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ACTRC MTB-MLE team presents its research at historic International Conference on Language Policy in Multicultural and Multilingual Settings, in Mandalay, Myanmar.

February 24, 2016

Members of the ACTRC MTB-MLE team were involved in a ground-breaking conference on language policy and issues in Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma) from 8 to 11 February 2016. The conference was largely planned by Professor Joe Lo Bianco of the Melbourne Graduate School of Education of the University of Melbourne, who was also involved in presentations…
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The Assessment Curriculum and Technology Research Centre has moved to a new location

December 21, 2015

The new ACTRC office was opened in a ribbon cutting ceremony on 10 December, 2015. The Centre is now located at Units 3&4, G/F UP Centennial Dormitories, E. Jacinto St., University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City. The ceremony was led by UP Diliman Vice Chancellor for Research and Development, Dr Fidel Nemenzo, ACTRC Philippine…
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Assessment of Transversal Competencies in the Asia-Pacific

November 3, 2015

An orientation meeting was held last week for the regional study on ‘Assessment of Transversal Competencies in the Asia Pacific’. The study has been convened by UNESCO Bangkok’s Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia-Pacific (NEQMAP) and involves nine countries of the Asia Pacific, including the Philippines. The study will explore different approaches or…
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Large scale assessment in the context of teacher education in the K to 12 reforms

November 3, 2015

Dr Esther Care, ACTRC Co-Director, was an invited speaker on large-scale assessment at the 12th National Convention for the United Professionals for the Development and Advancement of Teacher Education Conference (PATEF-UPDATE), held in cooperation with the Philippine Normal University, Philippine National Research Center for Teacher Quality (RCTQ) in Manila on October 22-24. The conference theme was ‘Teacher Education…
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Philippine Association for Teachers and Educators (PAFTE) Annual Conference

November 3, 2015

The Philippine Association for Teachers and Educators (PAFTE) held its 44th Annual and Fifth International Convention with the theme Building Capacity for Meaningful and Mastery Learning on October 15 – 17, 2015 at Iloilo City, Philippines. Dr Esther Care, ACTRC Co-Director, was an invited keynote speaker and presented to the audience of over 650 attendees…
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Delegates from the Government of Nepal and USAID Early Grade Reading Program visit ACTRC

September 29, 2015

A delegation from the Government of Nepal’s Early Grade Reading Program visited the Assessment, Curriculum and Technology Research Centre on 29 September 2015. The delegation was composed of a number of delegates from the Nepal Ministry of Education and USAID Nepal. They were particularly interested to hear about the research activities of the Centre in…
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ACTRC at the National Convention on Educational Measurement and Evaluation 2015

September 26, 2015

The National Convention on Educational Measurement and Evaluation (NCEME) 2015, hosted by the Philippine Educational Measurement and Evaluation Association in partnership with SEAMEO INNOTECH, was held on 25-26 September 2015 at the Manila Grand Opera Hotel, Doroteo Jose, Sta. Cruz, Manila. The theme of the conference was 21st Century Student Assessment Across Levels and Disciplines.…
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BRAC Philippines and DepEd-ARMM National Research Forum: Catching Up on Education via the Alternative Delivery Model

September 14, 2015

ACTRC’s Dr Esther Care and Dr Eufracio Abaya presented on the Longitudinal Study of Learning Achievement of Students in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (LearnARMM) at the BRAC Philippines and DepEd-ARMM National Research Forum: Catching Up on Education via the Alternative Delivery Model held on September 1, 2015. The forum focussed on sharing the…
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Congratulations to Dr John Pegg on receiving honorary doctorate

September 10, 2015

ACTRC would like to congratulate Dr John Pegg on receiving the degree of Doctor of Education (honoris causa) from the Philippine Normal University. Dr Pegg is the Australian-based Director of the Research Centre for Teacher Quality (RCTQ) at the Philippine Normal University and is a renowned international expert on theory-based cognition research. RCTQ is ACTRC’s…
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Mother Tongue Based-Multilingual Education Team in Melbourne for Workshop

September 9, 2015

Dr Romylyn Metila and Lea Pradilla visited the University of Melbourne during August for a week-long writing workshop with Dr Alan Williams. The MTB-MLE team has been working to publish results from Phases 1-3 of the study and plan for future research activities. The team presented findings from the study to members of the Assessment Research…
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