Scoping Review on the Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET) in the Philippines

Abstract

Licensure examination is a tool used to determine who among the examinees is equipped with the minimum knowledge or expertise to competently carry out the functions of a teacher. While studies on licensure examination for teachers (LET) are available, synthesis using scoping reviews has not yet been conducted. Using Arksey and O’Malley’s (2005) scoping review framework, results indicate that (1) descriptive-correlational method and documentary analysis were commonly used to study the LET, (2) the trends in the scope focus on finding the relationship or correlation of potential predictive factors of the performance of BEEd and BSEd graduates, (3) the bulk of the research focused on academic achievement as a major predictive factor for LET performance, and 4) studies proposed suggestions or interventions to boost licensure performance of the teaching education institutions. Recommendations are given based on the themes uncovered from included studies, particularly the utilization of other research methodologies to further study and analyze LET results.