Professors of West Visayas State University from the College of Education (WVSU COE) and the College of Arts and Sciences (WVSU CAS) as well as alumni from the COE Graduate School won various awards at the NOSTE 2023 International Research Conference, Training Workshops, and Biennial Convention.
The said event was held at the Plenary Hall of Negros Residences in Bacolod City from Sept. 22-24, 2023, with the theme, “Science as a Tool for Teaching Literacy and Numeracy.”
Winning first place in Cluster 3 of the Best Research Paper category are Roberto Sagge Jr., Mathematics professor and director of the WVSU COE University Learning Assessment Center, together with his fellow researcher Rufino Segura Jr. who is also an alumnus of the WVSU COE Graduate School. Their paper is titled, “Designing and Developing Video Lessons in Mathematics Using Code-Switching: A Design-Based Research.” Prof. Sagge was also the second Best Oral Presenter in the said Cluster.
Winning second place in the same Cluster is WVSU retired Science professor Ignacio Tibajares Jr. and his research partner John Mark Burila, also an alumnus of the WVSU COE Graduate School, with their paper “Musichemistry on Grade Eight Learners’ Motivation, Engagement and Proficiency in Chemistry.” Burila also won first Best Oral Presenter of the said Cluster.
Also winning third place for Best Research Paper and second-Best Oral Presenter in the Cluster 1 Category is Prof. Joey Elechicon from the WVSU College of Arts and Sciences with his paper, “Interactive Science Notebook: Developing Learners’ Conceptual Understanding in Biology”.
Winning second place as Best Research Paper for Cluster 8 is WVSU COE Prof. Chive Gabasa and his research partner Stephan Jade Navarro for their paper, “Navigating Cultural Waters: Intercultural Competence and Experiences of SEA Teachers in a Laboratory High School.”
NOSTE or the National Organization of Science Teachers and Educators (NOSTE), according to its website (https://nosteonline.org/?page_id=10), was formed in 2011 by a group of science teachers and educators based in Iloilo City that aims to provide professional development opportunities to teachers in basic and higher education. Formerly known as the Association of Elementary Science Teachers and Educators of the Philippines (AESTEP), the new organization has widened its membership to include science and mathematics teachers and educators at all levels.