Ateneo Laboratory for the Learning Sciences

The purpose of this project is to model how affect, engagement, and conscientiousness interact and how they influence learning among students using an educational game for physics called Physics Playground (PP). We aim to deploy PP in three schools: one in Luzon, one in Visayas, and one in Mindanao.

Findings from this study will aid in making policy recommendations to the Commission on Higher Education and the Department of Education regarding the use of ICTs in education.

Lead Researcher: Ma. Mercedes T. Rodrigo, Ph.D.

Funded by: Philippine Council for Industry, Energy, and Emerging Technology Research and Development (PCIEERD)

Project Period: December 2014 to November 2015

Surveys have shown that a wide segment of the population know how to send text messages, and although SMS is not media-rich, the technology offers the potential to reach participants in remote places. The project capitalizes on the wide availability of of mobile phones in the Philippines and the country’s extensive SMS network.

Our broad objective is to address the need for informal literacy training opportunities to all interested Filipino learners, paying particular attention to areas that are underserved by traditional schooling. We aim to achieve this through the deployment of adaptive SMS-based Grade 6-level reading modules for English.

Lead Researcher: Ma. Mercedes T. Rodrigo, Ph.D.

Funded by: Philippine Council for Industry, Energy, and Emerging Technology Research and Development (PCIEERD)

Project Period: December 2014 to November 2015

In order to address the general lack of digital learning materials to teach Philippine Social Studies, this project aims to build an augmented reality game that is engaging, educational, and contributes to the preservation of Philippine history. The game will be a 6D curriculum-based application, that uses augmentation using video and audio to display historical content based on learning competencies stipulated in the K-12 curriculum. The project hopes to increase the collection of digital resources available for Philippine History.

Lead Researcher: Ma. Mercedes T. Rodrigo, Ph.D.

Funded by: Commission on Higher Education

Project Period: October 2014 to September 2015