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Jugar, Richard R.

Director | Educational Practices, Instruction, and Curriculum Development Office
Full Professor

rrjugar@usc.edu.ph

Degrees

B.S. Ed. Physics-Chemistry, University of San Carlos, 2006
M.A. Science Education, University of San Carlos, 2011
Ph.D. Education, University of San Carlos, 2016

Research Interests:

Basic Education, Higher Education, Science Education, Teacher Education, Student Workload Analysis, Assessment and Evaluation, Science Process Skills, Conceptual Change, Instrumentation

Recent publications:

  1. Losenara, J. M.; Jugar, R. (2023). “Technological, pedagogical, and content knowledge of Diploma in Professional Education graduates teaching biology.” Jurnal Pendidikan Biologi Indonesia, 9(1), 1-14.
  2. Jugar, R. R.; Cortes, S. (2022). “Embedding action research in Philippine teacher education.” In: Khine, M. S.; Liu, Y. (eds.). Handbook of Research on Teacher Education. Springer: Singapore, p. 703-719. doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-9785-2_35
  3. Jugar, R. R. (2021). “Beyond infrastructure: Understanding teachers’ conceptions of student workload in the teaching of science during the COVID-19 pandemic.” In: Asia and ASEAN Center of Education Research (ed.) Ideas and Challenges of Online Classes. Chiba University Press: Chiba, Japan, p. 99-107.
  4. Jugar, R. R.; Tena, O. (eds.) Reference points for the design and delivery of degree programmes in teacher education. Tuning Asia-South East, Deusto University Press: Bilbao, Spain, 2019.
  5. Cortes, S.; Pineda, H.; Jugar, R. R. “Alignment of the revised secondary education curriculum and the hiring qualifications for SHS teachers in the Philippines: A theoretical gap analysis.” J. Educ. Naresuan Univ. 2019, 24(1), 1-19.

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