Academic Performance and Mental Ability of Students as Determinants in Passing the Licensure Examinations for Teachers   Tayaben I., Nieva A., Sadiwa J., Sheila Masangcay S., Batulayan N., MICHELLE T. COLLADO Adventist University of the Philippines

PROBLEM Teachers’ educational attainment, teachers’ length of service, quality of library facilities, quality of laboratory facilities, students’ intelligence quotient, and students’ grade point average formed a very significant set of predictors for passing LET. (While Quiambao et al., (2015)

PROBLEM Board exam Academic grades (Pachejo & Allaga, 2013). There is a weak relationship between academic grades and board exam result of their LET takers. LE is important in shaping the outcomes of the organization ((Pachejo & Allaga, 2013). These conflicting results led to the conduct of this study. (Pachejo & Allaga, 2013).

PROBLEM 2008 - 2016 National Passing Rate Guitul University* Passing Rate 33.78% 43.07% …Guitul University got an average of 43.07 % in board exams for the past 8 years (Professional Regulatory Commission, 2008-2016). Pseudonym*

PURPOSE OF THE STUDY How students in different fields of specialization performed in the licensure exam The study aimed to determine predictors of the Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET):

PURPOSE OF THE STUDY b. Know if there is a relationship between: -academic performance -scholastic intelligence (OLSAT) -licensure exam results in four components, i.e., general, professional, specialization, and overall results

METHODS  The participants consisted of LET first takers during the past three years (2014 -2016) It included the Education graduates of various majors who took the licensure exam who also have an OLSAT test result This study used descriptive-correlational design Purposive sampling technique was used in selecting the respondents of this study

Research Problem What is the mental ability (OLSAT) of the respondents? This study determined predictors for LET results based on students GPA and OLSAT results. Specifically, it answers the following research questions: Also, their mental ability was categorized using mean and standard deviation.

MENTAL ABILITY Computed Mean and Standard Deviation of Respondents’ OLSAT   MEAN SD MIN MAX VI OLSAT 3.34 1.28 1 6 Average The result shows that the mental ability of the respondents before entering college is average, with a mean of 3.34 with the minimum score of below average and with the maximum score considered as an average level. The standard deviation of all OLSAT results of the respondents is 1.28.

Research Problem 2. Is there a significant relationship between Academic Performance and LET? The relationship between Academic Performance and LET result were analyzed using correlational approach

ACAD PERFORMANCE & LET presents the correlation of the Academic Performance and LET by components classified as Professional Education (AP-LET), General Education (AP-LET) and Field of Specialization (AP-LET) as well as Overall (AP-LET) to determine the relationship between them. The Overall Academic Performance and LET result have also significant relationship which also implies that whenever the AP is high then LET is high but it does not necessarily mean that if AP is high then students will pass LET

ACAD PERFORMANCE & LET This finding is parallel to the study conducted by Chan-Rabanal (2016), which stated that academic achievement is significantly related to the LET performance. The Overall Academic Performance and LET result have also significant relationship which also implies that whenever the AP is high then LET is high but it does not necessarily mean that if AP is high then students will pass LET

Research Problem 3. Is there a significant relationship between mental ability (OLSAT) and LET? the relationship between OLSAT and LET results were analyzed using correlational approach

LET AND MENTAL ABILITY shows that there is a significant relationship between OLSAT and the three components of LET such as Professional Education-LET Rating, General Education-LET Rating, Field of Specialization-LET Rating as well as the Overall Rating of the LET takers. It implies that whenever the OLSAT is high then LET is high also, but it does not necessarily mean that if OLSAT is high then students will pass the LET.

Student-related predictors like: Teaching Aptitude Test (TAT) attendance in LET review classes, average grade in 4th High school score in the College Admission Test, score in the teaching aptitude test academic achievement (5yrs.) LET The result is supported by the study conducted by (Visco, 2015). They have significant relationship in passing the rate, but it does not necessarily means that if you got high scores of these predictors you will passed the LET exam (Visco, 2015)

Research Problem 4.Which among the academic performance field and mental ability significantly predict LET performance? The Academic Performance represented by GPA and mental ability by OLSAT as predictors for LET performance were analyzed using logistic regression approach to find a sufficient evidence if GPA and OLSAT results significantly predict LET performance. The binary logistic model is used to estimate the probability of the binary response ba

PREDICTORS FOR LET It shows that the significant predictors of LET performance given by the researcher are only OLSAT (p=.001) and Professional Education (p=.006) while General Education (p=.656) and Field of Specialization (.514) do not significantly predicts LET performance as shown.

PREDICTORS FOR LET This study is consistent to the study of Kart (2016) in Liberty University that there is a positive and significant correlational and predictive relationship between TASKS Reading and Math and both the Stanford 10 Achievement Test and the OLSAT.

Conclusion The study found out that the students have an average score in their OLSAT and good academic performance. In the analysis of data, the college has a poor performance in LET but not failing.

Conclusion Both the students’ academic performance and OLSAT correlate positively to the LET results. The study concluded that only professional education under academic performance and OLSAT can be used as predictors for LET results.

Recommendation Guitul University* may strengthen its programs particularly in the other specializations that have lower performance in LET. Also, it may revisit its entrance requirements particularly on the high school GPA of the applicants.

MICHELLE T. COLLADO, MA Coordinator, Special Education Area College of Education Adventist University of the Philippines