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SEA-PLM 2019 Latest Evidence in Basic Education: Supporting teachers to improve learning in 6 Southeast Asian countries
SEA-PLM 2019 Latest Evidence in Basic Education: Supporting teachers to improve learning in 6 Southeast Asian countries
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 implementation of policies and programs to strengthen the teacher workforce and redirect the focus to ensure teachers have supportive working conditions, and comprehensive training and professional development aligned with the teacher workforce’s needs.
This document has been published and is available for download
Appendix B: Statistical tables
Recommended citation: UNICEF & SEAMEO. (2021). SEA-PLM 2019 Latest Evidence in Basic Education: Supporting teachers to improve learning in 6 Southeast Asian countries. United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Announcing SEA-PLM 2024
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 operating model. It will include additional activities for CLMV countries: Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar and Vietnam.
Furthermore, the complementary nature and interrelatedness of the programme's Pillars 1, 2 and 3 will support regional policies and practices in basic education and produce substantial links between evidence with policy formulation, design, and implementation.
For more details regarding the new phase multi-year plan, participation conditions and registration, please get in touch with the SEA-PLM Secretariat through email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
SEA-PLM is designed by and for Southeast Asian countries
Since its inception in 2012, the SEA-PLM programme has grown into a recognized regional learning assessment and capacity-building programme designed by and for Southeast Asian countries. The SEA-PLM programme is designed to support and address the different needs of each participating country—to help countries strengthen their learning assessment systems and facilitate evidence-based decision-making to improve learning outcomes.
SEA-PLM 2019, the programme's first assessment cycle, has played a vital role in creating informed decisions at the country and system-wide levels. The SEA-PLM programme is competent with knowledge, capacity-building tools, support for policy dialogue, and technical staff expertise to assist partners.
SEA-PLM 2024 is timely
The role of SEA-PLM's learning assessment programme is critical in the post-COVID-19 era. Learning assessments such as SEA-PLM are vital in evaluating students' learning, supporting learning recovery and achieving better learning outcomes by enhancing the capacity to measure learning outcomes, use evidence and data, and allow for peer exchange on policies and practices.
SEA-PLM 2024 partners
For SEA-PLM 2024, the programme has mobilized substantial technical and financial regional resources through the ASEAN Secretariat and the ASEAN-Republic of Korea Cooperation Fund (AKCF), UNICEF EAPRO, SEAMEO Secretariat, and the official support from Southeast Asian Ministers. These partnerships are paramount in strengthening SEA-PLM's relevance and sustainability in fostering regional cohesion and improving assessment, learning, and equity in basic education in the region.
First SEA-PLM Project Steering Committee Convened
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 Pascua-Valenzuela, Director, SEAMEO Secretariat, officially convened the SEA-PLM Project Steering Committee Meeting as a viable platform for close coordination and collaboration with partner organizations for the success of the SEA-PLM project.
Dr Ethel Agnes Pascua-Valenzuela expressed the benefit of convening steering committee meetings that stress the importance of synergy between the project proponents and project funders in project conception, revision, and implementation. Mr. Anggiet Ariefianto of AKPMT stressed the importance of project accountability and sustainability and highlighted adhering to ASEAN's project criteria and guidance.
Discussions included formulating the steering committee structure and meeting modalities and advocating the SEA-PLM programme to diplomatic communities of the region. The project's progress and planned activities were presented during the meeting, and modifications to adapt to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic were also proposed to navigate the current situation in ensuring the success of program implementation.
The SEA-PLM Project Steering Committee Meetings will enable partners and stakeholders to convene and discuss the programme's critical strategies, such as mitigating financial and technical issues, providing the required resources, and reporting project progress and changes. The next SEA-PLM Project Steering Committee Meeting is proposed to be held in November of this year.
Policy Roundtable: SEAMEO member countries and experts discuss SEA-PLM’s new evidence to support teachers for learning post-COVID-19 in Southeast Asia
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, Regional Education Advisor, UNICEF EAPRO, spoke on the urgency and relevance of the webinar. He underscored teachers as "critical drivers to children's learning and are the basis of a better education system."
Mr Antoine Marivin, SEA-PLM Manager and Ms Jessica Bergmann, Education Researcher, UNICEF Office of Research – Innocenti, presented the new SEA-PLM evidence. Mr Antoine highlighted the importance of the latest findings to "encourage countries to share successes, experiences and challenges to increase teachers' workforce capacity, support school reopening and building a resilient academic system." Ms Jessica Bergmann pointed out that "countries should create opportunities to build teachers' confidence and competency and invest in ICT support to strengthen resilience for unforeseen disruptions in education systems." She added that judiciously designed programmes would help teachers acquire core competencies and skills according to each country's context.
The new evidence is particularly relevant. As countries speed up learning recovery post-COVID-19, teachers' competency and supportive working environment are crucial to accelerating the learning recovery to advance learning for all students, especially the most marginalized. Dr Faryal Khan, Programme Specialist for Education, UNESCO, commented on the report's significance following the COVID-19 crisis, which compromised children's learning. She also stressed how the "SEA-PLM programme's research and evidence are critical to advancing transformative education and has implications for informing UNESCO's policy and practices to support teachers."
Dr Tara Béteille, Senior Economist East Asia Pacific region, World Bank, asserted that the report with robust evidence "forms a solid basis for approaching governments" and decision-makers. This is evident in participating countries such as Cambodia. Findings and recommendations from the SEA-PLM 2019 study have influenced educational policy reforms, and reforms are in the pipeline to improve pre-service education of teachers, ICT support and preparing teachers' data management systems.
The webinar also brought in expert commentaries from Dr Miyoung Hong, Vice President, Korea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation (KICE). Dr Miyoung Hong shared efficacious practices and examples in Korea that can be tailored to the needs of each country, such as Korea's process-oriented evaluation, to apply revised curriculum successfully.
Following the presentation from key experts, SEAMEO member countries presented different perspectives and approaches to the table. They shared their experiences and reflection on the study, existing policies and challenges in supporting teachers to improve learning in their respective countries.
Dr Ethel Agnes Pascua-Valenzuela, Director, SEAMEO Secretariat, ended the roundtable on a hopeful note. "Listening to extraordinary thought leaders of the region, the recommendations and analysis made during this policy roundtable will be considered, and satisfactory progress can be expected," said Dr Ethel Agnes Pascua-Valenzuela in her closing remark.
The virtual roundtable was part of the policy dialogue series organized by the SEA-PLM Secretariat, the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO) Secretariat and UNICEF Regional Office for East Asia and Pacific (EAPRO). It explores compelling new evidence based on the results and data of the SEA-PLM 2019 report. Through such policy discussions, the SEA-PLM programme aims to establish a policy community in the region where partners, experts and countries can come together and exchange robust dialogue to advance children's learning, especially learning recovery post-COVID 19.
SEAMEO and UNICEF commit to improve learning outcomes for millions of children across Southeast Asia
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 as it prepares for the second cycle of assessments—SEA-PLM 2024.
"This is a good example of commitment and partnership, and it's not a one-way street, but it's always two ways, and in the end, the countries benefit from our partnership," said Dr Ethel Agnes Pascua-Valenzuela, Director, SEAMEO Secretariat. "Co-management of SEA-PLM is what we are signing today for the second round [SEA-PLM 2024], which will run from today up to 2025, and we are delighted that the Ministers of Education also approved our strategic plan of 2021-2025. This day will not be forgotten. It will be in the history of our organizations that even during a pandemic, we can collaborate, we can talk, and we can sign this memorandum of understanding."
"This MoU illustrates the productive collaboration between SEAMEO and UNICEF and the importance we jointly place on the education of children in Southeast Asia. Our teamwork has already helped countries in the region to strengthen their policies and practices to improve learning for all children, especially those who are hardest to reach. You are champions to drive education in Southeast Asia, and we look forward to our ongoing partnership," said Debora Comini, Regional Director, UNICEF East Asia and Pacific. "The MoU formalizes our respective roles at the [SEA-PLM Regional] Secretariat, and UNICEF is again committed to providing all the support we can, including at the technical level."
Since 2012, SEAMEO and UNICEF EAPRO have collaborated to assess, monitor and improve the quality of primary education in Southeast Asia. Together, they launched the SEA-PLM 2019 assessment—the first large-scale learning assessment by and for Southeast Asian countries—culminating in 2020 with the SEA-PLM 2019 Main Regional Report. The report presented rich data, findings, and recommendations to develop robust learning assessment systems and inform practices in key policy areas to the six participating countries: Cambodia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, and Vietnam.
The partnership between SEAMEO and UNICEF and member countries is a core principle of the SEA-PLM programme. The SEA-PLM Regional Secretariat co-managed by SEAMEO Secretariat and UNICEF EAPRO coordinates the programme's day-to-day management, including technical, administrative, communication, and strategic activities under SEA-PLM programme pillars to support long-term programme goals.
Through this MoU, SEAMEO and UNICEF EAPRO agrees to commit and work towards a shared objective — to provide better learning outcomes and equity in education for millions of children across the region.
About SEA-PLM
The Southeast Asia Primary Learning Metrics (SEA-PLM) is the first regional large-scale learning assessment programme specifically designed by and for the Southeast Asian region to assess the learning outcomes of Grade 5. It aims to improve students' foundational learning, inform policy-making to achieve meaningful learning and monitor ASEAN performance to attain equitable and quality education for all. For more information about the SEA-PLM Programme, visit https://www.seaplm.org/
About SEAMEO
The Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO) is a regional intergovernmental organization established in 1965 among governments of Southeast Asian countries to promote regional cooperation in education, science and culture in the region. The organisation's highest policy-making body is the SEAMEO Council, which comprises the 11 Southeast Asian education ministers. The SEAMEO Secretariat is located in Bangkok, Thailand. For more information about the SEAMEO Secretariat, visit https://www.seameo.org/w5
About UNICEF
Stretching from Mongolia in the North to Tonga in the South, UNICEF's East Asia & Pacific Regional Office covers one of the world's most diverse and dynamic areas. UNICEF promotes the rights and wellbeing of every child. Together with partners, UNICEF works in 190 countries and territories to translate that commitment into practical action, focusing special effort on reaching the most vulnerable and excluded children to the benefit of all children. For more information about UNICEF East Asia & Pacific and its work for children, visit www.unicef.org/eap
SEA-PLM 2019: Discussing New Evidence on Learning Policy Roundtable: Low Performing Readers (Virtual)
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 purpose of the discussion will be: a) to better understand the profiles of low-performing readers; b) to reflect on the policy implications with experts and; c) to exchange on country experiences around reducing the risk of students being left behind academically across basic education.
As part of the discussion, the SEA-PLM Secretariat will launch a new SEA-PLM 2019 regional secondary analysis report - SEA-PLM 2019 latest evidence in basic education: Low performing readers in 6 Southeast Asian countries.
Read more: https://www.seameo.org/Main_news/308
SEA-PLM 2019: Discussing new evidence on learning - Policy Roundtable: Low Performing Readers (Virtual)
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, specialists from SEAMEO Member Countries, SEAMEO Regional Centres and Network, partner organisations including the ASEAN Secretariat, the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs, the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER), Korean Educational Development Institute (KEDI), Korea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation (KICE), UNESCO’s Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education - The Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia-Pacific (NEQMAP), UNICEF country offices and the UNICEF Headquarters in New York, the United States.
As part of the discussion, the SEA-PLM Secretariat launched the second SEA-PLM 2019 regional secondary analysis report - SEA-PLM 2019 latest evidence in basic education: Low performing readers in 6 Southeast Asian countries, which was presented by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) who had played the key role in conducting the SEA-PLM database. Two distinguished experts from two partner organisations, namely Korean Educational Development Institute (KEDI) and the UNICEF Headquarters in New York, the United States, provided their insights on the findings from the Secondary Analysis, as well as shared some recommendations on how to boost system and practice changes for reducing the number of low performing readers over time.
The discussion highlighted the concrete reflections from six SEAMEO Member Countries, namely Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Philippines, and Vietnam on their engagement in tackling the low-performing readers and learners during the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the policy implications in accordance with the new evidence from SEA-PLM 2019.
In addition, two esteemed experts from partner organisations, namely Korea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation (KICE) and UNESCO’s Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education - The Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia-Pacific (NEQMAP), shared their experiences in supporting and promoting the low performing readers and recommended some actions to track reading policy changes and their impacts on learning outcomes.
The virtual policy roundtable extended our effort in using SEA-PLM 2019 results to address challenges to children’s learning and assessment systems development. By interpreting the SEA-PLM 2019’s data and bringing about substantial reflective issues, we hope that each country can develop preliminary policy messages to inform education policies on reducing the risk of students being left behind academically across basic education.
"Proceedings of the policy roundtable is available for view and downloading."
SEA-PLM 2019 latest evidence in basic education: Boys’ and girls’ learning in 6 Southeast Asian countries
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 contribute to ongoing discussions and efforts in Southeast Asian countries to address equity gaps in learning between boys and girls, and to improve the responsiveness of education to the learning needs of girls and boys.
This document has been published and is available for downloading
Appendix B: Statistical tables
Recommended Citation: UNICEF. (2021). SEA-PLM 2019 latest evidence in basic education: Boys’ and girls’ learning in 6 Southeast Asian countries. United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
SEA-PLM won Gold Award for the Best of UNICEF Research 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 selected the best research with the highest potential for tangible impact on policies and programmes benefiting children and young people. The Best of UNICEF Research 2021 showcased 11 powerful studies from around the world grouped according to UNICEF's five strategic priorities, as well as those covering multiple goals. The SEA-PLM programme presented by 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), Thailand, was granted with the Gold Medal Badge for the highest award, under Education - Goal Area 2: Every Child Learns.
Upon announcing the achievement of the SEA-PLM programme, Ms Henrietta H. Fore, UNICEF’s Executive Director, stated that “This ambitious, relevant, and timely project was commended for its rigorous quantitative methodology and in-depth data analysis based on a true co-creation approach involving governments from multiple countries. The study can be a powerful tool for improving children’s achievement in the region.”
On behalf of the SEA-PLM Secretariat, the co-chair, Mr Francisco Benavides, Education Advisor, UNICEF EAPRO, expressed great honour of receiving the award and extended the sincere appreciation to colleagues at UNICEF and the SEAMEO Secretariat, Ministers, experts, national team managers from 6 participating countries: Cambodia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines and Vietnam, as well as partner organizations. He conveyed special gratitude to 29,000 students, teachers and families that were part of the research to present all Grade 5 students in participating countries.
The SEA-PLM programme aims to be a tool that will bring real change in learning policies and to build a regional community of practices with national stakeholders working to advance children’s learning in each country. The research is part of a broader and ambitious programme to improve learning. Mr Francisco stated that the SEA-PLM 2024 would be conducted to reflect the impact of COVID-19 on learning and the recovery from learning loss, not only in cognitive and academic terms but also in social, emotional skills and children’s wellbeing, as well as to analyse how effective we had been to protect the learning of our children. The Gold Award for the Best of UNICEF Research 2021 has given tremendous support to the journey of the SEA-PLM programme in its effort to improve the primary education quality in Southeast Asia, especially in the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The award event can be watched on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/QbRKCJAkcXc
More information of the award and the winning papers can be found at: https://www.unicef-irc.org/bour2021
SEA-PLM 2019 latest evidence in basic education: Low-performing readers in 6 Southeast Asian countries
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 schools support low-performing children based on SEA-PLM data.
This paper looks at potential solutions by investigating the characteristics of children who demonstrate academic resilience – that is, being able to perform well despite coming from a disadvantaged background. The findings from the study contribute to policy recommendations for how low-performing children can be better supported to reduce the risk of students being left behind academically across basic education.
This document has been published and is available for downloading
Appendix B: Reading proficiency scale, statistical tables and model characteristics
Appendix C: SPSS and Mplus syntax
Recommended Citation: UNICEF. (2021). SEA-PLM 2019 latest evidence in basic education: Low-performing readers in 6 Southeast Asian countries. United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
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The 12th Regional Steering Committee marks the official introduction of the next round – SEA-PLM 2024
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, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Vietnam, together with other SEAMEO Member countries: Brunei Darussalam, Singapore, Thailand, Technical Advisory Group (TAG), and partner organisations including the ASEAN Secretariat, the ASEAN-Republic of Korea Programme Management Team, Korean Educational Development Institute (KEDI), Korea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation (KICE), Mott Macdonald, University of Bath (the United Kingdom) and UNICEF country offices.
Marking the closing of the first round of assessment - SEA-PLM 2019 - and the official introduction of the second round of assessment - SEA-PLM 2024, the meeting was significant for shaping the future of SEA-PLM in several ways. Primarily, it provided an opportune platform for the key stakeholders and the SEA-PLM Secretariat to drive the directions of the SEA-PLM programme, especially in consideration of the grant to the SEA-PLM programme from the ASEAN-Republic of Korea Cooperation Fund (AKCF) through the ASEAN Secretariat.
The meeting focused on presenting and endorsing the new long-term SEA-PLM five-year strategic plan (2021-2025). It stimulated discussions on many important topics such as technical preparation, funding, partnership, challenges, and opportunities for the next SEA-PLM assessment round. As part of the meeting, bilateral discussions with countries, partners, and the SEA-PLM Secretariat were conducted to ensure regional consensus on programme planning, resources mobilisation, technical activities, and country modalities of participation. Furthermore, the long-term principles of the SEA-PLM programme were also discussed and featured via the external evaluation from Cambridge Education/ Mott Macdonald in terms of Relevance, Efficiency, Likely Impact, Sustainability, Equity, and Gender Equality.
As co-chair of the SEA-PLM Secretariat, Dr Ethel Agnes Pascua -Valenzuela, Director, SEAMEO Secretariat, articulated that the SEA-PLM roadmap and multi-sectoral partnership from the region would be welcome to pave the way towards a more inclusive and better quality of education for all children. In addition, Mr Francisco Benavides, Education Advisor, UNICEF EAPRO, co-chair of the SEA-PLM Secretariat, highlighted the need for an authentic partnership between and among countries to ensure the success of SEA-PLM 2024. Mr Benavides reaffirmed the commitment of UNICEF EAPRO to co-chair the regional SEA-PLM Secretariat and to continue the technical leadership and technical assistance to the SEA-PLM Strategic plan and goals.
SEA-PLM 2019: Discussing New Evidence on Learning Policy Roundtable: Supporting teachers to improve learning (Virtual)
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 evidence from SEA-PLM 2019 and ongoing national policies and plan for supporting teacher workforce in basic education.
The SEA-PLM Secretariat will launch a new regional secondary analysis report - SEA-PLM 2019 latest evidence in basic education: Supporting teachers to improve learning in 6 Southeast Asian countries.
Read more: https://www.seameo.org/Main_news/330
SEA-PLM Upcoming Regional Activities
- 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 analysis and provide preliminary results to the Ministers of Education with the aims to receive guidance on policy implications and national supports on SEA-PLM activities at the national level.
- Launch of SEA-PLM 2019 Regional Report – 1 December 2020, Bangkok and online
For publicly releasing initial SEA-PLM 2019 regional products and results at the regional level with the objectives to promote better learning policies and practices.
SEA-PLM 2019 Main Regional Report, Children’s learning in 6 Southeast Asian countries
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 PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines and Viet Nam. This first round focused on Grade 5 students, and on 3 learning domains: reading, writing and mathematics. A global citizenship questionnaire module was also developed as an experimental exercise in comparative large-scale assessment at primary education level. In addition, SEA-PLM 2019 used a series of background questionnaires to collect extensive information about children, classrooms, schools, teachers, head teachers, parents and communities.
We hope this report and further national and regional research offers a new policy momentum among Southeast Asian countries and partners. This document has been published and is available for downloading
The summary of the document is also available for downloading
Recommended Citation: UNICEF & SEAMEO. (2020). SEA-PLM 2019 Main Regional Report, Children’s learning in 6 Southeast Asian countries. Bangkok, Thailand: United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF & Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO) – SEA-PLM Secretariat.
