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This article explores a new model for assessing prior learning that encourages students to think critically. It begins by introducing the reader to the concepts of prior learning assessment and critical thinking. It then describes specific assignments to promote critical thinking in prior experiential learning assessment, as well as in field study, exercises, simulations, and other forms of experiential learning.

An experiential learning program to meet teachers' needs as a model of appropriate membership and leadership roles in discussion is described. The use of imagery and its influence on the methodology of the program are described, and evidence from teacher transcripts is discussed. It is concluded that effective discussion is the external evidence of having learned to communicate with others in a group and that the use of imagery is an indicator of discussion at its deepest level of communication.

This paper describes two From-Toe frameworks incorporating institutional and behavioral changes that introduce experiential learning in a developing country without arousing cultural disputes. The setting is Myanmar, a country struggling to join the global economy despite severe political and economic troubles. These frameworks may be useful for those assisting MBA program start-ups in other developing countries.