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ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AS DETERMINANT IN

PASSING THE LICENSURE EXAMINATION FOR
TEACHERS (LET)

Corazon G. Bongalosa1, Marjorie F. Formanes2, Rosalie B. Gabito3

1,2,3
Sorsogon State College Bulan Campus, Bulan, Sorsogon

ABSTRACT
It has been a fact that all who seek to pursue teaching as a career need to pass the Licensure Examination for Teachers
(LET), hence, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) implemented the R.A. 7836 otherwise known as Philippine
Teachers Professionalization Act. It states that no person shall practice the teaching profession in the Philippines without
having a valid professional license from the Commission. In the Teacher Education Program, passing the LET is one
measure of quality education. Thus, this study determined the correlation between the academic and LET performances of
Sorsogon State College Bulan Campus (SSCBC) BSED Mathematics and English graduates from 2013 to 2015 along general
education subjects, professional education subjects, and major subjects. The significant relationship between the academic
and LET performances was also looked into. This study utilized descriptive correlation method. The data gathered were
treated statistically using Pearson-product moment correlation. The findings showed that the BSED graduate’s exhibited
high academic performance and most of the examinees passed the LET in all the components. It also showed that the
academic performance is significantly related to the LET performance. The results also revealed that academic performance
is a determinant in passing the LET. Therefore, the Institution could predict that the better the academic performance of
students, the greater the possibility to pass the LET, the poorer the academic performance of students , the lower the
possibility to pass the LET, therefore the Institution could also give possible measures to improve the SSCBC BSED
graduates’ rating in the LET.
KEYWORDS: Academic Performance, Determinant, Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET), General Education
Subjects, Professional Education Subjects, Major Subjects, Pearson-Product Moment Correlation

INTRODUCTION Commission on Higher Education (CHED) monitor the

The important role of teachers in nation- LET / board exam passing percentage of all colleges
building has always been recognized. The former and universities in the Philippines. This performance
President of the Philippines, His Excellency Benigno S. based on the percentage of passing in the licensure
Aquino III proved this in his statement “I join the examination serves as a barometer that gauges the
nation in saluting all of you teachers for your quality of education they acquired in a particular school
professionalism. You shape the minds of the youth who ( Ballado-Tan).
will be tomorrow’s leaders”. Also, the strength of the All graduates of any education course are
educational level of an institution largely depends upon required to take and pass the Licensure Examination for
the quality of its teachers. This indeed shows how Teachers (LET) in order to practice his/ her profession.
important the teacher is. It is equally important that the It is stated in the Republic Act 7836 otherwise known
knowledge and training needed by teachers especially as Philippine Teachers Professionalization Act that no
their academic performance during college be given person shall practice or offer to practice the teaching
attention. profession in the Philippines or be appointed as a
Student’s academic performance occupies a teacher to any position without having a valid
very important place in education. Academic professional license from the Professional Regulation
performance generally refers to how well a student is Commission. This study was conducted to determine
accomplishing his or her tasks and studies. According the performance of the Bachelor of Secondary
to Scottk as translated by Ehow Contributor, the most Education (BSED) majors in English and Mathematics
well-known indicator of academic performance is graduates of SSCBC from 2013 to 2015. It determined
grades which are the student's "score" for their classes the correlation between the academic and LET
and overall tenure. Academic performance is frequently performances of BSED Mathematics and English
measured by the examination results. It is used to pass graduates of SSCBC along; general education subjects,
judgment on the quality of education offered by professional education subjects, and major subjects.
academic institutions. Academic institutions, especially The significant relationship between the academic and
those offering teacher education, have great role in LET performances was also looked into.
shaping and providing quality graduates that could
impart their knowledge in their area of specialization. OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
In fact, the level of competency of an educational This study determined whether the academic
institution is being determined by the percentage of performance is a determinant in passing the Licensure
their board passers and employability rate. Examination for Teachers (LET) of the Bachelor of
The graduates’ performance in the board exam Secondary Education (BSED) major in English and
reflects the performance of the school. It may increase Mathematics graduates of Sorsogon State College
good reputation and pride to the institution if the Bulan Campus (SSCBC) from 2013 to 2015. The
graduates’ performance is good. In fact, the correlation between the academic and LET
Accrediting Agency of Chartered Colleges and performances of SSCBC BSED Mathematics and
Universities in the Philippines (AACUP) and the English graduates along; general education subjects,

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professional education subjects, and major subjects was SSCBC BSED Mathematics and English graduates
also determined. It also tested the significant from 2013 to 2015. This study used Pearson r since this
relationship between the academic and LET is the commonly used measure of correlation to
performances along the identified variables. determine the relationship of two (2) sets of variables
quantitatively as described by Calmorin (2004).
METHODOLOGY Moreover, to test the significant relationship between
The researchers employed the Descriptive the two (2) variables, t was used.
Correlation Method since the existing documents were
analyzed pertaining to the academic performances and RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS
LET ratings of the BSED major in English and 1. Correlation between the academic and LET
Mathematics graduates of SSCBC from 2013 to 2015. performances of BSED major in Mathematics and
It was also used in finding the correlation and the English graduates of SSCBC from 2013-2015 along:
degree of relationship of graduates’ performance in the general education subjects, professional education
three (3) subject components such as general education, subjects, and major subjects.
professional education, and major subjects to the LET Table 1 presents the correlation between the
performance. The same method was used to determine academic and LET performances of SSCBC BSED
whether the academic performance is a determinant in major in Mathematics and English graduates from
passing the LET of the BSED graduates of Sorsogon 2013-2015 along: general education subjects,
State College Bulan Campus (SSC BC) from 2013 – professional education subjects, and major subjects. It
2015. can be gleaned in the table that along the general
The population of the study included 59 education subjects (GES), the computed r in the year
teacher education graduates of SSC BC who took the 2013 is 0.677, 0.423 in the year 2014 and 0.478 in the
LET from 2013 to 2015. Data on the academic year 2015, all found to have a moderate correlation.
performance of graduates were obtained from the Furthermore, the table revealed that along the
records of the Registrar’s Office as permitted by the professional education subjects (PES), the value of r is
Campus Administrator of SSCBC. As regards to the 0.344 in the year 2013 which was found to have a low
LET results, the data were acquired through the correlation, 0.509 in the year 2014 and 0.45 in 2015,
forwarded list of examinees with the corresponding both with a moderate correlation. Moreover, along the
ratings/ grades obtained by the examinees per subject in major subjects (MS), it is reflected in the table that in
the professional examinations of the Professional the year 2013 the r value is 0.335 which was found to
Regulation Commission (PRC) office, as requested by have a low correlation, while there was a moderate
the school. correlation in the year 2014 with an r value of 0.700.
The Pearson Product-Moment Correlation and in the year 2015 the value of r is 0.714 with a high
was the statistical tool used to determine the correlation correlation.
between the academic and LET performances of the

Table 1.Correlation between the Academic and LET Performances BSED major in Mathematics and
English Graduates of SSCBC from 2013-2015
Year
Variables 2013 2014 2015
r value Interpretation r value Interpretation r value Interpretation
GES 0.677 moderate 0.423 moderate 0.478 moderate
PES 0.344 low 0.509 moderate 0.545 moderate
MS 0.335 low 0.700 moderate 0.714 high

The results implied that there is a correlation Time for Job Search“ is similar to the present study.
between the academic and LET performances along the Both studies determined the relationships of the teacher
general education subjects, professional education education graduates’ academic performance with the
subjects, and major subjects of the SSCBC BSED rating in the licensure examination for teachers.
major in Mathematics and English. It means that the However, Dangan included the type of work and
higher the academic performance, the higher the rating waiting time for job search in the correlation while the
in the LET. Likewise, the lower the academic present study focused only on the correlation between
performance, the lower the LET rating. the academic and the LET performances. Both studies
This present study is comparable with the utilized the descriptive-correlational research design to
study conducted by Pascua and Navalta (2011) entitled study the direction and magnitude of the relationship
“Determinants of LET Performance of the Teacher between the variables involved in the study. The result
Education Graduates in a State University” since both of the previous study is also similar with the present
determined the correlation of general education, study. The statistical analysis of data both revealed
professional education, and major subjects with the significant relationships between the teacher education
LET performance of the teacher education graduates. graduates’ academic performance and rating in the
However, the previous study focused on the personal licensure examination for teachers, and the previous
and educational-related factors with the LET study also revealed the same relationship with type of
performance while the present study focused on the work and waiting time for job search on the LET
academic and LET performances. On the other hand, performance.
both studies used and analyzed the records of their The present study is also similar with the
respective institutions and both revealed that there is a study of Garcia (2013). Both studies dealt with
positive correlation between the academic and LET academic performance as determinant in passing the
performances along the identified variables. Licensure Examination for Teachers. However, the
The study conducted by Dangan (2015) previous study used Mean and Percentages in
entitled “The Correlation of Teacher Education describing the performance and Pearson Product
Graduates’ Academic Performance, Licensure Moment Coefficient Correlation was used in
Examination Performance, Type of Work and Waiting determining the significant relationship between

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academic and LET rating while the present study 2. Significant Relationship Between the Academic
employed the Pearson Product Moment Correlation. and LET Performances of BSED major in
The statistical tool used also determined if the Mathematics and English Graduates of SSCSBC
relationships between examinees’ academic from 2013-2015.
performance and their Licensure Examination for Table 2 presents the significant relationship
Teachers’ (LET) rating in Professional Education between the academic and LET performances of BSED
subjects and Field Specialization are significant. The major in mathematics and English graduates of SSCBC
correlation coefficient between examinee’s academic from 2013 to 2015. The table also shows the t critical
performance and licensure examination rating is very value of 2.16 with the level of significance at 0.05
high in the Field of Specialization subjects, weak which is used as basis in determining the significant
positive correlation in the Professional Education relationship. It is reflected in the table that in the year
subjects. However, correlation in examinees academic 2013 the computed t value is 3.05 which is found to be
and Licensure Examination for Teachers rating in greater than the critical value, therefore the null
general is moderately significant. hypothesis is rejected thus, there is a significant
The study of Faltado III, (2014) also focused relationship along the general education subjects
on the Performance in the Licensure Examination but it (GES). Along the professional education subjects
aimed to determine the correlation of performance of (PES) and the major subjects ( MS), the computed t are
selected public and private teacher education 2.21 and 1.18 respectively, which are lower than the
institutions in the licensure examination while the critical value, thus, the null hypothesis is accepted,
present study focused on relationship between the which means that it is not significant.
academic and LET performances of SSCBC BSED The table further shows that in the year 2014,
major in Mathematics and English graduates. The it is only along the general education subjects (GES)
study of Faltado divulged that type of school is not a that the null hypothesis is accepted and therefore not
factor in passing the Licensure Examination for significant because the computed t is 1.87 which is
Teachers but admission and retention policy, below the critical value while along the professional
curriculum and instruction and faculty competence are education and major subjects with a computed t of 2.37
significantly correlated with the teacher education and 3.92 respectively, there are no significant
program performance in the licensure examination. relationships hence the null hypotheses were rejected.
Moreover, in the year 2015, all the variables such as the
GES with 2.98 computed t, PES with a computed t of
3.56, and 5.58 computed t for MS were found to have
significant relationships since the computed t values
were higher than the critical value, thus, the null
hypotheses were rejected.

Table 2. Significant Relationship Between the Academic and LET Performances of BSED major in
Mathematics and English Graduates of SSCBC from 2013-2015.
Year
Statistical
2013 2014 2015
Bases
GES PES MS GES PES MS GES PES MS
degree of
freedom 11 11 11 16 16 16 30 30 30
(df)
t computed 3.05 1.21 1.18 1.87 2.37 3.92 2.98 3.56 5.58
Decision on Accepte Accepte
rejected accepted rejected rejected rejected rejected Rejected
Ho d d
Interpretati not not not
on significa significa significa significa significa significa significa significa significa
nt nt nt nt nt nt nt nt nt
Level of Significance is 0.05, t critical value is 2.16

The overall result showed that the academic present study analyzed whether the academic
performance is significantly related to the LET performance is a determinant in passing the LET of
performance which revealed that academic BSED major in Mathematics and English graduates of
performance is a determinant in passing the LET. SSCBC from 2013 to 2015, while the previous study
Therefore, it can be predicted that the better the determined the determinants of performance in the LET
academic performance of the students the greater the of Abra State Institute of Science and Technology
possibility to pass the LET. On the other hand, the (ASIST) from 2007 to 2011. These two studies both
poorer the academic performance of students, the lower revealed that the identified variables in the study
the possibility to pass the LET, therefore possible significantly influenced the LET performance of the
measures could be planned to improve the performance graduates.
of the BSED graduates in the LET. However, in the The study conducted by Junio-Pachejo and
year when the GES, PES, and MS are not significant Allaga (2013) on the “Academic Predictors of the
may possibly be caused by the change in the Licensure Examination for Teachers’ Performance of
curriculum. This result agrees to the study conducted the Rizal Technological University Teacher Education
by Pascua and Navalta (2011) which revealed that the Graduates is also comparable to the present study. In
degree course or the academic performance of the above -mentioned study, the findings revealed that
graduates indicated significant relationship with LET when the board performance is correlated with the three
performance. components of the academic subjects there was a
The present study is also similar with the moderate correlation with the general education
study conducted by Visco (2015) since both subjects, while the correlation between the professional
emphasized the determinants in the LET. However, the education subjects and specialization showed slight

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