Pre – Service Teachers’ Licensure Examination Plans and Content Knowledge

All graduates of teacher education programs aim to pass the Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET) and work as a professional teacher hence they prepare for it. This study assessed the College of Teacher Education in Batangas State University ARASOF Bachelor of Secondary Education and Bachelor of Elementary Education 2014 graduating class’ need and plans for review in preparation for the Licensure Examination for Teachers. It used the survey descriptive method of research with the survey questionnaire as the main tool for gathering data.With respect to work plan soon after graduation, the study found that majority of the respondents planned to work soon after graduation with a few of them undecided. Most of the respondents intended to take the Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET) the soonest time possible. Further, most of them would review to prepare themselves for the Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET) in a review center but there were a few who would have a self – review due to financial and schedule constraints. The respondents were foundto have a good content knowledge in the professional education courses, general education courses and their specialization. The findings add up to the limited research on student’s preparation and plans for the licensure examination and thereby can serve as basis in improving educational practices and the student’s preparation for the licensure examination.

Keywords: graduates, Licensure Examination for Teachers, review for LET, teacher education,self-reported content knowledge