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  • ACTRC completes 2-year curriculum review for DepEd

    The ACTRC, in partnership with DepEd, has recently completed a comprehensive review of the K-12 curriculum, a major education reform that was started in 2012. The need to undertake a review was flagged at the time of the curriculum introduction, and as with the introduction of all new systems, review is essential to address problems that can…

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    ACTRC trains DepEd NCR supervisors on building assessment competence

    ACTRC recently delivered online professional development modules on Building Assessment Competence for DepEd National Capital Region (NCR) Region, Division, and District Supervisors. A total of six training sessions were conducted on September 1, 4, 8, 11, 15, and 18 via Zoom. Each of the modules covered important topics about classroom assessment purposes and process, including…

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    ACTRC holds teachers’ training on basic video production

    In collaboration with the Department of Education (DepEd) Bureau of Learning Delivery (BLD) and Bureau of Learning Resources (BLR), as well as the UP College of Education, ACTRC conducted an online teachers’ training on basic video production on July 15 to 31, 2020. The training was part of the preparations for DepEd’s shift to distance…

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  • Australian Ambassador to the Philippines supports Brigada Eskwela 2020

    Watch Ambassador HE Steven J Robinson AO’s message of support to the efforts being made by the Philippines\’ Department of Education amidst the current health crisis.

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  • Article on Formative Assessment published

    Educational Assessment, a journal released by Taylor and Francis Group, recently published the article Developing a Formative Assessment Protocol to Examine Formative Assessment Practices in the Philippines. This was written by ACTRC Research Officer Louie Cagasan, Founding Director Dr Esther Care, and Research Fellows Pam Robertson and Dr Rebekah Luo. It was based on the…

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    ACTRC celebrates Philippines-Australia Friendship Day

    Working together towards quality Philippine education. #FilAussieDay #MateshipandBayanihan

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  • ACTRC trains Test Administrators for the BARMM Baseline Study

    ACTRC has trained a total of 45 Test Administrators (TA) who will visit schools within the Bangsamoro Administrative Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) to collect data for the Baseline Study on Language Match and Teacher Assignment in BARMM. ACTRC has partnered with local organisations to assist in the recruitment of personnel and coordination of data…

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  • ACTRC is hiring

    ACTRC is looking for a Research Officer. Application is open until January 17, 2020. Please see the Position Description here.

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  • ACTRC holds translation workshops

    ACTRC held two translation workshops on October 5 and 6, 2019 at the University of the Philippines, Diliman. This was part of  preparations for the anticipated data collection activities for the Baseline Study on Language Match and Teacher Assignment in Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). Instruments that were originally developed by the team…

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