The Realities of Assessment in Philippine Higher STEAM Education

Empowering the human capital for Industrial Revolution 4.0 entails the development of the attributes and qualities of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Agri-fisheries, & Mathematics)-skilled professionals (NEDA, 2017), through fostering successful STEAM education (STEAM Ed). The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) clearly articulates the value of STEAM Ed in the national curriculum, thus ensuring its presence in the planning of curriculum instruction and requiring quality assessment practices, which could promote student learning and confirm students’ progress and achievement in the teaching-learning discourse. In this regard, this brief account the findings of a state-funded research in terms of assessment in STEAM Ed, grounded on the practices and experiences of STEAM educators in the higher education.