PERFORMANCE IN THE LICENSURE EXAMINATION FOR TEACHERS AMONG THE GRADUATES OF ISABELA STATE UNIVERSITY, ECHAGUE, ISABELA, PHILIPPINES

Abstract

Teaching is an effective and powerful instrument to influence the future. Hence, to be a teacher is an honor and responsibility. This study determined and described the overall performance in the Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET) of the College of Education (CEd) graduates over the past eight years. The subject of the study were the graduates of Bachelor of Secondary Education (BSEd) and Bachelor of Elementary Education (BEEd) who took the LET immediately after their graduation. Further, LET results of the different field of specialization were compared with each other and with the national passing percentage. Findings showed that more than 50 per cent of the college's total BEEd and BSEd graduates took their LET right after graduation from 2010 to 2017. In general, the overall LET performance of the BSEd and BEEd graduates improved with a marginal decline for the BSEd in 2014, while the BEEd declined dramatically in 2011. The study also found that the BSEd passing percentage for the last eight years were consistently higher by at least 39% against the national passing rate. On the other hand, the BEEd passing percentages were consistently higher by at least 25.32% against the national passing rate for the past eight consecutive years. The study findings can be used as the basis for the creation of the faculty and the curriculum. In addition, future work can focus on various factors influencing the performance of students in the Licensure Examination for Teachers.