SDCA Journal of Education

Abstract

The result of the Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET) is a strong evidence of quality education in every institution. This study probed the relationship of the academic performance as predictor of success in LET at St. Dominic College of Asia (SDCA) Education program graduates. The study provided a documentary correlation analysis of LET results and mean academic grades classified according to General Education Courses, Professional Education Courses, and Major Courses. There is a high level of academic performance among the Education program grades based on results according to classification indicated in this study. The status of the SDCA LET rates accounted for alignment of academic and LET performances of the Education program graduates. Results showed that the mean differences respectively both for Bachelor of Elementary Education (BEED) and Bachelor of Secondary Education (BSED) were 8.62 and 33.05 between the overall and the national passing rate. The available documentary analysis for the status of LET for the last five (5) years showed 1.2% and 1.92% above National passing rate. The correlation results for BEED showed moderately low correlation for Special Education and a perfect correlation between BEED major in General Content and BSED major in Biological Science in terms of General Education grades, Professional Education grades, Major grades, and average grades in both LET and academic. Results for BSED major in English also showed a negligible correlation between LET and academic grades in General Education courses; a high correlation between LET and academic grades in Professional Education courses, as well as between LET and Major grades; and a very low correlation between the average LET rate and average grades. The relationship between academic and LET performances pertained to the overall BEED very low correlation which similarly confirmed in BSED negligible correlation. The results suggested that the overall correlation was affected by the performance differences of the graduates according to their major of specialization. Thus, this can be viewed as basis for LET review improvement and enrichment curriculum program. To verify further, accounts on specific variables pertaining to the specific courses of the curriculum, feedback from faculty members may be noted, and validity of correlation between the academic performances of the unsuccessful LET takers may be considered for further studies.

Keywords: Academic performance, predictor, Licensure Examination, teacher, graduates.