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Curriculum Forum Reveals Teachers’ Strategies for Delivering Mother Tongue Education

August 15, 2014

Philippine teachers are responding to the introduction of mother tongue based learning in the early years of schooling with a wide array of innovative strategies, according to a scoping study conducted by the Assessment, Curriculum and Technology Research Centre (ACTRC) in the College of Education at the University of the Philippines, Diliman. ‘First language first,’…
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LearnARMM

June 23, 2014

The LearnARMM team is presenting to stakeholders in Manila and in the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), as well as to test specialists internationally in June and July. Esther Care, the project director, Hazelle Preclaro the leader of the Fieldwork Team, and Alvin Vista the leader of the Test Development Team, at the 9th…
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ACTRC announces new University of the Philippines Director for ACTRC

June 20, 2014

ACTRC is pleased to announce Dr Therese Bustos as the new University of the Philippines Director for ACTRC. Dr Bustos takes over from Dr Nemah Hermosa in July 2014. Dr Bustos completed her PhD in Special Education and has been working as an Assistant Professor at the University of the Philippines for the past 10…
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ACTRC Research Officer in a National Conference on Data Analysis and Test Development

June 10, 2014

Louie Cagasan Jr. recently served as one of the resource persons in a national conference held on May 21-23, 2014 in Baguio City, Philippines. It was a simultaneous event that featured the 1st National Conference on Computerized Statistical Data Analysis and the 4th National Conference on Test Development. Consistent with the latter conference’s theme \’Utilizing Advanced…
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ACTRC announces the forthcoming retirement of Director, Dr Nemah Hermosa

May 28, 2014

Dr Nemah Hermosa is retiring as of the end of May 2014. She has served as the Philippines-based Director of ACTRC in its opening year as well as being a longstanding member of the University of the Philippines. Nemah has made a major contribution to ACTRC, in jointly setting up the centre and setting the…
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ACTRC Curriculum Program Leader receives 2014 UP Diliman Gawad Chanselor Award

March 14, 2014

In recognition of her outstanding contribution to the University of the Philippines, ACTRC Curriculum Program Leader Marlene B. Ferido received the 2014 Gawad Chanselor sa Natatanging REPS (Research, Extension, and Professional Staff) Award. This award is given to individuals who have shown great contribution to the growth of the university and exemplary service to the…
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Update: Longitudinal Study of Learning Achievement of Students in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao

February 24, 2014

The second fieldwork phase in the Longitudinal Study of Learning Achievement of Students in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (LearnARMM) has been completed across Maguindanao, Lanao del Sur and Tawi-Tawi. The LearnARMM team are now entering the data prior to analysis and finalisation of the test forms for Kinder and Grade 1 levels. These assessments…
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Assessment Workshop

October 11, 2013

A consultative workshop was held on August 30 2013 at Balay Kalinaw, University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City, focused on assessment practices in the Philippines. The workshop brought together key stakeholders and educators across academia, industry and government to survey the current state of assessment practices in the Philippines, share activities, define priorities and…
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SWANS in the Philippines

October 11, 2013

Assessment and Reporting Practices that Support Inclusive Education for Students with Additional Needs: A week-long workshop is being run in early October 2013 on the use of formative assessment for students with additional learning needs. More…
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LearnARMM Pilot Study

September 25, 2013

Since July 2013 the project team has been working on developing literacy and numeracy assessments in preparation for a pilot study involving 500 kindergarten and Grade 1 students across Maguindanao, Lanao del Sur and Tawi-Tawi in September and October 2013. The results of this pilot study will inform the development of the first major research…
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