学生和教职员工提供更大的灵活性和便利性，但先前的学习认可（RPL）以前是作为校内考试来组织的。RPL流程的数字化旨在以最流行的验证语言（英语，英语，并为学生和RPL评估人员提供一种越来越有效的评估先前学习的方法。芬兰的高等教育机构已在数字学习环境上进行了大量投资，这种向数字化RPL过程进行转换的描述可以看作是合乎逻辑的回应。我们介绍了新的RPL系统及其从以前的面对面评估到数字版本的转变，数字化的原理和实际实施。我们还介绍了RPL评估人员对变化的看法，预览了新系统上的学生数据，并就大学语言中心对EAP的认可和确认的系统和基于证据的发展提供了建议。芬兰的高等教育机构已在数字学习环境上进行了大量投资，这种向数字化RPL过程进行转换的描述可以看作是合乎逻辑的回应。我们介绍了新的RPL系统及其从以前的面对面评估到数字版本的转变，数字化的原理和实际实施。我们还介绍了RPL评估人员对变化的看法，预览了新系统上的学生数据，并就大学语言中心对EAP的认可和确认的系统和基于证据的发展提供了建议。芬兰的高等教育机构已在数字学习环境上进行了大量投资，这种向数字化RPL过程进行转换的描述可以看作是合乎逻辑的回应。我们介绍了新的RPL系统及其从以前的面对面评估到数字版本的转变，数字化的原理和实际实施。我们还介绍了RPL评估人员对变化的看法，预览了新系统上的学生数据，并就大学语言中心对EAP的认可和确认的系统和基于证据的发展提供了建议。