Manila, Philippines. During
the International Conference of the International Association on Educational
Assessment, a gathering of researchers and professionals in the field of education
and learning technologies held in the U.K., a Filipina researcher´s
presentation was cited by the conference´s keynote speaker, Dr. Arthur
Graesser, as being ¨very contemporary,¨ a citation which reflects the
Philippine education sector´s ongoing forays into developing 21st-century
learning methods and tools for today´s young learners.
"Dexter
Ngo GM REX Institute for Student Excellence, Dr. Marilyn Balagtas Director of
the Center for Research & Development at Philippine Normal University and REX
Book Store Managing Director Danda Buhain-Garcia."
The Filipina
researcher lauded at the recent conference was Dr. Marilyn U. Balagtas, current
Director of the Center for Research and Development in Education at the
Philippine Normal University (PNU), the country´s foremost academic institution
for training future educators. As a research consultant for the REX Institute
for Student Excellence (RISE), the assessment arm of REX, Dr. Balagtas has
worked to help REX Book Store Inc. gain insight on the latest trends and
developments in learning technologies, as well as new approaches to teaching
based on education research.
The paper, entitled
¨Development and Use of the 21st Century Standards-based Assessment for the K
to 12 Curriculum: Towards Building a Database for Knowledge Creation,¨ was
co-authored with two RISE officials, Ms. Danda Crimelda B. Garcia and Mr.
Dexter C. Ngo. It was presented to a panel composed of educators and education
industry assessors at the International Association in Educational Assessment
(IAEA) last Sept 14, 2018.
The paper´s core idea
of building an open and shared database for assessment methods, competencies,
contexts, and choices, was noted as
¨very innovative¨ by Rachel Sperring, Session Chair of the research panel. The
international conference was hosted by the Oxford University Center for
Educational Assessment, with participants coming in from all over the globe.
The recognition of
Dr. Balagtas´ pioneering research work on the education sector at both the
local and international levels has helped REX refine its development of
learning solutions for the Filipino learner. As an organization at the
forefront of serving and transforming the education sector towards achieving
competency in meeting the demands of the 21st century, REX shares the same
commitment to excellence and forward-thinking passion.
Learn more about the
REX Assessment Solutions, visit https://www.assessment.rexbookstore.ph
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