Academic Performance and Predictors of the Licensure Examination for Teachers of the Bachelor of Elementary Education

This study was conducted to determine the academic performance and predictors of the licensure examination for teachers of the Bachelor of Elementary Education (BEED) of Ilocos Sur Polytechnic State College Sta Maria Campus, Philippines, during four consecutive years from 2016 to 2019. This descriptive correlational study involved 299 student takers who took the yearly September Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET). Documentary analysis was used to identify the academic performance in general and professional education courses/subjects from the official transcript of records and the results of the licensure examination for teachers requested by the institution from the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC). Findings revealed that academic performance in general and professional education courses was "very good." A relationship existed between academic performance in general and professional education courses and LET results. General education courses/subjects such as English, Math, Science, and Social Studies and professional education courses/subjects like Theory and Concepts and Methods/strategies were predictors of the licensure examination. However, English is the best predictor. Generally, students performed well in their academics. The higher the academic grades, the better chance of passing the licensure examination. The institutional LET passing percentage is consistently higher than the national passing percentage. The repeaters dragged the national passing percentage down. The overall performance of the graduates during their licensure examination is dependent on how the college equipped the students in taking the said examination.