PISA AND WHAT IT REVEALED ABOUT THE QUALITY OF OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM
February 24, 2022The spotty quality of Philippine basic education is something we knew anecdotally but until the PISA results of 2018, did…
LEARNING TO THINK BY SUBJECT MATTER DISCIPINE AND BEYOND
February 24, 2022THE TRANSITION FROM ELEMENTARY LEARNING The transition from elementary education to junior high is a complex one because it marks…
PRIMARY LEARNING METRICS: HOW ARE FILIPINO ELEMENTARY CHILDREN LEARNING?
November 27, 2021PRIMARY LEARNING METRICS The upper primary years of Grades 4 to 6 are the years when students should be going…
Developing Functional Literacy and 21st Century Skills
October 29, 2021In the lower primary years of Grades 1 to 3, we want our children to learn simple literacy and numeracy…
Today’s Reality in Philippine Learning
October 13, 2021In 2018, the Philippines participated for the first time in the PISA international assessment test for 15-year olds (Programme for…
Kindergarten: The First Step in Formal Education – The Need to Get Children Started Well
September 23, 2021Kindergarten is the first step in formal education in what should be a 12-year basic education journey. There is a…
Setting Early Childhood Development Standards
August 1, 2021Ten years ago, a review of 20 major efficacy or effectiveness studies of Early Childhood Development by Engle et al.…
THE IMPORTANCE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT TO FUTURE LEARNING (UP TO ADULTHOOD)
July 23, 2021There is a message we need to send far and wide: We need to give our infants, toddlers and very…
Rethinking Basic Education: A series of Essays on Basic Education by Juan Miguel Luz
July 16, 2021Philippine Basic Education is not in good shape. While more Filipino kids are entering Grade 1 these days, too many…
DEV@WORK Social Policy for a Better World: TEENAGE PREGNANCY: A CREEPING SOCIAL CONCERN IN THE COUNTRY
June 24, 2021There is a silent crisis creeping up on us as a country that will have long term effects on our…
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