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SEAMEO Secretariat and the Department of Education, Philippines commit to the next phase of SEA-PLM Programme
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- 25 May 2022
The SEAMEO Secretariat Director, Dr Ethel Agnes Pascua-Valenzuela, and the Secretary of Education, Philippines, H E Dr Leonor Magtolis Briones, signed the Memorandum of Understanding to spearhead the implementation of activities under the Southeast Asia Primary Learning Metrics (SEA-PLM) 5-Year... -
Southeast Asia Primary Learning Metrics (SEA-PLM) to Address The Learning Crisis
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- 12 May 2022
As Southeast Asian countries continue to manage the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in education, continuing investment in global competencies and academic learning data and system and school policy exchange is critical to improving the quality of education and learning across the region. SEA-PLM Secretariat,... -
SEA-PLM 2019 Latest Evidence in Basic Education: Supporting teachers to improve learning in 6 Southeast Asian countries
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- 28 April 2022
SEA-PLM 2019 Latest Evidence in Basic Education: Supporting teachers to improve learning in 6 Southeast Asian countries This publication is the third in a series of regional thematic studies initiated by the SEA-PLM Secretariat—SEA-PLM 2019 latest evidence in basic education. This paper highlights... -
Announcing SEA-PLM 2024
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- 27 April 2022
What is new in SEA-PLM 2024? Building on the success of SEA-PLM 2019, the new round of assessment SEA-PLM 2024 will continue to transform into a more sustainable programme for delivering comparative students' learning trends over time through cyclic rounds of implementation and boosting policy... -
First SEA-PLM Project Steering Committee Convened
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- 04 April 2022
The first SEA-PLM Project Steering Committee Meeting was held on 23 March 2022. The gathering, held virtually, was jointly organised by the SEA-PLM Secretariat, the SEAMEO Secretariat, ASEAN Secretariat (ASEC), and ASEAN-Korea Cooperation Fund (AKCF). Representatives from the SEAMEO Secretariat,... -
Policy Roundtable: SEAMEO member countries and experts discuss SEA-PLM’s new evidence to support teachers for learning post-COVID-19 in Southeast Asia
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- 29 March 2022
On March 24, the SEA-PLM Secretariat convened a virtual roundtable to discuss existing challenges and gaps to inform policy discussions for effectively recruiting, training and managing teachers. The roundtable drew together 90 participants to discuss the findings of the new evidence SEA-PLM 2019... -
SEAMEO and UNICEF commit to improve learning outcomes for millions of children across Southeast Asia
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- 18 March 2022
The Southeast Asia Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO) and UNICEF East Asia and Pacific Regional Office (EAPRO) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to renew and strengthen its partnership to co-lead the Southeast Asia Primary Learning Metrics (SEA-PLM) Programme. Dr Ethel Agnes... -
SEA-PLM 2019: Discussing New Evidence on Learning Policy Roundtable: Low Performing Readers (Virtual)
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- 17 November 2021
The SEA-PLM Secretariat co-managed by UNICEF Regional Office for East Asia and Pacific (UNICEF EAPRO) and the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO) Secretariat will organize the webinar SEA-PLM 2019: Discussing New Evidence on Learning - Policy Roundtable: Low Performing... -
SEA-PLM 2019: Discussing new evidence on learning - Policy Roundtable: Low Performing Readers (Virtual)
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- 17 November 2021
Jolin Nguyen, Bangkok, Thailand 19 November 2021 – The Southeast Asia Primary Learning Metrics (SEA-PLM) Secretariat, co-chaired by Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO) and UNICEF Regional Office for East Asia and Pacific (UNICEF EAPRO), has successfully organised a policy... -
SEA-PLM 2019 latest evidence in basic education: Boys’ and girls’ learning in 6 Southeast Asian countries
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- 17 November 2021
SEA-PLM 2019 latest evidence in basic education: Boys’ and girls’ learning in 6 Southeast Asian countries This publication is the first in a series of regional thematic studies initiated by the SEA-PLM Secretariat – SEA-PLM 2019 latest evidence in basic education. This paper delves deeper into the... -
SEA-PLM won Gold Award for the Best of UNICEF Research 2021
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- 17 November 2021
Jolin Nguyen, Bangkok, Thailand 1 December 2021 – The Southeast Asia Primary Learning Metrics (SEA-PLM) programme won the Gold Award of the 9th annual Best of UNICEF Research (BOUR) global competition, hosted by the UNICEF Office of Research Innocenti, Italy. From over 80 submissions from UNICEF’s Country... -
SEA-PLM 2019 latest evidence in basic education: Low-performing readers in 6 Southeast Asian countries
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- 17 November 2021
SEA-PLM 2019 latest evidence in basic education: Low-performing readers in 6 Southeast Asian countries This publication is the second in a series of regional thematic studies initiated by the SEA-PLM Secretariat – SEA-PLM 2019 latest evidence in basic education. This paper profiles children who are... -
The 12th Regional Steering Committee marks the official introduction of the next round – SEA-PLM 2024
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- 17 November 2021
Jolin Nguyen, Bangkok, Thailand 26 – 28 January 2022 – The Southeast Asia Primary Learning Metrics (SEA-PLM) Secretariat, co-chaired by the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO) Secretariat and UNICEF Regional Office for East Asia and Pacific (UNICEF EAPRO), has successfully organised... -
SEA-PLM 2019: Discussing New Evidence on Learning Policy Roundtable: Supporting teachers to improve learning (Virtual)
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- 17 November 2021
The SEA-PLM Secretariat co-managed by UNICEF Regional Office for East Asia and Pacific (UNICEF EAPRO) and the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO) Secretariat will organize the webinar SEA-PLM 2019: Discussing New Evidence on Learning - Policy Roundtable: Supporting... -
SEA-PLM Upcoming Regional Activities
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- 26 August 2020
11th Regional Steering Committee – 17-18 September 2020, Online For pre-launching SEA-PLM 2019 results and exchanging the SEA-PLM Programme short and long-term activities and opportunities. At distance consultation meeting may be organised earlier in the year for confirming SEA-PLM 2019 products and... -
SEA-PLM 2019 Main Regional Report, Children’s learning in 6 Southeast Asian countries
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- 26 August 2020
SEA-PLM 2019 Main Regional Report, Children’s learning in 6 Southeast Asian countries SEA-PLM Secretariat is honoured to present SEA-PLM 2019 Main Regional Report, Children’s learning in 6 Southeast Asian countries. Findings presented in the five chapters of the Report provide meaningful... -
The Official Launch of Southeast Asia Primary Learning Metrics (SEA-PLM) 2019 Results | 1-2 December 2020
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- 26 August 2020
Bangkok, Thailand: SEA-PLM Secretariat, co-chaired by United Nations Children’s Fund East Asia and Pacific Regional Office (UNICEF EAPRO) and Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO), officially launched the Southeast Asia Primary Learning Metrics (SEA-PLM) 2019 results during 1... -
SEA-PLM 2019: Discussing new evidence on learning Policy Roundtable: Girls’ and boys’ learning (Virtual)
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- 26 August 2020
The SEA-PLM Secretariat, co-chaired by UNICEF Regional Office for East Asia and Pacific (UNICEF EAPRO) and Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO) Secretariat, in cooperation with UNESCO – United Nations Girls’ Education Initiative (UNGEI) organize a rich policy roundtable... -
SEA-PLM 2019: Discussing new evidence on learning - Policy Roundtable: Girls’ and boys’ learning (Virtual)
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- 26 August 2020
Jolin Nguyen, Bangkok, Thailand 23 September 2021 – The Southeast Asia Primary Learning Metrics (SEA-PLM) Secretariat, co-chaired by Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO) and UNICEF Regional Office for East Asia and Pacific (UNICEF EAPRO), in cooperation with the United... -
SEA-PLM Technical Webinar on Proficiency Scales and Database and Regional Team Meeting on SEA-PLM Activities and Reporting
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- 26 August 2020
Due to travel restrictions during the pandemic, SEA-PLM Secretariat changed the format of an annual national team regional workshop from a five-day in-person training to a three-day technical webinar and a one-day regional online meeting. The Technical Webinar on Proficiency Scales and Database was... -
SEA-PLM National Team Meeting
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- 26 August 2020
Despite the emergence of COVID-19 pandemic and its implications for implementing SEA-PLM activities, the SEA-PLM Secretariat continues to actively progress according to its agreed masterplan by adapting its implementation to the new normal approach. In SEA-PLM planning at the regional level, we... -
SEA-PLM 2019 ongoing technical activities for developing the final database
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- 04 April 2020
Each of the six participating countries achieved coding and data entry operations recently. National teams and operators applied standardised instructions and procedures for scoring students’ response into data sets template. The Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) coordinated... -
Upcoming SEA-PLM events
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- 04 April 2020
National Team Regional Workshop – July - August, Bangkok For discussing the data cleaning and psychometric operations, setting the final proficiency scales and training national teams to use the data sets. 11thRegional Steering Committee – 25-27 August, Bangkok For pre-launching SEA-PLM 2019... -
Introducing the 2020 SEA-PLM Secretariat team
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- 04 April 2020
From left to right: Mr Antoine Marivin, Dr Wahyudi, Ms Weerawan Theeraroungchaisri, Dr Ethel Pascua Valenzuela, Dr Salita Soongsawang, Mr Italo Dutra, Ms Erin Tanner, and Dr Orawan Sriboonruang We are excited to introduce the 2020 SEA-PLM Secretariat team who will coordinate all SEA-PLM... -
SEA-PLM endorsed at 42nd SEAMEO High Officials Meeting
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- 11 December 2019
The 42nd SEAMEO High Officials Meeting (HOM) 2019 was successfully held in Berkeley Hotel Pratunam in Bangkok, Thailand from 26 – 28 November 2019. The meeting serves as a platform for SEAMEO High Officials of member countries and associate member countries to discuss key policies, initiatives and... -
Malaysia completes data collection in hazy conditions
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- 10 October 2019
Malaysia has completed school data collection for the Southeast Asia Primary Learning Metrics (SEA-PLM) despite many schools forced to close and reschedule testing due to a toxic haze over some states. Even with the challenges that the uncontrollable environmental situation presented, the team... -
Meet the new Technical Advisory Group for SEA-PLM
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- 10 October 2019
Established mid-2019, the Technical Advisory Group (TAG) for SEA-PLM plays a technical consultative and advisory role for SEA-PLM activities. By providing independent advice on SEA-PLM methodology and results the TAG provides a broader perspective on technical issues around the learning... -
Video of 10th Regional Steering Committee for SEA-PLM
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- 10 October 2019
Ministry of Education officials from across Southeast Asian nations came together in July 2019 at the 10th Regional Steering Committee meeting to discuss the first assessment round of Southeast Asia Learning Primary Learning Metric (SEA-PLM 2019). Looking ahead to 2020 in preparation for the final... -
10th Regional Steering Committee strengthens regional dialogue for SEA-PLM
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- 10 October 2019
A key distinguishing factor of the Southeast Asia Primary Learning Metrics (SEA-PLM) is that it is entirely embedded into existing national and regional systems and structures. At the centre of its governance structure sits the Regional Steering Committee (RSC). Composed of core and honorary... -
Regional Learning Assessment to Help Lao Government Better Understand Student Learning Outcomes and How to Improve Them
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- 20 August 2019
"Learning means knowledge, and getting a job", said 10-year-old Phoudthalith, sitting under the shade of a tree outside her small classroom in Vientiane. For Phoudthalith, and many of her friends, the priority is getting good grades in Lao language and mathematics, learning by rote from the... -
Cambodia Prepares Test Administrators in Battambang
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- 20 August 2019
From June 10th until12th the Cambodian Technical Team organised the training of over 250 Test Administrators and School Coordinators at Battambang University, Battambang. All SEA-PLM participant countries implement a standardized training to those selected to coordinate and administer the tests to... -
The 4th Strategic Dialogue for the Education Ministers
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- 10 August 2019
During the 50th SEAMEO Council Conference, the 4th Strategic Dialogue of Education Ministers (4th SDEM) was convened on 24 July 2019 to provide a platform where Southeast Asian Education Ministers would discuss on the trends in education affecting the region in the digital era and Industry 4.0, as... -
Behind the Scenes of SEA-PLM in the Philippines
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- 09 August 2019
The Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organisation (SEAMEO) and the United Nations Child Fund (UNICEF), as well as the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER), the technical consortium of SEA-PLM have spent many years working with participating countries to develop, trial and... -
SEA-PLM 2019 Begins in Myanmar
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- 09 August 2019
The first regional assessment of the Southeast Asia Primary Learning Metrics (SEA-PLM) entered its final stretch on the 28th January, with Myanmar being the first country to begin data collection in schools. This large-scale survey will take place in Myanmar, Philippines, Lao PDR, Vietnam,...