Factors Affecting the Performance of a Higher Education Institution in the Licensure Examination for Teachers

Abstract

Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET) is of utmost importance since it not only enhances and develops the professional aspects of teacher education students but also serves as a key metric for gauging the overall quality of education and the system as a whole. It has been the ultimate focus of tertiary education institutions in the Philippines to meet the present demand of local and global parties and communities. As a result, a variety of tactics are used to raise the prospect's chance of happening. This study aims to determine the factors affecting the performance of Cebu Roosevelt Memorial Colleges in the Licensure Examination for Teachers for the past two LET years 2019-2021. This study utilized the descriptive - predictive method of research with the aid of binary logistic regression analysis and the use of secondary data and an adopted questionnaire to determine the respondents’ profile, personal accountability factors, and graduates’ outcome indicator in the Licensure Examination for Teachers. Results show that majority of the respondents were females, 22 to 26 years old with BSED as their field of specification. It was found out that majority of the respondents passed the Licensure examination. Moreover, the study showed that the respondents’ gender has no significant relationship to the personal accountability factors in terms of cognitive, emotional, and physical. It also revealed a no significant relationship to the fields of specialization among the respondents in terms of cognitive, emotional, and physical. This study concluded that the profile of the respondents and their personal accountability in terms of cognitive (GPA), emotional (Test anxiety), and physical (BMI) factors were statistically insignificant in predicting the probability of passing the LET. Consequently, the disparity and diversity of the personal accountability factors present an opportunity to improve the passing rate of the graduates since more and varied factors were surfaced and seen in a new light. This aspired administrators, deans, and teachers to take into account the other potential factors that may affect the board examination performance and enables the institution to predict and act upon the aspects that need to be improved in order to ensure a one hundred percent passing rate in the board examination.