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EDCOM 2 Appoints ACTRC Director, Dr. Marlene Ferido, as Standing Committee Member

October 1, 2026

The Assessment, Curriculum and Technology Research Centre (ACTRC) is proud to announce the appointment of its Director, Dr. Nona Marlene B. Ferido, as a member of the Standing Committee for Teacher Education and Development by the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2). This recognition is a testament to her decades of dedication, vision, and…
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ACTRC’s Statement on the Results of PISA 2025

September 14, 2026

We extend our warmest congratulations to the Department of Education, as well as the students, teachers, and school communities who participated in PISA 2025, for the significant rise in the Philippines’ performance across Science, Mathematics, and Reading. A notable highlight of this accomplishment is that the Philippines emerged as the country with the fastest improvement…
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Vale Professor Patrick Griffin

October 23, 2025

The Assessment, Curriculum and Technology Research Centre (ACTRC) is deeply grateful to Prof. Patrick Griffin for profoundly shaping our understanding of assessment. He has fundamentally shaped ACTRC’s approach to assessment research and practice. The University of Melbourne’s Public Statement: The University of Melbourne mourns the loss of Professor Patrick Griffin, a distinguished scholar and researcher who…
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SDO Manila Celebrates Milestones in ALS Micro-certification

October 20, 2025

The Department of Education (DepEd) Schools Division Office (SDO) of Manila – Alternative Learning System (ALS) conducted an event titled “Celebrating Milestones in Micro-certification” on October 13, 2025, at Rosauro Almario Elementary School. The event recognized 408 ALS learners from SDO Manila who successfully underwent assessments and met the standards for micro-certification. The micro-certification study…
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ACTRC Supports DepEd’s Project Bukas for Data Transparency and Stakeholder Empowerment

September 29, 2025

As a member of the Evidence for Education (E4E) Coalition, the Assessment, Curriculum, and Technology Research Centre (ACTRC) expresses its support for Project Bukas, which will be officially launched by the Department of Education (DepEd). Project Bukas represents a commendable initiative by the Department to advance data transparency and empower stakeholders by making available key data such…
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Taiwan’s National Active Aging Learning Program: Developing Praxis of New Practitioners

October 10, 2024

“The Assessment, Curriculum, and Technology Research Program (ACTRP) of the UP Center for Integrative and Development Studies (UP CIDS) is organizing a lecture, “Taiwan’s National Active Aging Learning Program: Developing Praxis of New Practitioners,” featuring Dr. Pi-Chi Han. It will be held on 15 October 2024, 11:00 am – 12:00 noon, at the UP CIDS…
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ACTRC visits National Kaohsiung Normal University in Taiwan

October 8, 2024

On 18 September 2024, directors, research officers, and staff of the Assessment, Curriculum, and Technology Research Centre (ACTRC), headed by incoming Director Dr. Marlene Ferido and outgoing Director Marie Therese Bustos, visited the Faculty of Education of the National Kaohsiung Normal University (NKNU) in Taiwan to learn about each other’s research practices and projects and…
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ACTRC, Evolving the Education Landscape: 10th Anniversary Audio-Visual Presentation

August 10, 2024

For over a decade, the Assessment, Curriculum and Technology Research Centre (ACTRC) has steadfastly supported the Philippine education system. Through empirical studies focused on curriculum and assessment innovation and implementation, ACTRC’s research has played a crucial role in providing evidence-based policy recommendations that benefit Filipino learners. We invite you to view a decade of impactful…
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IMPACTFUL RESEARCH: Assessment, Curriculum and Technology Research Centre 10th Anniversary Special Magazine

September 5, 2023

Warm greetings! A decade since its inception, the Assessment, Curriculum and Technology Research Centre (ACTRC) is pleased to share the results of its various empirical studies, capacity-building efforts, and activities that have informed educational practices and policies. Taken together, these projects unfolded many collaborations and nurtured partnerships throughout the decade. It has been an immense…
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Colloquium series on cognitive diagnosis modeling and applications

November 16, 2022

The UP Center for Integrative and Development Studies (UP CIDS), Assessment, Curriculum and Technology Research Centre (ACTRC), together with the UP College of Education Educational Research and Evaluation Area and Psychometrics Research Laboratory, invites students, teachers, educators, researchers, and practitioners to the COLLOQUIUM SERIES ON COGNITIVE DIAGNOSIS MODELING AND APPLICATIONS. Speaking in this colloquium series…
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