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On Track for Education Transformation: SEA-PLM 2024 Progress Update at 3rd Project Steering Committee Meeting
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- 04 April 2023
Manila, Philippines | Anieluz Pastolero: The implementation of the second phase of the SEA-PLM project, SEA-PLM 2024, is timely and on track to achieve its objective across all project outputs within the three programme pillars, according to the SEA-PLM Project Manager Alejandro Sinon Ibanez. During the 3rd Project Steering Committee held on 03 February 2023 at SEDA Hotel, Bonifacio Global City, Metro Manila, Mr. Ibanez said that based on the achievements and milestones of the project's first... -
SEA-PLM Countries Affirm Commitment to Tracking of Student Learning
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- 04 April 2023
Manila, Philippines | Anieluz Pastolero: The six countries that participated in the Southeast Asia Primary Learning Metrics or better known as the SEA-PLM affirmed their commitment to strengthening the tracking of student learning during the 13th Regional Steering Committee Meeting held on 02-03 February 2023 at SEDA Hotel, Bonifacio Global City, Metro Manila. The High officials of the Ministries of Education from Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, the Philippines, Timor Leste and Vietnam, convened... -
SEA-PLM 2nd Regional Technical Workshop Sustains Momentum for SEA-PLM 2024
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- 25 November 2022
Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam | Merina Cahya Anggraeni: The SEA-PLM 2nd Regional Technical Workshop was successfully organized from 14 to 18 November 2022 in La Vela Saigon Hotel, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam. As a follow-up from the 1st Regional Technical Workshop in August, the 2nd regional workshop intensified the advancement of preparations for the Field Trial in 2023. The facilitators of the workshop were the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) and cApStAn LQC. The workshop... -
Cambodia to participate in SEA-PLM 2024
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- 06 October 2022
Bangkok, Thailand | Merina Cahya Anggraeni: Cambodia has officially agreed to participate in SEA-PLM's second assessment cycle—SEA-PLM 2024—adding to a series of agreements successfully initiated by the SEAMEO Secretariat. Subsequently, Dr Ethel Agnes Pascua Valenzuela, SEAMEO Secretariat Director, and H E Dr Hang Chuon Naron, Minister of Education, Youth and Sport, Cambodia, signed a Letter of Engagement (LoE) to cement Cambodia's support for the programme. The endorsement was materialised... -
SEA-PLM Programme Presented at a Thematic Solutions Forum during the Global South-South Development (GSSD) Expo 2022
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- 03 October 2022
Bangkok, Thailand | Merina Cahya Anggraeni: The Southeast Asia Primary Learning Metrics (SEA-PLM) Programme was presented during the Thematic Solutions Forum on Accelerating the Learning Recovery and Transforming Education in Southeast Asia through Multi- stakeholder Partnerships (SDG 4) at the Global South-South Development (GSSD) Expo 2022. The annual global event organised by the United Nations for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC) took place from 12-14 September in Bangkok. The member... -
Lao PDR Formally Joins SEA-PLM
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- 21 September 2022
Bangkok, Thailand | Merina Cahya Anggraeni: On 8 September, the Ministry of Education and Sports, Lao PDR, officially joined SEA-PLM 2024 through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the SEAMEO Secretariat. H E Dr Sisouk Vongvichith, Deputy Minister of Education and Sports, Lao PDR, and Dr Ethel Agnes Pascua-Valenzuela, Director of SEAMEO Secretariat, signed the MoU during the official ceremony held in Vientiane, Lao PDR. The event, attended by distinguished officials from Lao PDR’s... -
SEA-PLM Annual Regional Technical Workshop to Advance the Preparation for SEA-PLM 2024
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- 01 September 2022
Bangkok, Thailand | Jolin Nguyen: SEA-PLM's Annual Regional Technical Workshop took place from 22-26 August—the first technical activity of the SEA-PLM programme—heralding the preparation for the second assessment cycle, SEA-PLM 2024. The workshop witnessed the collective commitment toward SEA-PLM 2024 with a common goal of attaining the UN's Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4. It underpins the program's three pillars, intending to strengthen and build the capacities of participating... -
SEA-PLM 2024: Letter of Engagement (LoE) signed with MOET Viet Nam
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- 18 August 2022
Bangkok, Thailand | Merina Cahya Anggraeni: In another advancement of renewing partnerships, SEAMEO Secretariat Director, Dr Ethel Agnes Pascua-Valenzuela, and Dr Nguyen Huu Do, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Education and Training (MOET), Viet Nam, signed a Letter of Engagement (LoE) agreeing to co-implement the Southeast Asia Primary Learning Metrics (SEA-PLM) 5-Year Strategic Plan, including the SEA-PLM 2024 Survey. The signing took place at the MOET premises in Hanoi, Vietnam, on 5 August... -
SEA-PLM’s Next 5 Years Discussed at The Second Project Steering Committee Meeting
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- 03 August 2022
Wednesday, 03 August 2022 | Merina Cahya Anggraeni Bangkok, Thailand: The second SEA-PLM Project Steering Committee (PSC) Meeting took place on 25 July 2022 in Bangkok, Thailand. Key members of the SEA-PLM programme attended the in-person meeting. Attendees included Dr Ethel Agnes Pascua-Valenzuela, Director and Dr Xayapheth Chaphichith, Deputy Director of Programme and Development of SEAMEO Secretariat, Dr Roger Yap Chao, Jr, Assistant Director and Head of Education, Youth, and Sports... -
SEA-PLM 5-Year Strategic Plan Launched During the Diplomatic Briefing on SEAMEO’s Strategic Plan and Action Agenda
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- 03 August 2022
Wednesday, 03 August 2022 | Merina Cahya Anggraeni Bangkok, Thailand: The Southeast Asian Primary Learning Metrics (SEA-PLM) 2021-2025 Strategic Plan was launched during the Diplomatic Briefing on SEAMEO’s Strategic Plan and Action Agenda on 25 July 2022 in Bangkok, Thailand. This launch also marked the official commencement of SEA-PLM Main Survey 2024. Seventy-one representatives from SEAMEO regional centres, associate and affiliate SEAMEO members, international organisations, members of the... -
SEA-PLM featured in the APREMC-II Virtual Side Event to discuss findings and policy implications to accelerate learning recovery and tackle learning losses in the region
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- 10 June 2022
Friday, 01 July 2022 | Merina Cahya Anggraeni SEA-PLM was featured in a virtual side event for the 2nd Asia-Pacific Regional Education Ministers’ Conference (APREMC-II) 2022 on 03 June 2022. The leading discussion during the virtual side event was accelerating learning recovery to tackle the learning losses in the region caused by prolonged school closures. International and regional education experts discussed key thematic areas concerning the pre-existing learning crisis exacerbated by the... -
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 Strategic Plan, including the SEA-PLM 2024 Survey. The MoU signing ceremony took place in the Office of the Secretary Building at the Department of Education in Manila on Monday, 02 May 2022. “SEA-PLM... -
"Tackling the Learning Crisis: Southeast Asia Primary Learning Metrics" | APREMC-II Side Event
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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, co-chaired by the UNICEF Regional Office for East Asia and Pacific (UNICEF EAPRO) and the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO) Secretariat, will organize the... -
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 the diversity of the Southeast Asian teacher workforce, their classroom conditions, and their level of preparation and training upon entry to the profession.The findings recommend the development and... -
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 exchange and collaboration. SEA-PLM 2024 will present new opportunities for engaging stakeholders, forging partnerships, motivating new countries to participate and improving the efficiency of the... -
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, the Human Development Directorate and Education, Youth & Sports Division of ASEC, and the ASEAN-Republic of Korea Programme Management Team (AKPMT) attended the meeting. Dr Ethel Agnes... -
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 latest evidence in basic education: Supporting teachers to improve learning in 6 Southeast Asian countries, published by the SEA-PLM Secretariat. In his opening remarks, Mr Francisco Benavides,... -
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 Pascua-Valenzuela, Director, SEAMEO Secretariat and Debora Comini, Regional Director, UNICEF East Asia and Pacific, signed the MoU. This continued collaboration is significant for the SEA-PLM programme... -
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 Readers. This discussion will bring together Southeast Asian countries and their partners to learn about new evidence from SEA-PLM 2019 as part of their participation in the SEA-PLM programme. The... -
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 roundtable discussion on low performing readers in Southeast Asia across basic education. The virtual policy roundtable has gathered 75 participants who are education officers, researchers,... -
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 2019 database to examine learning and context disparities between boys and girls, and their differential effects in the 6 Southeast Asian participating countries. The main findings can... -
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 Offices, Regional Offices, Headquarters, and National Committees to share their best and most impactful examples of research conducted or commissioned, the UNICEF Office of Research Innocenti... -
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 considered to be low reading performers in their respective countries, analyses what these children can do and explains how they are distributed throughout the region. It then explores how systems and... -
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 the 12th SEA-PLM Regional Steering Committee meeting virtually. The meeting was attended by 70 participants who were representatives from 6 SEA-PLM 2019 countries: Cambodia, Lao PDR,... -
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 teachers to improve learning (Virtual) on Thursday 24 March 2022, 9:30 – 11:50 hrs. (Bangkok time, GMT +7). The discussion will bring together Southeast Asian countries and their partners to reflect on new... -
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 strategies on preparing the next round of assessment in 2023. A Bilateral Meeting with MOEs on SEA-PLM Preliminary Results – 15 October-15 November 2020, Online For informing progress on data... -
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 information to understand the level of resources, practices and learning outcomes in basic education across Southeast Asian countries. Six countries from the region participated in SEA-PLM 2019: Cambodia, Lao... -
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 and 2 December 2020. Read more : https://www.seameo.org/Main_news/255 Click here to download the Press Release. Click here to download the SEA-PLM 2019 Main Regional Report: Children’s learning in 6... -
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 discussion on girls’ and boys’ learning in Southeast Asia across basic education. This discussion will bring together Southeast Asian countries as part of their participation and contribution to the... -
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 Nations Girls’ Education Initiative (UNGEI) has successfully organized a policy roundtable discussion on girls’ and boys’ learning in Southeast Asia across basic education. The virtual policy roundtable... -
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 organised during 4-6 August 2020. The Regional Meeting on SEA-PLM Activities and Reporting was organised virtually on 7 August 2020. As part of the efforts of SEA-PLM Secretariat to increase the... -
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 hereby reaffirm our commitment to implementing all scheduled activities, particularly the public release of SEA-PLM 2019 results at the official launch of the SEA-PLM regional report on 1 December 2020. To... -
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 regional and national operations in collaboration with national teams and invited participants to ensure consistency within and across countries-languages versions. Experts supported intense national data... -
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 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... -
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 activities. The Secretariat is responsible for planning, programming and implementing the SEA-PLM work plan as approved by the Regional Steering Committee, and in collaboration with participating countries and... -
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 programmes from across the region, with a range proposals and financial and programme updates submitted for review and endorsement. A new working paper on SEA-PLM was shared with member and affiliate... -
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 from the Ministry of Education charged with managing the regional learning assessment worked around the clock to see the assessment administered following correct protocol and within the planned... -
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 assessment, incorporating the expertise and experiences of learning assessment experts from around the region and globe. Through adding this additional technical oversight, SEA-PLM further ensures the delivery... -
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 steps of this long-awaited assessment round, this meeting built regional consensus for the effective dissemination and use of results. Consultation platforms such as the 10th Regional Steering... -
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 members, core being those countries participating in SEA-PLM, and honorary being non-participating ASEAN and SEAMEO Countries and key partners, the RSC is responsible for the strategic direction of... -
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 blackboard. When asked about what the most fun part of learning is, Phoudthalith looks uncertain about how to answer. Across Southeast Asia, teachers, schools and governments are trying to move from a... -
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 students and questionnaires to students, parents, teachers and principals. This is to ensure the same steps and script is applied consistently across all schools. Learning assessment, described by... -
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 well as on how to make SEAMEO education goals more relevant and responsive to the changing contexts. The 4th SDEM focused on issues related to inclusive education and how to utilize technology,... -
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 improve the technical and logistical procedures and roles needed to successfully implement the large-scale regional assessment. This being said with SEA-PLM being embedded within national education systems the... -
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, Cambodia and Malaysia during 2019 according to the different school calendars. Led through the cooperative tradition among Ministries of Education in the region, SEA-PLM is a project jointly managed by the...